Author Archives: Ben Hsu
Kidney, Anyone? Honda 1300 Coupe on eBay
Here’s a rare one for ya – a 1971 Honda 1300 Coupe! It’s one of two known to exist in the US, and it was apparently just imported not too long ago. This excellent piece by Jonny Lieberman is all … Continue reading
Posted in for sale, honda
Tagged classic honda, honda, honda 1300, honda 1300 coupe 9, vintage honda
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1970 Datsun 1600 Roadster Article by Datsunfreak
Time for some more self promotion! Check out this month’s Super Street magazine for an article by everyone’s favorite moderator, Datsunfreak! His real name is Bruce Wayne John P. Roper, and those are his words and photos schooling y’all on … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan
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Hot Wheels Datsun 510 Recolor
Since Kev has gone toy crazy with JDM minicars and other assorted goods, we might as well continue the theme. Earlier this year we got all excited about how Hot Wheels was introducing a Datsun 510 in their 2009 lineup. … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, minicars, nissan
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Datsun B210 Wins LeMons, Sort Of
Congrats to Team B210 Racing for winning the Index of Effluency award at the 24 Hours of LeMons‘ Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza this past weekend. While technically not car that placed first (that honor goes to a Geo Metro powered by a Honda … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 24 hours of lemons, 24 hrs of lemons, datsun b210, nissan
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RS-Yasu's Nissan Sunny B122 Pickup Resto
RS-Yasu is another restoration shop out of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan that does beautiful restoration work. Their most recently completed masterpiece is a sanitora, a portmanteau of “Sunny Truck.” Despite it looking like an early 70s B110 Sunny (Datsun 1200 in … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, trucks
Tagged datsun, datsun bakkie, nissan, nissan datsun truck, sanitora
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JNC Wishes You a Joyous Holiday Season
I think the heat may have gotten to Kev. Having Christmas in summer can do that to a bloke, so here’s a North American seasons greetings from JNC. Well, technically this photo was taken in Japan, but whatever. May you … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, jnc, nissan
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JNC Article in the Japan Times
And now for a bit of shameless self-promotion. We were recently asked by the Japan Times, the largest English-language newspaper in Japan, to write a piece about the increasing interest in Japanese classics here in the US. The short article, … Continue reading
Posted in japan, media
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Newly Restored Datsun 510 in Fatal Crash
As many of us can attest to, nothing beats the feeling of taking a finished project on its maiden voyage. That’s why it’s important not to get carried away before you familiarize yourself with your car’s limits. Tragedy struck earlier … Continue reading
Posted in datsun
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Datsun 240Z & Nissan 370Z, Then and Now
Last week we posted on a Father & Son sneak preview of JNC Issue 3, in which we compare and contrast a Datsun 240Z with a Nissan 370Z. Soon after, Gregg Rogers, president of the Desert Z Association of Arizona, … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan
Tagged 2009 nissan 370z, 240z, 370z, arizona, datsun, datsun 240z, greyhound park, nissan, nissan 370z, phoenix
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New Wangan Midnight Movie in the Works
Recently in our forum there’s been an ongoing discussion about the Wangan Midnight movie from back in the days of VHS. The story of the Devil Z has also been retold in anime and its original manga form. Now it … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, manga, nissan
Tagged datsun 240z, nissan fairlady z, wangan midnight, wangan midnight movie
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This is How the Bosozoku Roll
They say that the goose-step, ridiculous and inefficient as it may seem, became the march of choice for dictatorships around the world specifically because of its silly appearance. After all, only a terrifying madman could force thousands of able-bodied soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in bosozoku, japan, mazda, nissan, toyota
Tagged bosozoku, chaser, cressida, datsun, mark II, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan skyline, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota cressida, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer, toyota supra
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Kidney, Anyone? 2450-mile Mazda RX-7
At this rate, your JNC editors are going to run out of kidneys by Wednesday. Not only have we seen a 1427-mile Mazda RX-4 and a 33,000-mile ’79 Honda Civic, now there’s a 1985 Mazda RX-7 with only 2450 miles … Continue reading
V8-Powered Aussie Celica in Drag
Check out this angry daruma Celica from Australia, with tube framed everything and and a V8 where the firewall should be. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but you have to admire the craftsmanship. Take a peek under the sheetmetal … Continue reading
Posted in toyota
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Kidney, Anyone? Mint 1979 Honda Civic
This 1979 Honda Civic doesn’t quite have the low mileage as the 1427-mile Mazda RX-4 from last week, but it’s close. Besides, who’s going to complain about a 33,000-mile car that’s 30 years old, especially one in this condition? Our … Continue reading
Posted in for sale, honda
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Issue 3 Sneak Peek: Datsun 240Z & Nissan 370Z
Here’s a sneak peek of what we think will be an awesome article in the next issue of Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine. When Antonio Alvendia of Cipher Garage told us he was shooting a 2009 370Z for Speedhunters‘ Nissan month, … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, jnc mag, nissan
Tagged datsun, datsun 240z, fairlady z, nissan, nissan 370z, z-car
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Honda Ends F1 Participation
We have always admired Honda for charging right into Formula 1 at a time when it barely made any passenger cars at all. That’s why it saddens us to hear that the automaker is pulling out of F1. Honda made … Continue reading
Mazda Rotaries at New Zealand Summerdrags
Hey Mazdafarians, we just got this in from Kiwi Bureau: photos from last weekend’s Mazda Rotary Summerdrags in New Zealand. Yes, while we’re huddled by the fireplace for warmth in the dead of winter, Nee Zeelanders are enjoying nice warm … Continue reading
