Your car is awesome!!
Hello Kan-san!
You are really going to let me drive your incredible custom car?
This car is incredible!
I've spent a lot of money on it.... lol
If I had to guess, you spent more money customizing this car than the actual car cost?!?!
Yes.... you could probably buy a real Rolls Royce Phantom with the money I spent!!
Is this a Chrysler 300C?
This is actually a 3.5 liter Limited version.
Honestly, even as an American I don't think I've ever driven a Chrysler 300 before.
I think I might have rented a Chrysler 300 rental car before....
A lot of people see this as a rental car...
I've always looked at these Chryslers as rental cars...
Hertz, Budget, Alamo...
Of course those cars aren't like yours....
I wonder if you could rent this car out like this???
How long have you owned this car?
I've owned it for 12 years... and did all this work in that time.
Wow!
Did you do the work yourself?
No, I paid custom shops to do it for me.
The idea and concept is mine...
So you thought up this theme and design and then had the shops do the work for you?
I chose everything I liked and had them install it for me.
What is this CheckMate theme all about?
Do you play checkers or??
Before I designed this interior, I had a chess board set up in the back seat.
I've now moved the chess board area to under the hood!
That's what the square cut out is in the engine compartment?
Yes... and I always see American custom cars have names...
but in Japan, other than lowriders, most people don't have a nickname for their cars....
So I decided to call my car Checkmate!
I like that!!
This is a full custom show car right?
Yes, but I daily drive it.
You drive this car daily?
Not everyday but most of the time...
45,000 miles so far... I guess you drive it a bit...
In 12 years 45,000 miles isn't a lot...
most of the mileage is from taking it back and forth to shops for work!
What kind of response do you get with this car at shows?
The color pink and white along with the one-off wheels....
make it very popular with the girls!
It is pretty cute!!
So if the car is popular with girls, you must be popular with girls too!?!?
The car is, but not me!!
I think the girls are a little scared of me when I'm driving this car...
I think it is incredible how close to a real Rolls Royce Phantom you made this car look...
In America there is a car club called Nokturnal....
Nokturnal Car Club?
They do a lot of custom Chryslers with Rolls Royce looks....
I wanted to build a Japanese version of a car like they build...
I had all the shops here make custom parts to build this car on the same level or even better than Nokturnal...
You like flashy stuff, huh?
Yes I do!
Your shirt, watch, necklace.... everything has bling!
Even the steering wheel has bling!
Swarovski crystals?
Yes.
The amount of detail you have thought about is incredible.
Cigar cases.....
Chess boards....
the headliner in here is crazy too!
It's Coach brand material....
Wow! and this is ostrich?
Yes...
What do foreigners and tourists in Japan say when they see this car?
When I drive through Ginza and Roppongi a lot of people take pictures.
The color of this car makes it stand out but the wheels really set it apart!!!
Franck Muller?
Yes... I wanted something totally original looking....
I thought a watch look for wheels would be cool so we came up with this idea!
Franck Muller Crazy Hour design?
No one has anything like these....
They are completely one off wheels?
Yes... this is the only set of wheels like this in the entire world!
What size are they?
22 inch
This car must do pretty well at Custom Car Shows I would think....
Yes... I have already won 31 trophies with this car...
In Nagoya this year I was the top car at the entire show!
Wow!!!
You must be happy about that!!!
Yes....
The hard work and money you spent these past 12 years pays off with recognition like that at the shows....
it proves that others appreciate the incredible custom work you did to this car.
That has to be a pretty good feeling!
Yes.
Doing good custom work takes time....
some people try to do it all right away, but good work takes time.
In your case 12 years....
Did you buy this as a used car in America and bring it here?
No, I bought it brand new.
I never even drove it when it was all original!
I took it straight to the custom shop and started customizing it right away.
Car customization style varies from owner to owner....
I'm sure a lot of people don't like the design you came up with...
"What is that weird car...? "That guy is weird!"
I'm sure there are a lot of people who say things like that....
But I always say the same thing....
this car may not be for everyone...
but if you like it, that is all that counts!
You aren't bothering anyone with a car like this...
people are entitled to their opinions, but...
if you, as the owner, like this car.... that is what is most important!!
I don't think people need to really make fun of other people's cars....
let's recognize the differences we all share in ideas and design....
Honestly, this design is something I probably wouldn't do myself....
but I really recognize and appreciate the hard work, originality, money and time you spent to create this car!!
It's very impressive!!!
Very well done!!
Also, despite the large wheels and skinny tires, it drives very well.
Yes, it was important for me to be able to enjoy driving this car.
It does drive very nicely.
Do you enjoy people staring at you all the time?
I don't mind it... and with this car I get stared at all the time!
This is considered a VIP customluxury car.
But I wanted it to be different than most VIP cars you see....
I didn't want to copy anyone else...
I wanted to be completely original!
I think you did a great job! Thanks for letting me drive it!
I don't think I will ever drive another car quite like this one!
I really like it!!
If we have another opportunity I look forward to driving it again!
Thank you again!
Steve's POV is all about Thumb's Up!!
This Kan-san Chrysler 300 Limited custom is awesome!!!!!!
Pink is hot...
If you don't mind being looked at this is the car to drive!!!
Look forward to seeing you again!!
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