Tag Archives: mazda

Mazda Cosmo Sport and Toyota 2000GT in this month’s Hemmings

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Justin

A Toyota 2000GT and a Mazda Cosmo 110s will both grace the cover of the upcoming April issue of Hemmings Sport & Exotic Car.  The pivotal pair of shiro historic flagships was garnered together by our buddy and fellow J-tin enthusiast Jeff … Continue reading →

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MOTORSPORT: Perhaps the greatest Mazda collectibles of all time

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ben

There are rare collectibles and there are rare collectibles. What you see here are perhaps the greatest pieces of memorabilia a Mazdafarian could ever want. You know the story of the Mazda 787B. Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Mazda Celebrates 25 Years of the MX-5

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ben

Mazda knew when they unveiled the Miata at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show that they had built a true driver’s car, one whose stated purpose was to create joy. That was 25 years ago today. What they couldn’t have known … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones author’s humble Mazda RX-7

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Dan

So despite earning $15 million last year for his Game of Thrones series, author George R.R. Martin drives an FB Mazda RX-7, which Yahoo cyberstalked and found parked outside his Santa Fe, New Mexico house. His personalized license plate has his … Continue reading →

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SHOP LIFE: Standards, Part 02

Posted on January 31, 2014 by David

In Part 01, we headed up to Gifu to visit a shop called Standards, which had a mind-blowing amount of Showa goodies hidden in every nook and cranny. After going into Showa overload, Yokoyama-san, the owner, asked if we wanted … Continue reading →

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SHOP LIFE: Standards, Part 01

Posted on January 24, 2014 by David

Standards is a little known shop hiding up in Gifu Prefecture. We would have never been aware of had it not been for some internet digging by a friend in a desperate bid to find some rare Mazda Carol 360 … Continue reading →

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KIDNEY, ANYONE? 1968 Paris Auto Salon Mazda 110S

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ben

Mazda Cosmo Sports are rare already, but this particular specimen has the added provenance of being a show car. According to the seller, it was displayed at the Mazda booth at the 1968 Paris Auto Salon. Additionally, this is an export … Continue reading →

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ART CORNER: Ryuji Tsugihara’s Yoroshiku Mechadoc

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Ben

There are countless manga devoted to the subject of cars, but rarely do they leap off their comic book pages into the world of anime. Any self-respecting JNCer knows a few, but before Initial D or Wangan Midnight, before even Shakotan Boogie, there … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival & Parade, Part 02

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Ben

When Toyota holds a car show in the middle of Tokyo’s equivalent of Central Park, people notice. In Part 01 of our Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival coverage we had the rare opportunity to see the best of Japan’s historic … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival & Parade, Part 01

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Ben

We’re extremely lucky to attend as many J-tin filled shows as we do, so it might sound like a first world problem when we say there’s always one teensy issue: The cars are stationary. That’s why when the Toyota Automobile … Continue reading →

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