Tokyo's Hidden Old School AMG Heaven
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Kanpachi Dori is a road that runs straight through the middle of Tokyo, littered with car specialty shops, tuning workshops and dealerships. One of those is J-Auto, an old school AMG specialist, filled with W124's and various other old school AMG's.
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it made it nostalgic and a bit sad when you mentioned standing not far away when it opened in the 90s. I think it's because I'm now in my late 30s and realizing that you don't last forever and that many things from the distant past are long gone, but that there are those that survive like this shop and serve to remind us of what it was like then.
Same here. Also in my late 30s and starting to look so different on things now. Idk it’s maybe a kind of midlife crisis or just the age ?
@@lucabrasi8790, I think it is more reflecting on things being gone and that the older we get the further they seem away. Maybe that's what the mid life crisis is though... not the fear of age, but the sadness of days gone never to return.
shut uppp you are still young with plenty of life left stop being so drab on getting older friend
@@DylanTK different levels of awareness about yourself and life for sure but midlife crisis is when you knew in your 30s nothing being permanent but years later realise how you didn't actually believe it until then.....
- Insert your favorite midlife crisis scenario when someone attempts to re-create the life that they never lived because they don't enjoy the one they've been living so far.
Awareness is intelligent but ignorance of your awareness is regrettable for everyone in one way or another.
Same haha also late 30's and very nostalgic thought of when performance cars were still a bit of a niche. Especially these Mercedeses
these vehicles will never get old. such amazing looking works of art
🤣🤣
The Cars, the dealership, and the entire neighborhood is a vibe.
Even muting the audio at the beginning, I can feel the magnificence of these older Benzes... the proud conviction each one holds in their regal aptitude.
Great story, good to see J Auto still in business. And the AMG cars are iconic and not going anywhere, their will be a market for them always. Take care, Rap artist DSJ from Los Angeles
I really like this style of video. I would love to see you check out some more specialty shops like this.
That is the plan! Thank you for the feedback!
Exactly man,💯 💯
@@dino_dc music PLS!!!!!!!!
More please 🇸🇿🇿🇦-
I’m new here, I enjoyed the video. This episode brought me back to 2006..when i was 23 and i bought my first ever W124 300CE 24V coupe…I will never forget those driving experience especially with “sport” manual transmission…I remember later in 2007 I ordered directly from Japan full widebody kit…from the company named “VITT” it cost me a fortune but the plan was to make my Mercedes looking similar to “hammer” look..Regrettably the car was sold out later in 2009 (I was young and the financial part wasn’t that strong) and then the widebody kit was sold 11 years later in 2020…I miss the car even today..❤ Subscribed.
I have a rare R129 mosselman 300slr that I'm restoring, I love these cars and also love how much more appreciation they are getting these days.
This content is what I’ve been missing the most in my life thank you for this beautiful ageless video and looking forward to much more
So happy you like it! Much more to come!!
You should do more videos like this. Not just about cars but other interesting places around Japan since your commentary is good. Your subscriber count will boom!
Thanks for the feedback. What would you like to see?
Tokyo- interesting places to visit and explore.😊
@@dino_dche is right I just subscribed
The stubby mirror is the standard (smaller) passenger side unit.
Great channel, Dino!
Hello! I am Japanese! This video came up as a recommendation, so I had to watch it! I had never seen the inside of a car shop near where I live, so it was a good experience! There are many car shops around here, so I hope you enjoy it!
Sorry for my poor English!🙏
Thank you for watching! Yes there are so many shops on Kanpachi, some of them I tried to film at but when I contacted them they said no thank you, we don't want to show our cars. Weird
Sublime…I have a 1996 R129 SL500 imported from Osaka in 2021 with just 4,000 miles from new. The Japanese market really knows how to look after their MB’s.
7:14 I'm very fortunate in that I don't have to imagine the sound. The stock exhaust is actually whisper quiet at low RPM or idle. It may be a muscle car, but it's a Mercedes first. However, put your foot down and it roars - and it's almost entirely induction noise, not exhaust. Some owners go with a custom exhaust, but most keep it stock, at most adding AMG tips. Enjoyed the video, always a treat to see what our Japanese friends are up to when it comes to old Mercs.
Awesome video man. Thanks so much for sharing. The edits and music were on point. I love the older amg's. They just have that muscular & classy look to them the new cars don't, and still plenty of power to have fun with on the road. I have a 1999 W210 E55 myself, but would love to try out one of those 6.0's or decked out 500e's. My mechanic also calls them the "last of the old tanks." Subscribed.
Anything 55 is good with me, nothing quite sounds like those old blown V8s! And for the edits & b-roll it’s all @noplan ‘s work!
This video just popped up on my feed and you lured me in with the W124 thumbnail. I love the colour coded AMG wheels on these cars, they work so well. I also really like how Japan has preserved its culture - Its such a fascinating place, and they are so respectful of cars. The quality of aftermarket parts is also second to none I think - incredible what they spend on their vehicles often to improve the quality of them only, or on very small details. Really is fantastic.
I am very interested in the ABC Kei cars, so anything on special shops for those would be very cool. Also Japan loves classic minis, so turlte trading and the other Mini workshops would be of interest. Thanks for the video.
Yeah the Japanese are crazy about every type of cars. Just in my general area there are 3 mini specialists! Will check some out for sure
@@dino_dc Fantastic, thanks for the reply
The only REAL AMGs.
New ones are good too
Like how weird is it to live in Asia?
I work at Benz the old ones were incredible. Exellent build quality
@@supersam1914 yes we talk about how good they are but what's the point if they dont have the safety, convenience and they statuswise aren't good too
@@supersam1914 i mean the new ones are better in every sense except build quality and reliability and sometime looks
Damn.... remember reading about this shop from the SH article and it really resonated with me cause my late dad was a huge Mercedes and AMG fanatic. Suppose the fanaticism leaked to me as well because they are just beautiful. Great video man. Cheers from Indonesia🥂... btw, the wheels that were on the E 60 is a 3pc OZ Aero. We call them 3pc Aero in Indonesia and since the recent boom of pre-merger AMGs everywhere, they are really really super duper expensive in my country. But the odd thing is that there is no AMG emboss on the wheels and they usually have them...
Yeah they are special cars that’s for sure. The non AMG ones are replicas
Great video Dino. Great to see the top Spec W124’s. Also lovely to see the sights and sounds of Japan. 👍🏽- Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
Thank you, really appreciate the feedback!
WOW, I 've always thought that in Japan 'OLD CARS " were outlaw. I own a 1996 Jag. Sovereign that came from Tokyo with only 75, Kms. I bought it in Asuncion, Paraguay. Five years ago, impeccable. Because after certain mileage or yrs. of age to renew the registration is quite high. And they are considered to be "POLLUTANTS" to the environment. I am happy to see that in Japan people still have hearts for these beautiful machines.
The price for shaken doesn’t go up, it’s more to do with the expense of maintenance
Thanks for the upload! I'm envious of you living in the city or country of quality restores and rebuilds, especially on these young timers. Would love to visit the shop if I had a chance to visit Tokyo. Love that Atari sweater by the way, thanks again for this awesome video!
Thank you, you should definitely visit if you come to Japan. That Atari sweater will appear on a few vids as I shot a bunch on the same day 😆
This is the era of Best CARS ever made. Merc, porsch, bmw audi... . They are night Mare every smart man. They have a qality, sharm and respect❤
Thank you for posting this video! I've known about this shop for years but not much information is out there and I was hoping to get an in-depth look at their inventory. The W124 is a legendary platform to begin with, and these performance packages are just beautiful to look at.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is actually a gem of the gems video. Thank you my friend for taking time for making this video this is as rare a video as the cars!
Thank you!
As a Benz enthusiast, this hit close to home. I loved every AMG in this video. Thank you for sharing such a awesome shop 👏🏻🤙🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve got a W124 wagon and pass this shop all the time. Thanks for the tour! Kanpachi dori is the best for cool car dealers!
Sure is! Planning to visit others shops on Kanpachi but 2 already turned down a video tour so sort of put me off.
Great Video Dino - I remember these guys from one of your SH articles. Content is great and much cooler than anything anyone is covering, keep it up!
Thanks man, so happy everyone seems to be digging it!
Really glad you're uploading videos again, and these have been great. All the coolishness and polish of a SH article but with nice music and great commentary.
Thank you for the feedback, happy you like the style 🤙🏻
Here in Ireland they love their JAPANESE cars, my best mate has a 1992 MR2 & also an SUBARU. they're his pride and joy. On a side note I love your ATARI top, I've a few ATARI hoodies & T Shirts. I was a child of the 80's so I had back in the day the ATARI 7800 which was an upgrade of the 2600.
Big follower here from your work at Speedhunters. Liking your new venture and looking forward for what's coming.
PS: I worked for Nissan for 9 yrs in UK and spent many weeks and months in Japan, last time was in 2020 and miss it already.
Love the country, the people and for a car nurd is a Temple of automotive culture.
Thanks man! Appreciate the following!
Nothing like the benz vibe. Amazingly crafted vehicles and love my 3 different black series. True beast meets luxury cars.
Really cool footage! Thanks to you and the people from JAuto it’s almost like seeing these cars back in the day in high quality when they were new….and they still pretty much are like new.
Glad you enjoyed it!
How awesome. I was living in Setagaya when I got my first W140 and shot my videos in the area. Nice video
90's, Glorious Time for Automobile, AMG, YANASE and Japan.
You know of Yanase?
We love Japan 🇯🇵, we love Germany 🇩🇪 ! From France ! 🇲🇫
Shout out from Miami. Thank you for the video W124 is one of the best chassis MB ever produced for the driver
Miami! Wow, need to visit, car scene is very unique there I hear
Those 90's Mercedes had so simple, elegant and macho looks. Cars nowadays don't look that nice and I m guessing they never will. I am a BMW fan myself but those Mercedes where amazing!
BMW also stop produce „Cars“ in the 90‘s.
Love the video and the cars. I am fortunate to have a couple of cars but as a daily I have a 2001 E55 wagon which I love. I got bored of all the new cars out there and went into the past a little bit to see if such a car could be used as my daily driver. Happy to report it very much can!
You have chosen well, older cars just have the character and satisfy car people more
Nice taste!
Timeless Luxury good stuff never goes out of style
I use to own a CLK500 (14 years) now I have a GLE400 and a E55. I'm hunting down "Hammer" in manual transmission as a gift to my son.
Thank you for this work! You gave me a little time travel way back ... the w124 is an awesome car, the comfort, the material that was used for the interior was sooo much unique, build for you as per order. Just nice!
I love this video and cars, I am one of the lucky and happy owners of a 1985 W124 CE230, and trust me when I say I do not need anything else...
The door mirrors on the 124 and 201 Mercedes were not the same size from factory, one was square and the other rectangular. I think the longer one was the perspective type (objects in this mirror appear closer than they actually are) and the square was just an ordinary mirror, however I'm not sure.
I have been wondering why the mirrors are different (i have owned 9x W124) and they all have it, i also noticed that the 4th gen VW Golf also has the stubby mirror on the passenger side, but it´s more subtle than the W124.
My w116 only had a driver side mirror
5:50 My favorite kind of G-Wagon, so much better than the blinged out $200k Hollywood Hills G-Wagon. This thing looks like it would get you across the entire Sahara Desert no problem.
So true!
Old car always better car... Now all this electric thing's become a hard to maintenance....
So excited to see this episode 👌🏻👍🏻.... I thought all the driver seat would be on the opposite...glad to see something I could think to import to my country 😃👌🏻
Thank you.... keep it up 💯
Thank you for watching! I'll certainly keep it up!
That E60!!! and gotta admit AMG Block wheels are some of the best looking wheels ever made but as you said they really suit the W124 chassis
It would be cool a Spoting video, I love the posts you make spotting in SH.
as a W124 owner, I can set this vidao to loop mode and watch it all day..
I was flabbergasted, not sure what neighborhood I was in, but there were literally dozens of g wagons parked on the street. Tokyo is wild.
Gorgeous cars! I own W124, '92 300E 4 Matic for the last 25 years. Thanks for sharing. Maybe next time when I visit Japan, I might visit
Thank you! I hope you do as it's worth 30 min or your time to check out the place
That purplish grey is Bornite Metallic(Code 481) one of the prettiest the 124s were delivered in.
Also passenger side mirror is smaller than driver one on all 124 regardless of engine
Great little find mate.
You see these awesome shops in strange places and I can miss them so easily just driving about your daily business..
Looking forward to seeing more of this awesome content mate 🇦🇺
Thanks man, trying to bring a few of these x week 🤙🏻
that shop is a heaven on earth
Great video my friend . The channel definitely deserves more love . Keep ‘em coming Dino . Best wishes all the way from India.
Thanks so much! Will keep working on it 🤙🏻
U R A KOOL DUDE. I IMMEDIATELY ACKNOWLEDGED UR PURE SPIRIT & HUMBLE SOUL. BIG UP ☝
I appreciate that
@@dino_dc love you
god - those wheels...just to remember - those wheels back in those days...35 years ago. noone did that.
Loved the video, my first for the channel, dunno if I should say this but, I could sense a massive degree of sadness coming from your soul. Heartbreak, loss, pain, something apparently insurmountable, love to you bro, whatever it is, if I could fix it I would, because y'know, I also sensed that whatever it is, you didn't/don't deserve it and it wasn't/isn't fair, and I don't know if it's a something or a someone or what, but, I just wanna say that creation doesn't make mistakes, and you do have a purpose, video was a cool insight, as a disenfranchised white guy here in england, I kinda romanticise the idea of living in Japan so I apreciate you showing it how it is, you can be broken here, you can be broken there, I'd love to hear your story, whatever it is, it might already be on the channel, I haven't looked yet, this too shall pass, perhaps it has already passed.
I'm touched by your concern. All good over here! Thanks!
ive had many w124s my nicest was 90 300ce 24v with full amg package so this hit home.!
I'm from Malaysia, I'm really interested in Mercedes but in Malaysia the market price and spare parts are still high and when I see this video I feel excited and thank you for the video
Thank you for the feedback!
Super dope video. I used to have a 260E. I currently drive a Gl450 and a C300. I love those old w124’s tho. Thinking about picking up a 300E soon. Keep doing it. I just found your videos and really enjoyed them.
Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated!
Good luck finding one that doesn’t have a reverse gear problem. Those transmissions take dumps like a dog. 400, out of the question as well. But these? Well, these were built not only by Mercedes but also Porsche. I would sell everything I have for a E500 or 500E and possibly a limb for an E60 Wolf 🐺
Finally the video I have been looking for all about Japan & Mercedes-Benz
I've been seeing your photos and reading your articles for years Dino ( A decade even? ), glad to see you have a channel going happy to keep supporting.
Thank you for the support!! Spread the word ❤️
I absolutely luv that era…best built Mercedes by far 👍🏾 !
That E60 is stunning
The condition these are in is wild, mine and my parts car were nowhere near this well kept by the previous owners but this is the dream
that intro alone was sensational
The theme song / background music / soundtrack is "Acid Rain - Dream".
This is cool to watch and a fresh way to enjoy automotive stuff without the usual shouting and overly hyped guy. Thanks Dino!
Thanks man, just can't do the OTT thing lol
So good. Watching this video for the second time!
Wow, thanks!
I loved that video. W124 is my favorite chassis.
very nice bro, funny how the camera was trying to adjusting as you were getting a close up on that off colored grey-purp defnite unicorn, took me back to 06 when I had a white 88' 300e....btw @10:15 the side mirrors are always that size on the passenger side....
Oh for real? Crap need to go back and check the mirror on the other side haha
absolute legendary cars. thanks for that amazing tour
Heaven indeed. More power to you friend.
I still like to imagine a Volkswagen Golf 4, tuned in Tokyo. MY DREAM! My first car was a 2001 Golf 4 1.9TDI ALH!
My favorite Japan Car channel :D
Thank you 🙏
Great to see another video so soon
Square Mercs FTW
i just found this channel and im loving it!
Welcome!! Glad you found it ! 🤙🏻
Dino the GOAT.
You rock Dino,big fan of your Speedhunter work.Thanks.😎👍
Thank you so much!!
The mirrors are asymmetric on all w124s - driver side gets the normal one, and the passenger side a heavily convex one. Hence the different aspect ratios
Great video! Fantastic insight into this world. I'm sure your channel will blow
Thank you so much!!
Amazing cars. So many old school AMGs japan
Hello dear sir Dino, I were glad to see this video, I big fan of Old school Mercedes especially Model W140 600S. I believe one day you will film about particular this model.
Love your videos! Great to see more frequent uploads!
Okay Dino I didn't know you had a channel. Been following your work since 2005.
So stoked, man. Can't wait to see more!
Oh man thank you so much, that’s one long following! Much love and thanks for subscribing
Wow, being in highschool in the '90s in Tokyo must have been so cool!!
It was! Best time to be in Japan, country has changed so much lately
Gotta check this shop next time I'm in Tokyo!
So nice cars! Next time i have to visit this shop too
Bro watching these beauties is very satisfying
Thank you!
Absolutly legendary
Thank you for posting this video!
Wild I just passed by this shop like 6 hours ago.
Incredible, thanks for the tour!
Thanks Larry!
ive just been inspired ...seriously inspired ..!!i will get one for myself soon ..
I love the shops in japan. for random none car ppl it looks like a hot mess. but for car guys its the dream! Great video!
I totally agree!
Great footage Dino…another old mercedes tuner/workshop you have to visit in Adachi,Tokyo… 5sense…they are specialist in w123 chasis…
Shop was sick 🔥. Loved the angles you shot the cars.
That GWagon was my favorite part!
That silver E500 though 🔥🔥🔥
Dino!! I didn’t know you had a channel!! Have followed you for years my friend!!
Thanks man!! Appreciate the long follow! Hope you check back here once in a while
@@dino_dc no ways man, you’ve bought so much dope content to us for so long.. I had to turn notifications on! SALUTE!