May. 27, 2015
Automotive History on the Move at Toyota Automobile Museum's 2015 Classic Car Festival in Aichi
The skies over Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture were clear as the 26th Classic Car Festival kicked off at the Aichi World Expo Commemorative Park. Car collectors and enthusiasts from all over Japan gathered here to celebrate over 100 years of vintage automobiles. A longstanding event run by the Toyota Automobile Museum, it is one part of Toyota's social contribution activities to stoke and instill the love of cars in people around the world.
The Classic Car Festival's signature parade of vintage cars ran throughout the city streets. This year, 104 classic cars from around the country drove the 14km course.
Toyopet Crown RS21
Ford Mustang (1964)
MG Midget (1971)
Austin Mini Countryman (1963)
Heinkel Trojan (1963)
Morris Minor 1000 (1967)
Nissan Prince Skyline 1500DX (1968)
Datsun Bluebird 1200 (1963)
Left: Datsun Bluebird 1300SS (1966); Center: Datsun Fairlady 1500 (1965); Right: Dino 246GT (1973)
Left: Nissan Fairlady Z 2+2 (1975); Right: Nissan Laurel (1969)
Left: Toyota Crown (1974); Right: Toyopet Crown (1970)
Toyopet Corona 1500 Deluxe (1964)
Publica 700DX (1966)
Nissan Laurel (1969)
Honda City Cabriolet (1985)
Mitsubishi Colt 1500 (1968)
Mitsubishi Minica (1971)
Left: Subaru 360 (1965); Right: Subaru 360 (1968)
Daihatsu Mira Cuore Elmy (1985)
Left: Hino Renault 4CV (1962); Center: Mazda Carol (1968); Right: Dino 246GT (1973)
Left: Daihatsu Midget (1960); Right: Isuzu Ballette 1600GT (1970)
Left: Isuzu Ballette 1600GT (1970); Right: Suzuki Jimny (1985)
Fiat X1/9 (1980)
Left: Mazda Savanna RX-7 (1979); Right: Toyopet Crown (1960)
Toyota Crown (1980)
Left: Toyota Corolla DX (1966); Right: Toyota Corolla 4-door DX (1968)
Toyota Corolla Levin (1978)
Toyota Corolla Levin GT-Apex (1984)
Toyota Celica 1600GT (1972)
Toyota Cresta (1983)
Toyota Land Cruiser BJ44V (1981)
Toyota Corona Mark II 2600 Grande (1979)
Toyota 1600GT (1967)
Honda S800 (1970)
Toyota 2000GT (1967)
Toyota 2000GT (1970)
Following the parade, all the cars gather in the park to be perused by adoring car fans. Car owners can tell the story of their cars to interested visitors. Festivities are drawn to a close at a closing ceremony where are all participants are presented with special prizes.
Chevrolet Impala (1959)
Ford Model-T Depot Hack (1914)
Jeepney (1991)
Scene from the 2015 Classic Car Festival
Commemorative Photo of Classic Car Owners
