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Hello. This is an active business run by a man whose family owns the building and cars. He buys and sells car from an office in the back and he lives upstairs in an apartment in the back. I have met him several times and have toured the inside. Amazing collection of vehicles. This is not a collection of abandoned vehicles. The man also has driven his Ferrari in the Suzuka drivers parade.

That “abandoned” shop gotta have some good barn finds and memorabilia

Can’t get enough of Effspot abandoned content. Excited for this one!!!

Hi, ProAuto isn't abandoned... The owner is a big renown collector here in Japan. I am lucky enough to have actually met him and I might be the only foreigner to have visited the place lol... His personal history is the reason why the place is like it is now... He's aware of it and tries his best with some help to get things "fixed". What you see on the outside there is nothing compared to what's inside and at other locations that he owns...

5:50 - 5:59 The Mazda Carol 1962 & Lotus Europa From Gran Turismo 4 ! 😲 !

When in Japan in 2004, we drove by that dealership, and a few people were outside. We didn't stop as we were afraid of getting in trouble for trespassing. Friend was in the Marines and had a bunch of leave, and we went with him to buy a car from a guy he was once stationed with.

Did some research on the "abandoned dealer" and found a thread where a guy personally knew the owner and said its still a operating biasness that buys and sells old classic cars but most of his cars aren't usually for sale sadly!

Great video! What a find. I should add that not all classic Minis are ‘Mini Coopers’ despite common misconception. The Coopers were the sports model and are actually quite rare. The majority of the Minis in this video and just standard Minis, they could be Austin, Morris, Leyland or Rover. The funky red car inside is a Mini based kit car called a Marcos. It was sold as a kit car utilizing a fibreglass/GRP Monocoque with running gear & subframes from a Mini. It had some good success in international motorsport, including running at the 24 hours of Le Mans.

I went inside Pro Auto last year. There were rare cars inside, such as the Miura, 250 Testarossa, and Ferrari 275GTB. Until a few years ago, there was an F40 and three Miuras.

I think some of us are starting to have Sauce Angeles withdrawals. 😅 The weather is nice these days in Cali. Surely there's some great shenanigans to be captured.

Wow a random maserati merak

i'm not into bags but man that lobby Countach is soo good

Every time that u post I smile. This trip has been amazing really good content 👏

You gotta get access to that "abandoned" building and give us a tour!!

6:52 🩹

That GT4 at the start used to belong to my dad back here in the UK! Love to see how far it’s been on its travels.

Awesome video, I wanna find Abandoned places like that, I did find a Chevy Bel Air from the 50´s in a Barn in USA last month :) But this way crazy place, would Love to get inside to Explore. Thanks for sharing. Thumb up. 🙂

best guess given the cars it was an export import dealership that exported cars to and from england given their both right hand drive, although the controls are reversed when it comes to the stalks, as japan has it where we have it, UK has it turned around although its weird that the maserati bora is just sitting out infront, but theft is considered dishonorable to the japanease, unless its by the Yakuza hence why you have mini mokes, a rolls royce, a vintage mercedes just around, like if you know the city councel, or someone in that area that controls the business districts, you could ask them what the status is of the dealership and if any of it is for sale or even the police for that matter, as that officer seemed quite reasonable and also Japanease mini's were a really big thing over there, as I remember that being a thing before might car mods sold out as theirs some good money in that dealership, especially if you could get it exported back to england and the only fake car in that lot is the beck porsche 550 like spider sitting there, the rest look real, well maybe not the alpine, that thing is sitting too high and flared, like its sitting on a VW chassis and the wheels look like typical VW dune buggy fair,

really interesting , great video effspot as always !

5:32 is when the subject that brought you here starts

im gonna need a storytime video on that car memorabilia etc shop!

This could be a KZfaq channel on it's own. Imagine a weekly series on your findings including the history.

that auto grave yard is fascinating! I would love to visit one day.

That proauto place i remember randomly stumbling across it when i was on google earth always wanted more angles of it

Wow, Iso Lele at 8:32

great tour

Awesome video, I wanna find Abandoned places like that))

6:58 looks like wheels from an old Lotus F1 car, like from the 1960s

This helps us define what "classic car collectors" really are: folks who hoard cars to pretend to be well off, but who are so cash strapped, the cars do not actually get used. There are a few exceptions (Jay Leno and a few others), but when anyone boasts "I have 50 cars", ask them: "how many are actually used / usable" ?"

yo effspot love ur vids wanted to say that go to ultrace 2024 they gonna have some sick cars there

From effspot abroad to now detective effspot. These are the videos I live for.

Good video but, @9:30 what is with that wiring just running out from under the fusebox door and tucked underneath the carpet? Its not much effort to remove the underdash and kickpanel and run it properly.

Epic video! Yes was thinking the same thing Maserati Marek and a Lambo Uuraco?

6:30 its an Autobianchi A 112, not a Mini Cooper.

5:34 that thing looked like those old Melkus RS1000 Racecars from DDR

What a garage that is ! wowsers... there is some very special stuff there, the a110 is one such item

Wow, I would buy all those minis in a heart beat.

There used to be two Lotus Europa on the left of the Renault Minivan, one of them has been moved to the right

Amazing work

8:28 That’s one of the most important aspects was the Merak correct me if I’m wrong.

Talk about a zen like showroom 😮

Rather certain that I sat in that Dome Zero decades ago. It was so small, I couldn't actually sit up. And I can sit in most anything. Lotus Europa as an example. The Japanese model at the car show did her best to discourage me. Yet, she was incapable of actually telling me NO.

That's a well known area on street view, I love that place

Imagine the value of a property that size in what looks like a corner of a main street in Japan. Not even mentioning the crap inside, just the propriety lot. That's A LOT of money wasting away in time right there

1:57 - F.Y.I. The only kit on that Lamborghini Countach are the wheels and tires. Everything else is stock. That's a 25th Anniversary Edition. The American version has a slightly different bumper in front and rear from that one.

Hope someone can find the owner of the old dealership for a tour

Thank you for the video.

Sadly there is no shortage of places like this here in Japan.

It's like Computer Reset, but with cars

It's like watching hoarders, but w kinda cool stuff lol.

Good work

7:35 💀

Nice vid.. Slacked on getten in that building but still respect.. give us an adventure du

For security and privacy the exact location of Pro auto will not be disclosed.

6:30 that is Autobianchi A112, not a Mini :D

Red Maserati @8:28

This could be a Europe Car Cycling, most are old Euro cars. You need a 2CV Citroen in Japan, you need him !

Hot damn this had SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK AT AHHH

Man you should have brought a RAD detector with you. Seems like those may have been brought in from Fukashima.

Very interesting! 😎🤙❤ Cheers Switzerland

6:20 Rolls-Royce Silver cloud or Bentley S Type 1955-1962

The red car in the abandoned dealership is a rare abarth

Japan content recently has been👌👌 👌

5:31 to skip to the good stuff.

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Effspot can you please restock mr sheep

Hey brother I live over here Pro Auto is permanently closed to the public ,it's a privately owned collection. I won't disclose the location don't worry

If this was in America it would be looted in 2 hours.

2:47 No car can top that one

05:41...that's a Maserati Merak!!! How can you let a car like that rot like that???? Incomprehensible. Some “people” really have too much money!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd love to be super rich and just be able to buy those buildings with all the contents. So many cool things hiding inside I'm sure. Plus you would be able to save some cars.

Woah, Mr Penfold shipped his car out to Japan? Thats lunacy! 🤣🤣

that caspita really resembles the carrera gt imo

Why are you in a UK plated Porsche in Japan? and is that old garage in GIFU? think I went there in 1996 and met the owner.

that minicooper is an autobianchi a112

10:30 what's that kumamon?

Weird enough that blue thing in 6:07 is in fact a Renault Express from 1990, wtf is it doing in Japan

Start listing.

That place with the abandoned cars .

Why does it look like the tires are the wrong size for the wheels on those cars?

This guy is oblivious to the Maserati Merak staring him in the face.

seems strange to import cayman from the uk to japan ?

Anywhere else in the world, that Proauto place would be stripped clean for sure. Amazing place 👍

Any Toyota V12 Crowns?

Sure looks like a "Vector" to me

Misha Charoudin is a person you should get in touch with. I always promote channels vice versa and for free. just like to see people prosper from the algorithm. Misha knows people that build custom race cars that can run easily in to a million that are purely art. I hope I could do a connection.

Europa... is classic

Came for the cars, stayed for the majlis.

PROAUTO JAPAN... a MClaren F1 in the interior...🤩😮

The white porsche looks ridiculous!

All those fdm minis 😢😢

If God would Bless me with a Lottery Win..! I would like to Buy that Dealership. 🤔🤔😇😇👍👍

That volvo is a pv 544 😊

7:36 says Any inquiry? Fukui-san's contact number. You may able to buy something from him/her.

That car is still showing as registered in the UK. Jiotto

Soooo I’m jumping out at minute 3:00 because I can’t hear another repetition of “without further ado” - can we cut that back to say, maybe 2x per video?

Fukujima cars?

Bro he had the stig in that building 😂

was there a lambo Espada in the hoard? swear I saw one In the video