Author Archives: Ben Hsu
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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Snowler Patrol
In our recent article on Brian Baker’s 1964 Honda T500F, we gushed ecstatic over the Snowler option, a factory Honda accessory that could transform your innocent little trucklet into a half-track with skis on the front wheels, perfect for tagging … Continue reading
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Get Your Wangan On
Akio Asakura was just another high school senior who couldn’t graduate due to one too many a late night cruising in his Z31 300ZX 2+2. That is, until one fateful day when he stumbled upon a lightly scuffed 240Z with … Continue reading
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PROFILES: 1964 Honda T500F
Forget the Ridgeline, here’s Honda’s first pickup! [LINK]
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A Wonder from Down Under
Our friend toyotageek has the most comprehensive collection of Toyotabilia we’ve ever seen, and it’s all on his blog. We’ve been so busy that we let our visits to his site lapse (sorry!) but recently we were pleasantly surprised and … Continue reading
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All Your Childhood Memory Are Belong To Us
We were going to keep our mouths shut, seeing as how the original Transformers cartoon debuted in 1984 and isn’t quite old enough yet, but we simply could not remain silent on the issue any longer. Something had to be … Continue reading
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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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