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EVENTS: 2012 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part 01: Coupes, Two-Doors & Utes
As you can guess by the name, the Street Car Nationals put on by Mooneyes each year is a festival of Amesha — American car — culture. Instead of usual Japanese fare like step-lipped SSRs and racing livery, this show is all about chromed … Continue reading
Posted in events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, toyota, trucks
Tagged 221, 510, 620, arrow truck, b-series, b120, b1600, b1800, b210, bluebird, bre, clipper, corona, courier, crown, d50, datsun, datsun 1200, dodge, enkei, enkei dish, ford, forte, hilux, kujira, libre, mazda, miler, mitsubishi, ms75, nissan, peter brock, pickup, plymouth, prince, proceed, s60, s80, sanitora, sunny, sunny excellent, sunny truck, t140, toyota, truck
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EVENTS: Datsun Roadster Classic of Solvang 2012
Dragging a non-car nut spouse to a car show is a hairy proposition, usually resulting in paying back a day spent gawking at old metal with some proper romance. That’s why we recommend killing two birds with one stone by … Continue reading
Posted in events, nissan
Tagged 510, 710, auster, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster classic, fairlady roadster, frank monise, n320, nissan, nl320, peter brock, solvang, sp310, sp311, spl310, spl311, sports 1500, sports 1600, sports 2000, sr311, srl311, violet
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EVENTS: 2011 Japanese Classic Car Show Part 07, Race & Historic Cars
In Part 07 of our 2011 JCCS coverage we’ll look at some race cars that, unlike the Mazda 787 from Part 01, are within the reach of the common man. This isn’t to say they are any less impressive. They’re … Continue reading
Hot Wheels Kenmeri Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R & Vintage Racing BRE Datsun 510 Bluebird
Hot Wheels is on a tear these days, adding Japanese classics to their lineup as quickly as the diecast cars will speed down an orange track. We were thrilled to be part of the hakosuka Nissan Skyline 2000GT-X (which is … Continue reading
Posted in minicars, nissan
Tagged 2000gt-r, 2011, 510, bluebird, bre, c110, datsun, first editions, gt-r, hot wheels, john morton, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, mattel, nissan, peter brock, skyline, vintage racing
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Hot Wheels Datsun 240Z Treasure Hunt
It seems we’ve got some exciting news from Hot Wheels every week now. Mattel‘s diecast toy line is really firing on all cylinders with cool nostalgics that JNC readers will love. Now you can park this Datsun 240Z next to … Continue reading
Posted in minicars, nissan
Tagged 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, bre, datsun, fairlady z, haruhito yanagida, hot wheels, nissan, peter brock, s30, treasure hunt
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John Morton’s BRE Datsun 510 to Appear in Hot Wheels Vintage Racing Line
Hot Wheels has a new lineup called Vintage Racing for 2011, which will feature highly detailed race machines from the 60s and 70s with authentic livery. Nostalgic car fans will be pleased to know that the BRE Datsun 510 driven … Continue reading
Posted in minicars, nissan
Tagged 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, diecast, hot wheels, john morton, minicars, peter brock
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BRE Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X?
So we were browsing the diecast aisle at Target the other day when the unmistakeable red/white/blue livery of Brock Racing Enterprises caught our eye. It was slathered over a big honkin’ semi rig with a matching smaller car on the … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, minicars, mitsubishi, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, 510, bluebird, bre, brock racing enterprises, datsun, evo, fairlady z, john morton, lancer, maisto, mitsubishi, nissan, peter brock, s30
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Viva Libre! VTO Performance Retro 4
There’s a new retro wheel on the horizon. The VTO Performance Retro 4 replicates the look of the original American Racing Libre made famous by the BRE Datsuns. Right now the only two sizes available are 13×5.5 and 14×5.5, but … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, wheels
Tagged 240z, 510, american racing, bre, datsun, fairlady, fairlady z, libre, nissan, peter brock, retro 4, roadster, vto
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Datsun Dealership from the 1970s
From the age of film cameras comes these photos of Chilliwack Datsun in British Columbia.
Posted in datsun, nissan
Tagged 240z, 510, b210, bluebird, bre, chilliwack, datsun, dealership, fairlady z, nissan, peter brock, s30, sunny
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BRE Nissan 370Z Revealed at the Mitty
Don’t you hate it when you get all dressed up for a party and then someone else shows up wearing the exact same livery? A couple of weeks ago Mazda revealed a tribute to the famous Datsun 240Zs of Peter Brock and John … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, 370z, bre, datsun, fairlady z, john morton, mazda, miata, mx-5, NISMO, nissan, peter brock, road atlanta, s30, the mitty, z34
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Nissan Says Hey, We're Doing BRE Livery Too!
Well, well, well. It seems that Nissan is not about to let Mazda usurp the iconic BRE livery after all. Just days after the announcement of a factory-backed BRE Mazda MX-5, Nissan says they will revive the graphics on a … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, bre, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, john morton, mazda, miata, mitty, mx-5, nissan, peter brock, road atlanta, roadster, s30
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BRE Back on Track Again! But Wait, That’s No Datto…
It’s been 37 years since factory-backed Brock Racing Enterprises livery was seen on the tracks. The weekend, BRE livery will ride again at The Mitty, where the Datsun race team of yore will be the honored racing legend this year. … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, event horizon, mazda
Tagged 240z, 510, bre, datsun, fairlady roadster, john morton, mazdaspeed, miata, mx-5, nissan, peter brock, roadster, s30
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BRE Reunion Dinner Video Availalble Now
From the video description: Experience the BRE Reunion! In the Fall of 2008, BRE (Brock Racing Enterprise) team members reconnected en mass for the first time since the end of the 1972 race season. The BRE team changed the perception … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, nissan, peter brock, s30 z, scca, trans-am
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SoCal Roadsters Toy Drive @ Datsun Heritage Museum
The SoCal Roasters Owners Club held their annual charity toy drive at the Datsun Heritage Museum last weekend. We’re always looking for an excuse to head down to the DHM, so Dan and I hopped into the Toyota and away … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, museums
Tagged bre, datsun, datsun heritage museum, don devendorf, fairlady, jamie howe, john knepp, john morton, nissan, peter brock, roadster, sports 1600, sports 2000
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