Category Archives: datsun
J-Tin Rotting Away in Japan, Plus a Cherry Cherry
The Kusahiro Exploration Corps Blog is probably the saddest site you’ll see this week, if not ever. It’s basically a gallery of nostalgics rusting into oblivion on the grasslands of Japan, full of cars like this Nissan Cherry Coupe 1200X-1 … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, junkyards, nissan
Tagged datsun, datsun cherry, flyrat, nissan, nissan cherry x1-r
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Rotorstock & Retro Show at Santa Pod
JNCer from across the pond, colink, sent us some photos of the recent Rotorstock and Retro show at Santa Pod Raceway in Bedfordshire, England. This beautiful blue Nissan Violet/1600 (aka Datsun 710) really caught my eye.
Posted in datsun, events, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan
Tagged datsun, datsun 1600, datsun 710, mazda, mazda rx-4, mazda rx-7, mazda rx-7 trailer, nissan, nissan violet, rotorstock, rotorstock & retro show, santa pod
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Happy Nissan Day
According to the internets, on July 16, 1981 Nissan execs officially changed their brand in the US market from Datsun to Nissan. The campaign to notify the public began in earnest that fall and for three years badges like the … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan
Tagged datsun, datsun 210, datsun-nissan name change, nissan, nissan b310, nissan sunny
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Sold! 1972 Datsun 240Z for $2000
Yes, you read that right. $2000. Tipster John O. recently wrote that a friend of his bought this 1972 Datsun 240Z from the original owner, an old lady who always babied the car. She only let Datsun/Nissan dealerships perform work … Continue reading
Friday Video: Seibu Keisatsu's New Recruits
Hmm, it seems that the last Friday Video, Keishichou Satsujinka, failed to generate the type of enthusiasm among Subaru and Toyota fans that Seibu Keisatsu clips instill among Nissan nuts. How about the unlikely combination of Seibu‘s cast and Toyotas? … Continue reading
Posted in cm, datsun, nissan, seibu keisatsu, toyota
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Kidney, Anyone? Tomica Grand Prix Circuit
So Transformers not your style? Here’s our first open kidney offer that doesn’t involve an actual car. It’s a vintage Tomica Grand Prix Circuit set that we came across while skimming the Tomica Fan Club forums. Talk about cool… just … Continue reading
Hasemi Tomica Skyline Livery Rides Again
Fueled by the sponsorship of toy car maker Tomica, Masahiro Hasemi’s original fire-spitting KDR30 Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette was at the forefront of every Japanese child’s fevered imagination. The outrageous bodywork inspired legions of bosozoku-style ride-pimpers, countless diecast models, and even made … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, minicars, motorsports, nissan
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Bosozoku-Style Sharknose How-To
Should the urge to extend the hood line of your car into some kind of Death Race-style slicer suddenly overwhelm you, here’s a how-to using a Nissan C210 Skyline that’s been floating around for a while. Yes, now this bosozoku … Continue reading
Posted in bosozoku, datsun, nissan, toyota
Tagged bosozoku style, nissan skyline c210, shark nose, toyota mark ii
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Bonus Vid: JDM Nostalgic Drag Racing
Is the traditional low and wide JDM look too boring for you? How ’bout some JDM funny cars built for the zero-yon (0-400m, about a 1/4 mile) with massive slicks and tubbed bodies? Here’s some footage from an Option video … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, isuzu, mazda, mazda rx-7, mitsubishi, motorsports, nissan, toyota
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Datsun 280ZX Go-Kart
We like to check out what’s going on at the Datsun Heritage Museum every couple of months or so, as they’re always changing the cars around and adding more cool exhibits. On our most recent trip there we spotted this … Continue reading
2009 Canby: A 240SX Retro Oddity
Some of you have no doubt heard of the Canby Datsun Show that took place this past weekend up in Oregon. Well this year there was the fine assortment of eye candy Datsuns and eyesore Ratsuns, but one truly bizarre … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, Galleries, nissan
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Friday Video: Nissan Laurel vs. Datsun 720
We’re not even going to begin to guess what is going on in this Seibu Keisatsu clip. All we know is that there’s a C130 Nissan Laurel being chased down by a Datsun 720 pickup and that a kenmeri Skyline … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, seibu keisatsu, trucks, Video Games
Tagged car chase, datsun 720, nissan laurel c130, seibu keisatsu
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10 "Cheap Fun Rising Sun" Cars from Hemmings
Hemmings once again turns their gaze to J-tin, this time choosing 10 cars that provide “Cheap Fun under the Rising Sun” (subscription required). The bravest pick is a tie between the Isuzu Impulse (shown above) and the Nissan NX2000, which … Continue reading
Torrance Old School Japanese Car Meet
Oh look, here are some photos from a jam-packed weekend for J-tin enthusiasts. We hit up the Torrance Old School Japanese Car Meet last night and witnessed this sexy party of nostalgics going on. As much as we’d like to … Continue reading
Friday Video: Seibu Keisatsu Pursuit Car Bonanza
If there was one video, one single clip, with the Skyline Japan Machine-X, the 280ZX Super-Z, and not one but three DR30 Skyline Machine-RS pursuit cars in it, would Youtube… nay, would the fabric of the internet itself be able … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, seibu keisatsu, toyota, Video Games
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Silhouette Racing Glory Days
Let’s see, we’ve covered the Japan Grand Prixs of the 60s and the Touring Sedan Cup battles of the 70s. How about we finish off our racing vids series with some 80s-tastic silhouette racing? Kev has written about Group 5 … Continue reading
Japan Grand Prix, The Early Days
Continuing on the motorsports theme, our next stop is at the Japan Grand Prix. This one comes by way of banpei and appears to be a DVD about the race. Unfortunately embedding was disabled so you’ll have to click on … Continue reading
TS Class Warfare: Civics, Sunnys, Starlets, RX-3s
Here is the first of a series of vintage race videos that we’ll be posting this week. We stumbled upon this while catching up with beoneoneoh, who can always be counted on to unearth the Sunny-related. This is footage from … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, motorsports, nissan, toyota
Tagged datsun 1200, honda civic sb1, mazda rx-3, mazda savanna rx-3, nissan sunny, nissan sunny 1200gx, toyota starlet, ts class, ts cup
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New Nissan Heritage Collection Website
Ready to kill off a few hours? Nissan has created a user-friendly, navigable catalogue of their legendary Heritage Collection (see coverage in JNC #3), simply called Nissan-Heritage-Collection.com. The Zama warehouse is still not open to the public, but here’s the … Continue reading
Hot Wheels Datsun 510, Now in Brown
First it came in metallic blue, which was so scarce we never actually found it in stores. Then you could buy one in whatever color you wanted, as long as it was black. Now Hot Wheels is releasing what I … Continue reading
