Kai Art International (K.A.I)
P.O.Box 807 Lebec, California 93243
Phone (661) 245-0918
Shin's Column
Alfa Romeo Duetto 1600 Poster
Hello Alfa Romeo fans,
We're sorry to have kept you waitihg for a long time. The print of Alfa Romeo Duetto 1600 is available now.
Alfa Romeo celebrates the hundredth anniversary this year.
We offer you 100 Limited (artist autograpg,
numbering, Limited Edition embossing) as Shin's
special edition.
Of course, stadard print is available.
Please make an order with your favorite number between 001 and 100 in Alfa Romeo page.
We're sorry, but we don't accept a reservation of the number.
May, 2010
"Legends of Riverside" March 26th to 28th, 2010 at Riverside International Museum
My hero "Big Jerry Grant" and me. I'm small than him, but my face is bigger than him !!!!!!
Carroll Shelby and Dan Gurney.
My camera was shaking. I have spent memorial time with them.
Denise Mcluggage
She is a madonna in the racing history.
Bob Bondurant sign on his book !
Legends celebrated that I had published my book, Toyota 2000GT. Everybody autographed on my 2000GT book. I will show you sometime. It's my treasure.
03/28/2010
I was in "2009 Art Explosion" from Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th. It held Miami, Florida.
I was back from 80's degree Florida to 30's snowy Lebec on Sunday. Art show was great and many people visit the event in North Miami Lexus dealer.
Alfa Romeo Ferrari BMW
My paint works at Art Show
Le man pit scene Ferrari Mercedes Benz
Cutaway artworks
I visited Ferrari Club of America Florida region luncheon party and I met great Ferrari owners.
Cheers ! Great Italian meals.
12/10/2009
I will have autograph session at Datsun Heritage Museum in Murrieta on 25th April.
Please visit their website WWW.DATSUNHERITAGEMUSEUM.COM
I will be there and want see my fan and friends.
04/11/2009
Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Poster
I finished Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo drawing and mail out all of orders.
Thank you for many support and orders.
I had made 240Z and 350Z and a couple of racing model Z. This moment I have no idea for next Z drawing but I'm sure I will make some Z drawing for Z lovers. I donated this poster to Datsun Heritage Museum and Texas Z convention.
Poster available now.
Size 18" x 24" Black & White
Price $40.00
Please click Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo drawing.
03/25/2009
Renault Alpine A110 (unfinished)
03/25/2009
Porsche Carrera GT(unfinished)
03/25/2009
Available UKIYOE Porsche Carrera GT Poster
Size 18" x 24" Colored
Price $125.00
Please click Premium Series
07/04/2020
The first anniversary !
One year ago I made this website myself.
I'm not computer guy and I had no idea for make website but last January I tried make it without any kind help.
I know this website has no good indication and my broken English(they call Shinglish!) but every day so many people visit this website and send a lot of e-mail to me.
I had so many friends through this website.
Also two month later I start STC website, it is big hit too and Dec 23rd over 6000 people visited STC website only one day !
Last year I made just 2 drawings but this year I will make more drawing.
Thank you all for visiting this website.
01/05/2009
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to every visitors.
This website start 10 month ago and a lot of people visit this website every day.
2009 I will make more drawing for you!
12/25/2008
Z car Fiesta in Japan
Mr.Shinichi Yoshikawa( not me ) got authgraph of Mr.K, Mad Mike and Mr.Yukawa on his Z car posters at Z Car Fiesta in Japan.
11/23/2008
Peter Brock supervised Kyosho BRE 240Z
Peter Brock sent me photos of Tokyo Model Show.
Kyosho displayed my BRE 240Z cutaway drawing with their new scale model.
10/24/2008
Grand Open Datsun Heritage Myseum
September 12th, I went to Murrieta, CA for presence at opening ceremony.
Tape cutting!
They display my posters on entrance.
Johnnie Gable (she was long time secretary of MR.K) with MR.K's yellow Z!
Beautiful (both) 1966 Nissan Patrol and owner.
Mr.Matsuo's ( designer of original Z ) Z drawing.
Museum VP Fred Jordan makes tour for visitors.
Museum President Mr.Masataka Usami, his wife Fusako and me.
09/13/2008
Frustration ! ? ! ?
Big disappointment but I'm back!
I'm a member of Triumph Club and many club members recommended making a cutaway drawing of Triumph. They said TR6 is the best (personally I do not have interested in TR6 but it is business) and I started to drawing. I showed up all process of drawing on this website.
90% done I started to selling poster, but nobody order !
I disappointed and learned Triumph people has no interested in this kind artwork. I was shock and I could not hold darwing pen last two month.
Forget Triumph people(I have two early Triumph Spitfires and still I like Triumph!) now I re-started to drawing for just my favorite cars.
I have a lot of collectors of my posters of Porsche,
Lotus,Alfa Romeo,Abarth,Ferrari etc etc.
I decided to draw for these peoples.
I will draw Porsche Carrera GT and show up all process on this website again.
09/07/2008
Enjoy Car Life !
Life is too short
I hope people can see how to enjoy their car life, I set up new page for "How to enjoy car life".
This time I get 67' Renault Caravelle from New Mexico in good condition?
I will make this new page base by this car to enjoy research it or restoration it.
(07/12/2008)
Mr.Masui drove up to my shop by his rare 1983' Matra Murena 2.2.
He imported this car from Japan!
Same time I was fixing rear break of my Murena.
Two Matras in my shop and looks like French country side small car garage.
05/17/2008
Citroen Car Club of LA visited my shop and I show
metal work and my collection for them.
Especially they had interested in my Citroen H-van.
05/17/2008
Last weekend I went to Los Angels and visit John Morton's home and West Coast Z national Convention by my Matra.
A lot of people around me (not me, around Matra!)
and ask me about this car.
Total I drove over 360 miles and next morning I fill up gas, only 10 gallon!
It is 36 mpg better than small Triumph Spitfire.
But I found break pads is almost gone and while I get it from French,I has use other relief car again.
New relief car is 1964 Panhard 24 CT.
This car has air cooled flat twin 850cc engine with 4 speed and reach to 100 mph maximum!
This is relief car has beautiful timeless design.
05/03/2008
I visited John Morton's home for signing for my posters on Saturday.
I gave 2 BRE posters #46 to him.
04/26/2008
West Coast Z National Convention
I went to West Coast Z National Convention.
My signing table was just side of Steve Millen's
Le Mans 300ZX!
04/27/2008
I went to Steve Millen's shop in Costa Mesa California,it is round trip 300 miles!
I gave 300ZX poster #75 to him and he sign on my posters.
Thank you Steve.
04/23/2008
Already passed middle of April but unusual weather has cold atmospherie to this mountain.
I prepared for gas saver car by Triumph Spitfire but convertible is no good for cold weather.
Now I have relief car for gas saver.
It is Matra Murena 2.2 made in French.
This is mid ship sports car with 3 seater!
Engine switch from Talbot sedan 4 cylinder 2.2L.
This is big torque and great gasmilage 32mpg!
Also has big size trunk room.
Soft suspension and fablic seat make comfortable driving.
Now I enjoy it. 
I painted center pillar to matt black.
Rear view is wide like 5 liter sports car class! 
Unique design steering wheel!
04/22/2008
I invited Steve Millen and John Morton to West Coast National Z Convention but they didn't have time.
I will see them on 23RD and get their autograph on BRE and 300ZX posters.
04/21/2008
Now I'm so buzy for prepare West Coast National
Z convention. I will be there on 27th.
See you there!
04/18/2008
I donated Z posters to The Texas Z National at
San Antonio for raffle. They send photos of winners but I show up just beautiful Texas girls !
I'm sorry Texas Cowboys but please enjoy it.
Richard please send their phone number to me !
04/14/2008
I went to Queens-English Car Show on Sunday.
I wake up 3:30AM for watch Fomula 1 race and rushed to that show.
I drove my Lotus, it was great running but had many vibration and noise!
I met friends and watch many interest cars.
It was a wonderful day!
This is my Lotus Elite in the show.
Jay Leno looking my Lotus Elite.
My friend Frank bring his beautiful Lotus Elite SE.
Also other my friend Steve bring early Jaguar E type.I like wide white wall tires!
04/06/2008
Meet Friends
Banzai! I finished 300ZX cutaway this morning.
From New Year Day, I made 2 artworks. I had 5 years blank and I'm afraid to speed and quality.
Now I'm so happy, still I can do it !
I want to give some rest to my brain and will start next job.
This Sunday I will bring my Lotus Elite to Queens-English Car Show and enjoy meeting with friends.
See you there!
04/01/2008
Car Guys Club
Spring has come !
Opening great season of mountain drive.
I'm a member of "Mountain Road Runner", this is local small car club for car lovers.
We enjoy mountain drive with any kind cars also have lunch and talking about cars.
This club has no member fee and wide open door
to any people.
They are wonderful people and car-crazy !
I'm sure you can enjoy meet these people and drive in beautiful mountain road.
If you have interested on this mountain run, please send e-mail to me.
03/24/2008
Old, but new baby was comimg
New comer of my collection!
This is famous Citroen H van 1972'.
Originally Citroen H series released on 1947!
This is my birth year meaning 60 years ago Citroen
had this unique design and idea .
Front wheel drive,light weight corrugated panels,
Tall cargo room (over 6') and great gasmailage.
I beleived still this concept is good to today's delivery truck.
I pushed to GM and presented this concept for their future delivery truck,but they do not have interested in this project.
Still they concentrate big gas eator SUV or truck!
In the future I will make this concept truck myself.
03/22/2008
Before and After
35 years ago. 1973
Now ! 2008
I found old photos of my Fiat Cabriolet.
I owned Fiat 1600S Cabriolet in Japan 35 years ago.
Now I have same 1500 Cabriolet in my grage.
You see I was young and hair is black!
Amazingly, 35 years ago I bought this car $4000 and last year I get this car $4000.
03/16/2008
One of my projects
This is one of my project cars.
1960' DB PANHARD HBR5.
This is very rare car and used Panhard air cooled flat twin 850cc engine on tube frame with special design fiberglass body.
Only 850cc but light weight and aero dynamic body take to over 100mph maximum!
I found this car at Texas when it was terrible condition,still I has make new fuel tank or brake system.
Early 60's This DB price was almost same with Austin Hearly 3000 or MG A twin cam !
03/16/2008
1964 Triumph Spitfire
1964 Triumph Spitfire 4 runs now!
This car was vintage race car project but rise gasoline price then I pull out this car from my collection for save gas daily drive car.
I work to clean up and fix fuel pump and now it run!
I believe it is best way for save money because
this car was only $1500, no smog test, still great
design body, 35mpg gasmailage, reasonable parts price,simple mechanism is easy for fix. two seater is enough for daily drive.
Do not buy expensive hybrid car, buy old sports
car.
03/14/2008
Thank you for Vintage Racecar magazine.
They put short story about my artwork and this website on newest issue.
Please check their website.
03/14/2008