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EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Mazdas
Vintage rotaries took a prime position at this year’s JCCS, thanks to a classy display by Mazda. Imagine a hillside blooming with brightly colored pistonless wonders from Hiroshima, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of what the Mazda section … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Trucks
Trucks are the unsung heroes of the JNC world. While many of us would love to have a Skyline or Supra, the truth is that these rigs did just as much to earn credibility and loyal customers for our favorite … Continue reading
JCCS Spotlight: This N600 was Honda’s first race car in America
At this year’s Japanese Classic Car Show, you may have been wondering why there was a rusty heap of an N600 given prime position in the middle of the Honda booth. Surrounding it were a new Civic Type R and … Continue reading
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Tagged Baja 1000, honda, Honda N-Series, japanese classic car show, motorsport
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EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Hondas
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Honda has founding, we continue our JCCS coverage with the brand that Old Man Soichiro built. Thanks to a bigger venue this year at Marina Green Park, JCCS is now able to allow 90s … Continue reading
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Tagged accord, Accord 1G, Accord 2G, acura, civic, Civic 1G, crx, dc2, ea, ef, honda, Honda N-Series, Honda Z-series, integra, Integra 1G, Integra 2G, jccs, legend, Legend 1G, Life StepVan, S500/S600/S800, vamos
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EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — Toyotas
For the first time since the show’s beginning, Toyota didn’t have a booth or any of its museum cars at the Japanese Classic Car Show. Mazda, Nissan, and Honda all had an official presence, but not the Big T. That’s … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 — JDM
Japan-only cars have been making their way into JCCS for a while now, but this year the trickle seemed to turn into a tsunami. You couldn’t swing a fender mirror without coming into contact with a RHD ride from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 620, A170, Autozam AZ-1, b120, beat, bluebird, bosozoku, c10, C33, datsun, F30, fairlady z, figaro, Hakosuka, honda, jccs, jdm legends, kaido racer, kei, lancer, Lancer Evolution II, laurel, leopard, Life StepVan, mark II, n360, nissan, pao, r30, r32, r33, s30 z, skyline, sports 800, sunny truck, Tommykaira, Tommykaira ZZ, toyota, U620, vamos, wagons, Wild Cards, x70, x80
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JCCS Spotlight: The Wild Cards always turn up
It’s become something of a tradition. The Wild Cards team rolls in like a storm with a gang of the show’s most stunning cars. There’s always debut builds of the highest quality, but even many of their existing MVPs return … Continue reading
JCCS 2015: A tribute to legendary figures in Z-Car history
When it debuted in 1969, the S30 Z promptly redefined the sports car, tearing down any remaining barriers, psychological or otherwise, to owning a Japanese car. It became the first piece of Nihon steel you could own with pride in America, which set the Z … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, 280z, bre, datsun, john morton, mr k, nissan, s30 z, yutaka katayama
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EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Made in the 80s
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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Tagged 200sx, 300zx, 323 GTX, a60, accord, ae86, back to the future, bosozoku, celica, civic, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, crx, datsun, e80, fc3s, fx-16, hachiroku, hilux, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, kp61, mazda, nissan, prelude, pulsar, Pulsar NX, rx-7, s110, s12, Shiro Special, sprinter trueno, starlet, tercel, toyota, Toyota Van, x30, x70, z31
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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 – It’s JDM, yo
As it embarks on its second decade, the 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show has become a must-attend event, not just for J-tin owners or readers of this fine site, but car enthusiasts everywhere. Nowhere in America will you see a wider array of cars … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 610, A175, bluebird, c10, cosmo sport, datsun, fd3s, fj60, Hakosuka, hot wheels, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, john morton, jun imai, lancer, land cruiser, matchbox, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, P40, pao, r30, r32, R390 GT1, rx-3, rx-7, skyline, spirit r, sports 800, starlet, toyota
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JCCS 2015: The first Honda car ever imported to the US
This decrepit looking Honda N600 was one of the most important cars at the Japanese Classic Car Show last weekend. Why? Because it is the very first Honda automobile built for the US. That’s right, this faded lime green hatch barely larger than a picnic … Continue reading
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Tagged honda, Honda Serial One, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, n-series
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EVENTS: 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01: Debuts
The 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show has come and gone, and this year’s was the hottest one yet. We mean that literally, as it was an unseasonably scorching 100-plus degree day, rare even for SoCal in September, but that didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 1200, 510, ae86, b110, bluebird, c30, celica, chevrolet, chevy, civic, corolla, datsun, events, fb, gt-s, hachiroku, honda, hot wheels, jeep, laurel, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-7, sa22, sprint, sunny, swift, toyota, trd, usdm
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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview
We are tired and overheated from running at redline all day at the JCCS. But we are happy to report that the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show was the best one yet, with plenty of old school goodness to blow … Continue reading
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Tagged c110 skyline, datsun, datsun 240z, dr30 skyline, honda, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2009, mazda, mugen cf-48, nissan, skyline, toyota
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Japanese Classic Car Show 2009
There’s less than a month left to register your car for the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show. This is going to be a special one, as it is the 5th anniversary of the show that finally brought kyusha fans a … Continue reading
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Japanese Classic Car Show Registration Open
This is it, kyusha fans. Registration for the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show is now open! This one’s a can’t-miss because it’s the fifth anniversary of the JCCS and it will be the biggest ever. If you haven’t done so … Continue reading
JCCS 2009 Announcement
Listen up, nostalgic car fans! The event you’ve all been waiting for, the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show, will be open for registration on Wednesday, July 1st. Be sure to enter your car into this historic event as early as … Continue reading
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