Category Archives: events

Mitsubishi Owner's Day: July 19, 2008

The annual gathering at Mitsubishi Motors North America HQ in Cypress, CA will be not this weekend (thankfully) but next Saturday, July 19. Although this has mostly been an event for Evo and Eclipse owners, a small but strong contingent … Continue reading

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July 12, Day of the Meets

The notice was so short on this one we don’t even have a pic to put up, but there will be a pre-1986 imports meet a the Japanese Gardens at 6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA on July 12 from … Continue reading

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Goodwood Festival of Speed Begins July 11

One of the greatest gearhead events on the planet will commence this Friday. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is exactly what all of us would be doing if we were so stinking rich that we could invite manufacturers, car collectors … Continue reading

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Super Autobacs Car Show This Weekend

Yes, it’s true. In addition to perpetually good weather, non-stop nostalgic car events and your pick of old cars on craigslist, southern California also has a Super Autobacs, the JDM aftermarket superstore. They’ll be hosting a car show this weekend … Continue reading

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JCCS 2008 Registration Open

Registration has opened for the 4th annual Japanese Classic Car Show. If you want to show off your ride in front of thousands of kyusha fans sign up now because spaces fill up fast. Also remember, this year the show … Continue reading

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Mazda Car Club of Queensland Car Show

Rotaries are big in Australia, the preferred vehicle of choice for road warriors and hoons alike. From achingly mint restorations to massive-horsepower drag monsters shod in 18-inch rims, the land down under has got it all. For a sampling of … Continue reading

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Reminder: ZONC Datsun Show June 28

Just a quick reminder for those of you from or visiting NorCal this weekend. Be sure to check out the Z Owners of Northern California’s Blackhawk Datsun/Nissan Extravaganza in San Ramon on June 28. All manner of Datsuns are welcome … Continue reading

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Palo Alto Concours D'Elegance

For the first time in its 42 years, the Palo Alto Concours D’Elegance will feature a small section on Japanese cars. Only a select few cars, some of which will be featured in the next issue JNC, have been invited … Continue reading

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Catching Up with Nostalgic Car Events

Things have been pretty frantic here at JNC headquarters, so we’ve missed posting on an event or two. Most notably, from the Better Late Than Never Bureau, the Z Car Club Inland Valley’s Datsun & Nissan Car Show. Check out … Continue reading

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Blimey! Old Japanese Cars Invade UK Show

Our English friends across the pond at Old Japanese Car gathered in Leeds this past weekend to represent the J-tin at a car show in the Yuke. Take a gander at this fantastically preserved Datsun Violet (aka 710) sedan, one … Continue reading

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2009 Carlisle Imports Welcomes the J-Tin

The town of Carlisle in southeastern Pennsylvania is synonymous with mega car gatherings. A few summers ago, we went to the All Ford Nationals and there were probably more Boss Mustangs at that one event than all the surviving Toyotas … Continue reading

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Subaru Celebrates 50th with Fan Fan Festival

Fuji Heavy Industries is throwing a 50th birthday bash for its automotive arm Subaru next month at the Red Brick Building in Yokohama with the the Fan! Fan! Festival! Exclamation point! Cars on display will include its earliest classics (brought … Continue reading

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Reminder: Datsuns NW Driving Canby Fun

Datsuns Northwest is having their yearly bash in Canby, Oregon this weekend. It’s a two-day event, June 14 and 15. We really wanted to finally meet great group of enthusiasts who organize the event in person and check it out … Continue reading

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Face 1 Meeting 2008

Ok, we have no idea what this Japanese gathering is really called; we’re just cutting and pasting into Babelfish like everyone else. So until someone who reads Japanese can come along with some better ideas, Face 1 Meeting 2008 it … Continue reading

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EVENTS: Motoring J Style

We’ve been in NorCal manning the JNC booth at Motoring J Style and doing some photo shoots for upcoming issues of JNC magazine. We’re back now and, as promised, here’s a report from the show. There’s more photos in the … Continue reading

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What Heaven Looks Like: Nostalgic Car Show Vids

A couple of weeks ago we travelled to Japan to take in the Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show and quite a fine event it was too. Check out our coverage in the forum here. But the event organisers haven’t been resting … Continue reading

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JNC Greetings from NorCal

Just before were were about to leave for the Motoring J Style show on Friday, the official JNC wagon experienced a technical malfunction. As a result, in a frenzied last minute decision we had to take a decidedly un-nostalgic car … Continue reading

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Reminder: Motoring J Style This Weekend

For those of you spread around this vast nation of ours, we just wanted to let you know that not all vintage Japanese car events are in SoCal. In fact, some are in NorCal. Check out Motoring J Style this … Continue reading

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EVENTS: Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show

Mission accomplished! Check out our mind-warping coverage of the 2008 Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show!

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Reminders for SoCal: There Will Be Events

This weekend promises yet more events in the magical land of J-tin known as SoCal. First up, the Z Car Club Inland Valley is having their sixth annual show in Murietta, CA from 10am to 2pm this Sunday, May 18. … Continue reading

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