Author Archives: Ben Hsu
Impending Redesign
Do not adjust your screen. If you’ve been noticing some screwy behavior in the blog, it’s just because we are in the process of tweaking the look and feel of the site right now. We will return to your regularly … Continue reading
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Number One Crush
Ok, so this warning about various municipalities putting modified cars into the crusher may be only tangentially relevant to owners of Japanese classics, seeing as how many of our cars are not even capable of breaking the speed limit (or … Continue reading
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Pip Pip: Goodwood Wrapup
On Sunday, the Goodwood Festival of Speed of 2007 drew to a close. We’ve been waiting for pictures to filter in, and Autoblog, which has made no secret of how badly they’ve wanted to go after missing last year’s (sort … Continue reading
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I Say: More Goodwood Goodness
The second day of the Festival that keeps on giving has drawn to a close. Autoblog actually has men on the estate, snapping photos and broadcasting them across the pond. The one that will probably be of most interest to … Continue reading
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By Jove: Goodwood Updates
The news keeps trickling in from West Sussex. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is going on right now, as we are simulataneously typing this and kicking ourselves for not scraping together the cashish we needed to go. Autoblog has just … Continue reading
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Ming Fling
Perhaps Ming the Merciless would have been more successful in his fight against Flash Gordon if, instead of being an evil Asian caricature, he was actually Tim Mings and had a fleet of Honda N600 and Z600s at his disposal. … Continue reading
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Suspended Admiration
Each year, the Goodwood Festival of Speed pays tribute to the featured marque by suspending an assortment of its million-dollar race cars several stories above ground on a huge piece of outdoor art. With Toyota taking the honors this year, … Continue reading
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Random Pic: Toyotas Infiltrate Honda Museum
One of the best things about car musuems in Japan, other than the fact that they’re museums, situated in Japan, and chock full of classic Japanese cars, is that they aren’t afraid to showcase vehicles made by their competitors. Case … Continue reading
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Cruiser Carnival
We know there’s nothing like a low-slung coupe with fender mirrors but one of the most sought-after nostalgics lies on the exact opposite side of the automotive spectrum. The Toyota Land Cruiser boasts one of the largest followings of any … Continue reading
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Random Pic: Jump for Toy
Remember Power Wheels, those battery-powered kid-mobiles with big plastic wheels that inevitably deformed and cracked if the car was anywhere but the kitchen floor? In the US we can recall two flavors – Jeep and Corvette – but as with … Continue reading
Oz Fest, Part 2
G’Day blokes and Sheilas, welcome to part two of our news from Australia. This time, we’re here to inform you of a new site called grandJDM, a new Aussie site about – what else – vintage Japanese cars! Enthusiasm for … Continue reading
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Oz Fest, Part 1
Break out the vegemite and bog in, mate. Hear that didgeridoo? It’s time for a pair of posts from the land down under. First up, a couple of weekends ago, the Gold Coast held its annual WinterSun Festival (the southern … Continue reading
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Random Pic: Speak of the Devil
We just posted about Wangan Midnight and the Devil Z a few days ago, but could this be the real thing? This downright evil-looking Fairlady Z was spotted in the Tokyo metro area, where it appears to be in cahoots … Continue reading
Block Party
After a long week of showcasing its corporate master’s wares, the Honda Japanese website likes to shed the work duds and have some fun. Cometh each weekend, the home page transforms into a bizarre yet beautiful and rich world of … Continue reading
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Yes Way, San Jose: Mercury News Writes About Nostalgics
Yesterday the San Jose Mercury News published an article (reg req’d) titled “Car fan holds first big-scale Japanese show in U.S.” in reference to the upcoming Motoring J Style event in Vallejo, CA and its founder David Swig. It gives … Continue reading
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Domo Arigato, Figaro Lot-O
Used car lots in the US, much like grizzly bears and lawyers suffering from tuberculosis, are things to avoid if you know what’s good for you. In the UK, there’s at least one worth going to: AutoSupplyUK specializes in one … Continue reading
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Comment & Conquer
Oops, we just realized that when we created our account on blogger.com, we set the comments to “Members Only,” like the jackets. We’ve changed it so that anyone can praise, haze, phase, reduce to cliches, turn a phrase, or just … Continue reading
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Random Pic: Figaro, Figaro, Fiiigarrrooo!
Spotted on the streets of greater Tokyo, a Nissan Figaro. It’s got big chrome bumpers, two perfectly round saucer headlights, and an awesomely two-tone paint job that matches an off-white roof with a body slathered in hospital-hallway green. But in … Continue reading
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EVENTS: Mooneyes Street Car Nationals
A new article is up in our events section. It actually happened in April, but that’s just the blink of an eye when you compare it to the age of the universe, right? We apologize for the delay, but we … Continue reading
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