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**motoyen** · 04-26-2008, 06:16 AM

I recently found myself back in Japan and with two weeks to spare I decided to get out of Tokyo and pay a visit to the historical capital of Japan, the city of Kyoto. Hopping on the bullet train my first stop would be Nagoya, a small quiet city between Tokyo and Kyoto.

What brought me here was pachinko, specifically the owner of one of the largest pachinko chains in Japan. It seems that this particular owner has a passion for fast cars and has made his multi-million dollar collection available to the public.

What is pachinko and how does it relate to million dollar cars? Well imagine a game that is a cross between a slot machine and a pinball game. The object is to place the balls in the center hole and the more balls you get in the hole the more prizes you win. What is most interesting about pachinko is that it is a $200 Billion industry, larger than the Japanese auto industry! So you can imagine owning a few pachinko parlors can be very profitable.

Walking into the Zent Motorsports showroom it is hard not to be overwhelmed by the cars on display. Many of these cars I had only ever seen in the pages of EVO magazine and now here they were right in front of me.

First car I see is the BMW powered McLaren F1 GT one of only three in the world.

The awesome McLaren F1 LM, one of only five in the world.

The Ferrari 288 GTO is the original Ferrari super car. Based on this car Ferrari then built the F40, F50 and FXX and yes he owns all of them as well!

Ferrari F40

Ferrari F50

Ferrari FXX

Seeing all 3 generations of Ferrari super cars, in 3 distinct colors was an amazing sight!

The owner is obvisouly a fan of Ferrari because he also owns a 250 TR

275 GTB/4

365 GTB/4

and a second F40!

His collection isn't limited to just Ferraris though, he also owns a Jaguar XJR15. One of only 50 every made and designed by Gordon Murray.

A Porsche 959

And Mika Hakkinen's old Formula 1 car!

This was one of the most amazing collections of super cars I've seen and if I owned a bunch of billion dollar pachinko parlous this is exactly what my garage would look like.

kowalski · 04-26-2008, 08:42 AM

speechless. thats quite the gathering of cars.

Blakeoffire · 04-26-2008, 11:24 AM

How did you not... y'know.... die ...? ...from the monumental exposure... ?

Me for 2 hours straight probably>>>>

They'd also have to give me bib.

B.

M635 · 04-26-2008, 12:12 PM

OH MY GOODNESS the F40 is smexy!! And so is the GTO, but no where near as good looking as a F40. When I become a billionaire, I will definately buy me a few. LOL

Mr. Red · 04-26-2008, 02:12 PM

I really dig the 365 GTB. All those cars are out of this world.

rottenal · 04-26-2008, 11:39 PM

You could go your whole life and not see a single ONE of those cars.To see them all together in one place is truly a rare stroke of luck.(knowing they are there helps too I suppose).Nevertheless a very impressive collection,every single car one of the highlights in the manufactures history of auto building.

For me,the most impressive one is the Porsche 959 just because of their Paris-Dakar Rally wins in the 1980s.To enter the race the car had to be a production vehicle sold to the general public,so Porsche built and sold 2 hundred of them and went racing in the most grueling rally in the world.8600 miles across one badass desert,finishing 1st and 2nd out 127 finishers.

Check out the video from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNlhUWpBFY

Spencer · 04-27-2008, 12:46 AM

Nice collection. Thanks for the pics.

mousetoo2 · 04-28-2008, 10:06 PM

I must say, that chap seems to have good taste to go with his billions !!!!

CraigBurton · 04-29-2008, 12:42 AM

I'm twitching right now. Absolutely beside myself. He must be "our" age. Those are all the cars "we" have had on our locker doors or bedroom walls since the mid-eighties.

I thought garages like this were confined to the Middle East.

No, the Enzo is so passé, how ‘bout an FXX? And why stop at one McLaren F1 when you can have two? Where do I sell my soul to the devil to get a collection like that? I have to say I'd pass up driving the McLaren for Mika's "real" F1 car.

One note though...the front splitter on the one McLaren is really thick? It looks more like a second bumper.

320Colin · 04-29-2008, 09:09 AM

Droolocaust

**ScottHalliday** · 07-28-2008, 09:34 PM

Wow, that is one awesome collection of cars! Looking at those pictures, the show must have been totally spectacular.

agrewal · 08-05-2008, 11:19 PM

japan has some really nice cars theres also a dealer ship in japan called bingo sports google it (one word) they have some really nice stock too

well heres the link--http://www.bingosports.co.jp/stock.html they have a mclaren f1 gtr

that is also a awsome dealership

MikesJo · 08-05-2008, 11:20 PM

Those are some stunning cars. Nice shots Anthony!

**motoyen** · 08-05-2008, 11:39 PM

Damn that's in Nagoya, the same place as this museum. I wish I'd known about it then. Oh well, another reason to go back to Japan.

http://www.bingosports.co.jp/showroom-nagoya_s.html

04-26-2008, 06:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
motoyen M3 Less Name: Anthony Joined: Feb 2004 From: Vancouver Posts: 1,694 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 9 Times in 7 Posts motoyen's pictures	Zent Motorsports I recently found myself back in Japan and with two weeks to spare I decided to get out of Tokyo and pay a visit to the historical capital of Japan, the city of Kyoto. Hopping on the bullet train my first stop would be Nagoya, a small quiet city between Tokyo and Kyoto. What brought me here was pachinko, specifically the owner of one of the largest pachinko chains in Japan. It seems that this particular owner has a passion for fast cars and has made his multi-million dollar collection available to the public. What is pachinko and how does it relate to million dollar cars? Well imagine a game that is a cross between a slot machine and a pinball game. The object is to place the balls in the center hole and the more balls you get in the hole the more prizes you win. What is most interesting about pachinko is that it is a $200 Billion industry, larger than the Japanese auto industry! So you can imagine owning a few pachinko parlors can be very profitable. Walking into the Zent Motorsports showroom it is hard not to be overwhelmed by the cars on display. Many of these cars I had only ever seen in the pages of EVO magazine and now here they were right in front of me. First car I see is the BMW powered McLaren F1 GT one of only three in the world. The awesome McLaren F1 LM, one of only five in the world. The Ferrari 288 GTO is the original Ferrari super car. Based on this car Ferrari then built the F40, F50 and FXX and yes he owns all of them as well! Ferrari F40 Ferrari F50 Ferrari FXX Seeing all 3 generations of Ferrari super cars, in 3 distinct colors was an amazing sight! The owner is obvisouly a fan of Ferrari because he also owns a 250 TR 275 GTB/4 365 GTB/4 and a second F40! His collection isn't limited to just Ferraris though, he also owns a Jaguar XJR15. One of only 50 every made and designed by Gordon Murray. A Porsche 959 And Mika Hakkinen's old Formula 1 car! This was one of the most amazing collections of super cars I've seen and if I owned a bunch of billion dollar pachinko parlous this is exactly what my garage would look like. __________________

04-27-2008, 12:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Spencer Senior Member Joined: Nov 2004 From: Was: Richmond Now:Perth (School) Posts: 376 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 1 Time in 1 Post Spencer's pictures	Nice collection. Thanks for the pics. __________________ Click here to read my Blog

04-29-2008, 12:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
CraigBurton Senior Member Joined: Nov 2004 From: BC Posts: 327 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 4 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm twitching right now. Absolutely beside myself. He must be "our" age. Those are all the cars "we" have had on our locker doors or bedroom walls since the mid-eighties. I thought garages like this were confined to the Middle East. No, the Enzo is so passé, how ‘bout an FXX? And why stop at one McLaren F1 when you can have two? Where do I sell my soul to the devil to get a collection like that? I have to say I'd pass up driving the McLaren for Mika's "real" F1 car. One note though...the front splitter on the one McLaren is really thick? It looks more like a second bumper. __________________ 1988 535i - Going to air care/scrap it Aug 1st. 1989 325i - Race car - in pieces 1990 325ix - Family Car (ix means nine times the money $200 tie rod ?&@$!)

08-05-2008, 11:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
motoyen M3 Less Name: Anthony Joined: Feb 2004 From: Vancouver Posts: 1,694 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 9 Times in 7 Posts motoyen's pictures	Damn that's in Nagoya, the same place as this museum. I wish I'd known about it then. Oh well, another reason to go back to Japan. http://www.bingosports.co.jp/showroom-nagoya_s.html __________________

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kowalski Senior Member Name: Mike Joined: Feb 2005 From: White Rock Posts: 2,125 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 2 18 Times in 11 Posts kowalski's pictures	speechless. thats quite the gathering of cars.

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M635 Senior Member Name: Gregory Joined: Dec 2007 From: Vancouver Posts: 1,016 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 3 Times in 3 Posts M635's pictures	OH MY GOODNESS the F40 is smexy!! And so is the GTO, but no where near as good looking as a F40. When I become a billionaire, I will definately buy me a few. LOL

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rottenal Senior Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 239 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 1 1 Time in 1 Post rottenal's pictures	You could go your whole life and not see a single ONE of those cars.To see them all together in one place is truly a rare stroke of luck.(knowing they are there helps too I suppose).Nevertheless a very impressive collection,every single car one of the highlights in the manufactures history of auto building. For me,the most impressive one is the Porsche 959 just because of their Paris-Dakar Rally wins in the 1980s.To enter the race the car had to be a production vehicle sold to the general public,so Porsche built and sold 2 hundred of them and went racing in the most grueling rally in the world.8600 miles across one badass desert,finishing 1st and 2nd out 127 finishers. Check out the video from youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNlhUWpBFY

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mousetoo2 Member Joined: Dec 2007 From: Tsawwassen Posts: 43 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts '87 BMW 325Ci	I must say, that chap seems to have good taste to go with his billions !!!!

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agrewal newbie Joined: Aug 2008 From: New Westminster Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts agrewal's pictures	japan has some really nice cars theres also a dealer ship in japan called bingo sports google it (one word) they have some really nice stock too well heres the link--http://www.bingosports.co.jp/stock.html they have a mclaren f1 gtr that is also a awsome dealership

08-05-2008, 11:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
MikesJo Senior Member Joined: Mar 2004 From: Richmond, B.C. Posts: 975 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts MikesJo's pictures	Those are some stunning cars. Nice shots Anthony!

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