Reviving Legends: Inside the World's #1 Nissan GT-R Restoration Shop

Reviving Legends: Inside the World's #1 Nissan GT-R Restoration Shop | Capturing Car Culture

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6 ай бұрын

Join Larry Chen as he reveals the magic behind Garage Yoshida, the world's leading Nissan GT-R restoration shop. Witness scrap metal morph into automotive masterpieces, highlighting the passion and precision that solidify Garage Yoshida as the #1 GT-R restoration destination in the world.
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@bigl3885 6 ай бұрын

Larry Chen is handing out content like a machine.

@raymonddon8875 6 ай бұрын

larry is the best... with love and respect from russia!

@alexelrod242 6 ай бұрын

I'm fully convinced Larry Chen isn't 1 person, I think there's an army of Larry clones that disperse across the world and cover content

@bigl3885 6 ай бұрын

@@alexelrod242 Now that you mention it.😳

@Jay-jb2vr 6 ай бұрын

When you work for Hagerty...

@trendgil 6 ай бұрын

My boih is a machine 🔥🔥💯💯

@TheGreybush92 5 ай бұрын

You didn’t visit a car shop, you visited an art gallery

@dennismwape676 Ай бұрын

Preach my brother

@donirama969 Ай бұрын

agree with that 👏👏

@donirama969 Ай бұрын

agree with that 👏👏

@Lastsight100 9 күн бұрын

My exact thought. This is the kind of place where you could sit in a chair with a drink and just look around.

@T25de 3 күн бұрын

A church a temple

@mautsukuda 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on getting accepted for a restoration, Larry! That's a huge honor!

@eduardorivera7723 5 ай бұрын

honestly since its the last 100 hes doing gonna put in all the love and hard work into it

@jamesshackelford4700 6 ай бұрын

My eyes started filling with tears when they were telling the story of the R32 restoration. Each car has a story.

@Z-Twinturbo 6 ай бұрын

I know. Some people are gonna have a hard time to understand something like that. To some of us, those aren't just merely 'pieces of metal' @@chonglers1513

@LEGENDRARY-xe5he 3 ай бұрын

Yes and each car also have soul that only car guys can understand

@CarsAndPablo 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Only 4 individuals create those masterpieces! Incredible skills and unmeasurable passion for those machines!

@raymonddon8875 6 ай бұрын

us russians fvckin' love the GT-R!

@jamesjobe927 6 ай бұрын

When so many people these days no longer value this kind of high level craftsmanship, taking the time to shine a spotlight on those that quietly continue to produce this beautiful work is so important. It makes me and the limited few like us realize we are not alone, and that our work still valued!

@andydhillon1977 6 ай бұрын

You restore cars? I do in a limited sense. I do it as a hobby. I've been collecting new BMW and Mitsubishi Evo parts before they are discontinued. I woukd love to start a small shop to restore certain 80's, 90's, and early 00's cars.

@swell07_ 5 ай бұрын

dude really equated himself with yoshida 😂

@hectorperez2896 4 ай бұрын

I dont value the price I'm over it

@kevin-haggerty-khmp 6 ай бұрын

Yup. 44 years old and I still look at cars the same way I did when I when a little boy. Love the dedication in this shop.

@vickturorteez 6 ай бұрын

Insane level of detail...him saying he has a 100 car cap going forward is just wild

@AliasHSW 6 ай бұрын

But totally sensible statement. Let’s say he does 4-5 full restorations /year. That’s a 20-25 year career there finishing his career at age 50-60. By that time the cars qualify and classify as antique class cars.

@vickturorteez 6 ай бұрын

@@AliasHSW no I agree, I think that's what makes it cool... is it makes those selected of those 100 that much more special I think it's just a direct reflection on the Japanese mindset, that less is more An American builder would push out as many as possible until they are even way past their prime or ability

@AliasHSW 6 ай бұрын

@@vickturorteez - some how your statement makes Chip Foose comes to mind.

@anydaynow01 6 ай бұрын

Yeah that is wild, like Mine's I hope another steps up to be his pupil so cars like this can be continued to be restored, and maybe able to restore even more of them. Definitely an art form I hope never dies!

@Jrob992 6 ай бұрын

@@vickturorteezmakes me think about Tommyfyeah really getting into his stride recently with restoring skylines. He’s the only one putting that level of detail into them in the US at that level and nows a good time to get a car over there. By the time someone else starts the cars and parts will be too expensive or unobtainable. There really is a small window where restoring these cars is something you don’t have to be a millionaire to do.

@Tobi-05 6 ай бұрын

One of the most important things I learned from here is was his passion really helps create good details in restorations. Kudos to everyone at Yoshida Garage who worked together on the restoration with passion and love!

@ThePilotGear 6 ай бұрын

unpopular opinion : painstakingly 3D scan every piece of sheetmetal used to build every gen of Skyline, build dies for each, and start producing brand new Skylines, both in LHD and RHD. I love these cars; it's a shame most of us will never get a chance at buying one new.

@andydhillon1977 6 ай бұрын

I would love to see a LHD GTR.

@coreytrevor3910 8 күн бұрын

But that's sort of the point, if they produced them like they did civics it wouldn't be as valuable. Making it LHD destroys the JDM vibe on it so that should never happen. Sheetmetal is easy in way to make. Nissan needs to keep producing trim and glass for these cars. A lot of people want to make the car new again and those parts are super hard to come by.

@davidhashimoto665 2 күн бұрын

Sounds simple, but those dies cost a lot more than you think.

@Yreq 6 ай бұрын

It's totaly mindblowing, deeply hearttouching. Makes me proud to own Japanese car. Even if not anywhere close to GT-R, but for me, my '91 Prelude means the same as Larry's R34 to himself. Domo arugato for this magical journey. Showing JDM spirit, giving hope. I'll never stop driving...

@chrisjosekuehl 6 ай бұрын

The Prelude is a great car and had a lot of similarities to the GTR when it came to its place in Hondas lineup. It was the first production car to have 4 wheel steering in 1987, it was one of Hondas best handling cars despite its weight due to the 4WS, Super Handling (torque vectoring diff) a high output motor with excellent steering and braking. It’s style starting with the 3rd gen was always popular and they still look good today, especially the 5th gen. There was even a rumor of an AWD prelude for racing.

@regt7748 3 ай бұрын

That’s how I feel about my 93 prelude!

@boombapoldschoolflow3830 6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for every car you save, I hope every car finds a loving home! The story and history of these cars will not be forgotten!

@ELZ-R 6 ай бұрын

Yoshida-san is a legend! Thank you for your passion and dedication to our cars. Wish Nissan would show a similar level of pride and reboot production of OEM parts, and I’m not talking about the pathetic heritage parts program. SR Autobodies in the UK also putting in some good work restoring R’s, worth following their socials.

@mikeymonty 6 ай бұрын

Love the finale when Larry says that Garage Yoshida would restore his car. Wow...

@nickwong2525 6 ай бұрын

@@mikeymonty Of course Garage Yoshida would restore his car, it is a business after all. It is just a matter of when will it be done.

@Jotomoz 6 ай бұрын

If every car was saved and only received upgrades like a phone would be great. Hardware and software.

@raymonddon8875 6 ай бұрын

GT-R # 1

@mrebanks4484 5 ай бұрын

This is the most beautiful video I’ve ever seen on KZfaq.

@allensaunders449 6 ай бұрын

In England there are a few boutique car builders that enjoy being a small company and have no intentions of being larger. I like that here and there too. We enjoy exactly what we do

@Diac13 6 ай бұрын

Yeah England is the only place I know that comes close to these japanes culture shops in terms of passion and stuff.

@samuelgarrod8327 2 ай бұрын

@@Diac13Don't let an Aussie hear that 😂 They get quite antsy sometimes

@K_Swap_The_World_69 6 ай бұрын

Let's Go Larry and Hagarty! This really is a great show!

@rhubarbpie2027 6 ай бұрын

What a special group of people. I hope others follow in their footsteps and devote such love and care to restoring other cars.

@regt7748 3 ай бұрын

The fact that he creates and develop parts that are more stronger, rust resistant, etc that’s impressive!!

@99unclebob 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic video Larry, what Yoshida San does is a passion, He's purely an artisan and congrats on him accepting your restoration of your Skyline 👍

@ddave7026 Күн бұрын

Level of craftsmanship, detail, and Love

@scottw5253 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations on getting in on the last 100! All of the Nissan GT-R's are very special cars and deserve their place in automotive history. They're wonderfully engineered and look fantastic. I have the same appreciation and love for my 2007 FJ Cruiser.

@chazu-land 6 ай бұрын

This is beautiful. Yoshida san is definitely preserving history while creating it simultaneously.

@CitiZen1.0.1 6 ай бұрын

Larry, you are one of a kind, sir. You're one of my heroes, and it's so cool to hear at the closure of this one that your R34 will be restored by a hero as well. His work is so pure. These are my absolute favorite things to watch on youtube. It's the core of car culture at it's utmost beauty.

@AliasHSW 6 ай бұрын

Love the r33 generation. Seems like it doesn’t get the same love as the 32 and 34.

@skylinefever 6 ай бұрын

The R33 was considered to be bloated. It got bigger and heavier than the R32. The R34 had the advantage of being in great movies and video games.

@regt7748 3 ай бұрын

This shop is amazing and his passion for Skylines! 4 people for the entire shop, wow! Incredible!!

@AliasHSW 6 ай бұрын

That’s an absolutely proper sounding exhaust!!!

@angeloah 6 ай бұрын

Congrats Larry, what an amazing opportunity you have earned for yourself. Super dope.

@althejazzman 5 ай бұрын

This devotion to a particular model is happening all over the world for different cars and it's so impressive.

@MrOnemanop 6 ай бұрын

The technology. Scanning and manufacturing. Amazing commitment. Fortunate owners.

@pierrebernard7665 6 ай бұрын

Funny how you start thinking about this type of car like people rather than machines. You buy one, it may be rusted here and there, some things don't work anymore, this particular model is famous for this problem or that default, but it doesn't matter. It's like: "Ok, this is my GT-R now, I accept it with it's qualities and its shortcomings. Maybe there's a reason I got this one and not another". It almost becomes like a friend. And by the way, given the amount of generic car content on KZfaq, I feel lucky Hagerty exists. Thanks, really ^^

@davebarron5939 5 күн бұрын

Wonderful and pure joy of results. AKA love and dedication. Thanks for taking us along, And congratulations.

@anydaynow01 6 ай бұрын

That Mines R33 with the Yoshida body work is magnificent! Definitely gives that chassis code a beautiful refreshed look!

@OrianIglesias 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful video of a master craftsman. Thank you.

@Hagerty 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words!

@markmartin7384 6 ай бұрын

Hagerty youtube chanel kicks ass

@TheNolannn 6 ай бұрын

Larry is an absolute joy to watch everyone he post on either channel. Man you are and will become a living legend yourself in the car community

@reycaballero2462 6 ай бұрын

Iam a GTR dreamer like you Larry... I wanted a R32 GTR and still do. I was lucky enough in my mid 20 to import some cars and visit japan. It was the rust problems and the difficulty of getting parts that deter me from buying one back in the day. I eventually settled on my other dream JDM car which is a 94 FD3S Type R that used to be a RE-Sanai customer. Thanks for the awesome vid...

@Tony-ui8eg 6 ай бұрын

I love it when Hagerty does a segment on imports, great job!

@michaelabrams1244 6 ай бұрын

What an honor Larry. Congratulations!

@sleepy_cat9 6 ай бұрын

The passion of these guys is incredible.

@rasalghul474 6 ай бұрын

I appreciated this video as I was watching it. Larry does this for the love and the passion. He does this for the culture. I appreciated this video even more when it ended with his car being accepted by Yoshida-san. Larry deserves to be one of last 100. Congratulations Larry!

@TC1Z2L3 6 ай бұрын

When I have a couple "genuine parts" boxes laying around, this is how my garage looks in my mind.

@GodsFormula 6 ай бұрын

He is going to sop building to start producing the parts so WE can start restoring. This man is gift.

@HawaiianKong 6 ай бұрын

I hope more shops like this open up. With more boring EV appliances hitting the road, we need to preserve the fun cars as much as possible.

@Vince32. 6 ай бұрын

Wow. Larry. Left spechless. Watching this as a R32 GTR owner make me so happy.

@kidproduction6720 5 күн бұрын

This is the Japanese spirit! Mad respect!!

@darylmorse 5 күн бұрын

Incredible story. Thank you for sharing.

@realanthonyrich 6 ай бұрын

A dream job! The older I get, the more respect I have for these masters and their craft, and more regret grows inside me for life choices I made. Cheers up! Great episode!

@KM-qk1oz 4 ай бұрын

Doing gods work. So glad to know there are ppl keeping these cars alive

@mikaeldinoto 6 ай бұрын

I love this stuff! Larry Chen is a legend 💯 These are modern day Michelangelo’s. Yoshida-San, Nakai-San, Sakamoto-San, they are artisans; so skilled in their craft and their work stands apart. There’s a reason why they’re known around the world. It’s great to see.

@thetruth1862 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely unbelievable amount of work and detail and perfection , wow.

@antster7 6 ай бұрын

Amazing dedication to his craft

@creaky2436 3 ай бұрын

The story of the car saving the owner so the owner is saving the car is amazing. That’s another level of sentimental value.

@AutoFinesseChannel 6 ай бұрын

What an incredible and interesting insight. Having purchased an R32 years ago after a visit to a similar GTR workshop in Japan, Its fascinating the passion these guys have for the mythical GTRs.

@yoryde 4 ай бұрын

Mad respect to mr. Yoshida his work is outstanding. I also love his r32 the color, those wheels everything about it is perfection

@bluetitan20 6 ай бұрын

What a place and what a man, Yoshida-san and his small, but very talented and dedicated team are. Not all that surprising that he has jobs coming at him all the time. The prices mentioned are in a different league though, the R32-R34 Skyline families, has really left behind the average person, who might one day own one of these legendary machines. But everyone should be very thankful that places like Garage Yoshida exist, keeping these cars going and on the roads, hopefully to be driven and not just in storage, for a long time yet.

@JesyCruzYT 6 ай бұрын

The Level of Detail is Amazing

@JJ-zd5hu 5 ай бұрын

Great video Larry. Really appreciate the hard work Yoshida is putting into these cars.

@band.t2453 6 ай бұрын

Oh yeh just what I needed❤❤ thanks Larry!!!!

@supmikey123 11 күн бұрын

in a world where things are done as fast as possible. I love seeing real artists out there who put quality first ahead of speed

@kelonjoseph7152 6 ай бұрын

Larry chen is the goat!!! He goes straight to the point 👌💪💪💪

@deviousmotorsports 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for always elevating the bar Larry and providing us amazing content and commentary. Yoshida-San blends amazing levels of dedication, old world craftsmanship and eye for detail that few shops can replicate. 5:09 - also thanks for including my green 32 in the video! Humbled 😊.

@T25de 3 күн бұрын

❤ 9:16 It’s absolutely amazing These cars are built with love

@6rimR3ap3r 6 ай бұрын

I need a guy and shop like him, but dedicated to A70 Supras :-D Remanufacturing discontinued parts is a godsend for owners.

@xymphoma 5 ай бұрын

OMG Larry. One of 100. 😍

@janmichaelcatap5994 6 ай бұрын

A big hands down respect to these artisans saving GT-R's

@ameenr9129 6 ай бұрын

Really Happy for you Larry 🔥

@ChristianBorrman 6 ай бұрын

this is possibly the best restomod video I have ever seen. amazing work all round

@timmontanez3781 6 ай бұрын

This place reminds me of Grave Yard Cars.!! The attention to detail and creating new parts is amazing!!

@79blustone 5 ай бұрын

This channel is incredible. It's like someone has finally got round to documenting automotive history of some of the best car the planet has to offer. I'm now subscribed

@peterga3658 6 ай бұрын

the last 5 years there re more then few "companies" in Japan where they run around buying every single Skyine edition out there not only the rare ones .

@bmorris5863 6 ай бұрын

Exactly Trust kikau bought at least 30% of the r34s left in Japan..

@skylinefever 6 ай бұрын

I am not surprised. They must have seen what Fast and the Furious and Gran Turismo did for collectibility. A few years ago, I thought about how getting an RHDMazda RX7TT or Supra TT from Japan might be the only affordable way to get one in the USA.

@LADAVEOFFICIAL 6 ай бұрын

Deeply appreciative for this video, thank you.

@brienmacgearailt7801 5 ай бұрын

This is insane that he has so many skills

@austinvitoux 6 ай бұрын

Gosh those cars look amazing after the detailing - this guy is definitely "the" expert. This sounds like a dream of mine for the SAAB 900.

@LanceCorporal_Waffles 6 ай бұрын

Wow. This is truly amazing.

@Nick_Spencer 5 ай бұрын

I wish I could find someone with this level of passion and commitment for WRX's and STi's.

@EctoPlasmic 5 ай бұрын

Hope Larry can document the entire restoration. Since it is so limited and all.

@michaookami4113 6 ай бұрын

God bless these great guys!!! Saving Legends

@Vertigo11 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoying this series, thanks!

@readrepairs 6 ай бұрын

incredible and inspiring

@brianbogan3363 6 ай бұрын

That's so badass. I'm 40 so the R34 was the greatest car ever greated to me when I was just a kid buiding models with my dad. Thanks for this video.

@christiangreen1477 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Larry.

@zeus.edwards2662 6 ай бұрын

thank god you are driving your car like it was supposed to be... either you re collector or an enthusiast, and enthusiast uses their dream every single time... awesome that all those things happen so they can work on your car...

@frankelyespinal100 6 ай бұрын

This is so satisfying to Watch and people should help him and donate money to help him to get more parts more faster and to help him too

@MrDangadave 6 ай бұрын

Your content is always first class. Thank you ❤

@stephane8200 6 ай бұрын

Larry, I wish I could have joined you on one of these trips. I’ve know Masa for 15 years and we’ve never actually met. I used to import their BMI Best Motoring DVDs into Europe and it was such a pleasure working with Masa and Katsu. They’ve come a long way with Built By Legends and I am happy for them to be so successful.

@findtherightbeat 6 ай бұрын

Hope you can do a series on the wrecked R32 🍻

@haac4825 5 ай бұрын

Just Amazing. Wow.

@Emilthehun 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome!!! Make your dreams a reality. I got my dream car 15 years ago (1997 pontiac trans am ws6) , and I still love it as much as I did the day I got it.

@throttlecurious 6 ай бұрын

So dope that Larry got one of the spots for his R-34

@SublimeC88 6 ай бұрын

One of the greatest videos I have ever seen!!!

@alexknightwrc 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

@thekhuja 6 ай бұрын

Real true legendary masterpiece

@34Media 6 ай бұрын

such a great story and such a honorable man, Mr Yoshida is. And hi steam to keep these amazing cars alive for future generations to appreciate like we have . thanks for showing us this amazing place.

@davidklauer3422 6 ай бұрын

Excellent That’s all I can say You’ve done well Larry

@doubleL_S 5 ай бұрын

Truly amazing.

@dandomine 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on getting your R34 restored. Still, 100 cars left means completing one every 3 to 4 months. For a team of 4 that's pretty impressive if you ask me (massive understatement), considering the state of some of the cars. We can only hope his passion for the R is passed on to the coming generations!

@johnfenn 16 күн бұрын

This reminded me of a guy who builds Irish Bagpipe (Uilleann pipes). He stopped taking new commissions in 2000, because he figured he was already booked up for the rest of his life.