Author Archives: Van
When Does an Old Car Become a Classic Car?
A forum member over at JDM Style Tuning has raised the question: When does an old car become a classic car, and when it does, are future generations going to be able to find one in decent condition? With all … Continue reading
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Get Your Boso’ On
Fans of the bosozoku/garuchan/yankee movement rejoice: AusZoku, an online community focused specifically on the scene, is here. If you’ve read everything you can find on the boso style and now you need somewhere to chat about it, this might be … Continue reading
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We Interrupt your JDM Viewing…
…For this emergency broadcast. Alright, so there’s nothing emergency about it, and I’m a few weeks late to the party on this news anyway, but… The Fast and the Furious 4 is in the works. I wouldn’t normally post about … Continue reading
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There’s No Bullwinkle Here
The lads over at JNC have posted an entry about Japanese tuning house Rocky Auto, including an intensely hot RB26-powered S30Z. While I’d probably go for an L28 these days, there was a very long period there where all I … Continue reading
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Ratrodded Corona Wagon? Oddly Hot
Ratrodding is a genre of the hotrod scene, where the cars in question are usually made to look unfinished and rusty, with peeling paint and undercoat showing through. Most of the time, the cars favoured are old Hudsons, Roadsters, and … Continue reading
Woz Gets Back in the Z
As many auto blogs reported not too long ago (and no small amount of tech blogs), Steve Wozniak—co-founder of Apple Computers—starred in a television commercial in the early 80s for the Nissan/Datsun 280ZX. Well it turns out he’s always had … Continue reading
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There’s Intense, and Then There’s This.
This is probably easily the most mental, insane Hako I’ve seen yet. Those crazy flares are well out there (not something that’s never been seen before, though), and the wheels nestled so tightly beneath them really help to set this … Continue reading
Say it LOUD: Red Megaphone
Auto Otaku recently stumbled across a bunch of videos by Japanese restorer Red Megaphone, and has thrown a few of them up on his blog. Presumably these are some videos intended to show off the cars to potential buyers. The … Continue reading
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Featured Car: Mike Castillo’s Skyline 2000GT
When genuine KPGC10 Skyline GT-Rs are selling for upwards of US$110,000, it’s no surprise that there’d be plenty of interest in the replica genre. After all; not everyone’s got a spare hundred grand to throw down on an old car, … Continue reading
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That’ll Fiat Nicely
Australian auto site Autospeed.com have put together a tight article on an even tighter example of the Honda S600, powered in this case by a Fiat 1600 motor out of the 124. A strange choice, but even looking at it, … Continue reading
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Yet Another Reason to Learn Japanese
Oh jeez. If there’s one reason I can think of for me to learn Japanese, it’s so I can read all these amazing looking manga comics. I mentioned Garage Restore 251 not long ago, and Auto Otaku has put together … Continue reading
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Speaking of Honda power…
This is a strange one. It’s not all that uncommon to see cross-manufacturer engine swaps, with there being a number of 2JZ/1JZ powered S30s out there, but nonetheless; this F20C-powered TA22 Celica is on the list of unexpected swaps! I … Continue reading
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B16-Powered 1980 Civic
Oh man! When I decided earlier in the year that I wanted to return to full-time study, there was one part of being a student that had somehow slipped my mind—homework! Urgh. So therein lies the reason and the apology … Continue reading
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Get Your Writing Boots On
Alright folks, we’re on the lookout for another one or two writers (or in my case, “guys who just link to stuff”) to join us here at grandJDM. If you’ve been digging what we’ve been doing and want to be … Continue reading
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I Could Almost Cry…
JNC forum member Pecx exposed me today to a manga called Restore Garage 251, and I almost wish he hadn’t! It looks amazing, but of course I can’t speak or read a lick of Japanese, so if I want to … Continue reading
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The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
My apologies gang; we’re a little late bringing you this info, but there’s still time! According to our good man Michael over at ToyotaGeek, The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races—presented by Toyota—is on this weekend in Monterey. You can get … Continue reading
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Ain’t Nothin Civil About It
If you’re a fan of the old skool Honda Civics and were worried that you might be alone on that one, you can rest easy. Civic 77 has all the information and community you could possibly need. There’s some damn … Continue reading
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Back to the Power of Love
Today’s WTF moment comes right out of the 80s, as we bear witness to Michael J. Fox… jumping and somersaulting on a trampoline in a tuxedo and saying “whoa” (I think), before teleporting to the driver’s seat of a Honda … Continue reading
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The Inaugural Retro Rides Show
Old Japanese Car have put together a gallery of the classic JDM cars that turned out to the inaugural Retro Rides 2007 show, and by all accounts it was a brilliant event. You can check out OJC’s gallery here, and … Continue reading
Rain, Hail, or Shine
Nothing will stop the JP Auto Enthusiasts getting through. The boys at JNC have dug out a link to a recent car show in Japan, the likes of which not even a hurricane could hold back. Personally I’m not sure … Continue reading
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