06Life at the garage
THE CARS ARE ONLY PART OF IT
New arrivals, sourcing trips, workshop days, first drives and time on the road.
TougeSupply is built around the cars, but also around the people, places and stories that come with them.
01Our story
JAPANESE CARS, A PERSONAL STANDARD
TougeSupply grew from years spent collecting, driving and racing Japanese cars. What started as a personal fascination became a garage built around finding the right examples and looking after them properly.
02Long before the first drive
WE ALL HAD THAT ONE CAR
Some cars take you back before they take you anywhere.
Gran Turismo after school, Japanese tuning magazines, The Fast and the Furious, and cars on screens and bedroom walls.
For many of us, the fascination started long before we could drive. Skylines, Supras, RX-7s and Evos became more than cars we wanted. They became part of why we started caring about cars in the first place.
Years later, that feeling is still there. We just know a little better what to look for now.
03Meet the founder
Wouter Bollen
Wouter spent years collecting, driving and racing Japanese cars before TougeSupply existed.
That experience also showed him another side of the market. Too many cars reached Europe because they were inexpensive to buy rather than because they were genuinely good examples. Rust, previous accident damage and poor repairs were not uncommon, and lower-grade cars often shaped the reputation of Japanese imports here.
Wouter wanted to approach it differently.
Today he personally leads the sourcing and selection at TougeSupply, with a focus on clean, honest cars with good history and the right specification. Rust, previous damage and questionable repairs are exactly the things we want to discover before a car is bought, not afterwards.
“If I wouldn’t own it myself, it doesn’t make the cut.”
04Our standard
GOOD CARS HOLD UP TO A CLOSER LOOK
We are not interested in buying a car simply because the model is desirable. We want to understand the individual car before putting our name behind it.
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CONDITION
Bodywork, underside, interior and mechanical condition all deserve a proper look.
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HISTORY
Available records, previous ownership and known repairs help us understand where a car came from.
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SPECIFICATION
Colour, transmission, factory options and modifications can completely change how desirable an example is.
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HONESTY
Not every old Japanese car is perfect. What matters is knowing what is there and being open about it.
05The people at TougeSupply
A SMALL TEAM, PERSONALLY INVOLVED
From the first enquiry to sourcing, shipping and handover, the people you speak to are the same people working on your car behind the scenes.
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Wouter Bollen
FOUNDER · SOURCING & SELECTIONLeads the sourcing and decides which cars meet the TougeSupply standard.
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Mimi Hoang
BRAND · CONTENT · COMMUNITYBrings the cars, people and culture around TougeSupply to life.
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Dandy Habraken
OPERATIONS · LOGISTICSCoordinates the practical side of getting cars from purchase to delivery.
07From Japan to your garage
LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ONE?
Explore what is already here or tell us what you are looking for. If the right car is still in Japan, we can start there.