The surprising process of unloading highly sought after JDM cars arriving in the UK from Japan

  • These JDM cars were unloaded from a shipping container
  • They arrived in the UK from Japan
  • The way they are unboxed might surprise you

Published on Nov 15, 2024 at 6:11 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

Last updated on Nov 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by Tom Wood

The process of unloading JDM cars from a shipping container when they arrive in the UK from Japan is not what you might expect.

There are five cars tightly packed into a 40-foot-high cube.

They are stacked one on top of the other.

The way they’re unpacked will undoubtedly surprise you.

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Unloading coveted JDM cars

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That’s handy, then.

The shipping container arrived from Japan eight weeks after the fleet of JDM cars which hailed from the Japanese domestic market in 2013.

The cars were either used as project cars or put up for sale.

They arrived tightly packed into a 40-foot-high cube container from Japan.

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But back to the JDM box, it contained two Subaru STIs (Version 8 and 9), a White Dragon Blue Subaru, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 MR, and a Spec C Subaru Impreza.

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They represent high-level engineering, performance, and heritage in rally and motorsports.

Unloading the cars

The nailbiting, but strangely satisfying, unloading process involved carefully lowering the stacked cars.

Starting from the bottom is apparently the safest way to do this before carefully bringing the upper ones down to ground level.

Using specialized equipment ensures no damage is done to the cars – no matter what condition they’re arrived in.

For example, one Subaru has significant front-left damage, meaning it’s probably destined for parts resale.

The entire process took a surprisingly lengthy three hours to complete.

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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”