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"         The true car enthusiasts of Japan gathered over the weekend in Chiba, Japan, at the annual Special Import Show. This show started several years ago when a few aftermarket tuners decided that the Tokyo Auto Salon just wasn&amp;#039;t working for them (too many scantily-clad women and not enough focus on the cars) and decided to start their own aftermarket car show. It was held at a small convention hall in Odaiba (on the outskirts of Tokyo), but because it has been steadily growing in size, it has moved to Makuhari Messe this year.   Sponsored by Yokohama Rubber Company, the SIS features tuners of European and American cars (not Japanese cars), so we saw many familiar brands there that we see stateside, including Saleen, Brabus and TechArt. There were also many Japanese companies, with some wicked creations of their own. Although not the size of the Tokyo Motor Show or the Tokyo Auto Salon, the SIS had a high percentage of interesting cars, with lots of Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes. We also saw gullwing Hummers to original one-off sports cars. There was plenty to take in, and it was plain to see that the SIS was a car show presented by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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