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Back to the Skyline
Auto Otaku has slapped together a quick commemorative post to the glory of the Nissan Skyline, including a couple of the old TV commercials in this post over at his site. This business about the C210 being known in Japan … Continue reading
The Boso craze continues
JNC forum member Gamby linked to a couple of absolutely awesome boso/garuchan videos yesterday, and I just have to share them with you. The boso movement, as ridiculous as it is, has really struck a chord with me, as our … Continue reading
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Import Bible Going Old Skool
Our buds over at Import Bible have given in to the hot hot appeal of the classic JDM styles, and will soon be releasing a tee dedicated to what is probably the most instantly recognisable ambassador of early Japanese motoring … Continue reading
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Wallpaper For Your Soul
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to tag along on a VicZCar.com cruise, along the Great Ocean Road, down here on the southern coast of Australia. It was a dreary old day, making it difficult to really get the most … Continue reading
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The Constant Pursuit of Perfection
Alright, so that might be Lexus’ slogan (is it? Jeez, I don’t even know!), but it just as clearly holds true for the guys at Classic Motorsports Online. Back in early 2005, they purchased a 240Z in reasonable condition as … Continue reading
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Before There Was The Intarweb…
…There was the grassroots, self-published enthusiast magazine. If a car didn’t have a dinky photocopied magazine published about it (undoubtedly from some fan’s back room), it clearly wasn’t a car worth owning. Japanese Restorer is one such magazine, though it … Continue reading
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Van’s Shot of the Week, part 4
Now this is what I call a timely coincidence! Dizmine – also known by his real name, Arnel, whose TE27 we featured some weeks ago – posted a couple of photos today of his C10 next to a beautiful R34 … Continue reading
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Nostalgic Trio
In a hilariously well conceived parody of Nostalgic Hero magazine, Craig’s website about his three classic JDM projects takes the form of a blog nestled behind that great idea for a front page. Chronicling his efforts to get not one, … Continue reading
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Keep on Truckin’
A wonderfully cliched title for this post, eh? What isn’t cliched, at all, is the other side to the classic JDM coin – trucks and utes. MiniTruckinWeb have put together an article looking at the history of Japanese trucks in … Continue reading
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Gonna Boso Like it’s 1985
Alright, so this isn’t strictly pre-1980 (in fact, I can say here and now with great confidence that 1985 was after 1980), but it’s just too damn hilariously awesome to not mention. If you’ve ever wondered how to go about … Continue reading
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The Hot Olds, they like to Meet.
Earlier this year, an event called Hot Olds Meet was held at Shizuoka, in Japan – where else. I’ve spent the past hour salivating over hundreds of images, and I figure it’s my civic duty to share the booty with … Continue reading
Downloads
This page will feature a series of wallpapers, created both by grandJDM, as well as by others. We’ll try to give credit to the original creators when we can, but sometimes it’s hard to find out who the original creator … Continue reading
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JDM Illustrated
Despite the impression the title of this post may have given you, there are no bikini-clad classic JDM cars anywhere on the following linked website. But hey – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – the illustrated classic JDM … Continue reading
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Maximum Tune 3
Maximum Tune is a series of arcade driving games based on the cult classic manga (and now an anime series) Wangan Midnight. The main character drives an S30Z, known around Tokyo as “The Devil Z”. While the more popular cars … Continue reading
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A Smaller Number, but All the Spirit.
In their never-ending quest to beat us (alright, so maybe it’s the other way around), JNC have posted a link to a MotorTrend article about the Honda S600, a car that could rightfully be described as the spiritual predecessor to … Continue reading
Toyotageek
Toyota Geek is run by a fella named Michael, and he’s clearly obsessed with all things Toyota – and fair enough! While the main website itself doesn’t have much going on at the moment (it’s been “coming soon!” for some … Continue reading
So, are You Digging grandJDM or What?
Alright guys and girls, it’s time to pull out the stops and march into your local Blogger’s Choice Awards polling venue and… wait, you can just go to their website. Oh how bloody convenient eh? If you’ve been enjoying our … Continue reading
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7MGTE-powered S30Z versus Ferrari F430
I don’t know too much about this video, but suffice it to say that it’s apparently a 7MGTE-powered S30Z. I wish I could tell you more than that! There was some (short and blabbery) discussion about it at the Nico … Continue reading
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Van’s Shot of the Week, part 3
I had this image as my desktop wallpaper for so long, I can’t believe I haven’t used it as my Shot of the Week yet! It’s such a beautiful scene, the kind of shot that truly makes me wish I … Continue reading
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Nostalgic Hero magazine goes Nissan Crazy
The August issue of Nostalgic Hero magazine (A Japanese language magazine released bi-monthly in the home islands) came bearing gifts – a 50 minute DVD devoted to various Nissan vehicles, from Hakosuka GT-R track racing footage through to ” Zcar … Continue reading
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