■SEMA SHOW 2025 Socket Boy Interviews 5 companies at the American biggest custom car festival Cruising J-Town: Car Culture Built by Japanese Americans -OVR LC100: A Two-Year Journey with a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser -Hello Socket Boys and Girls Around the World Bus 4x4: Building Australia's Toughest People Movers OVR Magazine: A Magazine Built for Real World Exploration -NEJIDO Interview with Japanese Fastener Manufactures QP FASTENING WORKS CO.,LTD/ NIPPON FASTENER CORPORATION Manufacturing City: Higashiosaka

Experience American Car Culture! -SEMA SHOW 2025 -Issued 4 times a year-Recommended products Culture and history of craftsmanship city, Higashiosaka Customer & supplier interviews Socket Boy interviews 5 companies at American biggest custom car festival -Cruising J-Town : Car Culture Built by Japanese Americans -OVR LC100:A Two-Year Journey with a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser 11-12 Socket Boy There are still many fastener companies around the world that we don't know about. Introducing one US company and one Australian company BUS 4x4 Building Australia’s Toughest People Movers □VR Magazine A Magazine...

#01 flush Fasteners Fasteners with Invisible Drive Function F-Head™ - An Innovative Design Created from Medical Need F-Head™ triumphs with the IF DESIGN AWARD 2026 Gold Feature Interviews With 5 Companies Attending America’s Biggest Car Festival In this edition of Socket Boy, we are featuring interviews with five companies who attended the SEMA SHOW 2025, the world’s largest vehicle aftermarket exhibition, held in Las Vegas from 4th to 7th November 2025. The selected companies featured range from an innovative fastener manufacturer to classic-car restoration specialists to a racing apparel manufacturer....

Developing Radio-Controlled Cars Built to Win Turning Racing Experience into Product Innovation Founded in 1976, Classic Industries Corporation manufactures restoration parts for American classic cars. Their extensive product range -covering everything from engine components and body panels to interior products and electrical components, helps enthusiasts restore their vehicles to their original condition. The first model the company worked with was the Chevrolet Camaro, followed by Firebird and Nove. Today, according to President Mark Vogt, they supply parts for more than 120 different car models,...

Founded in 1950, Mooneyes USA, Inc. is a manufacturer of parts and accessories for custom cars, hot rod cars* and motorbikes. Their product range spans from car parts and accessories, such as fuel tanks and hubcaps, to merchandise including T-shirts and stickers. Based in California, the birthplace of hot rod culture, the company operates both physical shops and an online store, making it possible for customers around the world to purchase their automotive parts and branded items. President Chico Kodama shared the story of how the company began. ‘‘The founder, Mr. Dean Moon, made parts to repair...

A Two-Year Journey with a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser . Text and Images by Jerry Tsai Overlanding—vehicle-based travel that blends road trips, camping and off-pavement exploration—has grown rapidly In recent years. Instead of racing to a destination, the focus is on the journey itself: backroads, scenic campsites and self-sufficient travel. That spirit is at the heart of OVR (Outdoor Vehicle Recreation), a magazine dedicated to vehicle-based adventure. As OVR's Editorial Director, I spend a lot of time testing gear and traveling to trails and events. My 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser—nicknamed the OVR...

OVR MagazineA Magazine Built for Real World Exploration Bus 4x4 Building Australia’s Toughest People Movers GLOBRL ic°NVERSION Bus 4x4 is an Australian engineering innovator specialising in transforming Toyota Coaster and HiAce vehicles into capable 4WD and AWD people movers designed for the world’s toughest environments. Founded in 2011 and based in Rocklea, Queensland, the company began in response to a growing demand for safer, more reliable off road transport solutions for industry. What started as a practical solution for challenging worksites has since evolved into a market leading manufacturer...

Vol.4 QP FASTENING WORKS CO..LTD Creating Products in Response to Customers’ Needs. Director and Branding Chief - the Hoad for Those Living in the Fastener industry- VoU NIPPON FASTENER CORPORATION Improved Competitiveness: Achieved Through an Integrated Production Structure - Outlook for Nippon Fastener’s overseas business Yuki Kariya joined Kyushushinjo in 2001. Kariya’s father also worked at Kyushushinjo, as Company Director, so he knew the company well. Originally from Kagoshima Prefecture, Kariya spent around three years training in Osaka before returning to his hometown. He has ensured...

have cross:shaped heads? Q. Do construction workers .. * . -A. A ever forget to tighten all A" Because slotted head I fasteners are^difficult to make. High-rise buildings and apartments are supported by fasteners. Failure to tighten the fastener could be disastrous! Cross-shaped head fasteners can be mass produced by molding while slotted head fasteners are more difficult to produce, requiring more detailed manufacturing. Nishioka Byoura manufactures high quantity slotted head fasteners. The advantages of slotted heads are that they are easy to remove even when clogged with debris and can be...

Techno Messe Higashiosaka 2025Ikomasanjo Amusement ParkBreathtaking Views from the Flying Tower with a 90 Year History Perched 642 meters above sea level on the summit of Mount Ikoma, Ikomasanjo Amusement Park straddles the border between Higashiosaka City in Osaka and Ikoma City in Nara. Since opening its gate in 1929, the park has delighted visitors for over 90 years. Due to its mountaintop location, the park is seasonal and closed during the winter months, due to the winter weather conditions. Despite Japan’s declining population, the park saw 370,000 visitors in 2023, with numbers steadily...