Monthly Archives: January 2010
Rotary Power Prevails at Daytona!
The icing on Mazda’s 90th birthday cake must be the SpeedSource Mazda RX-8‘s victory a few hours ago at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona enduro. Drivers Jonathan Bomarito, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Sylvain Tremblay repeated their 2008 win … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hrs of daytona, fb rx-7, mazda, rx-7, rx-8, sa22c, speedsource
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Mazda 90th Anniversary Website Launched
A little weekend browsing for you guys: Mazda just launched its 90th Anniversary mini-site. Timeline photos abound, including some rarely-seen commercial vehicles.
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Tagged capella, cosmo, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, familia, luce, mazda, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22c, savanna
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Friday Video: Shakotan Boogie, The Movie
Don your headbands, hang your friends out your side windows and get ready for Shakotan Boogie. In 1987 Japan apparently made a movie out of the manga that celebrates the bosozoku lyfe. Plot points include cross-cultural drag racing that ends … Continue reading
Posted in honda, nissan, toyota, Video Games
Tagged bosozoku, cedric, crown, datsun, fairlady z, gloria, gurachan, nissan, s130, Shakotan Boogie, skyline, soarer, toyota
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Mr. K Talks Z-Cars: Yutaka Katayama opines on the Nissan 370Z, Toyota FT-86, Datsun 200SX, toy ponies, and the future of driving. Full article at Racer.com.
Event Horizon for the Weekend of Jan 29, 2010
If you know of or would like to publicize an event, send us a tip at feedback(at)japanesenostalgiccar(dot)com This week: Thursday, January 28 / Santa Clara, CA: Nor Cal Old School Import Meet #6 Sunday, January 31 / Odaiba, Japan: New Year Meeting … Continue reading
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BRE Reunion Dinner Video Availalble Now
From the video description: Experience the BRE Reunion! In the Fall of 2008, BRE (Brock Racing Enterprise) team members reconnected en mass for the first time since the end of the 1972 race season. The BRE team changed the perception … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, nissan, peter brock, s30 z, scca, trans-am
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Mazdas at the 2010 Retromobile Show: Retromobile 2010 is one of the biggest classic car shows in Paris. They have all sorts of vehicles showcasing the history of locomotion, and this year Mazda had a big display. Check out photos … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmo 110s, cosmo sport, familia, fb rx-7, mazda, r100, r360, retromobile, retromobile 2010, rx-7, sa22c
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Strong Nostalgic Showing at the Tokyo Auto Salon: This year’s TAS had more J-tin that we can remember for a long time. Check out Speedhunters’ coverage here: Old School Style @ TAS 2010. Hat tip to DegreE.
Kyuusha Dealership Found Outside of Japan: We’ve seen plenty of nostalgic car dealerships in Japan, but this is the first one we’ve heard of on the outside. Sadly for us ‘Murrikins, it’s still on the other side of the ocean … Continue reading
Mazda Celebrates 90th Anniversary
In just a few days Mazdafarians will begin rejoicing in honor of their chosen marque’s 90th birthday. It has been ninety cycles of the sun since Toyo Cork Kyogo Company, Ltd. was founded in in the city of Hiroshima.
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Tagged axela, biante, mazda, mazda 3, mazda 90th anniversary, mazdago, tcs
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Nissan Skyline & Electric Vehicle Postage Stamps
If you’re expecting mail from Japan you might be lucky enough to receive a Nissan Skyline or two. The automaker is teaming up with the Minami Kanto Regional Office (Nissan’s home turf) of the Japan Post Network to offer these … Continue reading
Friday Video: Toyota Starlet Driving Lessons
Here is Japanese comedy troupe Katoken in a sketch about driving lessons behind the wheel of a four-door Toyota Starlet. Hilarity and havoc ensue. Surprisingly, there appears to be a Pontiac Fiero GT at one point. It escapes unscathed. However, … Continue reading
Wednesday Wall: Original Feature – Datsun 240Z & 510
For today’s Wednesday Wall, here’s a blast from the past – our very first photoshoot for JNC. Back then, I was still pretty inexperienced with automotive photography and only had the bare minimum of proper equipment. The photo would’ve benefited … Continue reading
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Tagged datsun 240z, datsun 510 datsun z, wallpaper, Wednesday Wall
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Event Horizon for the Weekend of Jan 22, 2010
There’s no shows we know of this coming weekend but be sure to check the list of future events after the jump! If you know of or would like to publicize an event, send us a tip at feedback(at)japanesenostalgiccar(dot)com
Rust in Peace: J's Tipo Ends Magazine Publication
Sad news from Japanland today. It’s the end of the road for J’s Tipo magazine. The publishers have announced that Issue 180 will be the last for the long-running automotive periodical. They covered mostly new cars but always had a … Continue reading
Rotary Overload: New Zealand Summerdrags 2010
Listen up, Mazdafarians! If you want to see over 300 pics of vintage kiwi-style rotaries at the recent 2010 Summerdrags, click right here and braap your brains out.
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Tagged 121, 323, capella, cosmo, mazda, r100, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, savanna, summerdrags, summerdrags 2010
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V is for Vintage: Rays Volk TE37V
You know you’re a JNCer if you hear “TE37” and think third-gen Toyota Corolla rather than the coveted six-spoke by Rays Wheels. Remember how in the 90s every tuner with JDM jones lusted after the Volk TE37? Well Rays recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Hakosuka, kenmeri, nissan, rays, skyline, te37, te37v, tokyo auto salon, tokyo auto salon 2010, volk, yonmeri
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