Archive for the ‘wagons’ Category
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Continuing with our JCCS 2009 coverage, here are the cars from my personal favorite category — the wagons! This restored orange Datsun 510 was gorgeous, and aside from the re-upholstered interior it looks like it could have driven off the lot circa 1970. But this was just the first of many family freighters we saw last weekend. (more…)
Posted at 2:17 am by Ben, 9 Comments »
Tags: datsun, events, honda, kei, mazda, nissan, toyota, wagons
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Sgt. Daimon manning a Nissan Patrol-mounted water cannon leads to a flipped Datsun 620 pickup (on Enkei Bajas – SK was sponsored by Enkei) and senseless wagon destruction. Have a good weekend!
Posted at 2:47 am by Ben, 2 Comments »
Tags: 620, film/tv, nissan, seibu keisatsu, trucks, wagons
Friday, July 10th, 2009
In this clip from 80s Japanese cop show Abunai Deka, a Nissan Cedric 430 unmarked patrol car gives chase to a Gloria Van of the same generation. As you can see, this series doesn’t take itself as seriously as, say, Seibu Keisatsu, which would have ended the pursuit with Daimon arriving just in time to cut the baddies off at the pass and blow the crap out of their driver with a blast from his shotgun. Instead, Abunai lets its heroes play the fools, and even though we can’t understand what’s being said in this clip it still made us lawl.
Posted at 2:15 am by Ben, 3 Comments »
Tags: cedric, datsun, film/tv, gloria, nissan, wagons
Monday, July 6th, 2009
Our poor little JNC Wagon! It’s like the Giving Tree of cars. It relinquishes every ounce of pull we demand of it and yet we just keep asking and asking for more. It hauls loads of magazines and our booth to car shows, makes runs to the junkyard, and even jaunts down to Wal-Mart when we need new socks.
Sometimes bits of the ol’ girl just can’t hold out any longer and conk out, but she always makes sure we’re within walking distance of salvation. (more…)
Posted at 2:11 am by Ben, 14 Comments »
Tags: cressida, how to, toyota, wagons
Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Oh look, here are some photos from a jam-packed weekend for J-tin enthusiasts. We hit up the Torrance Old School Japanese Car Meet last night and witnessed this sexy party of nostalgics going on.
As much as we’d like to take credit for this oh-so-rebellious act of vandalism to the No Loitering sign, the gathering was actually quite the civilized summit of mutual automotive appreciation. Honest, Officer, it was like that when we got there!
Anyway, Let’s let Dan’s camera do the talking. (more…)
Posted at 3:08 pm by Ben, 12 Comments »
Tags: datsun, events, nissan, toyota, trucks, wagons
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Why is it that most classic car enthusiasts love station wagons? Is it because they’re symbolic of a time gone by and all but extinct from new car lots? Do we just fondly remember going on family road trips? Or maybe it’s the car-like stance combined with the practicality of an SUV. Many of us at here at JNC are certified wagon nuts and so are the guys at Hemmings. We hope their Wagon Snippets become a regular part of the blog, and we’re stoked to see them start off with some J-tin, a 1979 Honda Civic!
Posted at 12:00 am by Ben, 7 Comments »
Tags: civic, honda, wagons
Monday, May 18th, 2009

While Matt was down at the imG Old Skewl Meet in San Diego yesterday yours truly was at the Z-Car Club of Inland Valley’s annual car show at Quality Nissan in Temecula. Despite the name of the club all manner of Datsuns were welcomed with open arms, and the results are here: (more…)
Posted at 11:32 am by Ben, 10 Comments »
Tags: 510, bluebird, datsun, datsun 320, datsun 620, datsun roadster, nissan, trucks, wagons, z-car
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
May 17, 2009, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
Southern California hardly ever disappoints for the sheer number of nostalgics it contains. Case in point is the Old Skewl Meet today in gorgeous (overcast) Mission Bay in San Diego. This was just a get together, a free event, but it attracted not only locals, but a few guys from Los Angeles and even the Bay Area!
510’s and Ae86’s always show up to these events, but there were a few other surprises as well. (more…)
Posted at 4:56 pm by Matt, 13 Comments »
Tags: 510, ae86, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, datsun, datsun 510, events, hilux, mazda, mitsubishi, rotary, skyline, supra, toyota, trucks, wagon, wagons
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Yabba dabba doo, it’s the weekend! Time for your Friday video. Here’s another gem from Seibu Keisatsu, the ass-kickingest, Nissan-wreckingest cop show around. In this clip, the bad guys bust into police HQ in a shootout reminiscent of Heat and jack some kind of police-issue armored Nissan Gloria Wagon. A massive chase ensues, with all the requisite crashes, jumps, and toppled fruit stands. As our heroes get picked off one by one, Daimon is the only one left to pursue the perps in his 230 Cedric. But it appears that this time, the criminals get away… for now.
Posted at 2:46 am by Ben, 9 Comments »
Tags: datsun, gloria, nissan, seibu keisatsu, wagons
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
JNC is back home in the States, but there’s still much leftover material from Japan to write about. Here’s a look at the typical Japanese scenery one encounters during a drive to Narita Airport. This was my coach, my friend Satoshi’s S130 Crown Wagon. (more…)
Posted at 3:28 am by Ben, 10 Comments »
Tags: crown, japan, toyota, wagons
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