The 36th Toyota Automobile Museum Classic Car Festival
A road parade of around 120 classic cars and various vehicle exhibits highlight the theme, "The Widening Web of Automobile Culture"
Parade starts
Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park)
The Toyota Automobile Museum, a cultural facility of Toyota Motor Corporation, will host its 36th Classic Car Festival on Sunday, 15 November at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute City, Aichi. The community-based event aims to promote and sustain automobile culture.
The festival will offer a wide variety of programs. In addition to a public road parade of approximately 120 privately owned classic cars from Japan, the U.S., and Europe, there will be an exhibition and driving demonstration featuring cars from the museum’s collection and those provided by seven Japanese automakers. There will also be a display of specialty work vehicles.The street parade will start at the museum and travel about 12 kilometers through Nagakute City. Spectators will cheer on this seasonal event along the route to Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. A Toyota 2000GT Roadster will lead the parade.
Festival Theme: “The Widening Web of Automobile Culture”
The festival aims to transcend generations, geographic boundaries, and circles of car enthusiasts. Through this theme, we hope to foster connections among attendees and encourage them to share their appreciation of automobile culture. We hope the event will bring joy to all, including not only car experts and enthusiasts, but also those who rarely come into contact with cars, let alone classic ones. Visitors will enjoy spending time with family and friends while viewing brightly colored classic cars and conversing with their owners. This experience will hopefully spark new interests and discoveries, ensuring the continued growth of automobile culture.
Summary of the festival events:
| Date | Sunday, 15 November (free admission), rain or shine * Some events may be subject to change in the event of rain or other unforeseen circumstances. |
| Time | 9:00–16:00 |
| Venue | Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park) * The parade’s starting ceremony will take place at the Toyota Automobile Museum at 8:30. |
| Participating vehicles | about 120 privately owned cars, 11 exhibition vehicles, etc. |
Program details
| Classic car parade (08:30–10:45)
About 120 privately owned cars from Japan, the U.S., and Europe from 1996 or earlier will parade through 12 kilometers of public roads in Nagakute City. 8:30 Starting ceremony at the Toyota Automobile Museum 8:45 Cars start parading towards Moricoro Park 10:45 Parade ends Toyota Automobile Museum―Waki intersection―Ichigahora intersection―Iwasaki Takenoyama Kita intersection―Yokomichi―Nagakute Onsen Gozarasse―Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park |
| Vehicle exhibition (09:00–16:00)
About 120 privately owned cars will be on display after the parade. The Walk and Talk with the museum director (13:30–14:00) will feature interactions with parade car owners and information on their vehicles. The parade car owners will mingle with the museum staff as part of the Sunday Afternoon of Encounters (13:30–14:30) event. |
| Exhibition Zone
Demo runs and introduction of exhibition vehicles(11:30–12:30) and commemorative photo sessions (9:30–11:00, 13:00–14:30) An exhibition of 11 vehicles from the Toyota Automobile Museum and 7 Japanese automakers
◆Mitsubishi Pajero （1993）※Different from the display vehicle ＜Courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation＞
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| Marching band performance（9：00～9：30）
◆ Eitoku Senior High School Wind Band
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| A former Nagoya Grampus player is coming! （13:00～13：30） Content TBD |
| Event Zones (9:00–16:00)
◆ Fuji Motorsports Museum ◆ GR heritage parts ◆ Shinmei Industry Co., Ltd.: All car-related questions answered ◆ KINTO ◆Specialty work vehicles
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| ◆ Information presented by local exhibitors – Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park 20th Anniversary (official mascots Morizo and Kiccoro will also appear) – Charity sale by the Japan Service Dog Association – Aichi Prefecture Urban Development Association – Nagakute City Tourist Exchange Association – Finish line for the Linimo walking event ◆ A museum shop booth by the Toyota Automobile Museum |
| ◆ Gourmet Zone – Food and beverage booths and food trucks set up with the cooperation of the Nagakute City Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Moricoro Park permanent concessions and food trucks  |
◆Chevrolet Impala Convertible （1959）
◆Toyota Corolla Model KE10 （1967）
◆ Toyota 2000GT Roadster (1967)
◆ Lexus LFA Spider (2012)
◆Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon （1993）＜Courtesy of Subaru Corporation＞
◆Suzuki Fronte 800 （1965）※Different color from the display ＜Courtesy of Suzuki Motor Corporation＞
◆Nissan Silvia （1966）＜Courtesy of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.＞
◆Honda N360 （1969）＜Courtesy of Honda Collection Hall＞
◆Mazda Luce （1968）＜Courtesy of Mazda Motor Corporation＞
* The content of the presentation at these zones may vary depending on the weather
Broadcasting
| – Same-day streaming For those who cannot attend the venue, the festival will be streamed on the day of the event. (Details will be announced later on the museum’s official website.) – Streaming at a later date The parade and the events at the venue will be streamed at a later date on the museum’s official YouTube channel.Toyota Automobile Museum’s official YouTube channel |
Getting to the venue
| Please use public transportation such as Linimo as traffic is expected to be heavy on the day of the event.
– Park-and-ride * Holders of a valid one-day Linimo ticket are entitled to free admission to the Toyota Automobile Museum as well as discounts at the museum shop, etc. |
Sponsors
| Aichi Prefecture, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefectural Board of Education, Nagakute City Board of Education, Aichi Urban Development Association, Nagakute City Tourist Exchange Association |
Supporters
| Aichi Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. (Linimo), Nagakute City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Aichi Prefectural Police, Japan Self-Defense Forces Seto office and Eitoku Senior High School Wind Band |
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