Author Archives: Ben Hsu
PROFILES: 1976 Nissan Laurel
A super clean, duper mean Nissan Laurel Hardtop. [LINK]
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M. Yokota Vintage Rally
Remember the M. Yokota Collection, the vintage car museum/chocalatier/squirrel zoo in Gumna Prefecture? Clearly, a mind as active and eccentric as that of Mr. Yokota’s cannot be easily calmed. The latest manifestation of his love for nostalgics is the M. … Continue reading
Celica May Return
Open a new car magazine and you’d be hard pressed not to find some sort of speculation regarding upcoming sporty Toyotas. Here’s a rundown of the rumors so far: Supra – a version of Lexus’s upcoming LF-A supercar Supra – … Continue reading
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This is a Stick Up!
As you get ready to line up outside of your electronics retailer at 4 AM on Black Friday, we offer the comfort and convenience of ordering from your own home, the best holiday gift you can get this holiday season, … Continue reading
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FEATURES: LA Auto Show
New article up. A couple of classics showed up at the ongoing LA Auto Show. [LINK]
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Massive Z-Car Drag Race
Sorry about the lack of updates. Our computer suffered a catastrophic hard drive failure that we’ll be slowly recovering from. In the meantime, enjoy this video, in which Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson lines up almost every iteration of a Z-car … Continue reading
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RX-3 Redux?
Rumors (very, very iffy ones) are swirling in the ether about a Mazda RX-3 revival. Discovered on Ben Kraal‘s blog, Here’s a hideous Photoshop speculation of what such a car might not look like at all. If the platform idea … Continue reading
Nippon Sturm und Drang
Guten Tag! The world of nostalgic car lovers gets ever smaller. Last week, we brought you news of an Austrian forum devoted to Japanese classics, and now forum member MrHijet brings us news of the recent Nippon Classic Day in … Continue reading
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Upcoming Gatherings
December’s here, but are our readers dreaming of a white Christmas? Not if they live in the great southwestern parts of the States. It’s time for a roll call of upcoming gatherings involving vintage Japanese metal. First up, on December … Continue reading
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Truck Turner
Back in August, Mini Truckin’ published an top-notch retrospective of all the small Japanese pickups that have basically created the segment that gives the magazine its namesake. A flat-green Datsun NL320 headlined that piece. Now, another one of the diminutive … Continue reading
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Wagons, Ho!
Last week, we told you about a new Japanese magazine that just hit the stands, called Street Van and Wagon, with a longback S50 Crown and C10 Skyline gracing the cover. Being the wagon whores we are, we had to … Continue reading
Enjoy the Ride
After we reminisced about the awesomeness that was the Dream Garage Nissan commercial, reader Dennis Currington notified us of a copy of said awesomeness on his website. Thanks for the memories, Dennis.
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More March Madness
Last month we told you about the 25th anniversary of the Nissan March and the three limited edition cars going on sale to commemorate the occasion. In the consumerist-crazed culture of Japan, however, that’s not nearly enough, and Nissan has … Continue reading
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Nissan's Real Life Dream Garage
Remember those 90s Nissan commercials starring Mr. K as a magical Willy Wonka-like figure holding the golden ticket to an automotive wonderland? For young car nuts like us, those ads expressed, in full cinematic color, the entirety of what was … Continue reading
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System of a Crown
At the Tokyo Motor Show, which is going on right now, Toyota is showing off a Crown Hybrid Concept. That name should sound familiar to you – it’s all we’ve been talking about for months, the very descendant of that … Continue reading
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High Mile Club
If you’ve got a classic that’s been on the road for a while, some car companies want to hear from you. Honda recently launched its Mile Makers Club, which welcomes any dream-powered machines above 100,000 miles. Strangely, the near-million mile … Continue reading
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Racing Sim
Will Wright is the designer of the hugely popular life simulator video game, The Sims, in which you can command your virtual characters to eat, sleep, defecate and even play other video games, but the one thing they can’t seem … Continue reading
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Forbes' Greatest Japanese Cars
Way back when (and by when we mean 2001), it was the dawn of a fresh millennium, our new president Dubya had yet to make a mess of the country, and the nation was still riding high on the dotcom … Continue reading
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