Yearly Archives: 2007
So That’d Make it a… MX2000GT?
Well, this might be the weirdest thing I wasn’t expecting to see this week. Japanese outfit Roadster Garage are now offering a conversion package that transforms your MX-5 into a mutant Toyota 2000GT convertible. This is the sort of thing … Continue reading
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Budget Nostalgia
For those of us who’ve always wanted a 2000GT convertible, but are not lucky enough to have $250,000, a sawzall, and the cajones to take said sawzall to the roof of extremely rare classic supercars, all is not lost. Thanks … Continue reading
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Dictionary Definition of Dedication
One could probably wonder how this guy finds enough hours in the day to do the crazy things he does to these models, but that’d be time wasted if you ask me. Just sit, click, scroll, and stare. That’s the … Continue reading
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This Just in From the ’80s
While grandJDM might generally be focused on the days of 60s and 70s Japanese steel, there’s no shortage of great looking boxes from the 80s that deserve a bit of a look in. The boso/garuchan/yankee style is an especially keen … Continue reading
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Got MySpace?™
Never one to dodge an opportunity for exposure and meeting new folks, grandJDM is now on MySpace! We’ve actually been on there for a while, but we didn’t want to announce the fact until we’d found the time to pull … Continue reading
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Cruisin'
As part of the launch for the new 200 series Land Cruiser on sale in Japan today, Toyota has put together a minisite all about the venerated 4×4 that has become the chariot of choice for soccer mom and third … Continue reading
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Wangan Midnight on PS3
We received a hot tip from Andy (owner of the Toyota Century we featured) earlier this week about a new game for the PS3 that’s been out in Japan for a little while, that I’m sure you’ll love. It is … Continue reading
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Sweet S Meet
Brian Baker of Formula H Motorworks recently hosted his annual Labor Day weekend gathering of classic Hondas at his shop and was kind enough to send us some pictures. The green Accord hatchback (far right) was purchased in Minnesota with … Continue reading
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Even More S130 Loving
Looks like we’re on an S130 roll today. grandJDM’s Kev has weighed in with his opinions on this particular brand of Fairlady love, so click through to read that, and to see the photos he ransacked his own hard drive … Continue reading
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Speaking of Fine S130s
My previous post got me scanning the intarweb for other fine examples, and I came across this one on CarDomain. Very slick! The interior’s not much to my style, but the outside is brilliant. Check it out.
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Finding the Diamond in the Rough
During my weekly trawling of the various car classifieds websites here in Australia, I came across this S130 Fairlady (aka 280ZX) for sale. Two-seater S130s aren’t very common here, so it caught my eye straight away. It’s a relatively good … Continue reading
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When Does an Old Car Become a Classic Car?
A forum member over at JDM Style Tuning has raised the question: When does an old car become a classic car, and when it does, are future generations going to be able to find one in decent condition? With all … Continue reading
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Get Your Boso’ On
Fans of the bosozoku/garuchan/yankee movement rejoice: AusZoku, an online community focused specifically on the scene, is here. If you’ve read everything you can find on the boso style and now you need somewhere to chat about it, this might be … Continue reading
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We Interrupt your JDM Viewing…
…For this emergency broadcast. Alright, so there’s nothing emergency about it, and I’m a few weeks late to the party on this news anyway, but… The Fast and the Furious 4 is in the works. I wouldn’t normally post about … Continue reading
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We Have Ignition: RB Hako
Speaking of nostalgic Nissans that have made the cyborg-like switch to modern hardware, here’s a wicked hakosuka by Osaka tuning shop Ignition, which combines no less than four generations of Skyline goodness into one lethal package – R31 suspension, R33 … Continue reading
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There’s No Bullwinkle Here
The lads over at JNC have posted an entry about Japanese tuning house Rocky Auto, including an intensely hot RB26-powered S30Z. While I’d probably go for an L28 these days, there was a very long period there where all I … Continue reading
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Ratrodded Corona Wagon? Oddly Hot
Ratrodding is a genre of the hotrod scene, where the cars in question are usually made to look unfinished and rusty, with peeling paint and undercoat showing through. Most of the time, the cars favoured are old Hudsons, Roadsters, and … Continue reading
School of Rocky: RB26 S30Z
Aichi may be the home Prefecture of Toyota, but lurking in the city of Okazaki, some serious Nissans lie in wait. Rocky Auto specializes in Skylines and Fairladys, and you can even buy them for export (like some of our … Continue reading
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Born sixty seven, Forty years of large one-box Too square for the States. [Toyopet]
Bosozoku BRE Bluebird
We came across this absolutely insane bosozoku-looking Datsun 510 while browsing the web. Complete with vintage BRE paint scheme, flared fenders and a grille-eclipsing intercooler channeled through the headlight openings, this Bluebird possesses serious fear-striking potential. Unfortunately, there was no … Continue reading
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