Tokyo Auto Salon was an amazing place this year. This photo showcases a lot.
The RE-Amemiya Caterham was an interesting machine. Paint, vinyl, wet/dry/fake carbon, chrome, aluminium, FRP, steel, titanium, anodised, painted and raw. Rubber, fabric and thread. Computer and hand crafted. Where does it end? The show was a tactile experience for me. About the only thing I didn't touch was the skin on show.
Rubber.
Cloth and Stitches.
Powder
Brushed Vinyl Alloy
The Kazama Auto Lexus is also a tactile machine. You have to touch this stuff to feel what it's actually made of. The roof and rear are covered in carbon weave. Real or not? The spider's legs are carbon weave? Real or not? The colour is matt vinyl or matt paint? Chrome or plastic? It's hard to tell.
RAYS GT-30. Machined centre, polished and translucent gun metal painted spokes, matt black lustreless rim. Greddy callipers are heat treated gold. Body is Maziora colour change paint.
You can spend ages looking at one car.
Varis GT-R35 reveals titanium and carbon exhaust tips. Is this too much?
While some go for Vinyl, some go authentic. Real brushed steel AND ground metal flames. not one or the other.
Wheels on this car are chrome, airbrushed, inlaid, stencilled, etc etc etc. Body had above finishes + candy apple metal flake and solid paint.
Sometimes carbon IS just for style.
And syle comes in many flavours. Leather and Chrome. Is this Animal or Mineral?
And it's not only the small players getting creative.
Under the bonnet is just as important. look at the finishes. Raw and Gloss, Shine and Dull.
Tokyo Auto Salon 2010.
Raw and Emotive. More textures here.
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