All Entries Tagged With: "Garage Current"
Current @ Garage Current: 1999 Ferrari F355
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Garage Current :::1999 Ferrari F355
GENERALLY, our favorite Yokohama shop of Teutonic wonders is, just that: a purveyor of the best that Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, RUF, and BMW offered us in the 80s and 90s. This Ferrari F355 Berlinetta happens to be a happy exception to the Germanic majority.
Easily The Nicest 450SLC Benz
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Garage Current ::: 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC
WHO knew that signal red on a 450SLC could look so hot? And not a color to be found Stateside – at least not in a great quantity. Indeed, it seems that the large majority of surviving C107 extended wheelbase coupes are in far more tame hues like silver or white and usually feature rust accents along the door sills and quarter panels.
Garage Current, the Japanese based purveyor of fine German machines, has once again offered up a truly lust-worthy Mercedes-Benz from Stuttgart’s golden era. Nearly flawless inside and out, the car is being offered with only 48,000 km (29,825 mi) on the clock.
Even if we’d prefer leather, the velour interior has a velvetly newness that is so inviting.
Oh, that we might be a hand upon that helm…
Garage Current’s Current Offerings Are Just Wonderful As Usual
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Garage Current ::: 1991 Ferrari Testarossa
SOMEWHERE near Yokohama, Japan exists what must be one the greatest car dealerships on the planet.
Garage Current is a perennial favorite because of the dealer’s magical, magical offerings. Chiefly, inventory includes German cars along with the occasional Italian exotic (as indicated by the rosso corsa Ferrari Testarossa above). All seem to be in the mintest of conditions and are what one might describe as “modern classics.”
You know, luxury performance cars that feature soul as standard equipment along with important engineering and technological milestones like passive-cell safety cages, ABS, and power accessories.
Online Trip To The German Candy Shoppe
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG Garage Current
SOME day, I will go there. Garage Current. I will!
It’s almost a mantra at this point.
I will. I must. I’m destined!
The sheer quality, caliber, and quantity of really excellent examples of near-classic German cars is just too potent, too fabulous for so ardent an enthusiast like yours truly to ignore.
A roundtrip ticket to Yokohama to visit Garage Current then? Well, if the thought had occurred to me earlier last October, I would’ve made the pilgrimage when I was touring Tokyo.
Woulda, shoulda, coulda. Next time ’round.
In any case, let’s let our minds wander as we add up the must-have’s from their superlative collection.
Only trouble is… Once you’ve collected all these Teutonic toys, you could only drive them one at a time.
[Linked: GarageCurrent]
Japan’s German Candy Store (II)
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG GarageCurrent.com
LET’S drool some more over GarageCurrent’s current stock inventory.
As I’ve posted before I have got to go visit this Japanese dealer. Their flawless selection of classic Benzes, Porsches, Bimmers and current stock of Ferraris and Lambos is any car nut’s dream.
Decisions, decisions…
1989 Mercedes-Benz 500SE in navy blue over blue with a healthy 110,000 km…
Sweet Sacco lines come standard.
Ferrari 360 is silver or red with 27,900 km (well traveled for a Ferrari)
Sonorous V8 music comes with the package.
1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL in white over charcoal plaid with 45,700 km…
and fixed wing.
2007 911 Turbo in navy blue over saddle with 3,900 km…
replete with Porsche minimalist aesthetic.
We’ll take the whole lot. Cheers.
GarageCurrent’s Ye Olde Candy Shoppe
Garage Current’s showroom fresh 500SL Benz.
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG GarageCurrent.com
WHAT’S the Japanese for “Yum” anyway?
I can’t help but want everything in Garage Current’s showroom. The Yokohama based car dealer specializes in selling previously enjoyed -* MINT * – Teutonic (mostly) grand tourers turned recent classics. Each car is presented in immaculate form with a full history for the connoisseur.
Drool with me over the following:
Grey over black 1992 500E with 5,100 km and …
Flawless interior.
Charcoal over black 1990 560SEL with …gulp… 4,700km plus…
5540cc V8.
1992 Porsche 911 in electric blue on black with 87,900 km.
Behold the metallic might of Porsche brakes!
2005 G55 AMG in white over charcoal with 31,500 km.
And COMAND-ing view.
And for good measure – 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo in shock therapy blue over…
midlife crisis blue/yellow.
Yum! Like I said, I take the whole showroom. Thanks.
Garage Current’s ??? (Car of The Day) > Mercedes-Benz 560SEL
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Needless to say, judging from their stock of rolling stock, I can’t wait to hop a flight to Nippon.
The Big Benz has thus far clocked just under 27,000 kilometers (16K miles). The first owner was a purist, as everything seems OEM – right down to the Becker radio. The sedan appears to be in first rate condition.
Apparently, Current Garage is in midst of a Christmas Sale. The dealership asks for
¥2.8 million ($26,000) for this 560SEL. Doubtless worth every rin.
The 560SEL is elegant from most angles, but particularly so from this three fourths vantage.
Very Japanese seat covers.
Stateside Benz owners should appreciate the familiar nature of the topmost sticker. It’s emblematic of Stuttgart’s best.
Beautiful Benz.
