Tag Archives: rally

Kidney, Anyone? $64,000 Nissan Stanza Ex-Works Rally Car

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The UK owner of this car is asking 40,000 pounds sterling (over US$64,000) for a Nissan Stanza. Surprised? Well, this is no ordinary Stanza. According to the seller, it’s the ex-works car that won the 1979 Southern Cross Rally. Held … Continue reading →

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Prince Skyline S54 GT-B at the Gates

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ben Hsu

In honor of Shinichro Sakurai, we’ve been poring over images of Skylines both Prince and Nissan. Here’s a quasi-replica of the Prince Skyline S54 GT-B that went up against a purpose-built Porsche 904 race car at the 1964 Japan Grand … Continue reading →

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Honda Cub CM91 Boss Roadster

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Okay, so this isn’t, strictly speaking, a car, but it is Japanese, nostalgic, and I saw it in person the other day. It’s also rare.

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Wednesday Wall: Lucha Libre 1967 Datsun Sports 1600, Squealing Tires Not Included

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Dan Hsu

You don’t have to see Michael Emery’s face to know that he’s grinning from ear to ear in this picture.  His road-rally prepped Datsun Sports 1600 was born to carve down steep mountain passes, so coming up with the concept … Continue reading →

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The Sonorous Sounds of the Mazda RX-7 Group B Rally Car

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Kevin San

The Group B Mazda RX-7‘s brief claim to fame was a podium finish at the 1985 Acropolis Rally amidst a field of AWD monsters like the Audi Quattro. But Mazda threw its weight behind its Group A 323 and Group … Continue reading →

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The First Subarus to Rally in North America

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Don’t let its humble physique and faded pumpkin orange paint fool you. Long before legions of metallic blue Imprezas, this was the first Fuji Heavy to rally in North America. The Subaru FF-1 took on the Baja 500, baby, and … Continue reading →

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Big Gallery of Airborne Nostalgics II

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Back by popular demand, here’s the continuation of our Airborne Nostalgics series in which we post nothing but pictures of J-tin momentarily defying the forces of gravity. We also urge you to free any similar images you have from the … Continue reading →

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