Tag Archives: Friday Video

Friday Video: Depth of Speed’s Wagon Heritage

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Ben

This Friday Josh Clason‘s Depth of Speed series returns with a new video about Duane Schaffer‘s Datsun 510 Wagon and Toyota Hilux. As always, the cinematography is gorgeous and the story quite moving to the die-hard car nut. Schaffer’s garage … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Depth of Speed’s Track Day & Taking the Plunge

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ben

What’s more stirring, the sight of a crimson hakosuka in motion or the heartfelt love of a car nut for his dream machine? Two new Depth of Speed videos follow the same red KGC10 Nissan Skyline, first as JDM Legends wrings it out … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: The development of the Toyobaru Neo-hachiroku

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ben

As we gear up for Toyotafest this weekend, watch this promotional video in which engineers describe incredible feats of packaging that made the Subaru BRZ and neo-hachiroku twins smaller than a Scion tC. This is the Steve Jobs-level passion for and/or obsession … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Mr. Bean goes for a ride in Nissan’s Zama Warehouse

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ben

Now that Nissan CEO Mr. Bean has revived the Datsun brand, it’s probably appropriate that he visit the Zama warehouse, where the company’s legendary collection of 400-plus classic and racing vehicles are stored. 

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Neo-86 jumpstarts Japan’s waning car culture

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Kev

Even up until the mid-2000s Japan was swarming with sleek, souped up performance machines that would give any JDM nut seizures of joy. A stroll down any major street was like tracking a pre-race establishing shot from Tokyo Drift. The … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Aleks Efremov’s Cressida Wagon

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ben

MX72 love emanates round these parts like rays of a dying sun. But with supplies of Cressida wagons dwindling on American roads, we have few opportunities to show our affection. That’s why we were fortunate to find this awesomely retro video … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Dekotora Chase!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Ben

The 1996 film Super-Woman was not in fact about an ultra-strong female hero, but a cashier who uncovers shady dealings at a rival supermarket chain. The Japanese love of abbreviation strikes again! The movie would be altogether unremarkable except for a … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Vintage Japanese cars cold blown to smithereens

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Ben

And now for something completely different, various clips from Japanese film and teevee, in which cars that are not Nissan Cedrics get blown to kingdom come. If you have a weak stomach for rare nostalgics — Centuries, hakosukas, kujira Crowns, … Continue reading →

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