Author Archives: Ben Hsu
Krazy Kiwis and Their Rotaries
Speedhunters has some great coverage of the “V” 4 and Rotary Nationals down in New Zealand. Peep the blower on this RX-4. It could swallow a pair of low-flying geese! All it needs is switch activation supercharging and it’ll be … Continue reading
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Honda S-Series, Dead Again
Honda has just announced that 2009 will the the last year for the S2000 and there is no known replacement in the works. R.I.P. Honda’s brief statement acknowledged that the S2000 was originally conceived as a limited edition model for … Continue reading
JCCA New Year Meeting 2009
Happy Year of the Ox, everybody! It’s time for the 2009 JCCA New Year Meeting. Loyal JNCer dsh4 took 600 pics and has posted some of them here, but he is still going through them and will add more so … Continue reading
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Kurosawa Behind the Wheel Again at Fuji Speedway
One last video for the weekend. Here’s an old Best Motoring clip of Nissan factory racing legend Motoharu “Gan-san” Kurosawa tearing around Fuji Speedway in a GC spec hakosuka GT-R. The engine sounds are pure auditory sex, and it’s interesting … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, japan, mazda, nissan
Tagged fuji speedway, niss, nissan, nissan skyline gt-r
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Cash for Clunkers: A Small Victory for Our Side
We’re still catching up from last week’s SEMA MPMC conference, but one of the important things we learned there was that the recent threat of a national “Cash for Clunkers” program has been defeated. Yay! Thanks to everyone that wrote … Continue reading
Super Bad Slammed ’73 Toyota Stout
We’re back from the SEMA MPMC conference, in one piece no less. So why not close off the week with something really cool, like this slammed Stout pickup? Once in a while the folks at Mini Truckin’ unearth a gem … Continue reading
Random Bosozoku Video
Here’s something to keep you guys entertained while we head out to the final day of the SEMA MPMC conference.
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JNC at SEMA MPMC Conference
We will be at the SEMA MPMC conference Tuesday through Thursday this week so our regularly scheduled blog posts may be a bit sporadic. We will return you to your normally scheduled nostalgic broadcasts as soon as possible. Thanks!
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Goertz Myths Will Never Die
The Sound Classics Classically-Tough Trivia Challenge began in 2002. Every New Year, it asks car collectors obscure auto related questions to test their knowledge of classic cars. Some questions are easy, some our tough. We have no hope of winning … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, toyota
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Nissan Launches "The Legend of Z" Minisite
To coincide with the launch of the 370Z, Nissan of Japan has launched a new minisite chronicling the racing history of the Fairlady Z on four continents. Straight out of the box in April 1970, the Z was sent off … Continue reading
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More from the Tokyo Auto Salon
Speedhunters was at the Tokyo Auto Salon last weekend, and one of the many galleries they’ve assembled happens to cover the old school cars that were there. Perfect! The biggest concentration of classics came from the G-Works booth, like this … Continue reading
Toyota Corolla, Nefarious Nepali Taxi
Bura’s post last week about Datsun B110 Sunnys still cranking away as taxis in Pakistan reminded me of this story about an E20 Corolla used as a taxi in Nepal. The versatility of old Japanese cars never ceases to astound … Continue reading
Kidney, Anyone? 1958 Toyota Corona on YJA
Chances are, when you think of Toyota Corona, one of these pops into your head. It’s the first model Toyota designed specifically to suit US tastes and what really got the company moving in the US market. Or you might … Continue reading
Footage of Nissan, Mazda and Toyota Nostalgics
For your weekend viewing here’s some drool-inducing footage of vintage Nissan Skylines. Hakosukas, kenmeris, japans, you’ve got it all. Click through for another video with Z-cars, Celicas and the stray 810 Bluebird, Mazda Familia, Luce, RX-7 and Toyota Chaser. Thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged mazda, mazda familia, mazda luce, mazda rx-2, mazda rx-4, nissan, nissan skyline, toyota, toyota celica, toyota chaser
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Weird and Wild at the Tokyo Auto Salon
It’s Tokyo Auto Salon time again, and you know what that means. All the weird and wacky custom cars of Japan come to Makuhari Messe in Chiba to show their stuff. Reports are filtering in all over the web, but … Continue reading
Posted in honda, nissan, tokyo auto salon, toyota
Tagged 2009 tokyo auto salon, honda civic, honda civic ef, mugen, nissan, nissan skyline, nissan skyline r30, tokyo auto salon, toyota, toyota 2000gt
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Honda USA Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Year
In 1959 Honda established a US subsidiary. They wouldn’t sell cars for another decade, but at the time they moved plenty of motorcycles. Now, a half century later, they’re the second best selling Japanese brand in America. On New Year’s … Continue reading
Mecha-Godzilla Attacks! Nissan GT-R SpecV
What do you do when regular pudding just isn’t enough? You get Giga Pudding. What do you do if Nissan’s AWD twin-turbo supercar that everyone is calling “Godzilla” just isn’t enough? You get the GT-R SpecV. The spiritual successor of … Continue reading
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Tagged giga pudding, nissan, nissan gt-r specv, nissan r35, nissan skyline gt-r, nissan skyline gt-r specv
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1969 Mitsubishi Colt 1100F Article
Here’s a great little article on a car that rarely gets any love, the Mitsubishi Colt. But it’s not the Colt you’re thinking of. While the US was getting Mitsus branded as Dodges and Plymouths, Australia got these exports straight … Continue reading
Old Car Disposal Programs Going National
What a way to start off the year. Politicians are at it again. Remember buybacks? These were programs offered by states like California and Texas that paid owners for their old cars. The lawmakers claimed taking these vehicles off the … Continue reading
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Kidney Deficit! 1965 Nissan Silvia CSP311
Ok, forget the pair of Bluebirds we posted on just a few hours ago. Here’s what we really want instead, a 1965 Nissan Silvia CSP311! It’s on sale at Dallas Dream Cars for a whopping $50,000 obo. Obviously this blue … Continue reading
