One of the most entertaining features to prepare for Retro Japanese magazine was our roadtrip feature – which occupies a full eight pages of the first issue. I joined forces with the Classic Car Buyer boys and we assembled our Japanese classics. Chris Hope, editor of CCB, sadly had to substitute the Kelsey Media pool car for his rather rusty Toyota MR2 – the plus side being that said pool car is a 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX! The other cars were my 1992 Honda Prelude, a 2003 Honda S2000 roadster, a 1994 Suzuki Cappuccino and a 1987 Isuzu Piazza. I enjoyed them all, so here’s a sneaky preview of what they were like.

But which one did I like most? Ah, well, you’ll have to get your hands on a copy of Retro Japanese to find out. You’ll also find the full story of our trip to Rockingham Motor Speedway, Prodrive and Silverstone Circuit. Sometimes, work days really are very enjoyable! Apart from all of the getting lost…