Yearly Archives: 2007
The Path Less Followed
Any time you search for classic JDM – and for many of us, any time we even think of classic JDM – you’ll invariably wind up looking at a beautifully modified 240Z, a crazy Rx-3, or a pristine C10 GT-R. … Continue reading
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All MOD Con
This past weekend the 2007 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day event took place, bringing all manner of triple-diamond metal to Mitsu Motors’s USA headquarters in Cypress, CA. unfortunately, the sauna-level humidity on the east coast has prevented all mobility, rendering us incapable … Continue reading
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Brap Magazine
Brap (derived from the sound of the cars in question) is a magazine devoted to the Rotary scene in Australia – specifically in Mazdas, in case you were thinking of old folks sitting around tables in car parks on cold … Continue reading
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Big Boys and Their Little Toys
To help celebrate 50 years of the Nissan Skyline, Tomica – somewhat like Japan’s version of Matchbox or Hot Wheels – have introduced a series of six classic (well, 5 plus the 1, not everyone considers the R30 a classic … Continue reading
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I Say Amon!
Long before there was japanesenostalgiccar.com, there was just plain nostalgiccar.com, a Japanese site that, as far as we can tell, is a dealer called Amon and trades in minty fresh vintage J-rides. Clearly by being, in fact, Japanese, they didn’t … Continue reading
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Cool JDM Videos You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Everybody knows about JDM car videos like Best Motoring, Hot Version, Video Option, etc, and they’re great entertainment. But if you go to Japan, you’ll realise that those flagship video titles are really just the tip of the iceberg. There … Continue reading
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Random Pic: Instant Daruma
At Toyota’s Megaweb showroom, there was a small section teaching the average shopper about the design process, and the specimen chosen to illustrate the journey from concept to finished product was none other than the 1970 daruma Celica. Here’s the … Continue reading
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Honda: High RPM Beginnings (Part 3)
The T360/500 trucks and the S500/600/800 sports cars demonstrated Honda’s racing pedigree and engineering genius. Mr Honda’s philosophy was that if you perfected every individual area of a car, then the overall car would be perfect, and the public would … Continue reading
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One Kidney is Enough: 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport
Robert Frost was right. Take the road less traveled, as the Autoblog reader/E-Type owner who submitted this story to them did, and you just might stumble upon a 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport for $36,000. No location is given. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
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Honda: High RPM Beginnings (Part 2)
Moving right along from the T360 and T500 trucks, Honda’s next foray into four-wheeled vehicles was the S500 roadster. It should be remembered that at this point Honda was already a massively successful international motorcycle manufacturer, mainly as a result … Continue reading
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Crown in 3 Seconds
Rarely do the words “Jay Leno” and “money shot” appear in the same sentence, but for fans of the Crown the planets aligned last night. Here it is, the 1958 Toyopet Crown on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as … Continue reading
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Honda: High RPM Beginnings (Part 1)
For a great many car manufacturers, their DNA has roots in the distant past. It is hard to imagine Ford without the Mustang and GT40, it’s equally hard to imagine Nissan without the 240Z and C10 Skyline GT-R, and of … Continue reading
Bolt-on guards – The key to the universe.
I don’t know about you lot, but I’ve always been of the opinion that a good set of bolt-on guards can really make the difference when toughing up a classic JDM car. There’s always a few ways you can go … Continue reading
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Lesser-known birds of the rotary feather
When one thinks of the Mazda Rotary, its hard not to immediately associate it with immortal modern classics like the FD and FC RX-7s. Think back even further, and the racing heritage of cars like the Savanna RX3 and the … Continue reading
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The Gray Lady Wants YOU
The New York Times is looking for an owner of a classic Japanese car in the New York area for a new section called Auto Ego. Penned by Richard Chang, it will explore not only the cars but each owner’s … Continue reading
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New York, New York…Times
Do you have a connection with your classic JDM car that simply defies all reason? Have your friends stopped inviting you out on the weekends after having heard one too many times that you’re busy polishing your wheels? Then … Continue reading
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I Don't Know Much, But I Know I Love What You Do For Me, Toyota
Just when we had posted a complaint about Toyota ignoring their half century of history in the US, they go and turn us into liars. Keep your pants on, pilgrim, it’s nothing to write home about. It’s just that tonight … Continue reading
Crashdance
RIP My Computer, 1999-2007. That’s right folks, the electronic wizardry behind JNC was actually a 700Mhz Windows machine almost eight years old. Our budget is that low. It finally crashed for the last time yesterday, leaving us scrambling like chickens … Continue reading
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This is a call!
Alright lads and ladies, it’s time to put your voting hats on. The gang over at Jalopnik.com – a site dedicated to automotive news – have put together a poll on the best Skyline GT-R of all time. Now of … Continue reading
