Tag Archives: prelude

VIDEO: JUN Auto Mechanic’s brain-melting creations

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Ben Hsu

As we mourn the loss of Jun Auto Mechanic founder Junichi Tanaka, let’s take a a look back at some of his incredible creations. These were, for many enthusiasts, the dream cars that hooked them on Japan’s tuning culture. Though … Continue reading →

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RIP Junichi Tanaka, founder of Jun Auto Mechanic, 1943-2019

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Ben Hsu

One of the powerhouses of Japan’s tuning world has passed. It was announced yesterday that Junichi Tanaka, founder of Jun Auto Mechanic, died the morning of March 5, 2019 due to complications from cancer. He was 76 years old. The … Continue reading →

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SHOWA SNAP: Los Angeles in the early 1980s

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to the first Showa Snap from the US. Taken in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, it contains a glorious sampling of Nihon steel. Right in the foreground there’s three sporty coupes from three major manufacturers, all lined up … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: A beginner’s guide to JNC Legos, Part 02

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

With the popularity of Legos showing no signs of slowing, it’s a good time to get into building custom JNCs out of these little Danish bricks. In Part 01 of our beginner’s guide, we took a look at some highly … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: A beginner’s guide to JNC Legos, Part 01

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

The popularity of Legos had exploded in recent years, leading to many fans going beyond off-the-shelf kits and building their own custom creations. We’ve posted about Legos before, starting from back in 2013, and while the Lego renaissance was already underway … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Radwood NorCal 2018, the Greatest Hits

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Among the many examples of 80s and 90s Japanese cars that populated Radwood NorCal this year, there were a few that really stood out to us. We hesitate to call them the best; except for the actual “Best Of” voted … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: The Best of Radwood 2

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Among the, like, totally awesome cars of Radwood were a few that hit us in the face like a blast of Drakkar Noir. This isn’t a scientific polling, because who wouldn’t want to take home the Wolf’s NSX, but just a few cars that we and … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Radwood 2 – Electric Boogaloo

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

From the moment co-organizer Art Cervantes told us the name of the event, we knew it would be incredible. Radwood. It was a car show exclusively for 80s and 90s machines. Like Goodwood but, you know, rad.

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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Stock as a Rock

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Before we get started on this installment of the 2017 JCCS coverage, let us just say that it has become impossible to capture every click-worthy car on camera. That’s a good thing, a testament to the ever-increasing quality of cars … Continue reading →

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KIDNEY, ANYONE? This 1980 Honda Prelude is gold, Jerry!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Ben Hsu

For five generations and 22 years the Prelude was sports coupe of the Honda lineup. Later iterations were some of the best handling front-drivers ever built, darlings of the Tuner Era, but the SN-chassis is where it all began. And when … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: The Honda Collection Hall takes a Prelude, F1 racers, and a ton of bikes out for a spin

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a while since we checked in with the Honda Collection Hall and its regular exercising of vehicles in its massive collection. The museum much pride in the fact that, unlike many automotive galleries out there, everything in its care … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels designer Ryu Asada talks about his cars, career, and his love for Hondas

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Ben Hsu

“Honda for Life” is the motto of Ryu Asada, star designer at Hot Wheels. Born in Osaka, Japan and a lover of cars since infancy, he’s the man responsible for the Hot Wheels CRX, S2000, EF Civic, 1990 NSX, Integra … Continue reading →

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SEMA 2016: JNC sights, sounds, and more sights

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Ben Hsu

As is always the case with SEMA, there’s a ton of stuff to see, and a lot that doesn’t fit into any of the other categories (or any category, for that matter). As our senior editor Dave Yuan puts it, … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Live tour of the American Honda Collection

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dave Yuan

On Thursday Ben and I were in Torrance at the American Honda Collection working on an upcoming story. Before we left, though, we experimented with the newfangled Facebook Live feature and did a walkthrough of the private museum. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Honda Collection Hall video dump

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Dan Hsu

The Honda Collection Hall museum at Twin Ring Motegi has just uploaded another several videos to their YouTube channel. Following on the series launched earlier this year, several 80s Honda cars and motorcycles get their turn to exercise their engines … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Made in the 80s

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Have chrome-bumpered bullies been making you feel bad that your urethane-capped car isn’t truly a classic? Tell them to take a chill pill. Now that 1990 is the 25-year cutoff, everything that was built in the Eighties is officially a classic.

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VIDEO: Honda animated ad reminds us of all the great cars they no longer make

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Ryan Senensky

A clever new Honda ad hit the airwaves recently, opening with an animated CRX chugging merrily along. Soon pixels morph it into a host of Hondas from the company’s past. “Look at all the great cars we used to make!” it … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Petersen Museum Japanese Car Cruise-In

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There are many things to hate about Los Angeles, but its car culture isn’t one of them. As the trendsetting capital of the custom automobile, it holds the motorcar in such high regard that there’s a shrine to it located smack … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Take a dollop American car kulture, filter it through the distance of 5,500 miles and 12 time zones, sprinkle in a dash of home grown Japanese cars, and you get the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals.