Author Archives: Ben Hsu
All Japan Day – Adelaide, Australia
While we here in North America were busy with Datsun Madness weekend that had shows for Z-cars, Roadsters and 510s, on the other side of the world Aussies in Adelaide were out in full force for All Japan Day. Thanks … Continue reading
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Jay Leno Gets Emotionally Involved with Nissans
Jay Leno. Comedian, talk show host, car nut, invoker of envy. He recently got the chance to test drive the new Nissan GT-R and in his review he revealed that his first car was in fact a Datsun 1600 Roadster. … Continue reading
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Jet-Powered Honda Z600 On the Move, Its Side
Last year we reported on this mysterious Honda Z600 with a jet engine protruding from where its rear window should have been. Armed only with some badly translated German, we boldly predicted “that any attempt at turning during full throttle … Continue reading
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EVENTS: MSA Z-Car West Coast Nationals
Part II of the Datsun Madness weekend [LINK]
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Tatsuo Hasegawa, 1916 – 2008
There’s some sad news from Japan today, as we bring you news of the passing of Tatsuo Hasegawa. Hasegawa was first an aeronautical engineer, developing aircraft for the Tachikawa Aircraft Corporation. The prototype plane he worked on was scheduled to … Continue reading
EVENTS: Solvang Datsun Roadster Classic 2008
A new article is up in the events section about the Solvang Datsun Roadster Classic that took place over the weekend. [LINK]
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Random Junkyard Finds
The heavy damage sustained in drifting those E70 Corollas from this morning’s post reminded us of this round-headlight specimen that we saw in a junkyard last week. After we finished our first issue of JNC magazine, we finally had some … Continue reading
E70 Corolla Drifting
Yeah, we all know the AE86 Corolla is practically synonymous with drifting, but what if you want something that stands out from the crowd? Check out the guys from MotorFix, who specialize in sliding the previous generation E70 Corollas. Naturally, … Continue reading
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Golden Week Zoom-Zoom Parade
Golden Week, starting in the first week of May, is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Japan. This year, Mazda is celebrating with a Zoom-Zoom Parade through the main streets of its hometown, Hiroshima. The event is … Continue reading
Meet Me at the Virtual Toyota Museum
Japan’s version of Second Life, the virtual online world, is called MeetMe. Toyota recently set up not only a shop but an entire city where your customizable avatar can roam free in a Toyota showroom, set up residency in a … Continue reading
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Video: Japan's Greatest Cars, Mitsubishi Edition
From our water chestnut bureau courtesy of RedSunday, here’s a couple of great vids featuring Mitsubishis. First, a walkthrough of some of the triple diamond mafia’s greatest hits. Though we couldn’t understand anything except that the GTO MR has “dummy” … Continue reading
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EARTH DAY: Toyota Sports 800 Hybrid
Although hybrids may still seem like new-fangled technology, they’ve been around the block. And we’re not just talking about how the Prius, which debuted in 1997, is already over a decade old. No, let’s go back 31 years to when … Continue reading
Big Datsun Weekend Coming Up
A quick reminder: there are not one but two Datsun events coming up this weekend for you lucky folks in SoCal. First, there’s Motorsport Auto’s Z Car West Coast Nationals in Irvine, CA which is an all-weekend gala from Friday, … Continue reading
Superdeformed Contest Winners
And the winners of our Superdeformed Contest are… (drum roll, please): Larry W., Palm City, Florida Yi-Joe K., Kaneohe, Hawaii Gilles G., Montreal, Quebec Peter G., Yukon, Oklahoma Cory W., Modesto, California Bob J., Troy, Michigan Thanks for playing, everyone. … Continue reading
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SevenStock XI Dates Announced
We know this is a long way off, but put it in your planner, folks. We just got word from a source at Mazda that SevenStock, the annual celebration of all things rotary now in its 11th year, will be … Continue reading
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CA Proposal Threatening Pre-1976 Cars Denied
YES, we’ve got some great news! Last month we told you about a proposed California bill that would have made it mandatory in certain parts of the state to continue emissions testing on pre-1976 cars for the life of the … Continue reading
BRE 510 Does 0-600% in One eBay Sale
A while back, this Datsun 510 sold on eBay for $13,000, a steep price for what appeared to be a BRE-themed Datsun 510 replica. Only, it wasn’t a replica. According to the seller, it’s a one-of-a-kind prototype for a Datsun … Continue reading
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1981 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel on Ebay
We don’t often have a lot of Isuzu news here, but the least-loved Japanese marque had some nice designs before completely falling out of the passenger car market altogether. The I-Mark was one of the first cars in the US … Continue reading
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