I went to the Automobile Council 2026: Continued

This is a continuation of my story about attending the Automobile Council 2026, which was held at Makuhari Messe on Friday, April 10, 2026.

thisPorsche Booth Introduction BlogThis is a continuation of the previous post.

Since this was the first day of the Automobile Council, there were many media representatives conducting interviews and other activities inside the venue.

I don't usually watch YouTube or car-related TV shows, so I'm not very familiar with motor journalists and such (sorry...), but I learned from the people I went with that day that there were many well-known figures in the automotive world there.

I mainly went to see the Porsche booth, but I also took my time to look at each and every Porsche and, of course, cars from other manufacturers scattered throughout the venue.

One of the four cars on display, themed around restomods, was a Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer DLS.

This is a 2014 Intermeccanica 356 Roadster ↓

And this is apparently a 2007 Intermeccanica 356 Spyder, but with my level of knowledge, if I encountered these cars on the street, I'd probably just think they were Porsche 356s.

Oh yeah.

This Automobile Council event is a little different from typical exhibitions, as the cars on display (with price tags) can be purchased on the spot.

Therefore, if you find a car you like, you can check it out in person and say, "I'll take this one."

That being said, there were quite a few cars with prices that made it difficult to immediately say, "I'll buy it!", so I was walking around looking at the prices and thinking things like, "Wow, that's expensive..."

Amidst all of that, I spotted what was probably the most expensive car in the venue.

And here it is. It's a Porsche, a Porsche!

It's a 1964 Porsche 904-8, and its price is an astonishing 1,800,000,000 yen.

Did you figure out how much it is? There are so many zeros that you can't even count them off the top of your head, right? (laughs)

The price is 1.8 billion yen.

I couldn't help but count each number in my head several times: "one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand..." (lol) ↓

Apparently, it's one of only two in the world, and it's equipped with an F1 engine.

The car on display this time was car number 09, and apparently the other car, number 08, is in the collection of the Porsche Museum.

The price of 1.8 billion yen was so impactful that it made the 55 million yen price tag of the 1967 Porsche 910 next to it seem incredibly cheap.

If the 992.2 Turbo S had been displayed next to the 1.8 billion yen car, there might have been more people saying, "Wait, it's under 40 million yen? I'll buy it, I'll buy it!"

...Or maybe not (lol).

Furthermore, this time, I also got to see this Porsche, which I think is probably my first encounter with it.

A 1969 Porsche 911ST!!

Unlike the modern 911 S/T, the ST does not have a "/" in its name.

It might not be accurate to call it the "original," but the 911S/T served as the basis for its design philosophy and is also the origin of its name.

Various other Porsches were on display.

This is Porsche 911 Remastered by Gunther Werks ↓

The car in the background is a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Turbo Look, and the yellow one is a 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa.

1987 Porsche 924S ↓

Oh my gosh, there are just so many cars!!

It also says "For SALE" here ^^ How much is it?

Of course, the venue featured not only Porsches, but also a plethora of other manufacturers' classic cars, including a 1989 Ferrari F40 and a 1978 Lamborghini Countach.

Here are a few photos, in no particular order.

Some of you might be thinking, "Why didn't you take a picture of xx?? It's such a great car!" but I took so many pictures that day that I couldn't choose, so I've just randomly selected these to post. Sorry about that ^^

Oh yes, I like how they sometimes put mirrors on the floor in exhibitions like this ↓

Additionally, there was an art sales area within the venue.

Outside of the main sales area, there was also a booth selling paintings, featuring works by automotive artist Lyn Hiner.

The booth also had some unfinished paintings, which made me think they might be doing a live painting session.

The artist was signing autographs behind the painting at the time, so it wasn't included in the drawing, but I would have loved to see him drawing it!

And finally, the winner of this year's 'AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL CAR OF THE YEAR 2026' award is the Maserati Quattroporte V8 (1998) pictured in the back right of this photo ↓

Congratulations ^^

It had been a while since I last attended the Automobile Council, but it was a really enjoyable day.

I got to see lots of amazing Porsches, and I even ran into a few acquaintances – it was so much fun!

See you next year (maybe?)!

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