In a recent issue (Aug 2010) of National Dragster magazine, there was a photo gallery of highlights from the NHRA FRAM/Autolite Nationals drag racing event. One of the highlights, Jim Dunn’s Canidae Pet Foods/Lucas Oil/Wiley X Chevy Impala Funny Car. MOONEYES is a supporter and on the front bumper corners (left/right) is a MOON logo.
Caption: Paul Lee was one of the most consistent performers throughout Funny Car qualifying in Jim Dunn’s Canidae Pet Foods/Lucas Oil/Wiley X Chevy Impala.
If you made it out to Honmoku, Yokohama this past weekend, you may have caught the great event going on in the back inside MOON Garage. It was a great turnout with a majority of the artwork being displayed sold, three happy campers that each won the raffle of the autographed MOON Disc from both Suzanne Williams and Robert Williams on each one. Thank you for stopping by and we hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did. It makes it even more exciting to look forward to the Hot Rod Custom Show this coming December where there will be the TRIBUTE TO ROBERT WILLIAMS & SUZANNE WILLIAMS in the HCS event.
NASH from Burnout Magazine will have a live talk show each evening. Tonight he will be with special guest, Mr. G and talk about all things low brow and Kustom Kulture. There will also be steaming video feeds of a Robert Williams interview, art showcase gallery and raffle drawing each night where one lucky person will win a signed MOON Disc by Robert Williams and Suzanne Williams.
Motorcycle Swap Meet was held August 8, 2010 in Odaiba Tokyo, Japan. It was the fifth year holding the event and this year was the best! Large crowd, over 1,000 walk-ins and 1,000 bikes were crammed in this tight area. The sun was shining all day long with mild breezes to help keep things from boiling over. There were over 100 vendors from used swap meet style to shops plus concessions too. We posted a bunch of photos from the day now online in the Event Report section or from the jump.
Robert Williams hot rod illustration originally done in 1989 has been transformed into this awesome EXCLUSIVE T-shirt design! This is a limited production run available from our online store and directly at our MOONEYES Area-1 store in Honmoku, Yokohama. Sizes are US standard (Anvil), T-shirt is white base 100% cotton pre-shrunk material. Print in black on front (Robt. Williams logo ) and back (main design).
The MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET was super! Thank you to everyone that stopped by and enjoyed the day under the sun in Odaiba, Tokyo. It was an awesome day with 100 vendors and over 1000 bikes. Photo gallery will be posted this weekend for MMM. Be sure to check it out!
Speaking of motorcycles, if you haven’t heard the news yet, Falcon Motorcycles from downtown LA will be a guest to HCS this year. They will bring the Kestrel Falcon, a 1970 Triumph based bike that’s basically been completely rebuilt from scratch…
MOONEYES USA - Mooneyes Summer was hot! It didn’t help that there was a heat wave coming through Southern California but at least it wasn’t raining and I think that was the whole point in the “Make Up Dry Event” so who can complain… actually, it was an awesome day from dusk to dawn with hot rods, customs, bikes, drags, vendors and tons o people.
Professional photographer, Zap Teshima was there all day viewing the show and event through his view finder. He gave Mooneyes a roll and naturally, we couldn’t resist and selected a small percentage pictures and posted them here. Or you can view the Japanese version here (faster server).
Quick update of new images for guests coming to HCS2010
Pinstriper all the way from Italy, Blaster Ron Covell – (borrowed logo from his website) Sonny Boy from Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – Road Dog Customs logo blend.
Mooneyes Staff, Taji went to MOONEYES USA and attended MOONEYES SUMMER. Here is his report lightly translated in to English with all the cool images from his trip. It was his first time outside of Japan! and only second time on an airplane!
Sonny Boy from Road Dog Customs will be attending the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show this year December 5, 2010. Pacifico Yokohama International Convention Hall.
For more information about the one-day event, please visit the official English edition site.
You can also get all the updates and information right here on Moooneyes Official English Edition Web “MOONTERNET”!
There are pages coming up online featuring content from the MOONEYES USA event, MOONEYES SUMMER. Speedhunters.com has always been one of the fastest site to go live with photographs from events (just about any cool event with cars is on Speedhunters). Here are a few of the most recent posts featuring the MOONEYES SUMMER event fro July 18:
Larry Watson passed away (July 21, 1939 – July 20, 2010) as we were informed from our friends in California. A very sad day for the kustom world. Rest in Peace.
The following is from Rod & Custom Magazine, Rob Fortier.
Larry Watson, The King of Kandy, RIP (1939-2010)
July 20, 2010
By Rob Fortier
The “kustom” world is just learning the news that one of its most famous icons, the legendary paint Larry Watson, passed away early today at his son’s house in Central California. Initial reports, which have yet to be fully verified, indicate that Watson was battling some form of cancer, which may have lead to his slipping into a fatal coma this morning. The entire staff of Rod & Custom is deeply saddened by the tragic news, and our hearts go out to all his family and friends. More details to follow as they become available.
Memorial services for Larry Watson have been scheduled for July 31st at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, California (14801 Beach Blvd., Midway City, California 92655; (714) 893-2421).
MOONEYES is proud to present an awesome exclusive T-shirt, which is just the beginning! If you have not heard yet, Suzanne Williams and Robert Williams will be guests at the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in December this year. Robert Williams will bring his Ford Roadster, which features the name “Prickly Heat” and has the artwork of a cactus in sneakers running. We have made T-shirts with this cool design on them in several colors. Just think, not only will be see this car in person at the show, you can possibly get autographs on the T-shirt too! Find out more and order directly online right now! (here)
Be sure to take a look at Shige Suganuma’s blog (MOONEYES Express) today as he mentions the new book coming out by French photographer Laurent Bagnard.
Link is found on the top of the homepage (banner image with MOONEYES EXPRESS)
HCS2010 Announcement: Steve Wilk and his Chevy S10 pickup “Green Inspiration” done up in 60s custom style with scallops, Supreme wheels and skinny ribbons will be at the Yokohama HOT ROD Custom Show in December this year!
On July 11, 2010 (Sunday) at MOONEYES Area-1 Fairgrounds in Honmoku, Yokohama, Barracuda presented the bi-monthly meeting, Mania Cruise. Photos are now posted online. If you are in the area in November, the next meeting will be November 11th, we’ll post about that later when we know more and get closer to the date.
CHECK THE GALLERY HERE
UPDATES!
HIPPODROME Studio Jeff Decker – the VINCENT
DicE Magazine Dean Micetich – Panhead
Street Chopper Magazine Grant Peterson – Shovelhead
MORE INFO COMING SOON…
Check the official English page for complete details!
September 26, 2010 (Sunday)
0900 – 15:00 (9AM-3PM) Rain or Shine
MOONEYES Presents 13th Annual ALL ODDS Nationals™
with 2010 Main Feature – “HONDA” Day (Pre ’85 Honda models!)
What is ALL ODDS Nationals? ALL ODDS Nationals™ is a yearly car show and swap meet held in Japan and presented by MOONEYES. The car show focuses on Japanese domestic makes and model of all years. This special event takes place once a year, this year being the 13th. It’s been steadily growing in size every year for more than a decade and is currently held in Odaiba, Tokyo, which is the same location as Street Car Nationals was held this past Spring in March of this year. The event has a featured car theme and one is radomly selected. Sometimes the feature is broad and sometimes it’s specific. Last year the featured theme was “Iron Bumper Station Wagons” while the two years ago it was “Datsun 720s” (lil’ hustler pickups). This year, it’s “pre 1985 Hondas” so look forward to seeing a lot of box-shaped hondas! COOL!
WEB EXCLUSIVE! Right now, for the rest of the month of July, MOONEYES Mail Order Department is having a special Web Exclusive T-shirt SALE!
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But the only catch, it’s for a limited time and available to stock on hand.
That means no backorders. So it’s a good idea to order today to save big! Sale Period: July 10, 2010 through July 31, 2010
Location/Stores: Mail Order Shopping (online or catalog orders) http://www.mooneyes.jp English Edition Online Store *this campaign/sale cannot be combined with any other sale or campagin offer.
For details and questions, please contact shop@mooneyes.co.jp (En/Ja)
MANIA CRUISE Presented by Barracuda.jp
July 11 (Sunday) Morning Cruise from 8AM-10AM It’s in the morning and makes a great way to begin any slow Sunday. Head over to MOON Cafe or MOONEYES Area-1 too!
On June 12, in Long Beach, California, BORN-FREE was held under the sun, with crowds of people, tons of vendors and herds of bikes. The entire block was closed of to traffic and the day was climaxed with a BORN-FREE Panhead Giveaway!! Some photos from the day are posted online with comments in both Japanese and English.
Awesome show and one lucky son of a gun with a one-of-a-kind Panhead. Check it out!
Born Free Photo Gallery
WILDMAN Ishii continues his adventure story with “European Pinstriping Tour” part two.
This is scheduled to be a three part series, a trilogy if you will, as WILDMAN and Nash the Kustom Kulture ambassador along with other pinstripers from Japan travel the Euro land. Although the text is in Japanese (language barrier) the photos do a lot of talking and it’s easy to see how awesome Europe is and how much they are involved with hot rods and custom cars. View the complete second story.
UCHIWA PRESENT! LIMITED SUPPLY – WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
MOONEYES SUMMER! Get into summer with this special limited UCHIWA (Japanese for handheld fan) when you purchase 3,150 Yen or more at MOONEYES Area-1! This item is available to all qualified purchases at MOONEYES Area-1 and all MAIL ORDER (including online) stores. This campaign will end when we run out of fans.
Barracuda (web) Presents
Mania Cruise (aka Morning “Mania” Cruise) on July 11, 2010 from 8AM – 10AM at MOONEYES Area-1 rear parking lot, aka Mooneyes Fairgrounds, in Honmoku Yokohama. Free no fee event! View Mania Cruise photos from May 2010.
MOONEYES Pinstriping Studio’s Hiro “WILDMAN” Ishii was in Europe for almost one full month, from June 3 to June 23, one day shy of three weeks. He traveled together with several other pinstripers from Japan, on a pinstriping tour of sorts. There were there to attend several shows and during this trip, they stopped all over famous places in Europe too. Check out his off the wall experience and enjoy a lot of cool photos from the trip!
Here is the complete list of featured artists and artwork for the special event, Preview of Tribute to Robert Williams & Suzanne Williams, scheduled for August 14-16, 2010 at MOONEYES Area-1 MOON Garage, Honmoku Yokohama, Japan. Continue reading…
Mooneyes Staff, Goshu was in southern California for work and brought has written about it with cool photos from the Father’s Day weekend at the LA Roadster Show, SO-CAL Speed Shop Open House and a special part of this visit to meet up with Robert Williams and check out his premiere film “Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin’”. Check it out now!
Get ready for June 26, Saturday night cruisin’ starting at MOONEYES Area-1 parking lot. Whether you ride a bike or drive a car, everyone is welcome. Get to MOONEYES from 8-9PM and head out on a cruise with us. Presented by Chop Sticks Car Club. Don’t worry about the weather. Plus, you can call us for information or even call that night (until 8PM).
Blowout sale on Disney/MOONEYES zip-up hooded sweatshirt jackets! Normally priced at 8.190 Yen each are only 4,914 Yen each! Two cool designs and several colors to choose from, perfect for late nights or evening drives in the roadster with the top down!
But hurry because this offer won’t last very long…
The ice cream shakes at MOON Cafe have never in the spotlight, until now! Made from real ice cream, and machine blended by hand, the MOON Cafe shakes are available in a wide variety of flavors from the classic vanilla to the most recent edition and wildy popular peanut-butter (chocolate or vanilla based) shakes!
The stamp campaign begins today! Each time you purchase a shake, you receive a stamp and it doesn’t matter what flavor you choose. Collect just 10 stamps and you will get an official MOON Cafe Mug!Drinking all 10 at once may cause an official brain freeze and is not recommended. So you have some time to collect the stamps. But don’t wait, start today and enjoy one of the (previously) best kept secrets in Honmoku. LOVE! LOVE! SHAKE! SHAKE! BABY!
JUNE FLAVORS OF THE MONTH: Raspberry; and Mango! Try ‘em both!
Call MOON Cafe for more details 045-623-3960
<> MOON Cafe New Hours <> NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Monday – Saturday 11:30 – 22:00 (10PM) Last Call @ 9:30PM Sunday & Holidays 10:30 – 21:00 (9PM) Last Call @ 8:30PM
*on a day before a holiday, we’re open until 10PM (last order at 9:30PM)
For questions or more details, please call MOON Cafe at 045-623-3960
Updates to MOONEYES.JP with new items including a billet shifter knob for Toyota Hi Ace owners, MOON original finned gourd-shape air cleaner made of cast aluminum, handy MOON Equipped storage box a.k.a. banker’s box, MOON Eyeball lucky bell, MOONEYES quick pocket, MOON Equipped hats including a mesh trucker, fisherman hat and fedora.Continue reading…
MOONEYES lifer, I mean, staff member, Matchan (nickname. it’s like MAhT-chahn) posted about his trip to Taiwan to do some QA on some products at a factory. Posted the gallery in English with some captions. Not what I had imagined it would be like for some reason. Looks like a very interesting place. Check out his report posted in MMM too.
Ron Covell – (borrowed logo from his website)
Sonny Boy from Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – Road Dog Customs logo blend.
