Author Archives: Ben Hsu
Event Horizon: Coast-to-Coast J-tin Meets
Just a quick reminder, there are lots of Jtin events going on this weekend no matter where you are.
Japan Grand Prix, The Early Days
Continuing on the motorsports theme, our next stop is at the Japan Grand Prix. This one comes by way of banpei and appears to be a DVD about the race. Unfortunately embedding was disabled so you’ll have to click on … Continue reading
TS Class Warfare: Civics, Sunnys, Starlets, RX-3s
Here is the first of a series of vintage race videos that we’ll be posting this week. We stumbled upon this while catching up with beoneoneoh, who can always be counted on to unearth the Sunny-related. This is footage from … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, motorsports, nissan, toyota
Tagged datsun 1200, honda civic sb1, mazda rx-3, mazda savanna rx-3, nissan sunny, nissan sunny 1200gx, toyota starlet, ts class, ts cup
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Holdin' It Down in Chi-Town
JNCer lwrdr2121 just posted some pics from last weekend’s Chicago-area old school Japanese car meet. Head on over to his photo album to see the rest.
Posted in events, mazda, toyota
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New Nissan Heritage Collection Website
Ready to kill off a few hours? Nissan has created a user-friendly, navigable catalogue of their legendary Heritage Collection (see coverage in JNC #3), simply called Nissan-Heritage-Collection.com. The Zama warehouse is still not open to the public, but here’s the … Continue reading
Hot Wheels Datsun 510, Now in Brown
First it came in metallic blue, which was so scarce we never actually found it in stores. Then you could buy one in whatever color you wanted, as long as it was black. Now Hot Wheels is releasing what I … Continue reading
Honda Z600 Appears in Sprint Commercial
We’ve been waiting for the Palm Pre to go on sale so we can ditch our horribly outdated five-year-old Sony Ericsson Z500. And even though Sprint’s “Now Network” campaign is now on heavy rotation, we didn’t realize that it was … Continue reading
Friday Video: Unmarked Toyota Crown vs. Rambler American
So perhaps Toyota fans are feeling a bit left out, what with all the Nissan-heavy chases from the likes of Seibu Keisatsu, Abunai Deka and this still-unnamed film. Well fret no more, thanks to JNCer a121 we have another Japan … Continue reading
Posted in toyota, Video Games
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Toyota 2000GT in Hemmings
This month’s Hemmings Sports & Exotic has a Toyota 2000GT on the cover with the title “Bullet Train.” How appropriate! It emerged from the same boom era as the Shinkansen and made just as big an impact. Besides, more press … Continue reading
Posted in media, toyota
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SEMA x ToyotaFest
SEMA’s most recent e-newsletter included a link to an article about Toyotafest! This should be of particular interest to those of us in the nostalgic car scene, as the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association is always keeping a pulse on where … Continue reading
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Toyota Publica Starlet 1000
Before the Toyota Starlet became a hot RWD hatchback, it was part of the Publica line, chassis code KP40, like the Celica Supra. Before that, there was this, the KP30 Publica Coupe, sold as simply the 1000 in Europe.
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Ode to a 1979 Honda Civic Wagon
Why is it that most classic car enthusiasts love station wagons? Is it because they’re symbolic of a time gone by and all but extinct from new car lots? Do we just fondly remember going on family road trips? Or … Continue reading
Posted in honda, wagons
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Mazdafarians Get Down at MazFest 2009
We’ve been so hung up on the Mazda T2000 that we almost forgot that today was MazFest 2009! Imagine rolling into the car show with that behemoth. Or better yet, taking it on the road course at Fontana’s Auto Club … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan
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Friday Video: Nissan President Getaway
This video has all the signs of Seibu Keisatsu, such as a fleet of Nissan Cedric police cars led by an S30 Z, but it’s not: Daimon doesn’t make a heroic appearance at the end to dispatch the enemy with … Continue reading
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Why We Love the Mazda T2000
Since we reserve most of our drool for Fairlady Zs and TE27s here at JNC, some of you may have wondered why we went ga-ga over the Mazda T2000 that appeared on eBay earlier this week. Well, because it was … Continue reading
Texas Nissans Meet, June 6
For those of you in the Lone Star State, Texas Nissans is having a meet in Austin on June 6. It’s a Nissan meet but they want some Datsuns to represent old school! The car show will start at 10am … Continue reading
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Honda & Acura Show, June 7, New York
On Sunday, June 7 This Old Honda will be hosting a Honda & Acura Car Show at Formula H Motorworks in Middletown, New York. It’ll be the perfect opportunity to check out classic S600s, JDM Beats, and more! Doors open … Continue reading
Mysteries of the Datsun 810 Maxima Voice Box Revealed
In the early 80s, the dawn of the personal computer age, no form of electronic gimmickry was considered too pointless. The family coach for a friend of mine was none other than a 1982 Datsun 810 Maxima wagon, nearly identical … Continue reading
Kidney, Anyone? Mazda T2000 3-Wheeler
This could be the coolest thing we’ve seen on ebay in months. Three-wheelers were the workhorses of choice in 1950s Japan and the Mazda T2000 was king of the road. You aren’t gonna be popular with the ladies in this … Continue reading
