Sold As Seen Podcast Episode 4 - Overnight Parts from Japan with Chris Gray

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The Sold as Seen team pay their respects to a local legend from the Northern Ireland car community. Sadly, Dave “the Boffin” Hollinger, the man with most recognisable Toyota Corolla “twin cam” on this island, was laid to rest this week. Andy, Craig and Gaz deliver their own personal eulogy to Dave, recalling how he was often at the centre of every car event during the early 2000s.

It is very fitting that his week’s guest was no stranger to either Dave or the world of “twin cams”. Chris Gray of AE86 World joins the team to tell us about his love of Japan: the cars, the culture and the people.

Chris Gray and Smoky Niigata from Top Secret


Listen to Chris talk about how his Dad and his brother passed on a passion for fast cars and modified motors. A chance encounter with a R32 Skyline GT-R sparked a deep interest in JDM car culture that wouldn’t go away.

Hear how – at the age of just 18 – Chris boarded a plane and took off for Tokyo, armed with nothing more than a folder full of directions printed from Google Maps.

Bright Neon Lights in a Japanese City


A two week tuning shop binge laid the foundations for a future career, a business and a family.

AE86 World Demo Car


It’s a place we think we know so much about, yet we really know so little. So ,if you want first hand stories about what life in Japan is really like, how a passion became a living and rubbing shoulders with the one and only Drift King, this is a must listen.
 

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Thanks all, for listening to us talk and chat for hours . If people found parts interesting that's really cool and appreciated. As the guys said, it's really only a snippet and I'll be back sometime with much more detail, stories and up to date progress on the AE86 WORLD / Events etc this year.🏁

A joy to catch up with everyone and Cooper, Rocko, Gary, Chris for making such an enjoyable series. It certainly passes the long drives in 🙂

For the Verossa haters .. I've a feeling you'll see past the ugliness soon. I did.. kind of .. it took me years and a spin with Team FOOL 8-9yrs ago. Check the video by Alexi from the same day! 👍

I must jump start the old Photo thread and get it back up to date with more pics and stories. Still got so much to go on...


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Having some major audio issues on Spotify. Sometimes everyone is talking at once or sometimes its one sided audio.
 

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Having some major audio issues on Spotify. Sometimes everyone is talking at once or sometimes its one sided audio.
If it automatically downloaded delete the download and try again. I’ve replaced the audio file but auto downloads I think beat me to it.
 

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It was just through streaming. I tried to download it also there but either way I'm beat😭
 
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@Cooper the ending with you wrapping up sounds like it was edited in after. There's a load of static noise in the background. Only catching it as I'd the headphones on.
 

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Only got round to listening to this while out working in the garage today.

Unreal lads, that was a great listen 👍🏻 Few times I found myself just sitting there mesmerised and not doing any work at all 😂
@chrisd1 your stories are just class. Definitely get more photos up in your old thread please!

Looking forward to Epsiode 5 now 😀
 

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Brilliant episode guys, kept me entertained all the way from ards to Derry this morning 👍🏼

Although at times the audio was so bad with delays and talking over each other I spent the first 30min assuming he was still in Japan, rather than lurgan 😂
 

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I had some upload issues - and the fixed audio didn’t make it everywhere it seems. A mistake not to be repeated!

Glad you enjoyed the show. Next one recording in a few weeks!
 

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I really enjoyed this Episode but boy am I out of touch. All the R32, 86, Ep3 etc etc etc etc had my head spinning. Perhaps like Chris learning Japanese I need to learn car lingo.
Man do I feel old and feel that I was too much into girls at that age than cars lol. No bad thing though.
 
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