The license plate on this Datsun 1600 says it all. If you have a penchant for Simmons wheels, oddball two-door wagons, and rear window blinds, then head to the JNC forums for photos from South Australia’s All Japan Day. Ta to JNC readers B1500boy and jdmrx2 for posting their images from this incredible event last weekend!

Mark your calendars, Toyotaku — Toyotafest 2010 is open for registration. Come gather at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California for the biggest Toyota show in the US! Meet your fellow Toyota enthusiasts! You will not see a bigger collection of Toyota’s history anywhere else in this hemisphere. It all starts on Saturday, May 8 at 9am!

For a taste of Toyotafests past, here’s coverage of the 2009, 2008, 2007 shows

Okay, okay. We can’t keep the rabid Nissan nutters at bay any more. Luckily, as with most nostalgic car shows in Japan, the New Year Meeting has heavy emphasis on Skylines with a hearty helping of Fairladies and Sunnies on the side. But we’ve got some Other Marque love in here as well. Hino and Suzuki, anyone? Click through to see JNC operative Derek Y’s final transmission. (more…)

Welcome to Part 2 of our 2010 New Year Meeting coverage. JNC operative Derek Y. has sent us photos of Toyotas, Mazdas and Mitsubishis and a solitary Honda. We know you’re eager to get to the eye candy so let’s jump right in. (more…)

So as we’re sure you all know, the biggest Japanese kyuusha show of the year took place last weekend. The 2010 New Year Meeting has come and gone, and we just received an incoming transmission beamed across the Pacific from our operative Derek Y! (more…)

Strong Nostalgic Showing at the Tokyo Auto Salon: This year’s TAS had more J-tin that we can remember for a long time. Check out Speedhunters’ coverage here: Old School Style @ TAS 2010.

Hat tip to DegreE.

If you know of or would like to publicize an event, send us a tip at feedback(at)japanesenostalgiccar.com

This week:

• Friday, January 8 / Torrance, California: South Bay Monthly Meet
• Sunday, January 10 / Murrieta, California: DHM Swap Meet/Car Show

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Right. So that evil Mazda RX-3 we posted yesterday? It’s just met its match. This Toyota Mark II devours souls for breakfast. Take heed not to confuse the name of the car with the name of the wheel. Peer into the bottomless abyss of those blacked out SSR MkIIIs and you risk falling in completely. (more…)

If you know of or would like to publicize an event, send us a tip at feedback(at)japanesenostalgiccar.com

This week:

• Saturday, December 12 / Grapevine, Texas: Texas Toyota Car Show
• Saturday, December 12 / Atlanta, Georgia: Garage Zero Holiday Open House
• Sunday, December 13 / New South Wales, Australia: 2009 Show and Shine

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The boys with the Datsun wagons held the final South Bay meet of 2009 last Friday and despite the chilly (for SoCal) temperatures we rolled in to join the festivities.

We saw the Mazda R100 above at SevenStock earlier this year. Note the RHD, Victoria license plate and Simmons B45 wheels. This baby is more Australian than Paul Hogan on a boomerang. (more…)