Category Archives: vans

EVENTS: 2012 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part 04: Vans

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Ben

All hail the one-box! Our final installment of the 2012 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals is going to be van-tastic! After all, the SCN is a festival of Amesha Kulture, and what’s more American than vannin’? 

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Toyota Van Sports the Biggest Bra You’ve Ever Seen

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Ben

Under normal circumstances a big bra is a turn on, but good God, how many cows do you suppose were slain to fashion this gimp mask for a mid-80s Toyota Van? Things get even more S&M creepy when you consider … Continue reading →

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Japanese Backyard Collection of J-tin

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Ben

This backyard stash of J-tin was just sitting about on a quiet suburban side street. The owner of this trove may not want to be revealed so I won’t mention any names, but he did say that the majority of … Continue reading →

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Morning Cruising in Yokohama

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Ben

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 →

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Oh, Nap! '82 Toyota Lite Ace Gets the Bunk Out

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Ben

The interior of this 1982 Toyota Lite Ace makes us wish we were kids again. Why? Because it has bunk beds! The lower level is formed by folding the rear seats flat, while the upper bed is suspended from the … Continue reading →

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JNC In Japan: Day 7

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ben

Alas, our journey to Japan has come to an end. This morning we packed up our 10,000 lbs of brochures, some low down springs for the Cressida wagon, and 500 mystery boxes into Satoshi’s lowered 1995 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear … Continue reading →

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JNC In Japan: Day 1

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Ben

We took NWA, but the food wasn’t very good. If you have a choice, we recommend Public Enemy Air. Our man in Japan Satoshi picked us up in his slammed 1995 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear Super Exceed. It’s got 0 … Continue reading →

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'67 Toyo Kogyo Lineup, No Corks

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Ben

Over at online magazine Winding Road, they’ve posted the pages of a 1967 Toyo Kogyo brochure. If you’ve been paying attention, that’s the manufacturer Mazda was formerly known as, and it made corks. Each company had its humble beginnings. For … Continue reading →

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Hiace Haiku

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Ben

Born sixty seven, Forty years of large one-box Too square for the States. [Toyopet]

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