Category Archives: trucks
Mecum to Auction Jack Safro Toyota Collection
On a trip to California in the late 60s, Jack Safro was introduced to the RT40 Toyota Corona, a car then unheard of in his native Wisconsin. But everyone in California seemed to know it, and a dealer told him … Continue reading
Isuzu Trucks Can Do Wheelies (Results May Vary)
Back in the day, Isuzu wasn’t shy about doing outlandishly extreme commercials for its sometimes mundane products. This reaches a zenith with these commercials for the mid 80s Forward truck. More after the jump.
Super Bad Slammed ’73 Toyota Stout
We’re back from the SEMA MPMC conference, in one piece no less. So why not close off the week with something really cool, like this slammed Stout pickup? Once in a while the folks at Mini Truckin’ unearth a gem … Continue reading
RS-Yasu's Nissan Sunny B122 Pickup Resto
RS-Yasu is another restoration shop out of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan that does beautiful restoration work. Their most recently completed masterpiece is a sanitora, a portmanteau of “Sunny Truck.” Despite it looking like an early 70s B110 Sunny (Datsun 1200 in … Continue reading
Japanese Road Trip in Transforming Toyota Truck
Ok, this car isn’t nostalgic (or even a car, really), but the idea is timeless. After graduating high school, three Japanese buddies decided to follow their dream of a year-long cross-country road trip, from the northeastern island of Hokkaido to … Continue reading
EVENTS: SEMA 2008
Our coverage of the SEMA show. Due to the economic disaster, the mood was a bit down and every company is struggling. However, there were some bright spots, including the first JNC car at SEMA! Also, read the article to … Continue reading
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Morning Cruising in Yokohama
We’re still trying to go through the hundreds of SEMA photos we took, but in the meantime here’s a small set of photos from Satoshi, our man in Japan, from one of the Morning Cruises sponsored by Barracuda. Here are … Continue reading
Nissan 1400 Sunny Truck Put Out to Pasture
It was a relief to wake up this morning and find the planet still here, meaning we survived those wacky scientists flipping the switch on the Large Hadron Collider. Here’s another story of survival. In 1972 Nissan introduced the Sunny … Continue reading
Suzuki LJ80 Pickup Spotted In the Wild
There’s so little Suzuki news that we like to throw this marque a little love whenever the occasion presents itself. A while back, one such occasion did, when a minty fresh Suzuki LJ20 appeared on eBay. Now it’s successor, the … Continue reading
Truck, Yeah! JDM Datsun 620
Feast your peepers on this bad, bagged 1979 Datsun 620 pickup found on the streets of Japanland by Mini Truckin’ magazine. According to the article, the paint is actually a very, very dark green though it looks black. Owner Hayato … Continue reading
