Category Archives: mazda
EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part Two
Welcome to the second and final installment of our SevenStock XII coverage (Click here for Part 1). It was hotter than the the ninth level of Hell that day and easy to see why southern California was on fire for … Continue reading
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Tagged datsun 510, mazda, mazda b2000, miata, mitsubishi colt, mx-5, r100, racing beat, repu, rotary pickup, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7, sevenstock, sevenstock 2009, sevenstock xii, suzuki re-5
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1600-Plus Mazda MX-5 Roadsters Celebrate 20th Anniversary
More than 1600 MX-5 Roadsters swarmed Mazda‘s hometown of Hiroshima, Japan on September, 20 for what has to be a new world record in single-model gatherings. After all, the MX-5 already holds the Guinness record for best selling two-seater droptop … Continue reading
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Tagged hiroshima, mazda, mazda roadster, miata, miata 20th anniversary, miyoshi proving grounds, mx-5
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EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part One
SoCal’s biggest rotary gathering took place on Saturday, at Mazda USA’s Irvine, California headquarters. Dan snapped enough photos that we’re splitting them into MotorMavens-style two-post coverage rather than our old massive image dump format. Let’s get to it, shall we? … Continue reading
Mazda RX-3 Savannas Take to the Circuit
Here are some actual gurachan – as in Grand Champion, not gurachan-style – Mazda RX-3 Savanna race cars from the mid- to late-70s. In this photo driver Naoki Nagasaka hits the 1978 Fuji GC and Super Touring series. Note the … Continue reading
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Tagged fuji, grand champion, gurachan, mazda, mazda rx-3, rx-3, rx-3 savanna, suzuka
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Friday Video: Nissan Bluebird 610 vs Mazda Luce
From the Japanese TV series Detective Story comes this comical car chase involving Nissan Bluebird 610 and a Mazda Luce sedans. This is the same program that gave us the Mazda Cosmo AP vs Dump Trucks chase we posted a … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, Video Games
Tagged bluebird, bluebird 610, datsun, datsun 610, detective story, luce, mazda, nissan, rx-4
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Nostalgics Galore at Japan Meet Norway
Is there anything that looks more UFO-ey than the rump end of a kujira Crown wagon? This goon and other nostalgics gathered yesterday, 9/9/09, for Japan Meet Norway. It comes hot on the heels of Swiss and Finnish J-tin congregations, … Continue reading
Kidney, Anyone? 7700-Mile Toyota Celica, Kenmeri Skyline, and Gurachan Mazda RX-7
How many kidneys does a human body have, anyway? We’re car nuts, not doctors. Anyway, here’s a trio of interesting finds that crossed our paths over the long weekend.
Posted in datsun, for sale, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, toyota
Tagged c110 skyline, celica, datsun, imsa, kenmeri, mazda rx-7, nissan, ra29, sa22c, skyline, toyota
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Swiss Nostalgics at Japaner Treffen 2009
JNCer Rene H. sent us these photos of the recent Japaner Young-und-Oldtimer Treffen all the way from Switzerland! They seem to like their cars mostly stock but improved with age, like a fine Swiss Emmental.
More Vintage Wheel Ads: Techno, Yayoi, Etc.
We posted some vintage Japanese wheel ads a while back. Here’s some more spotted on Riverside. Many have a similar theme: modified OG J-ride, night time shot, the wheel in question and a glimpse of asphalt lit dramatically. The message … Continue reading
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Tagged datsun, datsun 260z, datsun 280zx, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan fairlady z, nissan laurel, nissan laurel c130, nissan skyline, nissan skyline kgc10, nissan sunny, pasco-fame bilbo, racingforg, suzuka carol, techno phantom, techno shadow, yayoi
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Mazda MX-5/Miata/Roadster 20th Anniversary Edition
Available starting today at all Japanese Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships is a new Roadster (called MX-5 or formerly Miata elsewhere on planet Earth) celebrating the model’s 20th anniversary. Mazda offers it in either soft top or retractable hard top … Continue reading
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Tagged mazda, mazda 20th anniversary, mazda miata, mazda mx-5, mazda roadster
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Original Mazda RX-3 Accessories
Did you ride a Chopper bike when all the other kids rode Schwinns or Huffys? If so, then these official Mazda accessories would’ve suited you when you bought your first RX-3. So the “side skirt mold” and “speed wiper arm … Continue reading
Friday Video: Wheeler Dealers Flip Toyota MR2
Wheeler Dealers – S02E01 S02E02 – Toyota MR2 Part Over at Streetfire someone has uploaded episodes of Wheeler Dealers, a great UK show “keeping modern and iconic classics on the road.” The premise is this: each week the hosts find a … Continue reading
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Tagged aw11, lexus, lexus ls400, mazda, mazda mx-5, suzuki, suzuki jimny, suzuki samurai, suzuki sj410, toyota, toyota mr2, wheeler dealers
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Friday Video: Hairpin Circus
The Friday Video series has touched upon many great Japanese movies and TV programs celebrating the automobile. But while they made their cars brutish and macho and excellent for ramming criminals into submission, they never made cars sexy. Well, turn … Continue reading
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Tagged hairpin circus, macau gp, macau grand prix, mazda rx-3, toyota, toyota 2000gt, toyota celica
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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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Kidney, Anyone? 1974 Mazda RX-4 "GTR"
Before we found this 1974 Mazda RX-4 on ebay, we thought the letters “GTR” were found trailing the emblems on Nissan Skylines, Isuzu Bellets, and the occasional Toyota Carina. According to the seller, the GTR was a special edition for the … Continue reading
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
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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