Always ‘evolving’ Japanese car and bike brands came together for one big summer show

 Stonham Barns Park – one of Suffolk’s premier leisure, holiday and retail venues – has hosted a debut show featuring over 300 Japanese cars.  The event was postponed in July due to bad weather to the new date – 1 September – when the sun shone and hundreds of visitors came.

The East Coast Japanese club presented the Shinka Japanese Car Show exhibiting cars, trucks and motorcycles synonymous with evolution, high technology and reliability from the most popular Japanese car and bike brands including Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu, Infiniti, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki. The show – for performance and classic cars and bikes – displayed a huge array of cars and bikes from Japan’s awesome 100-year car history during which time the brands have pioneered robotics, hybrid and electric car production.

East Coast Japanese is an East Anglian-based club which has been holding car and coffee meets for the past five years and has not put on its first show.

Says East Coast Japanese Club Owner Courtney Barker: ‘Japanese cars have a unique style and finesse all their own and then there’s the exceptional performance and smooth ride. We are all enthusiasts who are dedicated to our club and to sharing our passion with other car and bike enthusiasts from the East of England.’

‘We are delighted with the turn out for our first show.  It was a day where there was a shared love of Japanese motoring history.  It has been an amazing evolution (or Shinka) for Japanese cars over the years and it still continues a dynamic and fast-emerging range of cars, trucks and bikes.’

‘It really was one big fun summer show and we hope to be doing it all again next year!’

Trophies up for grabs on the day included Show and Shine Winner, Best Bay, Best Wheels, Best Classic Pre 2000, Best Modern Post 2000, Best in Show and Best Club Stand.

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