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Inside Japan's Most Legendary JDM Car Collection: Prince Garage Katori

HagertySeptember 20, 202544 min264,480 views
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The Ultimate JDM Collection

  • 🇯🇵 Larry Chen visits Takashi Katori in Japan, the caretaker of what might be the most significant collection of JDM cars in the world, located next to a yam farm.
  • 🔑 Access to this private collection, known as Prince Garage Katori, is exclusive, requiring a mutual friend or considerable popularity.
  • 🚗 Katori's collection spans original-owner, low-mileage, racing legends, and rare limited-run vehicles like the Mitsuoka Orochi.

Iconic Group A Racers

  • 🏆 The collection features legendary Group A R32 Skylines, including a winning car and its backup, celebrated for their iconic liveries.
  • 💡 These cars, once found for modest prices, are now estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, with one potentially exceeding $500,000 USD.
  • ⚙️ The Group A R32s are described as having around 600-650 horsepower in their current, safety-tuned state, a significant output for their era.
  • 💨 The fuel tanks are massive, designed for long endurance races, and the engines feature unique R&D modifications like a separated intake for better airflow.

Historic Nissan Z and Skyline Models

  • 🏎️ A significant highlight is a Nissan 432R race car from the 1970s, potentially one of the most valuable Japanese cars globally, with standard 432R models already exceeding a million dollars.
  • 🌟 The 432R race car is unique, being the only one of its kind in existence, with handmade magnesium wheels that inspired Watanabe wheels.
  • 🚗 The collection also includes a rare Skyline Sports from Prince Motor, one of only 10 ever made, and a daily-driven red Hakoska GTR.
  • 💨 The sound of the S20 engines from the Hakoska GTRs is described as the
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