Yearly Archives: 2007
Gift Box
While looking through the photos from the UK’s recent Retro Rides Show on Old Japanese Car, this hakosuka Skyline GT-R done up in the paint scheme of the legendary Grand Champion series car that took the checkered flag at Fuji … Continue reading
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Cosmo Crammer
As part of Mazda’s 40th anniversary tribute to the rotary engine, the Zoom-Zoomers invited a group of renowned journalists to stuff the very cars the company would display at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca up the California coast, just in time … Continue reading
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Dark Continent Datsun
Old pros Jayant Shah and HW “Lofty” Drews ran their Datsun 260Z in the Tanzanite One Arusha Rally recently, which served only as a warmup to the upcoming Kenya Airways East Africa Safari Classic Rally in November. You might remember … Continue reading
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So. You wanna go to Japan (Part 4: Reflections)
Welcome to Part 4 of our Going to Japan series! So far, we’ve covered the basics of how to get around, feed yourself, find a place to stay, see car shows, meet tuners and buy parts without JDM Tax … Continue reading
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Bridgeport Toyota Meet
Our Forum member QuasiMondo posted this thread about a classic Toyota meet that happened recently in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As you can see from these Photobucket galleries here and here, nostalgics from all Japanese marques showed up for what appears to … Continue reading
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EVENTS: Monterey Historics Presented by Toyota
Here it is, more 2000GTs than you can shake a camshaft at. [LINK]
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Civic Minded
We love it whenever a manufacturer celebrates its heritage. Just a few years ago, one would be hard pressed to find official information about models not currently sold. Recently though, many Japanese marques have begun to recognize the importance of … Continue reading
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Mazda Releases 40th Anniv RX-8 for the US
A couple of weeks ago, Mazda released a special edition RX-8 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the rotary engine. The only hitch was, the car had to be purchased in Japan. Well, now we Americans can get our hands … Continue reading
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Monterey Historics, Part 1
Toyota was the headline presenter of the 34th Annual Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, coinciding with their 50th anniversary both in motorsports and sales in the US. Appropriately, they’ve gathered the biggest assembly of the legendary 2000GTs ever to be … Continue reading
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Get Your Writing Boots On
Alright folks, we’re on the lookout for another one or two writers (or in my case, “guys who just link to stuff”) to join us here at grandJDM. If you’ve been digging what we’ve been doing and want to be … Continue reading
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I-5 Drive/Monterey Historics
In case you were wondering what’s been happening with the blog, Ben is at the Monterey Historics in California. Only, there’s a catch. The reason it’s taking him three days to get there is because he’s driving down from Seattle … Continue reading
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I Could Almost Cry…
JNC forum member Pecx exposed me today to a manga called Restore Garage 251, and I almost wish he hadn’t! It looks amazing, but of course I can’t speak or read a lick of Japanese, so if I want to … Continue reading
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The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
My apologies gang; we’re a little late bringing you this info, but there’s still time! According to our good man Michael over at ToyotaGeek, The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races—presented by Toyota—is on this weekend in Monterey. You can get … Continue reading
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Ain’t Nothin Civil About It
If you’re a fan of the old skool Honda Civics and were worried that you might be alone on that one, you can rest easy. Civic 77 has all the information and community you could possibly need. There’s some damn … Continue reading
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So. You wanna go to Japan (Part 3: cars, cars, cars!)
Welcome to part 3 of our Going To Japan series! By now you’ll be well sorted for the basics of survival in JDM-land and now we get down to business. Cars. Let’s face it, when it comes to cars, everyone’s … Continue reading
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J-Spec goes old school
Every now and then, J-Spec Imports strays from the standard R32s, Soarers, and so forth, and goes mental and lists a pile of awesome JDM classics. Today is such a day. Check out these rides currently on offer. Beats scouring … Continue reading
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Back to the Power of Love
Today’s WTF moment comes right out of the 80s, as we bear witness to Michael J. Fox… jumping and somersaulting on a trampoline in a tuxedo and saying “whoa” (I think), before teleporting to the driver’s seat of a Honda … Continue reading
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So. You wanna go to Japan (Part 2: where to stay, walkin’ around)
Welcome to the second instalment of our guide on how to survive in Japan. You can find the first instalment here. So by now you’re a pro at whizzing around Tokyo on a train… but where should you stay, where … Continue reading
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The Inaugural Retro Rides Show
Old Japanese Car have put together a gallery of the classic JDM cars that turned out to the inaugural Retro Rides 2007 show, and by all accounts it was a brilliant event. You can check out OJC’s gallery here, and … Continue reading
Rain, Hail, or Shine
Nothing will stop the JP Auto Enthusiasts getting through. The boys at JNC have dug out a link to a recent car show in Japan, the likes of which not even a hurricane could hold back. Personally I’m not sure … Continue reading
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