Yearly Archives: 2007
Sports 800: Toyota’s forgotten sporting roots
The 1965 Sports 800 isn’t Japan’s first production sports car (the Honda S600 predates it by a couple of years) but it is definitely Toyota’s first foray into a sporting vehicle. With a compact 45hp, twin carbed, pushrod boxer-twin 790cc … Continue reading
GT-R Minisite Launched
In preparation for the numero uno most anticipated and heavily spy-shot car in the automotive kingdom, Nissan has launched a minisite to school the non-believers in the ways and traditions of the GT-R. An ominous, doomsday clock-like countdown ticks away … Continue reading
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The More Things Change…
If there’s one thing I always get a massive kick out of while out and about, it’s seeing a new car alongside one of its ancestors. A Z33 gliding respectably next to an S30, a new Corolla passing by one … Continue reading
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SuperStreet Features a 1974 Levin
SuperStreet have today thrown up a great little feature on a gorgeous green 190hp TE27 Levin (known as the SR5 in the US), so head over there and check it out. With so much focus on the better known classic … Continue reading
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Australians Corollaring Along
The Toyota Corolla has now been in the Australian market since 1967, and today—forty years later—Toyota Australia have announced that they’ve now waved off their millionth ‘Rolla in the suburnt country. Marketing fluff aside (“Corolla has always captured the imagination … Continue reading
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Prince Skyline Sensation
In April 2006, the Prince Skyline Register of Australia held their Nationals in Bathurst, New South Wales (Australia). As any racing fanatic will know, Bathurst is home to Mount Panorama – undeniably Australia’s most famous racetrack. 2006 marked the 40th … Continue reading
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Truth in Advertising, but Beauty Too?
Someone at JC Penny loves nostalgics. We think. It’s been said that if something happens once it’s an accident, twice and it’s a coincidence, three times and it’s a full-blown trend. Well, we first noticed this JC Penny’s Father’s Day … Continue reading
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Deal with the Devil Perhaps?
If you’ve got a spare US$560 floating around, you might like to head over to Yahoo! Auctions Japan and place the opening (and probably the final) bid on this customised Wangan Midnight S30Z model, which I think is 1/18 scale. … Continue reading
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Dat's da Bomb
We live in dangerous times, people. At a moment’s notice, some total nut job with a chip on his shoulder could car bomb us back into the stone age, overstressed authorities are shooting suspected terrorists in the face, and bodies … Continue reading
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For Your Perusing Pleasure
One good thing about the internet is that whenever you’ve got a hankering to sit and stare at something beautiful, you won’t have to look hard to find it. Forums are an especially good place, because someone’s already done the … Continue reading
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Tenth Anniversary of the First Crusade
The first crusade to Mazda HQ in California, that is. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Seven Stock event, wherein rotary fans from all around the US make an annual pilgrimage to California to stand around in the … Continue reading
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EVENTS: SevenStock X
More rotaries than you can shake a disembodied connecting rod at. [LINK]
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Classic JDM in Pop Culture and Advertising
Auto Otaku found this great advertisement for the American department store chain JCPenny, featuring a gorgeous girl standing in front of an even more stunning classic Corolla. I’ve got little to no interest in whatever the store’s selling—and I’m pretty … Continue reading
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EVENTS: Kanto Industrial College Summer Festival
Our man in Japan Satoshi Furuuchi recently attended the Kanto Industrial College Summer Festival. Check out his article here.
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Mazda MX…what?
Following on from Van’s article on the MX5-based 2000GT conversion, it reminded me of all the other MX5 retro conversions that have been available in Japan over the years. The MX5 (or Roadster as it is known in JDMland) is … Continue reading
If That Plate Could Be Read
It’d probably have the numbers 53-681. What’s the relevance? Those are the numbers on the plate of Wangan Midnight’s “Devil Z”, and frankly I’ve never seen a better replica than this one right here. It might not have been intentional … Continue reading
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On The Road
We’re on the road like Jack Kerouac again, but instead of heading to Woodstock in a clapped-out VW Bus, we’re going to Seven Stock X in a slapped-out Cressida Wagon. The annual celebration of all things Mazda will be held … Continue reading
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The Devil Z’s in The Details
I wanted to link to this article a long time ago, but TunerZine overhauled their website, and the link I had to the article no longer worked. But hey, I’ve found it again, so here we are. I’m sure that … Continue reading
Seibu Keisatsu!
In the 1970s it must have been awfully tough to be a criminal. In the 1970s, cops had flared pants, suits with wide lapels, big guns and equally big hair. In the 1970s cops could not walk out onto the … Continue reading
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Win Stuff!
Hey folks, we’s got a prize for you! That is, if you can correctly navigate your way through our contest before any of your fellow readers—or should I say; opponents! (dun dun dun)! grandJDM have teamed up with J-style clothing … Continue reading
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