Porsche 356 meet in Tokyo – ‘46th Daikanyama Morning Cruise’
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:14 am
As luck would have it , I was visiting my son Tom in Tokyo instead of being at Classic Le Mans !
I heard about the above meeting held on Sunday 10 July between 7am – 9am in a car park behind the famous Tsutaya bookshop in the upmarket Shibuya suburb of Daikanyama .
To attend it meant an early start from Tom's house , a 5km bicycle ride to Yoga station , catching a local train to Shibuya main station , and then a subway train to Daikanyama station followed by a 5 minute walk. We were there for 7.30 am thanks to the punctuality of the Japanese train system .
There were 12 356's already assembled , parked in a line , plus other 'petrolhead' vehicles , predominantly Porsche 911s ranging from a 1965 car to a 2016 car , and a motley collection of Japanese and other nationality classics , including an early Toyota 'sports 800' , a Honda NSX , a Ferrari 246GT Dino , BMW M1 ,
I took an interest in the 2 Speedsters parked side by side , especially the white 1955 car , having recently acquired a 1955 coupe myself . All the 356s appeared to be in good condition , the Japanese climate is favourable for preservation , however my guess is that a good proportion started life in California before coming to Japan. The red coupe parked at one end of the display looked very sun-weathered !
I also liked the blue '1600GT' , and would have been happy to drive one of the cabs away 8)
Got a few more pics , 356 and non 356 , let me know if you want to see them
I heard about the above meeting held on Sunday 10 July between 7am – 9am in a car park behind the famous Tsutaya bookshop in the upmarket Shibuya suburb of Daikanyama .
To attend it meant an early start from Tom's house , a 5km bicycle ride to Yoga station , catching a local train to Shibuya main station , and then a subway train to Daikanyama station followed by a 5 minute walk. We were there for 7.30 am thanks to the punctuality of the Japanese train system .
There were 12 356's already assembled , parked in a line , plus other 'petrolhead' vehicles , predominantly Porsche 911s ranging from a 1965 car to a 2016 car , and a motley collection of Japanese and other nationality classics , including an early Toyota 'sports 800' , a Honda NSX , a Ferrari 246GT Dino , BMW M1 ,
I took an interest in the 2 Speedsters parked side by side , especially the white 1955 car , having recently acquired a 1955 coupe myself . All the 356s appeared to be in good condition , the Japanese climate is favourable for preservation , however my guess is that a good proportion started life in California before coming to Japan. The red coupe parked at one end of the display looked very sun-weathered !
I also liked the blue '1600GT' , and would have been happy to drive one of the cabs away 8)
Got a few more pics , 356 and non 356 , let me know if you want to see them