My Car Hobby: A Life Long Obsession

I'm Kevin and this is my performance garage. I'm a Sydney lawyer, and I guess you could say that I've been involved with cars for as long as I can remember. But if I had to pinpoint the dominant thing about my car hobby for the past 20 years, it would have to be my obsession with Japanese cars and culture. Yes, like many people, I've gone through the whole gamut of experiences when it comes to cars - from owning a turbo Nissan to having a VTEC Honda, even attempting to build a VIP car (which didn't exactly work out as planned). But for me, that journey has finally come full circle. Now, I find myself more interested in classic cars than ever before.

My pride and joy is my 1971 Skyline 2000 GT Hakuk, which I've been restoring for the past five years. There's something about this car that really fascinates me - not just its history, but also the history of the Skyland Mark and the company behind it. Being able to restore a piece of automotive history and immerse myself in the whole scene has been an absolute dream come true. My other car is an 1985 Mazda Luce Royal Classic Rotary Turbo, which I affectionately refer to as my "family beater." This car is a real head-turner - not only is it a big Japanese sedan from the 80s, but it also comes with some truly unique features like rear seats and a drinks fridge inside. What's even more remarkable about this car, however, is that it's one of only around 500 Royal Classics that Mazda produced with a rotary engine.

Despite its rarity, this car has become my go-to daily driver - I use it to take my kids to soccer games, swimming lessons, and birthday parties. It's a testament to the fact that even some of the most unlikely cars can still hold their own in everyday life. And speaking of unlikely cars, my third and arguably favorite car is a 193 Porsche 911 - yes, you read that right, a 193 model! For those who don't know, the smell and feel of these classic Porsches are like no other. Ever since I was a teenager, I've always been fascinated by these iconic cars, and it's amazing to think that I now have one of my own.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that for me, my car hobby has become a way of life - a way of exploring different cultures, appreciating the beauty of automotive engineering, and connecting with like-minded people who share my passion. Whether I'm tinkering with my Skyline or cruising around town in my Royal Classic, I feel truly alive when I'm behind the wheel of one of these incredible machines.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi I'm Kevin and this is my performance garage uh I'm a Sydney lawyer and I guess I'm one of those people that's been occurring through my whole life ever since I was a little kid but um I guess the the dominant thing about my car hobby for the past 20 years is that I've been really obsessed with Japanese cars and um Japanese culture and the whole JM thing so like a lot of people I suppose I've gone through the whole thing where I've had a turbo niss I've had a VTech Honda I've had a drift car um I've tried to build a VIP car and I guess the whole thing's really come full circle for me now that I'm into the classic car today what I've got is I guess my pride and joy is a 1971 Skyline 2000 GT hakuk um it's a car that I've been restoring for the past 5 years and it's something that um I really really enjoy it's the history of the car the history of the Skyland Mark and the company where it's from it's something that continuously fascinates me so to be able to have the car to restore and and to be able to immerse myself in the whole scene it's been fantastic um my other car is 1985 Mazda luche Royal classic rotary turbo um that's the family beater it's uh a 1980s big Japanese sedan uh and being a royal classic it's got all kinds of goofy Japanese luxury features it's got rear seats and it's got a drinks fridge inside uh but it's it's one of only about 500 Royal Classics that Mazda made with a root so it's got that other side uh of its character as well where it's a rotor and that makes it a really really fascinating car and ironically it's the car that I use the most so it's the car that I carry my kids to soccer games and swimming lessons and birthday parties in and uh it's must be one of the few turbo rotaries that's actually daily and my other car is a 193 Porsche 911 career 2 um I guess if you're a car Enthusiast you don't really need to explain why you want a portion 911 why you've always wanted one but uh ever since I was a teenager I've always wanted a por 911 remember sitting in one in the'80s and U car dealerships and and um any air 911 Enthusiast will know that they have very distinctive smell and feel and uh and 20 years later I've got my ownhi I'm Kevin and this is my performance garage uh I'm a Sydney lawyer and I guess I'm one of those people that's been occurring through my whole life ever since I was a little kid but um I guess the the dominant thing about my car hobby for the past 20 years is that I've been really obsessed with Japanese cars and um Japanese culture and the whole JM thing so like a lot of people I suppose I've gone through the whole thing where I've had a turbo niss I've had a VTech Honda I've had a drift car um I've tried to build a VIP car and I guess the whole thing's really come full circle for me now that I'm into the classic car today what I've got is I guess my pride and joy is a 1971 Skyline 2000 GT hakuk um it's a car that I've been restoring for the past 5 years and it's something that um I really really enjoy it's the history of the car the history of the Skyland Mark and the company where it's from it's something that continuously fascinates me so to be able to have the car to restore and and to be able to immerse myself in the whole scene it's been fantastic um my other car is 1985 Mazda luche Royal classic rotary turbo um that's the family beater it's uh a 1980s big Japanese sedan uh and being a royal classic it's got all kinds of goofy Japanese luxury features it's got rear seats and it's got a drinks fridge inside uh but it's it's one of only about 500 Royal Classics that Mazda made with a root so it's got that other side uh of its character as well where it's a rotor and that makes it a really really fascinating car and ironically it's the car that I use the most so it's the car that I carry my kids to soccer games and swimming lessons and birthday parties in and uh it's must be one of the few turbo rotaries that's actually daily and my other car is a 193 Porsche 911 career 2 um I guess if you're a car Enthusiast you don't really need to explain why you want a portion 911 why you've always wanted one but uh ever since I was a teenager I've always wanted a por 911 remember sitting in one in the'80s and U car dealerships and and um any air 911 Enthusiast will know that they have very distinctive smell and feel and uh and 20 years later I've got my ownhi I'm Kevin and this is my performance garage uh I'm a Sydney lawyer and I guess I'm one of those people that's been occurring through my whole life ever since I was a little kid but um I guess the the dominant thing about my car hobby for the past 20 years is that I've been really obsessed with Japanese cars and um Japanese culture and the whole JM thing so like a lot of people I suppose I've gone through the whole thing where I've had a turbo niss I've had a VTech Honda I've had a drift car um I've tried to build a VIP car and I guess the whole thing's really come full circle for me now that I'm into the classic car today what I've got is I guess my pride and joy is a 1971 Skyline 2000 GT hakuk um it's a car that I've been restoring for the past 5 years and it's something that um I really really enjoy it's the history of the car the history of the Skyland Mark and the company where it's from it's something that continuously fascinates me so to be able to have the car to restore and and to be able to immerse myself in the whole scene it's been fantastic um my other car is 1985 Mazda luche Royal classic rotary turbo um that's the family beater it's uh a 1980s big Japanese sedan uh and being a royal classic it's got all kinds of goofy Japanese luxury features it's got rear seats and it's got a drinks fridge inside uh but it's it's one of only about 500 Royal Classics that Mazda made with a root so it's got that other side uh of its character as well where it's a rotor and that makes it a really really fascinating car and ironically it's the car that I use the most so it's the car that I carry my kids to soccer games and swimming lessons and birthday parties in and uh it's must be one of the few turbo rotaries that's actually daily and my other car is a 193 Porsche 911 career 2 um I guess if you're a car Enthusiast you don't really need to explain why you want a portion 911 why you've always wanted one but uh ever since I was a teenager I've always wanted a por 911 remember sitting in one in the'80s and U car dealerships and and um any air 911 Enthusiast will know that they have very distinctive smell and feel and uh and 20 years later I've got my own\n"