{"id":14339,"date":"2011-02-01T22:37:08","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=14339"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:09:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:09:47","slug":"japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/","title":{"rendered":"A Japanese Man&#8217;s Perspective: 2011 GNRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fjapanese-perspective-2011-gnrs%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F01%2FGrand-National_entrance-.JPG&amp;description=A+Japanese+Man%E2%80%99s+Perspective%3A+2011+GNRS\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" data-text=\"A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS\" data-desc=\"2011 Grand National Roadster Show - For the First Time Ring-ring~ Friday night: A text message pops up on my beat up iphone and to my surprise, its Pikesan from MyRideisMe.com. It turns out that he's currently in California to cover the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona for the weekend! He asks\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance-.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>2011 Grand National Roadster Show &#8211; For the First Time<\/h3>\n<p>Ring-ring~ Friday night: A text message pops up on my beat up iphone and to my surprise, its Pikesan from <a title=\"hot rod and custom car community\" href=\"http:\/\/www.MyRideisMe.com\" target=\"_blank\">MyRideisMe.com<\/a>. It turns out that he&#8217;s currently in California to cover the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona for the weekend! He asks if I&#8217;m interested in coming down to the show, and without any hesitation I kindly accept the invitation. Honestly, domestic American cars are not really my thing, but I do share an equal amount of respect for automobiles of all kinds so I start packing my gear.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance-.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14340\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National_entrance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance-.JPG\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster, Pomona, hot rod, flat black, slammed \" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance-.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance--150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance--300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Grand-National_entrance--400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been to many domestic (American) car shows, but nothing to this caliber, some cars weren&#8217;t even classics, they were antiques! Lined up in front of me by the hundreds were some of the worlds most beautiful historical customs of all genres. Upon entry, my jaw just drops. Not only were some of the masterpieces displayed worth more than what some people will make in 10 years, but the quality of the work was without a doubt, world class. And, its safe to say that the majority of the cars were born, and bred in the good ol&#8217; US of A.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14341\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1975 Stutz bearcat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat.JPG\" alt=\"1975 Stutz bearcat, John D'Augustino, George Barris, Elvis Prestley\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1975-Stutz-bearcat-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14342\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Route 66 Roadster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster.JPG\" alt=\"Route 66, Red Roadster, historical display, cactus\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Route-66-Roadster-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of historical displays accompanied these vehicles from old Coca Cola merchandise to the famous Route 66 themes. In fact, I wouldn&#8217;t doubt it if some of these people were still the original owners, or even the car had been passed down in their family for generations. That&#8217;s the truest definition of the term <em>priceless<\/em> in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14343\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Twin engine Model T\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T.JPG\" alt=\"1927 Model T Roadster, twin engine Model T, hot rod, 1000hp\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Twin-engine-Model-T-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holy shit&#8230; Twin 4.6L V8 engine (16 cylinder) Supercharged, 1000 horsepower 1927 Model T Roadster. If i lived in the 1920&#8217;s, this is what i would be driving. lol<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14344\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1961 Chevy Impala LS2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2.JPG\" alt=\"1961 Chevy Impala, LS2 Impala, lowrider \" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1961-Chevy-Impala-LS2-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I slowly walked down the isles taking in all that I can, I couldn&#8217;t help but over hear some people&#8217;s conversations. There was a grandfather telling his grandson, while pointing to a certain Studebaker, telling him that this was his very first car. Other groups of people were greeting each other almost in tears, saying that it&#8217;s been 25 years since they all last met&#8230; reunited by a single automobile.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14345\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Orange skull hotrod\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod.JPG\" alt=\"Orange skull hotrod, equal length manifold, highrise headers\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Orange-skull-hotrod-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14353\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1933 Ford 3 window\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window.JPG\" alt=\"1933 Ford 3 window coupe, checkered firewall, 33 Ford Coupe \" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-3-window-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No reunions for me&#8230;\u00a0 I stick out like a sore thumb! Thankfully, a conspicuous small-stature black-haired Asian dude with a big camera is nothing really out of the ordinary, but passed off as a tourist taking photos of America.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14346\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Rust copper ratrod\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod.JPG\" alt=\"Rust copper ratrod, chopped, rivets, brass\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14347\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Rust copper ratrod interior\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior.JPG\" alt=\"Rust copper ratrod, interior, brass, shifter, rivets\" width=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-interior-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14348\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Rust copper ratrod top\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top.JPG\" alt=\"Rust copper ratrod top, copper rivets, brass rivets\" width=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Rust-copper-ratrod-top-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rust was awesome! Some cars had so much rust on them that I felt I needed a Tetanus shot before getting close to it. There&#8217;s a ridiculously meaningless trend in the import scene these days where people would purposely rust a hood on a Honda Civic. Perhaps they were influenced by these classics, but miserably failed to pull it off. Rat rods = function over form! This particular chopped rat rod had a brass\/copper theme combined with the rust.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14349\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1933 Ford checkered firewall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall.JPG\" alt=\"1933 Ford 3 window, checkered firewall\" width=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/1933-Ford-checkered-firewall-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14350\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hotrod swirl firewall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall.JPG\" alt=\"Hotrod swirl firewall, paint by herman\" width=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Hotrod-swirl-firewall-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Honda fanboy trend that I&#8217;ve seen around lately are the painted firewalls. How come it looks so tasteful and original on these hot rods but look absurd on the Japanese cars? It was eye opening to see where those guys get their ideas from.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14351\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Lowrider chrome rotor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor.JPG\" alt=\"Lowrider rotor, chromed rotor, lowrider\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lowrider-chrome-rotor-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were a handful of lowriders at the show&#8230; all of them superbly exhibiting the very best of their car culture. But what I don&#8217;t understand is the chroming of the brake rotors. I mean&#8230; this is a dead give-away that the car never gets driven, EVER. This particular lowrider had EVERYTHING chromed (which is normal in the lowrider culture) but c&#8217;mon, brakes&#8230; really?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14352\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Lost Art flamethrower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower.JPG\" alt=\"Lost Art flamethrower\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Lost-Art-flamethrower-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hmm.. what are those wires doing on the tailpipe? Why don&#8217;t you stand behind it while they turn it on and find out? It&#8217;s actually a flamethrower system! Highly illegal but highly badass. They declined my request to for a demonstration. =(<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14354\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Roth Orbitron\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron.JPG\" alt=\"Roth Orbitron, ed roth, tweedy pie\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Roth-Orbitron-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Roth Orbitron. There&#8217;s supposedly a huge mystery behind this car, how it was lost and found, or replicated&#8230; I&#8217;m not entirely sure. Regardless, its a huge collector&#8217;s piece!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14355\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Superformance Shelby\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby.JPG\" alt=\"Superformance Shelby, caroll shelby\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Superformance-Shelby-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14339]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14356\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Greaser alley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley.JPG\" alt=\"Greaser alley\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley.JPG 1280w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Greaser-alley-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMore coverage on the Grand National Roadster show on the way at<a title=\"hot rod and custom car community\" href=\"..\/..\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MyRideisMe.com<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fjapanese-perspective-2011-gnrs%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=A+Japanese+Man%E2%80%99s+Perspective%3A+2011+GNRS\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/japanese-perspective-2011-gnrs\/\" data-text=\"A Japanese Man\u2019s Perspective: 2011 GNRS\" data-desc=\"2011 Grand National Roadster Show - For the First Time Ring-ring~ Friday night: A text message pops up on my beat up iphone and to my surprise, its Pikesan from MyRideisMe.com. 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