Reviving Legends: Inside the World's #1 Nissan GT-R Restoration Shop | Capturing Car Culture

Join Larry Chen as he reveals the magic behind Garage Yoshida, the world's leading Nissan GT-R restoration shop. Witness scrap metal morph into automotive masterpieces, highlighting the passion and precision that solidify Garage Yoshida as the #1 GT-R restoration destination in the world.
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[@bigl3885]

Larry Chen is handing out content like a machine.

[@raymonddon8875]

larry is the best... with love and respect from russia!

[@alexelrod242]

I'm fully convinced Larry Chen isn't 1 person, I think there's an army of Larry clones that disperse across the world and cover content

[@bigl3885]

@@alexelrod242 Now that you mention it.😳

[@Jay-jb2vr]

When you work for Hagerty...

[@trendgil]

My boih is a machine 🔥🔥💯💯

[@mautsukuda]

Congrats on getting accepted for a restoration, Larry! That's a huge honor!

[@eduardorivera7723]

honestly since its the last 100 hes doing gonna put in all the love and hard work into it

[@TheGreybush92]

You didn’t visit a car shop, you visited an art gallery

[@dennismwape676]

Preach my brother

[@donirama969]

agree with that 👏👏

[@donirama969]

agree with that 👏👏

[@jamesshackelford4700]

My eyes started filling with tears when they were telling the story of the R32 restoration. Each car has a story.

[@Z-Twinturbo]

I know. Some people are gonna have a hard time to understand something like that. To some of us, those aren't just merely 'pieces of metal' @@chonglers1513

[@LEGENDRARY-xe5he]

Yes and each car also have soul that only car guys can understand

[@CarsAndPablo]

Wow! Only 4 individuals create those masterpieces! Incredible skills and unmeasurable passion for those machines!

[@raymonddon8875]

us russians fvckin' love the GT-R!

[@MojoKc2244]

What an honor to be a part of such a journey . Larry must document his build for prosperity sake.

[@ThePilotGear]

unpopular opinion : painstakingly 3D scan every piece of sheetmetal used to build every gen of Skyline, build dies for each, and start producing brand new Skylines, both in LHD and RHD. I love these cars; it's a shame most of us will never get a chance at buying one new.

[@andydhillon1977]

I would love to see a LHD GTR.

[@kevin-haggerty-khmp]

Yup. 44 years old and I still look at cars the same way I did when I when a little boy. Love the dedication in this shop.

[@jamesjobe927]

When so many people these days no longer value this kind of high level craftsmanship, taking the time to shine a spotlight on those that quietly continue to produce this beautiful work is so important. It makes me and the limited few like us realize we are not alone, and that our work still valued!

[@andydhillon1977]

You restore cars? I do in a limited sense. I do it as a hobby. I've been collecting new BMW and Mitsubishi Evo parts before they are discontinued. I woukd love to start a small shop to restore certain 80's, 90's, and early 00's cars.

[@swell07_]

dude really equated himself with yoshida 😂

[@hectorperez2896]

I dont value the price I'm over it

[@Yreq]

It's totaly mindblowing, deeply hearttouching. Makes me proud to own Japanese car. Even if not anywhere close to GT-R, but for me, my '91 Prelude means the same as Larry's R34 to himself. Domo arugato for this magical journey. Showing JDM spirit, giving hope. I'll never stop driving...

[@chrisjosekuehl]

The Prelude is a great car and had a lot of similarities to the GTR when it came to its place in Hondas lineup. It was the first production car to have 4 wheel steering in 1987, it was one of Hondas best handling cars despite its weight due to the 4WS, Super Handling (torque vectoring diff) a high output motor with excellent steering and braking. It’s style starting with the 3rd gen was always popular and they still look good today, especially the 5th gen. There was even a rumor of an AWD prelude for racing.

[@regt7748]

That’s how I feel about my 93 prelude!

[@ELZ-R]

Yoshida-san is a legend! Thank you for your passion and dedication to our cars. Wish Nissan would show a similar level of pride and reboot production of OEM parts, and I’m not talking about the pathetic heritage parts program. SR Autobodies in the UK also putting in some good work restoring R’s, worth following their socials.

[@mikeymonty]

Love the finale when Larry says that Garage Yoshida would restore his car. Wow...

[@nickwong2525]

@@mikeymonty Of course Garage Yoshida would restore his car, it is a business after all. It is just a matter of when will it be done.

[@Jotomoz]

If every car was saved and only received upgrades like a phone would be great. Hardware and software.

[@raymonddon8875]

GT-R # 1

[@vickturorteez]

Insane level of detail...him saying he has a 100 car cap going forward is just wild

[@AliasHSW]

But totally sensible statement. Let’s say he does 4-5 full restorations /year. That’s a 20-25 year career there finishing his career at age 50-60. By that time the cars qualify and classify as antique class cars.

[@vickturorteez]

@@AliasHSW no I agree, I think that's what makes it cool... is it makes those selected of those 100 that much more special I think it's just a direct reflection on the Japanese mindset, that less is more An American builder would push out as many as possible until they are even way past their prime or ability

[@AliasHSW]

@@vickturorteez - some how your statement makes Chip Foose comes to mind.

[@anydaynow01]

Yeah that is wild, like Mine's I hope another steps up to be his pupil so cars like this can be continued to be restored, and maybe able to restore even more of them. Definitely an art form I hope never dies!

[@Jrob992]

@@vickturorteezmakes me think about Tommyfyeah really getting into his stride recently with restoring skylines. He’s the only one putting that level of detail into them in the US at that level and nows a good time to get a car over there. By the time someone else starts the cars and parts will be too expensive or unobtainable. There really is a small window where restoring these cars is something you don’t have to be a millionaire to do.

[@allensaunders449]

In England there are a few boutique car builders that enjoy being a small company and have no intentions of being larger. I like that here and there too. We enjoy exactly what we do

[@Diac13]

Yeah England is the only place I know that comes close to these japanes culture shops in terms of passion and stuff.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

​@@Diac13Don't let an Aussie hear that 😂 They get quite antsy sometimes

[@Tobi-05]

One of the most important things I learned from here is was his passion really helps create good details in restorations. Kudos to everyone at Yoshida Garage who worked together on the restoration with passion and love!

[@regt7748]

The fact that he creates and develop parts that are more stronger, rust resistant, etc that’s impressive!!

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

Let's Go Larry and Hagarty! This really is a great show!

[@99unclebob]

Fantastic video Larry, what Yoshida San does is a passion, He's purely an artisan and congrats on him accepting your restoration of your Skyline 👍

[@chazu-land]

This is beautiful. Yoshida san is definitely preserving history while creating it simultaneously.

[@joecovarrubias9011]

Mr Yoshida's GTR !! Those BBS rims the color spec 🤌🤌 masterpiece

[@MrOnemanop]

The technology. Scanning and manufacturing. Amazing commitment. Fortunate owners.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

What a special group of people. I hope others follow in their footsteps and devote such love and care to restoring other cars.

[@CitiZen1.0.1]

Larry, you are one of a kind, sir. You're one of my heroes, and it's so cool to hear at the closure of this one that your R34 will be restored by a hero as well. His work is so pure. These are my absolute favorite things to watch on youtube. It's the core of car culture at it's utmost beauty.

[@TheNolannn]

Larry is an absolute joy to watch everyone he post on either channel. Man you are and will become a living legend yourself in the car community

[@angeloah]

Congrats Larry, what an amazing opportunity you have earned for yourself. Super dope.

[@anydaynow01]

That Mines R33 with the Yoshida body work is magnificent! Definitely gives that chassis code a beautiful refreshed look!

[@scottw5253]

Congratulations on getting in on the last 100! All of the Nissan GT-R's are very special cars and deserve their place in automotive history. They're wonderfully engineered and look fantastic. I have the same appreciation and love for my 2007 FJ Cruiser.

[@markmartin7384]

Hagerty youtube chanel kicks ass

[@AliasHSW]

Love the r33 generation. Seems like it doesn’t get the same love as the 32 and 34.

[@skylinefever]

The R33 was considered to be bloated. It got bigger and heavier than the R32. The R34 had the advantage of being in great movies and video games.

[@rasalghul474]

I appreciated this video as I was watching it. Larry does this for the love and the passion. He does this for the culture. I appreciated this video even more when it ended with his car being accepted by Yoshida-san. Larry deserves to be one of last 100. Congratulations Larry!

[@AliasHSW]

That’s an absolutely proper sounding exhaust!!!

[@mikaeldinoto]

I love this stuff! Larry Chen is a legend 💯 These are modern day Michelangelo’s. Yoshida-San, Nakai-San, Sakamoto-San, they are artisans; so skilled in their craft and their work stands apart. There’s a reason why they’re known around the world. It’s great to see.

[@yoryde]

Mad respect to mr. Yoshida his work is outstanding. I also love his r32 the color, those wheels everything about it is perfection

[@creaky2436]

The story of the car saving the owner so the owner is saving the car is amazing. That’s another level of sentimental value.

[@deviousmotorsports]

Thank you for always elevating the bar Larry and providing us amazing content and commentary. Yoshida-San blends amazing levels of dedication, old world craftsmanship and eye for detail that few shops can replicate. 5:09 - also thanks for including my green 32 in the video! Humbled 😊.

[@KM-qk1oz]

Doing gods work. So glad to know there are ppl keeping these cars alive

[@Tony-ui8eg]

I love it when Hagerty does a segment on imports, great job!

[@realanthonyrich]

A dream job! The older I get, the more respect I have for these masters and their craft, and more regret grows inside me for life choices I made. Cheers up! Great episode!

[@mrebanks4484]

This is the most beautiful video I’ve ever seen on KZbin.

[@TC1Z2L3]

When I have a couple "genuine parts" boxes laying around, this is how my garage looks in my mind.

[@diamonddetails9445]

The only car worth reviving😮 TYVM Dude😮

[@sleepy_cat9]

The passion of these guys is incredible.

[@janmichaelcatap5994]

A big hands down respect to these artisans saving GT-R's

[@michaelabrams1244]

What an honor Larry. Congratulations!

[@regt7748]

This shop is amazing and his passion for Skylines! 4 people for the entire shop, wow! Incredible!!

[@thetruth1862]

Absolutely unbelievable amount of work and detail and perfection , wow.

[@AutoFinesseChannel]

What an incredible and interesting insight. Having purchased an R32 years ago after a visit to a similar GTR workshop in Japan, Its fascinating the passion these guys have for the mythical GTRs.

[@reycaballero2462]

Iam a GTR dreamer like you Larry... I wanted a R32 GTR and still do. I was lucky enough in my mid 20 to import some cars and visit japan. It was the rust problems and the difficulty of getting parts that deter me from buying one back in the day. I eventually settled on my other dream JDM car which is a 94 FD3S Type R that used to be a RE-Sanai customer. Thanks for the awesome vid...

[@JJ-zd5hu]

Great video Larry. Really appreciate the hard work Yoshida is putting into these cars.

[@band.t2453]

Oh yeh just what I needed❤❤ thanks Larry!!!!

[@ChristianBorrman]

this is possibly the best restomod video I have ever seen. amazing work all round

[@GodsFormula]

He is going to sop building to start producing the parts so WE can start restoring. This man is gift.

[@HawaiianKong]

I hope more shops like this open up. With more boring EV appliances hitting the road, we need to preserve the fun cars as much as possible.

[@alvininuk7492]

a craftmanship legend

[@LADAVEOFFICIAL]

Deeply appreciative for this video, thank you.

[@ameenr9129]

Really Happy for you Larry 🔥

[@timmontanez3781]

This place reminds me of Grave Yard Cars.!! The attention to detail and creating new parts is amazing!!

[@79blustone]

This channel is incredible. It's like someone has finally got round to documenting automotive history of some of the best car the planet has to offer. I'm now subscribed

[@pierrebernard7665]

Funny how you start thinking about this type of car like people rather than machines. You buy one, it may be rusted here and there, some things don't work anymore, this particular model is famous for this problem or that default, but it doesn't matter. It's like: "Ok, this is my GT-R now, I accept it with it's qualities and its shortcomings. Maybe there's a reason I got this one and not another". It almost becomes like a friend. And by the way, given the amount of generic car content on KZbin, I feel lucky Hagerty exists. Thanks, really ^^

[@Vince32.]

Wow. Larry. Left spechless. Watching this as a R32 GTR owner make me so happy.

[@34Media]

such a great story and such a honorable man, Mr Yoshida is. And hi steam to keep these amazing cars alive for future generations to appreciate like we have . thanks for showing us this amazing place.

[@bluetitan20]

What a place and what a man, Yoshida-san and his small, but very talented and dedicated team are. Not all that surprising that he has jobs coming at him all the time. The prices mentioned are in a different league though, the R32-R34 Skyline families, has really left behind the average person, who might one day own one of these legendary machines. But everyone should be very thankful that places like Garage Yoshida exist, keeping these cars going and on the roads, hopefully to be driven and not just in storage, for a long time yet.

[@zeus.edwards2662]

thank god you are driving your car like it was supposed to be... either you re collector or an enthusiast, and enthusiast uses their dream every single time... awesome that all those things happen so they can work on your car...

[@althejazzman]

This devotion to a particular model is happening all over the world for different cars and it's so impressive.

[@frankelyespinal100]

This is so satisfying to Watch and people should help him and donate money to help him to get more parts more faster and to help him too

[@antster7]

Amazing dedication to his craft

[@MrDangadave]

Your content is always first class. Thank you ❤

[@itsjussjerry]

Larry is always putting out great work!

[@kelonjoseph7152]

Larry chen is the goat!!! He goes straight to the point 👌💪💪💪

[@juanc7714]

Thank you so much for the video content. You and your team did an awesome job.

[@JesyCruzYT]

The Level of Detail is Amazing

[@austinvitoux]

Gosh those cars look amazing after the detailing - this guy is definitely "the" expert. This sounds like a dream of mine for the SAAB 900.

[@xymphoma]

OMG Larry. One of 100. 😍

[@LanceCorporal_Waffles]

Wow. This is truly amazing.

[@Bted__ever]

Always with the best content, manifesting a GTR build by Yoshida San.

[@davidklauer3422]

Excellent That’s all I can say You’ve done well Larry

[@brianbogan3363]

That's so badass. I'm 40 so the R34 was the greatest car ever greated to me when I was just a kid buiding models with my dad. Thanks for this video.

[@Lightsout89]

Thats so true about the 2 different shades of paint if you look at most cars the bumper thats plastic or not metal. Will always show as a slightly darker shade and it will also fade at a different rate but straight out of the booth youll see the slight difference and its like this with all cars so its absolutely amazing to see this guy make a slightly different shafe for the plastic and metal thats attention to detail ❤❤❤❤

[@stephane8200]

Larry, I wish I could have joined you on one of these trips. I’ve know Masa for 15 years and we’ve never actually met. I used to import their BMI Best Motoring DVDs into Europe and it was such a pleasure working with Masa and Katsu. They’ve come a long way with Built By Legends and I am happy for them to be so successful.

[@SublimeC88]

One of the greatest videos I have ever seen!!!

[@michaookami4113]

God bless these great guys!!! Saving Legends

[@Nick_Spencer]

I wish I could find someone with this level of passion and commitment for WRX's and STi's.

[@twakstar8041]

Beauty video bro 💯🔥 love your 34 and mr yoshidas 32. He is the best for what he does

[@Emilthehun]

This is awesome!!! Make your dreams a reality. I got my dream car 15 years ago (1997 pontiac trans am ws6) , and I still love it as much as I did the day I got it.

[@Vertigo11]

Really enjoying this series, thanks!

[@haac4825]

Just Amazing. Wow.

[@christiangreen1477]

Thank you Larry.

[@stephencox4224]

Such passion in Japan for the magnifcent cars they have produced over the years I came across very early having been fortunate enough to own a number of Japanese legends starting way back when with a 1965 Mazda 1000 Coupe a 1 litre sohc with an engine that looked exactly like the later Mazda Luce 1600 and 1800 sedans styled by Bertone a beautiful classic worth finding and restoring including the rare Sports SS versions my 1000 Coupe ran a full instrumented dash dual 2 barrel downdraft carburettors and with front Disk Brakes as well, Quite amazing for 1965 That was followed by in no particular order by a Genuine TE 27 Levin, an AE86, a Ex Nissan Motorsport PA10 Fuel injected Violet Stanza Coupe I bought from Nissan Motorsports Driver and legend George Fury and prior to George owning it it was the Rally liason car of Nissan Motorsport Australia boss Howard Marsden who previously was Race Team boss for Ford Australia. Adding to the Nissan theme a Group 2 Nissan Stanza Rally car full ex works suspension front and rear works Wide Track rear axle four wheel vented works spec disks, Works front Struts with Pillowball upper mounts Works steering gear and what is now a very expensive proposition to find a Genuine Nissan FIA Cylinder Head these alone these days will owe you a minimum of $10,000.00 and need full overhaul on top of that and almost Forgot Nissan Factory spec Alumimum Radiator. Add to that mix a Genuine ex works Nissan Datsun PB210 Rally Car that even Nissan do not have an example of in their Museum driven by Sheka Mehta the PB210 is like a 120 Y with a longer nose different tail lights etc and a 1600 CC variant of the LZ 14 Formula Pacific twin cam engine. Almost forgot Ex Peter Williamson and after that Alexandra Surplice TEC 37 Levin driven aat Bathurst by the son of Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minster during the Falklands War Mark Thatcher, Sadly this got sold to a mate to reshell his rollover damaged KE 35 TE 37 replica and this original Australian Group C touring car was lost to Circuit Racing as six months after that suddenly Group C touring Cars became eligible for Historic Racing but no replicas only Original Cars with History permitted. So looking Back I consider myself blessed with what I have owned and that does not touch on Alfa Romeos, Sunbeam Tigers, MGA Twin Cams, assorted Fiats ,Simcas, Escort Twin Cam, Ford Capri RS 3100 etc

[@brienmacgearailt7801]

This is insane that he has so many skills

[@RandyArmy]

Recycle is the best word for restoration

[@alexknightwrc]

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

[@Lucas_Fidalgo]

This is awesome to see!

[@sim-sam]

Thats beyond perfect - thats nicely insane.

[@jonathanpham7397]

incredible vid. Larry has a great voice for voice over documentary style vids. Keep them coming bruh!! 999

[@martiniracing930]

this channel and larry chen are just that good!

[@Nishimachi_Photography]

Great production and story. As a Skyline owner I really appreciate the thought process of these restorations (and had Skylines in my family since I was a baby in the early 80s)

[@TheDrAkira]

a Mine's GTR R32 would be AMAZING to have. So nice car, so clean and sportier... Love the work they do!

[@madmikemike]

Lovelovelove this! Im a subaru head by trade but man do i love gtr's. Wide body r32 gtr is one of my dream cars

[@peternieswandt3010]

This was just an awesome video. Thanks

[@doubleL_S]

Truly amazing.

[@user-it1ry1cy7t]

Im not a car guy but the respect i have for this restoration guy. Damn🔥🔥