He llo Nakajima-san...
I'm Steve with Steve's POV.
I love VIP sedans.
How long have you owned your Celsior?
About 5-6 years now.
You are still pretty young aren't you?
I'm 25 years old.
Wow!! You're young!
I knew I wanted to drive a cool car when I got my license.
This was my Grandfather's car from brand new.
Your Grandpa bought this car new??
Yes, and then he kept it thinking I would want it one day.
Your Grandpa drove the car looking like this???
No! It was completely stock and original!
I bet he still had the plastic on the seats too!?!?
He gave you a really nice car!
After I got the car I started to do the VIP upgrades.
Do you have further plans for it?
Yes! I am thinking about going widebody Junction Produce kit next.
Wow!! That will be cool!
A lot of young people aren't into cars anymore nowadays...
What's your thoughts on that?
I don't like that way of thinking...
This car is "Your Celsior" and there is no other one like it...
and that's the fun part of customizing a car.
You think I can drive it next time I come to Japan?
Yes! No problem!
I look forward to that!
When did you start Junction Produce?
About 25 years now...
25 years?? Wow!
Why did you start a company like Junction Produce?
I always liked cars...
About 25 years ago this style started becoming popular in Osaka.
I wanted to improve this new style even more so eventually the passion morphed in Junction Produce.
In the early days we made just wheels...
then we gradually started developing other accessories too...
aero parts, wheels, wings, spoilers, etc....
We then started doing parts for a variety of cars like the Toyota Crown and Nissan Cima too.
We focused on parts for the popular luxury sedans of that time.
You have so many different products now...
both interior and exterior parts too!
You pretty much cover an entire car's worth of accessories.
Are you selling Junction Produce goods overseas too?
We have been putting a lot of effort into our overseas business lately...
America, Korea and Asia too... our brand has been expanding for sure.
A lot of foreigners are not used to this style yet...
but when they see it a lot of people like it!
Where in Japan did this VIP culture begin?
Is it originally from Western Japan, Osaka area?
It's a little complicated but there were 3 different factions in Japan for VIP.
Osaka, Wakayama and Miyagi.
These 3 areas were the popular places for original VIP car culture.
Of course there were other places with these cars at the time but those 3 areas were the main focus.
The car magazines at the time only focused on tuning cars...
therefore the VIP culture remained a little underground for a while...
This style was definitely more of an outlaw or tough guy culture at the time!
In the past few years, this VIP culture has spread around the world too!
I know its gaining popularity in America and Europe too now...
This is our main business for a long time now...
we want to meet the worldwide demand for this growing car culture trend.
That is what I am dedicated to doing to my very last day!
Well, I don't have a lot of influence but I will do whatever I can do to help spread this VIP culture even more!
I look forward to working together more with you!

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