Yearly Archives: 2007
B. Diddy's Civic Up for Grabs
The Honda Civic of legendary pinstriper, cartoonist and father of the Rat Fink, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, has come out of hiding and is for sale on eBay. Though Roth was a hugely influential figure in the Kustom hot rod … Continue reading
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JNC Returns East, City of LA Mourns
Well, not really, but the leaving part is true. With the TORC All Toyotafest said and done, it’s time for us to haul ourselves back to the east coast, where the summers are humid and the nostalgics are sparse. We’ll … Continue reading
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Oh, the Humobility!
To commemorate it’s 100th anniversary, Daihatsu has opened a museum (it’s the reverse-D-looking thing on the left)at its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Called Humobility World, the four-story hall contains two floors devoted to milestone models such as the 1963 … Continue reading
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Cruisin' in a PT Cruiser? No, Rollin' in a 'Rolla!
For our first few days in So-Cal, we found ourselves, lamentably, in a PT Cruiser. A rental, obviously, but not the most ideal mule for vast concrete expanses beginning with “The,” as in “The 405” or “The 110.” It had … Continue reading
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Straight Outta Copenhagen
Dang, did we take a wrong turn at Amesterdam? We are completely smitten by the quaintness of the Danish town of Solvang, site of the annual Datsun Roadster Meet. We wish there was some time to kick back with a … Continue reading
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On the Road…
We’re heading out in a matter of hours, running on no sleep, to bring you coverage of several upcoming events: The Solvang Roadster Show, Z Car Nationals in Orange and TORC Toyotafest in Long Beach. Yes kids, it’s gonna be … Continue reading
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Nissan celebrates 50 years of Skyline with Tokyo exhibit
Possibly the most renowned model in all of Japan, the Skyline was born on April 24, as part of Prince Motor Company’s 1957 lineup. Half a century later, one example of each of the 12 generations have been assembled for … Continue reading
New Section: Nostalgia
We’ve added a new section called Nostalgia which for now contains scans of some 1979 Toyota brochures. We’ll be adding content on a regular basis, so keep an eye out!
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Announcing our New Partnership with GT Live
You asked for it, we delivered! From the very earliest days of Japanese Nostalgic Car, our readers have been asking for a nostalgics meet, particularly our readers on the east coast, who not only contend with salty winters but a … Continue reading
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In Your Facebook!
We have created a Japanese Nostalgic Car group on Facebook.com. To be honest, we are a little old and out of touch with these new-fangled social networking sites, but we’re trying to use every way we can to unite more … Continue reading
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Full Hoon Fever
Under Australia’s anti-hoon laws have claimed their first victim. For those of us in North America perhaps unfamiliar with the inherently funny word, a hoon refers to a person prone to vehicular antics such as street racing, burnouts and aggressive … Continue reading
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JNC in NYC
We are just back from the Big Apple and the New York International Auto Show. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much news about nostalgics, like Detroit had with the 1974 Safari Rally Lancer, but here’s a few blurbs about some cars that … Continue reading
Hybrid Theory
In Japan, Toyota has come out with a 10th Anniversary edition of the class-defining hybrid, the Prius. Although the technology-laden eco-car is nowhere near becoming a nostalgic yet, it’s hard to believe that hybrids have been with us for a … Continue reading
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Nissan Skyline 50th Annivesary Exhibit
Good news! “Grand Touring – The Legend and the Future” will be the name of a temporary exhibit commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Nissan’s Skyline model. Bad news is, it’s in Tokyo. The display will take viewers through the revered … Continue reading
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Lancer-Lot
To coincide with the arrival of the 2008 Lancer, Mitsubishi has a new microsite devoted to its AWD rally beast, lancerproject.com. Click on “Lancer Heritage” to see some footage of the East Safari Rally car tearing it up at the … Continue reading
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The Gray Lady's Article on Classic Toyotas
The New York Times has published an article about the rise of Toyotas in the collector car market. The article touches upon Japanese nostalgics as a whole but to a lesser extent. They mention the Crown, Celica, Corona and of … Continue reading
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Toyota Motorsports History
A couple of weeks ago Toyota launched a motorsports history section on their Japanese site to mark 50 years in motorsport. It’s all in Japanese and there are only a handful of photos ranging from a racing S30 Toyota Crown … Continue reading
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Welcome!
Welcome to the official blog of Japanese Nostalgic Car, the magazine about classic, vintage, and antique Japanese cars. Here you will find little bits of information that relate to our normal subject matter, but don’t warrant a full-length spewing of … Continue reading
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