Welcome to the world of Japanese tuning shop RAUH-Welt Begriff (RWB) and its curator, Nakai-San, who creates some of the most uniquely modified Porsche in the business.The enigmatic man's unique styling will always divide opinions, but no matter what's your preference, the passion and dedication that Nakai-San has for his work can not be ignored.
The video posted below captures Nakai-San's reflections, which are almost as interesting an unique as the cars he creates. He's happy whether you love his Porsches or you hate them, he spends all of his money on cars, he won't quit smoking and he plans to continue turning out his unique brand of P-cars until the day he dies. Finally, he also explains why RWB will never become mainstream. (The video is best seen enlarged, so you can read the translation from Japanese into English)
RAUH WELT Begriff // Night Session from eGarage on Vimeo.
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| Nakai-San's Chiba-Ken garage |
In 2011, eGarage got an invite to visit RWB USA (California) and didn't expect to meet the mad scientist himself.
"...Nakai-San was smoking a Winston, drinking a Stella and peering into the new 2011 body for a grey RWB that sat 15 ft away from him. It appeared that he was analyzing, studying and absorbing the car's energy. This was truly a treat! Nakai-San is everything we had read about and so much more. To see him work and in action was sensational. He measures with his fingers, he reacts with unorthodox physical quickness and strength and although it seems there is no method to his Porsche madness he is in fact organized and methodical...ALWAYS in deep thought!"RAUH-Welt Begriff means "rough world" and Nakai-San has been living up to this idea for the past 15 years, although he has been at it for more than 20. Using no photoshop rendering or CAD, it all comes from him. Although he does rely on Rotiform and Fifteen52 for help in the wheels department.
Source: eGarage.com, Jalopnik, crankandpiston.com
Photo credit: Speedhunters, GT Spirit
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