For many people in Irvine, California, October 3rd 2009 was just another sunny day in SoCal but for a few thousand fanatics it was a stroll through Japanese classic car heaven. Although St. Peter wasn’t there to greet the crowd, we did come face-to-face with Joji Luz’s smiley yellow #5 Celica at the front gates.

Summer is arguably the most anticipated season of the year. The sights and smells of a new summer season is delightful but for us car enthusiasts the true beginning of summer comes with the dropping of the tops. Convertible tops that is.