Yearly Archives: 2007
The MOD Squad
The press release about the 2007 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day has dropped, inviting Mitsu owners from all over the continent to converge on their headquarters in Cypress, CA. Although Evos and Eclipses comprised most of last year’s 700 cars, the organizers … Continue reading
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Five pages of classic JDM lovin’
No no, we’re not talking about Japanese porn – though if you shoot us an email, we can point you in the right direction (kidding!). No, our friends over at TheDriftScene.com have dug deep and pulled out five sweet pages … Continue reading
Toyota Century Lovin’
Andy’s first car was a Suzuki Swift “Xtreme”. It was silver with yellow stickers down the side proclaiming the car’s “Xtreme”ness. It was a good little car, but even before he got it home from the dealer he was thinking … Continue reading
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Lazy weekend at grandJDM
No major update today, other than this badass little photochop of a C110 squashed into a chibi version of itself! We’re guessing they simply cut out the wheels and anything else they wanted to keep the same size, then squashed … Continue reading
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RB30 ZED
We’re always on the lookout for interesting JDM classics for sale – and today we have an especially unique car for sale in New South Wales, Australia. Steve’s “RB30ZED” is a famously (in Z circles) straight, clean and otherwise simply … Continue reading
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Want to see your car featured on grandJDM?
There are thousands of beautiful old skool JDM cars out there – you only need to look at the photos from the various events and shows around the world. But, of course, getting in touch with the owners is … Continue reading
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Old School Toyz
Old School Toyz, as you’ve no doubt guessed by now, is a website dedicated to old school Toyotas, from the 60s through to the 80s. While we don’t focus as much on the 80s yet here at grandJDM, we’ve got … Continue reading
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Impending Redesign
Do not adjust your screen. If you’ve been noticing some screwy behavior in the blog, it’s just because we are in the process of tweaking the look and feel of the site right now. We will return to your regularly … Continue reading
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Number One Crush
Ok, so this warning about various municipalities putting modified cars into the crusher may be only tangentially relevant to owners of Japanese classics, seeing as how many of our cars are not even capable of breaking the speed limit (or … Continue reading
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KPGC10 Skyline GT-R Replica
Automotive news site Autoblog have stumbled across an astounding C10 GT-R replica. Considering the prices that the genuine item can fetch these days (anyone else wishing they’d bought one in the 80s/90s and held onto it?), it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
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Pip Pip: Goodwood Wrapup
On Sunday, the Goodwood Festival of Speed of 2007 drew to a close. We’ve been waiting for pictures to filter in, and Autoblog, which has made no secret of how badly they’ve wanted to go after missing last year’s (sort … Continue reading
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Semi-bosozoku style C211 Skyline
Depending on who you ask, the C211 is possibly one of the less popular models in the lengthy Skyline history, but it’s gotta be fair to say that this particular example is stunning. While its interior and engine bay could … Continue reading
Old Skool at JTuned
A little time travel today, as we throw you back to October 2005 to check out an article and gallery of shots from the inaugural Japanese Classic Car Show in California, USA, by well known JDM-dedicated online magazine JTuned. While … Continue reading
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SR20DET powered 510-series Bluebird
“OneSickLambo” – a member of the EvolutionM.net forums – has undertaken the task of dropping an SR20DET engine into his Datsun 510, known in its homeland as a Nissan Bluebird from the 510 series. More than that though, he’s gone … Continue reading
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I Say: More Goodwood Goodness
The second day of the Festival that keeps on giving has drawn to a close. Autoblog actually has men on the estate, snapping photos and broadcasting them across the pond. The one that will probably be of most interest to … Continue reading
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By Jove: Goodwood Updates
The news keeps trickling in from West Sussex. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is going on right now, as we are simulataneously typing this and kicking ourselves for not scraping together the cashish we needed to go. Autoblog has just … Continue reading
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With a little help from our friends…
Even though we’ve only been going for a week so (and going strong!), grandJDM has proven to be an absolute blast for all of us. We’ve been pushing for daily updates, and frankly it hasn’t been a challenge. There’s … Continue reading
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JP Blog 01: Private Tune / Murata Team
We thought it might be a neat idea to provide weekly links to some Japanese blogs. After all, blogging is not a phenomenon to be found strictly in the west! And with so many excellent English language blogs devoted to … Continue reading
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Ming Fling
Perhaps Ming the Merciless would have been more successful in his fight against Flash Gordon if, instead of being an evil Asian caricature, he was actually Tim Mings and had a fleet of Honda N600 and Z600s at his disposal. … Continue reading
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1967 Toyota 2000GT
Perhaps the ultimate – and undoubtedly the first – JDM Supercar, the Toyota 2000GT has in the past few years become more well known and appreciated outside of Japan, sending its value through the roof. Not that it was ever … Continue reading
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