{"id":29864,"date":"2013-03-07T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T11:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=29864"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:26:56","slug":"japanese-retro-car-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/japanese-retro-car-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Retro Car Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sky-1 (1 of 1)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-278x208.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-526x394.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-592x444.jpg 592w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Sky-1-1-of-1-572x428.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested at all in all things Japanese then you can&#8217;t miss this film. Made by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Channel<\/a>, it basically features a broad sweep of Japanese car culture: from purist restorers of classic Japanese stock to heretic, ground-up car builders, with creators of phat dished 911 retro-progressors along the way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>What emerges is that typically Japanese, extremely focussed and detailed approach to car making.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s this rigour that remains, even in mainstream industry. Despite European prejudice that still exists far and wide, the Japanese approach is something to be admired.<\/p>\n<p>There was a dodgy, illegal upload out there somewhere on the web, but we don&#8217;t recommend you watch that. Not sure, though, whether discovery UK will air this. Send them an email and get them to blast this into your UK cable. 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