Author Archives: Ben Hsu
Car Show Conundrum
It’s January, and that means while Americans party hearty at Detroit Auto Show amongst Lexus roadsters, alien-shaped Mazda race cars, and the occasional pile of actual steaming bullshit, Japan is humming along to the sounds of the Tokyo Auto Salon. … Continue reading
Come On Baby Light My Fire Arrow
Hot on the heels of the Tercel Wagon, Jalopnik is showing more old school J-tin love, this time with the captive import Plymouth Fire Arrow, aka Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste. All of the cars in their “Down on the Street” series … Continue reading
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Won't You Adopt a Honda Too?
If you don’t know by now that comedian and late night talk show host Jay Leno is a car collector extraordinaire, then we hope the alien probing wasn’t too painful and welcome you back to planet Earth. The great thing … Continue reading
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JNC Magazine Sneak Peek
It’s official, Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine subscriptions are now open! You may have noticed some strange activity on the website over the weekend as we prepared for the launch, and here it is, with a pic of the cover to … Continue reading
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Nostalgic Luxury
For those of us who grew up in the 80’s, it’s hard to imagine a time when Acura did not exist. According to some, planning for Honda’s luxury brand started as early as 1976 (imagine an Acura based off of … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Mr. Shelby
Today (January 11) is racing legend Carroll Shelby’s 85th birthday. Although mostly known for his hopped up Mustangs, AC Cobras and cowboy hat, his racing contract with Ford ended in 1967. For the 1968 season, he helped prepare three Toyota … Continue reading
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Subscription Now Open
Hi all, just a quick note to say that subscriptions for our American and Canadian readers are now available. International subscriptions will be available soon. From our humble beginning almost exactly one year ago, to our exciting venture into print, … Continue reading
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Nissan and Chrysler Sittin' in a Tree
Like, holy frick! You turn your back for one second and Nissan and Chrysler are in talks to join forces. Reuters is reporting that Chrysler, perhaps rebounding from its recent divorce with Mercedes-Benz, is seeking solace, comfort, and a fuel-efficient … Continue reading
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Jalopnik Hearts Tercel Wagon
There’s a virtual lovefest going on today over an unlikely object of affection, the 1985 Toyota Tercel 4WD Wagon (aka Sprinter Carib in Japan). This is probably why Jalopnik is the best automotive site out there today (um, other than … Continue reading
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Happy Bosses Drive Super 6s!
We know by our hits that the vast majority of you are reading this when you should be working hard. Fine by us! In fact, if your boss is kind of a hardass, then perhaps a Prince Gloria Super 6 … Continue reading
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Cafe MOCA
UPDATE: Although Mazda USA and Mazdaspeed are supportive of MOCA and in fact emailed its own members about it, they are not affiliated with MOCA. Except in a love for all things Mazda, that is. Sorry for the confusion! Heads … Continue reading
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Mr. K Is Our Co-Pilot
From now on, whenever we are lost, feeling depressed, or simply in need of a spiritual supercharge, we can turn to Mr. K. Or at least a plastic facsimile of him with a spring-loaded head. You may know Yutaka Katayama … Continue reading
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English Wheels
Fasten your safety belts make sure your seatbacks and tray tables are in the full upright position, and all electronic devices are off. We’re going back across the pond to visit Ratdat.com, another British bloke with an absolutely brilliant website. … Continue reading
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CLASSIC CM: Honda’s “Impossible Dream”
While we’re on the subject of the UK and adverts, here’s one of the best, Honda’s “Impossible Dream”. In fact, we can safely say that all artists can just retire now, because never will anything so beautiful be created again. … Continue reading
Honda Goes Retro
Motorcycle News is reporting that the Honda CB1100F concept unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show will see production as a 2009 model. In a move that seems contrary to the current trend in motorcycle engines, Honda will stay true … Continue reading
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Now With 55% Less Domain
From the Less Is More Bureau, it has come to our attention that JapaneseNostalgicCar.com can be hard to spell rather annoying to type out in its entirety. So for the 2008 model, our weight reduction engineers have put the domain … Continue reading
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The Japanese Have Landed
In honor of our compadres at Old Japanese Car and the grand opening of their forum, here’s a 1979 Toyota Carina advert. Instead of British Leyland products, which were busy not being built by striking auto workers, blokes wishing to … Continue reading
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'67 Toyo Kogyo Lineup, No Corks
Over at online magazine Winding Road, they’ve posted the pages of a 1967 Toyo Kogyo brochure. If you’ve been paying attention, that’s the manufacturer Mazda was formerly known as, and it made corks. Each company had its humble beginnings. For … Continue reading
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Movin' on Up
Now that 2008 has arrived, the bean counters can go back and tally up the official scores from last year. As it turns out, Toyota has overtaken Ford for the #2 spot here in the US. Honestly, is anyone surprised … Continue reading
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Signing Off from RSS
This morning we got an email from Dan Strohl at Hemmings informing us that Sportstyres.net has been scraping our blog. Being the Luddites obsessed with old technology that we are, we had never heard of this new-fangled phenomenon until his … Continue reading
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