Strange Happenings: Buy 35,000 Scewers of Grilled Chicken, and Receive a Free Porsche

A break from the usual heavy automotive analysis and vitriolic diatribe with a story of a more congenial, light-hearted nature.

For those of you that like nothing better than a little bit of chicken with your German sports cars, one Japanese grilled chicken entrepreneur may have just what you are looking for. Tokyo-based cyber-wholesaler of "Yakitori" (Japanese-style chicken kebabs), Iro Tori Dori, is offering to throw in a complimentary Porsche 944, for the first customer prepared to lay down the cash and purchase 35,000 skewers worth of chicken. The price for such chicken based gluttony - a mere 4,200,000 Yen (roughly £18,250 at current exchange rates) including delivery. For those on a tighter budget and with less voracious appetites, the same retailer also offers a special Porsche Pack which includes a 1/58th scale Porsche Boxster and a variety of appetising kebabs, all for a mere 4,200 Yen.

The Porsche in question is a 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo, in silver and with a registered 104,800km on the odometer. The vehicle has been fully maintained by a local Porsche specialist and is currently awaiting a new owner with a suitable penchant for chicken kebabs.



The chicken meanwhile shall be delivered in vacuum-sealed refrigerated packs, and once removed from the packaging a single kebab can be cooked and on the table after a brief 90-second blast in a 500W microwave.

Giblets: Yakitori - Japanese Chicken Kebabs

Should anyone feel the need for speed, and indeed, the need for prodigious amounts of chicken on a stick, you had better get in quick. More details can be found here (in Japanese): http://www.rakuten.co.jp/it-dori/1783769/1769921/.

Disclaimer: Automobilia Japonica will not be held responsible for any chicken/Porsche induced vomiting resulting from purchase of the aforementioned product.