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JDM Workshop Spotlight: Carcraft Yabusaki

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Kev

A few months ago, we put the spotlight on Auto Service Machinaga, a Kobe bodyshop that not only did great work in restoring JDM classics, but also had the presence of mind to record their restoration process in photographs, presented … Continue reading →

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Video: Japan's Greatest Cars, Mitsubishi Edition

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Ben

From our water chestnut bureau courtesy of RedSunday, here’s a couple of great vids featuring Mitsubishis. First, a walkthrough of some of the triple diamond mafia’s greatest hits. Though we couldn’t understand anything except that the GTO MR has “dummy” … Continue reading →

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Motoring J Style to Honor BRE Reunion

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Ben

This recent article on Winding Road is a good read on the background of Martin Swig, a well-known California car collector. What it doesn’t mention though, is that Swig, along with his son David, in 2007 founded Motoring J Style, … Continue reading →

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JNC In Japan: Day 5

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Ben

Today we headed out to the Chainan 21, the official museum of Hino. Check out this sign. The station name is Toyoda, and if you notice, the previous stop was Hino. Coincidence? Probably. The Hino museum is at neither of … Continue reading →

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Still B.R.E.

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ben

Howdy, race fans. Here’s some great news. Peter Brock, the man behind the BRE race teams that took Datsun to SCCA Trans-Am 2.5 championships, has launched a new website, bre2.net. Old photos abound, from Brock’s early days with Hino, through … Continue reading →

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