Category Archives: datsun
Friday Video: Another Bosozoku Crackdown
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when the keisatsu put up an all-night road block and bring out the windowless paddy wagons on New Year’s Eve to clamp down on bespoilered bosozoku rides? Some tear off … Continue reading
Viva Libre! VTO Performance Retro 4
There’s a new retro wheel on the horizon. The VTO Performance Retro 4 replicates the look of the original American Racing Libre made famous by the BRE Datsuns. Right now the only two sizes available are 13×5.5 and 14×5.5, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, 510, american racing, bre, datsun, fairlady, fairlady z, libre, nissan, peter brock, retro 4, roadster, vto
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Green with Envy: Midori Melon the Rarest Datsun 280ZX?
Forget the Black Gold, Black & Red, or even the Activision Pace Car, this must be the rarest of all the 280ZXs. We’ve been talking about the S130 chassis a lot lately, but if you can indulge us here’s one more mention. … Continue reading
Friday Video: Hamanako to Haneda Airport with the Nippon Datsun Club of 1961
Rather than showing you clips of Nissans cold catapulting over construction sites and Sgt. Daimon blasting fools in the face this week, here’s some footage of real life Nissans and Datsuns just doing what they were built to do. Recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebird, datsun, hamanako, haneda airport, nissan, P310, P311, PL310, PL311, PL312
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Datsun Dealership from the 1970s
From the age of film cameras comes these photos of Chilliwack Datsun in British Columbia.
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Tagged 240z, 510, b210, bluebird, bre, chilliwack, datsun, dealership, fairlady z, nissan, peter brock, s30, sunny
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Why Daimon Is a Total Badass
A bad guy guns down his partners in crime in cold blood. There’s nothing standing between him and freedom except Sgt. Daimon, his gullwinged S130 Z, and his shotgun. Video below the fold, with bonus senseless Fairlady Z destruction!
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Tagged 240z, cedric, daimon, datsun, fairlady z, japanese cop show, nissan, s30, seibu keisatsu
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Crimson S130 Tide
Let’s pause for a moment to appreciate the S130 Z. We know the typical litany: it’s heavier, not as good-looking, and rides softer than the S30 Z, but is the second-generation Fairlady Z getting a bum rap?
These Boots Are Made for Motoring: Nancy Sinatra's Datsun 1600 Roadster
Did you know Nancy Sinatra drove a Datsun? A 1966 1600 Sports roadster, to be exact. It was a gift from her guitarist Lee Hazlewood when their song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” hit #1 on the pop charts … Continue reading
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Tagged 1600 sports, datsun, fairlady, nancy sinatra, nissan, roadster, spl311, you only live twice
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Skylines at the Gates
Outside of Japan, any one of these nostalgic Nissans would make heads explode. There, it’s par for the course. Just a little inspiration for Skorj.
Nostalgic Car Shopping in Yokohama
The first real hot day of summer. I’m looking at a few options in buying a nostalgic car, so we took a quick drive on the Shuto to a reasonably well stocked shop near Yokohama. While I’m interested in one … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2010 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part II
Welcome to Part Two of our coverage of the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals. As we mentioned in Part One, this show often blends American and Japanese customization styles, as evidenced by this army-themed van. If you think a US military motif, … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan
Tagged b110, bertone, caravan, cedric 430, crown, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 1200, debonair, gemini, hiace, hijet, i-mark, isuzu, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, ms52, ms53, nissan, nissan cedric, pickup, rs46, rx-3, savanna, sunny, toyopet, toyota, wagon
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Friday Video: Abunai Deka's F31 Nissan Leopard vs. Boat
Put on your shades and slick back your hair because it’s the 80s, and the dangerous cops of Abunai Deka simply will not tolerate your lousy escape attempt to escape by boat. Perhaps Infiniti would have sold more M30s if … Continue reading
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Tagged abunai deka, f31, infiniti, japanese cop show, leopard, m30, miami vice, nissan
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EVENTS: 2010 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part I
You can tell by its name that the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals is an event heavily influenced by American hot rod culture. You won’t find much, if any, of the typical stuff we crave from JDM shows. Sorry, no negative … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 610, 810, a10, bluebird, century, chaser, city, cressida, crown, crown eight, datsun, familia, figaro, kujira, mark II, mazda, mooneyes, ms60, ms65, nissan, odaiba, prius, r100, rotary, rx-3, s40, s60, savanna, stanza, street car nationals, violet
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Wednesday Wall: Lucha Libre 1967 Datsun Sports 1600, Squealing Tires Not Included
You don’t have to see Michael Emery’s face to know that he’s grinning from ear to ear in this picture. His road-rally prepped Datsun Sports 1600 was born to carve down steep mountain passes, so coming up with the concept … Continue reading
2010 Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show
The Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show took place at the bizarre inverted ziggurat known as Big Sight convention center last weekend. The annual event isn’t limited to Japanese classics, and this year focused on high end Italian exotics. Ho-hum, right? But like the … Continue reading
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Tagged ae86, b110, b120, b210, c10, c110, cherry, contessa, corolla, crown, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, fairlady z, g-nose, Hakosuka, hino, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kujira, levin, mazda, ms65, nissan, pickup, rx-3, s30, s60, sanitora, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, te27, toyota, truck, trueno
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"Datsun/Nissan: The American Story" Exhibit Opens at San Diego Auto Museum
If you’re going to be in southern California this summer, be sure to stop by the San Diego Automotive Museum for an exhibit called “Datsun/Nissan: The American Story.” In addition to classic Datsun and Nissan cars, there will be tons of … Continue reading
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Tagged datsun, datsun/nissan the american story, mr k, nissan, san diego auto musuem, yutaka katayama
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Nissan Cedrics Speed Through Daitokai, The Big City
You may recognize some of the faces here, but this is not Seibu Keisatsu. Rather, it’s Daitokai (“The Big City”), a Japanese television series that preceded the car chase-filled antics of Tokyo’s western district. Tetsuya Watari (Sgt. Daimon in Seibu) … Continue reading
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Tagged 230, 330, cedric, daitokai, datsun, japanese cop show, nissan, seibu keisatsu
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