Category Archives: events
Little GTO, You're Really Lookin' Fine
Just as we finish whining our arses off about how tough it is to decide between freezing said arses at the Detroit Auto Show or Tokyo Auto Salon – and attending neither because we’re busy with the magazine – Damon … Continue reading
Swap Meet Photos
Ah, California. Another meet in the dead of winter, this time at Hillco Fastners‘ warehouse in Gardena. Sadly, we weren’t able to make it out there, but thankfully, dear reader mazedatsun was! Check out his photo gallery here. There was … Continue reading
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
Tokyo Autosalon ‘08: GrandJDM reports…
Saturday: it was a very, very cold and drizzly day today (so no carpark pics, sorry) but it was a great day at TAS08. Maybe the lousy weather kept the crowds away, but it was considerably less crowded than last … Continue reading
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
Kataoka Racing Service’s Sweet Gallery
A couple of weeks ago, Auto Otaku – genius websearcher that he is – posted a link to a website he found in his stumblings; Kataoka Racing service. They’ve got a great gallery of photos from events all around Japan, … Continue reading
EVENTS: Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show
From the Christmas morning surprise bureau, our man in Japan Satoshi brings us photos from the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show.
Mark II Your Calendars
Like wildfires, more great news keeps popping up from SoCal. The Toyota Owners and Restorers Club (or TORC) has announced the 2008 All-Toyotafest. The date on which the planets align for Toyota fans is Saturday, May 3, 2008. Once again, … Continue reading
Mark Your Calendars
Hot off the press, the Japanese Classic Car Show Association has announced the JCCS date for 2008. The fourth annual show will take place on Sunday, October 12, 2008. With nearly 11 months’ notice, there is no excuse not to … Continue reading
JCCS DVD On Sale Tomorrow
Speaking of video, the Japanese Classic Car Show 2007 official DVD goes on sale tomorrow, December 15. Until time machines are invented, it’s the next best way to experience the madness that was the 2007 JCCS. To order, go here.
Car Crazy for Nostalgics
We can’t afford cable so we missed it the first time, but luckily some friends and readers sent us a DVD of Meguiar’s Car Crazy TV‘s recent episode about Japanese collector cars. In this episode, Barry Meguiar goes on the … Continue reading
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
JCCS: The Movie
Coming soon, to a screen near you… For those of you who may have missed the awesome Japanese Classic Car Show in October, here’s your chance to attend vicariously. The JCCS 2007 DVD is a professionally-filmed moving archive of the … Continue reading
Nippon Classics in Germany
All around the world, there are total fanatics for classic Japanese cars. Today we bring you some great photographs from a recent German show – the Nippon Classic Day. There were some truly unique appearances, so well worth a looksie. … Continue reading
Nippon Sturm und Drang
Guten Tag! The world of nostalgic car lovers gets ever smaller. Last week, we brought you news of an Austrian forum devoted to Japanese classics, and now forum member MrHijet brings us news of the recent Nippon Classic Day in … Continue reading
Upcoming Gatherings
December’s here, but are our readers dreaming of a white Christmas? Not if they live in the great southwestern parts of the States. It’s time for a roll call of upcoming gatherings involving vintage Japanese metal. First up, on December … Continue reading
Classic Japanese Show Shine and Swap – Photos
Our man Craig from AutoFix.com.au spent Sunday at the Classic Japanese Show Shine and Swap (which we mentioned back here) up in Queensland, Australia, and snapped a bunch of photos for us. I’ve uploaded them to our spanky new gallery … Continue reading
The Gray Lady on Nostalgics
We’re always scanning mainstream media outlets for stories on vintage Japanese cars, just to see where we enthusiasts stand in the eyes of the unenlightened. Well, we’ve managed to find another one from the New York Times, a task made … Continue reading


