Japfest 2026, and the weathergods smiled on us.

And quicker than you can say, "Oh look, the year has gone!", it was time for Japfest 2026. Held on Sunday the 26th April at Mondello Park.

The weather gods smiled down on us, and not a drop fell from the sky!

As with all things Automobile in Ireland, the bulk of the show was much the same as last year, with some notable absences.

My personal pick for the day?

To be fair, it could go to any number of the cars, but for pure "would you look at that" from my point of view, I'm going to have to choose the Fair Lady below.

You either love them, or you hate them. I choose to love this one.

Honourable mention will have to go to this nice Sunny. In the neck of the woods where I grew up they were known as a "Datsun 1200 Bakkie". The "Bakkie" being Afrikaans for a small bowl. Don't judge us, the language only recently turned 100.

Any of the MR2's could also slot in here. They were gorgeous.

Below a selection of some of the other cars on show.