Category Archives: datsun
Skyline Valentine
So we have a new member of our extended family to welcome. No, it’s not a wedding or newborn child. Even better. A couple of weeks ago, our mate Kev from grandJDM received a very special Valentine in the form … Continue reading
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Nissan Motorsports Exhibition 2008
If you’re lucky enough to be in Japan on March 1-2, head over to the Nissan Motorsports Exhibition 2008 at the Red Brick Warehouse and Yokohama Marine Disaster Prevention Complex. It’s an annual event Nissan Japan puts on to celebrate … Continue reading
Nissan USA Quietly Avows 50th Anniversary
Down at the JNC ranch, one of our favorite dead horses to beat has been the fact that Toyota, the richest and largest car company in the world, did nothing to celebrate their 50 years of business in America except … Continue reading
Snoop Datt
We were just checking in with our compadres at grandJDM and nearly died laughing when we came across this post on rapper Snoop Dogg’s new album cover. If you’ve had your eye on one of these cars you’d better grab … Continue reading
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Skyline 50th Pins
Will the madness never end? The Nissan Skyline’s 50th birthday party is still going strong, and throughout it we’ve had minicars, CDs, a reproduction Ken & Mary T-shirt, and everything in the Nissan Heritage Collection. Now, the company is releasing … Continue reading
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Marketwatch: 1982 Datsun 280ZX, 1410 Miles
1982 Datsun 280ZX Turbo: Silver on grey and black interior, 5-speed, T-tops, rare model without side bump guard moldings, only 1,410 miles, and all original, even the tires. 2nd owner purchased from a collector and claims to drive it around … Continue reading
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JNC in Japan: Day 6
No, we haven’t come to an untimely death by offending the wrong yakuza lieutenant, accidentally driving down the wrong side of the wangan, or eating ill-prepared fugu. Much to the chagrin of some, we are very much alive, but our … Continue reading
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Car Show Conundrum
It’s January, and that means while Americans party hearty at Detroit Auto Show amongst Lexus roadsters, alien-shaped Mazda race cars, and the occasional pile of actual steaming bullshit, Japan is humming along to the sounds of the Tokyo Auto Salon. … Continue reading
Mr. K Is Our Co-Pilot
From now on, whenever we are lost, feeling depressed, or simply in need of a spiritual supercharge, we can turn to Mr. K. Or at least a plastic facsimile of him with a spring-loaded head. You may know Yutaka Katayama … Continue reading
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Now With 55% Less Domain
From the Less Is More Bureau, it has come to our attention that JapaneseNostalgicCar.com can be hard to spell rather annoying to type out in its entirety. So for the 2008 model, our weight reduction engineers have put the domain … Continue reading
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2007, We Hardly Knew Ye
Well, it’s here, the final day of the year. Now before we all get hammered and pretend we know the words to “Auld Lang Syne,” let’s take a look back at all the nostalgic car happenings that took place during … Continue reading
Bangers and Mash
While life gives us LeMons here in the colonies, it doles out bangers in the UK, where before a car is put out to pasture, it’s put on a tear through a pasture. The long held tradition of taking an … Continue reading
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Jeremy Clarkson Decapitates Mr. K
This week’s news segment on the most hilariousest motoring show in TV-dom, Top Gear, has a guide to presents for the holidays. Unfortunately, despite the speed of teh Internets, by the time this could get across the Atlantic from the … Continue reading
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JC Taylor Wants YOU!
Great news, nostalgic car fans! Collector car insurance company JC Taylor wants to feature a Datsun Z Car or a Toyota Land Cruiser in an upcoming advertisement. They’re interested in the possibility of serving vintage Japanese car enthusiasts, so please … Continue reading
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What's the 411, Yo?
Reader extraordinaire gamby sent us a link to this BringATrailer.com, which posts on interesting classics up for sale, including some of Japanese stock. That got us thinking, one of the most frequent questions we get is, “How much should I … Continue reading
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Datyota Zupra
What’s crazier than an Australian footballer? Or do they call it soccer down there? We don’t know the answer to the latter, but to the former, the answer is: his car. Check out this story on Autospeed, about Michael Galluzzo’s … Continue reading
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Knight Rider‘s KITT was originally a Datsun 280ZX
The cultural landmarks of our youth continue to be mined like blood diamonds. This time, it’s that shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man – who does not exist. Yes, Knight Rider is the latest 80s nostalgia to … Continue reading
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NISMO Festival
More vintage Nissan racing news: While SoCal Nissan nuts enjoyed the warm December weather at the Empire Z Show, their Japanese counterparts braved the cold to attend the NISMO Festival. The annual event, held at Fuji International Speedway, is one … Continue reading
Still B.R.E.
Howdy, race fans. Here’s some great news. Peter Brock, the man behind the BRE race teams that took Datsun to SCCA Trans-Am 2.5 championships, has launched a new website, bre2.net. Old photos abound, from Brock’s early days with Hino, through … Continue reading
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