Author Archives: Ben Hsu
He's a Demon on Wheels!
Okay, at first we weren’t going to mention this, seeing as how the Duper Wachowski Bros. turned one of the best films of all time, The Matrix, into one of the most inexplicable franchises of all time. But what the … Continue reading
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Day of the Zed
And now for something completely different: Zedfest 2007 was last Sunday at the famous Silverstone Circuit in Ol’ Blighty, and 167 Datsuns and Nissans took to the track in a parade lap that set a record for most Japanese cars … Continue reading
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100 Years of Daihatsu
Although Daihatsu had only a five-year stint on American shores, the company has been around for a whole Benjamin in Japan. The dapper gent in the bowler you see on the right is Iyokuma Kurokawa, the first president of Hatsudoki … Continue reading
Rotary Coterie
On this day in 1967, sales began for the Mazda Cosmo Sport, aka Planet Earth’s first mass-produced rotary engine. Okay, so mass production is a relative term, with 1,519 hand built cars rolling out Hiroshima. Nevertheless the car did put … Continue reading
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EVENTS: TORC All Toyotafest
Here it is, the last article from the recent trio of So-Cal shows. We have a small amount of stuff coming from Japan soon, so stay tuned!
EVENTS: Z Car West Coast Nationals
You want Z’s? Huh, do ya? Here’s some.
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EVENTS: Solvang Roadster Meet
The first article from our recent journey to the west has been posted.
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Lost Kannons
Gather ’round the campfire kids, it’s time to tell the legend of the lost Crowns. About 10 years ago, Shige Suganuma of Mooneyes was given a set of mysterious pictures taken at a junkyard in Northern California, one that served … Continue reading
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B. Diddy's Civic Up for Grabs
The Honda Civic of legendary pinstriper, cartoonist and father of the Rat Fink, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, has come out of hiding and is for sale on eBay. Though Roth was a hugely influential figure in the Kustom hot rod … Continue reading
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JNC Returns East, City of LA Mourns
Well, not really, but the leaving part is true. With the TORC All Toyotafest said and done, it’s time for us to haul ourselves back to the east coast, where the summers are humid and the nostalgics are sparse. We’ll … Continue reading
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Oh, the Humobility!
To commemorate it’s 100th anniversary, Daihatsu has opened a museum (it’s the reverse-D-looking thing on the left)at its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Called Humobility World, the four-story hall contains two floors devoted to milestone models such as the 1963 … Continue reading
Cruisin' in a PT Cruiser? No, Rollin' in a 'Rolla!
For our first few days in So-Cal, we found ourselves, lamentably, in a PT Cruiser. A rental, obviously, but not the most ideal mule for vast concrete expanses beginning with “The,” as in “The 405” or “The 110.” It had … Continue reading
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Straight Outta Copenhagen
Dang, did we take a wrong turn at Amesterdam? We are completely smitten by the quaintness of the Danish town of Solvang, site of the annual Datsun Roadster Meet. We wish there was some time to kick back with a … Continue reading
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On the Road…
We’re heading out in a matter of hours, running on no sleep, to bring you coverage of several upcoming events: The Solvang Roadster Show, Z Car Nationals in Orange and TORC Toyotafest in Long Beach. Yes kids, it’s gonna be … Continue reading
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Nissan celebrates 50 years of Skyline with Tokyo exhibit
Possibly the most renowned model in all of Japan, the Skyline was born on April 24, as part of Prince Motor Company’s 1957 lineup. Half a century later, one example of each of the 12 generations have been assembled for … Continue reading
New Section: Nostalgia
We’ve added a new section called Nostalgia which for now contains scans of some 1979 Toyota brochures. We’ll be adding content on a regular basis, so keep an eye out!
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Announcing our New Partnership with GT Live
You asked for it, we delivered! From the very earliest days of Japanese Nostalgic Car, our readers have been asking for a nostalgics meet, particularly our readers on the east coast, who not only contend with salty winters but a … Continue reading
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In Your Facebook!
We have created a Japanese Nostalgic Car group on Facebook.com. To be honest, we are a little old and out of touch with these new-fangled social networking sites, but we’re trying to use every way we can to unite more … Continue reading
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Full Hoon Fever
Under Australia’s anti-hoon laws have claimed their first victim. For those of us in North America perhaps unfamiliar with the inherently funny word, a hoon refers to a person prone to vehicular antics such as street racing, burnouts and aggressive … Continue reading
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