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Coupon code for $5 off JCCS admission extended to Sept. 30!
Great news! The folks at JCCS have extended the coupon code for JNC readers. Get $5 admission for the 2025 Japanese Classic Car Show when you buy tickets online using the coupon code JNCFAN at checkout. This is the 20th … Continue reading
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Save $5 on JCCS admission with this coupon code
The 2025 Japanese Classic Car Show is almost upon us, and we would like to offer JNC readers a special coupon code for admission. This year’s show will be a very special one, as it’s the 20th anniversary of the … Continue reading
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What could this Honda NSX tribute that Italdesign is teasing possibly be?
The renowned carrozzeria Italdesign-Giugiaro has posted a mysterious teaser to social media. Over a blue background reminiscent of Italdesign’s signature color there’s nothing but the Honda logo with the words “NSX Tribute”. What could it be?`
Honda NSX celebrates 35 years with retrospective video
The groundbreaking Honda NSX forever changed the world when it debuted on September 14, 1990. The slogan in its home-market ads read ,”Our Dreams Come True.” Not your dreams, but ours, as in the Honda engineers who had sought from … Continue reading
Suzuki GSX-R documentary’s retired engineers discuss the trials of building a world-class superbike
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Suzuki GSX-R750, a motorcycle that revolutionized the game. A MotoGP bike for the masses. To mark the occasion Suzuki has released a 35-minute documentary about the bike’s development. Amazingly, the company brought … Continue reading
The Honda CB750 has been immortalized by a Japanese jeweler
The Honda CB750 revolutionized the motorcycle industry when it was launched in 1969. Widely considered the first superbike, it featured an overhead cam, four-cylinder and front disc brake at a time when those features were considered the dominion of specialty … Continue reading
Kobe Bryant’s Toyota Land Cruiser has been restored, thanks to Shaq
The mother of late basketball star Kobe Bryant recently received a surprise, courtesy of Bryant’s former teammate Shaquille O’Neal. When Shaq noticed Bryant’s 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser at Pam Bryant’s house in dilapidated condition, he decided to pay for a … Continue reading
Motorcycles once ruled Japan’s touge roads
Touge is the Japanese word for “mountain pass” but thanks largely to Initial D and Best Motoring, when we hear it we think of AE86s and S13s drifting through hairpins in midnight battles. Back in the 80s, the touge also … Continue reading
Suzuki celebrates 40th anniversary of GSX-R motorcycle with special editions
The Suzuki GSX-R series has long been designed to be the hardest core of the crotch rockets. Others Japanese motorcycles were street bikes that were adapted for racing; the GSX-R was built as a race bike for the street. Incredibly, … Continue reading
The last Honda V10 to power Ayrton Senna is up for auction
Honda will soon be auctioning off the last V10 engine that powered Ayrton Senna’s rise to become the 1990 Formula 1 Drivers’ Champion, and helped McLaren-Honda clinch that year’s Constructors’ Championship. Until now, it’s been in Honda’s possession exactly as … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day from JNC
To commemorate the day 249 years ago when declared our independence from the British crown. This Tomica Nissan Fairlady Z has nothing to do with that, but a few years ago Japan’s favorite diecast toy company released a series of … Continue reading
Honda announces reproduction parts program, starting with the NSX
Following on the heels of many Japanese carmakers in recent years, Honda has announced a reproduction parts program. The goal is to keep the company’s iconic classics on the road, and the first recipient of the program’s benefits is the … Continue reading
Yoshimura recreates a 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 race bike, but it’s street legal
At the recent Tokyo Motorcycle Show, Yoshimura unveiled a heavily modified 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 to showcase its new Heritage Parts program. The idea was to recreate the race bike that Satoshi Tsujimoto rode at the 1986 Daytona 200, but make … Continue reading
Hot Wheels X JNC Toyota Corolla Levin TE27 Team Transport
We are happy to announce that the next Hot Wheels to wear the JNC logo is the 1972 Toyota Corolla Levin. Not only that, but the car is part of the Team Transport series, which comes with a matching truck. … Continue reading
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The Datsun Fairlady Roadster was owned by automotive greats
Today, March 11, is Datsun Roadster Day. Many remember the Datsun 240Z or 510 as the first Japanese car to win over American customers, but the Datsun Fairlady Roadster actually paved their way. The SP(L)311 (1600cc) and SR(L)311 (2000cc) was … Continue reading
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Takuma Sato drives the 1965 Honda RA272 Formula 1 racer
The Honda RA272 was at the Maniwa Speed Festival, but it didn’t actually participate in the hill climb. That doesn’t mean it’s just a museum queen, though. The cars from the Honda Collection Hall are operable, and the No.12 Honda … Continue reading
Here are some actual Tomica cars to go with your Tomica chocolates
For a number of years now Tomica has been offering car-shaped chocolates. The unfortunate thing with chocolate, though, is that once you eat it it’s gone. The alternative would be to get this newer form Tomica valentine, where you receive … Continue reading
Happy B210 Day from JNC!
You think your Skyline GT-R is so cool with your quad afterburners? Well the B210 Nissan Sunny Excellent came from the factory with six round taillights, and as a bonus you can call them sex (short for sextuple) afterburners. Whereas … Continue reading
Honda ATC250R 3-wheeler still new-in-box from 1986 sells for $200,000
An incredible collection of almost 100 vintage Honda ATVs has gone up for sale. Many are described as museum pieces but the biggest prize of the bunch, what the consignor calls the “holy grail” is a 1986 Honda ATC250R that … Continue reading
The Mitsuoka Orochi was named after a giant eight-headed snake and took parts from famous Japanese sports cars
In all the years we’ve existed JNC has rarely mentioned the Mitsuoka Orochi. Frankly, we think it’s pretty ugly, and back in the early days of JNC it seemed to get disproportionate attention in English-language media. We wanted JNC to … Continue reading
