Monthly Archives: October 2010

Friday Video: Datsun 280Z vs. Chevy Chevelle

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ben Hsu

You are not experiencing a deja vu. This is the second consecutive week in which we’ve had a car chase involving a brown, late-model Datsun Z. This one hails from a completely different continent — ours, in fact. Robert “Mannix” … Continue reading →

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Event Horizon for the Week of November 1, 2010

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dan Hsu

This week: Tuesday, November 2 / Torrance, CA: Toyota Automobile Museum Grand Opening Friday, November 5 / Torrance, CA: SoCal Japanese Classic Car Meet

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Boyd Coddington Custom 17 & 18 Inch Celica Supra Wheels

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The Toyota Celica Supra P-Type is one of the best looking OEM wheels ever made. The classic four-spoke alloy was delivered stock with the MA61 from 1982 to 1986, and although the L-Types had a 15×6 option, the wider P-Type 14×7 … Continue reading →

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What a Datsun 240Z Looks Like Going 173 MPH

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Remember the Datsun 240Z that recently broke the F/GT Class record at the Bonneville Salt Flats? Here’s a video on Rebello Racing of what that looks like from the cockpit. Or is that footage from a Space Shuttle launch? No, … Continue reading →

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Mazda Assembly Lines Through the Ages

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Straight outta Hiroshima, let’s take a journey through Mazda’s assembly lines over the years. The above is a 1980 plant churning out the SA22C RX-7 Savanna by the boatload.

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Awesomeness Lurks at the Swiss Toyota Museum

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a while since we checked into the Swiss Toyota Museum, but this photo from their newsletter that recently landed in our inbox makes us want to pack our bags and high-tail it to the Alps. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Datsun 260Z Drifts Through Zandvoort, Sorta

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Ben Hsu

If  anything, the Dutch rival the Japanese for television weirdness, so we’ll ignore the plot of this Bassie & Adriaan episode and cut straight to the chase. In it, a Datsun 260Z pursues a clown in a Matra Rancho. There are … Continue reading →

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Gallbladder, Anyone? Citrus Green Datsun 280ZX

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Would you rather have: a super low mileage gem, or an ultra rare color? Citrus Green is likely the rarest color ever to grace a Datsun 280ZX, excluding the one-off specials. It’s the color I’d have because I dig oddball hues … Continue reading →

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Enkei Wheels Resurrects Enkei 92 Mesh Rim

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Need some nostalgic meshies that haven’t seen one too many pothole and aren’t stricken with a classic case of curb rash? The old school revivals keep on coming with the (re-)introduction of the Enkei 92!

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Japanese Nostalgics at the 2010 Art Center Classic

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The Art Center College of Design is one of the top transportation design schools in the world, and each year the Art Center Classic gathers some of the world’s best automotive forms in a show that would make Jeremy Clarkson … Continue reading →

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The Toyota Truck: Weapon of Choice

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Car enthusiasts have long noticed that news footage from war-torn regions inevitably result in grainy shots of heavily armed men overflowing from the beds of Toyota pickups. Whether it’s rebels, guerillas, insurgents, counterinsurgents or, on occasion, the US Special Forces, … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: How to Kill a President

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Before the feds kick down our door, let’s clarify: a Nissan President. Although the hero Nissan Leopard F31 (aka Infiniti M30) never comes face to face with said President in this episode of Abunai Deka, it does chase down a … Continue reading →

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Event Horizon for the Weekend of October 15, 2010

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dan Hsu

The Art Center Car Classic is a design focused car exhibition that features high end European and American classics.  This year, nostalgics will be making a strong case for Japanese automotive design.  Among others, see the Toyota 2000GT and Lexus … Continue reading →

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Honda Fit RS Now Road Sailing in Sunset Orange

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The Honda Fit has taken up the small-car slot that the Civic 1200 once held in the automaker’s US lineup. So it’s no surprise that when Honda resurrected the RS badge that first appeared on the 1974 Civic RS, they … Continue reading →

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C31 Laurel

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Matt De Mangos

John and Ben posted the C32 earlier this week. But this C31 Laurel is badasser. Pillarless, check!

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Kobayashi Tire & Wheel: Old School Japanese Garage

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Kobayashi Tire & Wheel is totally old school. How old? According to its website, the tire & wheel shop was established way back in 1923! You can tell this isn’t your run-of-the-mill JDM version of Big O Tires, because they … Continue reading →

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C32 Laurel

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Tsurikawa, check. Shako stance, check. Two-tone, check. Work Equip 03s, check. RB20DET? Possibly. Don’t get us wrong. We’re grateful for the Cressida, but sad that Nissan never brought this rival to the Toyota luxemobile stateside. There can never be too much 80s boxiness. … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Nissan Cedric vs Matsuda

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Yusaku Matsuda, to be precise. Although not a rotary-powered model, it still exhibits all the nimble handling the brand is known for. Video below the fold.

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Toyota Skyline, Anyone?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Since we mentioned the BRE Mitsubishi Evo yesterday, we might as well one of the most classic examples of minicar marque-model mismatch. Zee Toys went out of business in 1996 but in its heyday the company had, among other products, … Continue reading →

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BRE Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Ben Hsu

So we were browsing the diecast aisle at Target the other day when the unmistakeable red/white/blue livery of Brock Racing Enterprises caught our eye. It was slathered over a big honkin’ semi rig with a matching smaller car on the … Continue reading →

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