The year 1973 was the 20th anniversary of the Tokyo Motor Show. JMIF, in celebration, presented two special displays on "Development of Vehicles" and "Man and Automobiles." The former was an easy explanation of how vehicles progressed, and the latter endeavoured to review the role of automobiles in society. This was also discussed in the guidebook. JMIF s scheme was appropriate for the celebration, contributing much to the success of the show.

The "Development of Vehicles" display consisted of actual cars, model cars, and photographs. The actual cars were the Datsun Car No.1, other pre-1955 Japanese models and foreign classic cars numbering 29, and 17 custom cars which charmed old car enthusiasts. The other theme, "Man and Automobiles," was also emphasized with the display of leisure cars anticipating future uses of cars, and the display of a new traffic system.

Regarding safety measures, prototypes from various countries were introduced at an Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) international conference held in Kyoto in the spring of that year. At that conference Japanese ESVs were the target of keen interest from engineers from other countries. It was impressive that those ESVs were displayed at the Motor Show, and demonstrated high Japanese technological safety standards, attracting foreign visitors attention.