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RB25-powered C10 – It could be yours!
Got a spare US$58,000 floating around? If you’ve always dreamed of buying up a C10 Skyline and dropping a modern mill in it, Rocky Auto have already done the work for you. And if you’re willing to pony up the … Continue reading
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Old School JDM at CarDomain
It looks as if a group dedicated to classic JDM has been started recently at the online car community, though there doesn’t appear to be too much action in the group forum yet. Still, with 145 members, the group is … Continue reading
Motoring J-Style. A Sign of the Times.
More than being a top idea for an event, touted as the first car show to focus specifically and exclusively on Japanese cars (mostly classic), the Motoring J-Style event stands out as a brilliant example of just how prevalent the … Continue reading
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Van’s Shot of the Week
I forgot to post my shot of the week on Wednesday! So here you are, a beautiful example of a 240Z showing its little brother how it’s done. And before you ask, no I don’t have a bigger version of … Continue reading
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The Greatest Film of Our Time?
JapaneseNostalgicCar have put together a short video made up of shots of achingly hot classic JDM doing not much more than just cruising around. Might not sound amazing, but just you watch it and see for yourself. Backed by a … Continue reading
Bring us Your Tired and Huddled Zeds
Every now and then, a thought comes to me. If there were X amounts of a certain car sold in a particular country 30 years ago… Where are they all now? In the case of the 240Z, it’s not a … Continue reading
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Minkara – Japan’s CarDomain
It’s one thing to search all the western websites for classic JDM cars, but that usually only leads you to cars that are in the west. Minkara is basically Japan’s version of CarDomain, so it’s a great place to … Continue reading
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Import Bible – JDM Inspired Apparel
As much as we live and breathe classic Japanese cars here at grandJDM, we’ve definitely got no shortage of love for the newer stock. We try not to let it take over the site, but every now and then we … Continue reading
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Featured Car: Jerry’s Mazda RX-3
There are few classic Japanese cars that are instantly recognisable to anyone in the Western world without an intimate knowledge of the genre, but the RX-3 is most surely among them. Experiencing massive sales success all throughout the 70s, it … Continue reading
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Stylistically, This is JDM Muscle.
While it may technically only be packing a 2ltr engine, stylistically the ’72 GL-6 Laurel has all the looks one expects from an American muscle car – but in that uniquely Japanese way. I’ve been digging these things for … Continue reading
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Randomly Hot: C211 1978 Skyline
Stumbled across these shots a little while ago, and just had to share them. I’d love to feature this car, but the owner’s been hard to get a hold of! Ah well, tough break for us. Gotta share the photos … Continue reading
The Most Aptly Named Website, Ever.
The online classic JDM community just keeps on growing and growing. Old Japanese Car – perhaps the most aptly named website in the history of teh intarweb – will soon be launching a full website covering all there is to … Continue reading
The Retro Rides Manifesto
The guys over at the Retro Rides forum have been maintaining a thread devoted to nothing but photos of classic cars. They’re not all JDM, but that’s fine – we do like cars from other countries too, you know! So … Continue reading
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Van’s Shot of the Week
Every Wednesday, I’ll post my favourite shot of the week. Click the photo to see the full size version.
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Hunting for Some Classic JDM of Your Own?
JapaneseNostalgicCar have dug up what’ll probably be my favourite link for the week – Love Old Cars. It’s in Japanese – as all the best Classic JDM blogs are – but as with all of them, the magic is in … Continue reading
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The Path Less Followed
Any time you search for classic JDM – and for many of us, any time we even think of classic JDM – you’ll invariably wind up looking at a beautifully modified 240Z, a crazy Rx-3, or a pristine C10 GT-R. … Continue reading
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Brap Magazine
Brap (derived from the sound of the cars in question) is a magazine devoted to the Rotary scene in Australia – specifically in Mazdas, in case you were thinking of old folks sitting around tables in car parks on cold … Continue reading
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Big Boys and Their Little Toys
To help celebrate 50 years of the Nissan Skyline, Tomica – somewhat like Japan’s version of Matchbox or Hot Wheels – have introduced a series of six classic (well, 5 plus the 1, not everyone considers the R30 a classic … Continue reading
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Bolt-on guards – The key to the universe.
I don’t know about you lot, but I’ve always been of the opinion that a good set of bolt-on guards can really make the difference when toughing up a classic JDM car. There’s always a few ways you can go … Continue reading
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New York, New York…Times
Do you have a connection with your classic JDM car that simply defies all reason? Have your friends stopped inviting you out on the weekends after having heard one too many times that you’re busy polishing your wheels? Then … Continue reading
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