Yearly Archives: 2007
All you need is love (and $$$)
Among the classic beauty of the older Celicas, the oddball later model A40 and A60 series Celicas never get much attention. This is especially true for the A60 Coupe, which despite its typical 80s look is not a bad car. … Continue reading
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Honda 1300 Coupe 9 on eBay
Does anyone want to give us 6,600 bucks? In return, you’ll have our eternal gratitude and free rides in one of the rarest nostalgics ever to set rubber on this continent – a 1971 Honda 1300 Coupe 9 Deluxe. Another … Continue reading
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Melbournites, This is a Call!
Melbournites of the Australian variety, that is. Sorry Florida! If you’re in Melbourne and you think you might like the idea of attending an All-Japanese car show, you need to hop your ass over to the JNC forums (and in … Continue reading
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Joy Stick
At last, we have stickers! Ever since we first went online, visitors have been asking us for them. Honestly, we were somewhat surprised at the interest but flattered and grateful all the same. Well, we just got some printed, and … Continue reading
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Import Bible Contest ANSWERS!
It’s all over folks! For those that didn’t get their entries in, you can always jump over to Import Bible, whip out the ol’ credit card, and snap up a few choice tees from the collection. Thanks to everyone who … Continue reading
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Fire Breathing Monsters: When Group5 ruled the racetracks
In the mid 1970s, big banger sportscar racing (and hence Le Mans) was in the doldrums. In the heady days of the 1960s, Ferrari, Porsche and Ford battled it out for supremacy, creating legends out of cars like the Porsche … Continue reading
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Catalogued Forever
As most old-car fans will agree, nostalgic literature and accessories are half the fun of owning a classic. Whether it’s an original dealership Toyota 2000GT ash tray or a Datsun deck-chair, these little trinkets bring endless amounts of joy to … Continue reading
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Power Politics: The Nissan FJ20 Engine
It’s not often here at GrandJDM that we do a feature on just an engine but the FJ20 motor deserves special mention. Built for only a few years in the early 80s, the FJ20 motor was unique in that it … Continue reading
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Impending: JCCS This Weekend
Here it is, the original event that started it all, the Japanese Classic Car Show at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and it’s coming in less than a week! This will be the third year for the show, and … Continue reading
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Starion: Mitsu’s lost RWD mojo
With the release of the impressive new 2008 Lancer, it got us here at GrandJDM thinking about great Mitsubishis of the past (hey, we’re not just Nissan and Mazda whores here!) In 1982, Mitsubishi’s best sports car was the Starion. … Continue reading
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[Aus] Classic Japanese Show Shine and Swap
I mentioned the upcoming Japanese Classic Car Show recently, but of course with it being in the US, no doubt some of our Aussie readers are lamenting the cruelty of geography and the lack of airlines offering fifty dollar seats … Continue reading
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April 1997: When Nissan started selling new 240Zs again
In 1996, production of the Z32 300ZX was coming to a close, and the word at the time was that its successor would be a couple of years away. This news was not received very well in the USA, which … Continue reading
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Bring Back the Mazda RX-3
Mazda have utilised Facebook to launch a design competition, charging entrants with the task of determining what the Mazda 3 of 2018 will look like.The good thing about this design comp is that, frankly, it’s not much of one! If … Continue reading
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Uncle Mazda Wants You!
…to help design the new Mazda 3 of 2018. The winner will have work with Mazda USA designers to have his or her design modeled into a life-size concept to be shown at the LA Auto Show this November with … Continue reading
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[USA] Japanese Classic Car Show 2007
I’m quite sure none of you need to be reminded that the Japanese Classic Car Show for 2007 is coming up in October, but for those living under a rock in a trench somewhere in the Pacific, get over to … Continue reading
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Gettin’ Back on the Wagon
Wagons are something you don’t see a lot of in tuner circles, and even more so among the classic JDM community. Ray Garbalosa’s RX-4 wagon is a fine example of what can be done when you want something classic but … Continue reading
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Here He Comes…
He’s a demon on wheeeels. Alright, so the picture to the left of this paragraph isn’t Speed Racer, but Takumi just doesn’t have a catchy theme song. Motivemag.com have posted their top 10 cartoon cars of all time, and while … Continue reading
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Cruiserspotting
The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been the off-roader of choice for those intent on spotting animals in their natural habitat. But what if you want to spot Land Cruisers in their natural habitat? Well Toyota’s Open Road blog has … Continue reading
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Running Out of Time, Folks!
The Import Bible / grandJDM contest has been going great guns, with Kev and Lachy driving themselves to drink with all the entries they’ve been adjudicating over (sounds dirty don’t it!), but none of the entries yet have hit the … Continue reading
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