Category Archives: mazda
EVENTS: Mooneyes Cruise Night in Yokohama
So despite popping awake at 4am due to ungodly jetlag and traipsing all over the Nos2Days show, I went to check out Mooneyes’ cruise night on Saturday, where I nearly passed out from a mixture of gasoline fumes and exhaustion. … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, japan, jnc, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki
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OSCA Winner: Kiwi Series One Mazda RX-7
I’ve been on a SA22/FB RX-7 kick recently. I think it’s because the styling was so radical for its time, and the rotary engine suited that theme perfectly. It was practically born to race, and began taking checkered flags as … Continue reading
Nissan Silvia Dies, But Mazda RX-7 Lives!
Oh noes! Our friends a The Motor Report, um, report that the upcoming revival of the Nissan Silvia is dead in the water. Anyone care to venture a guess as to why? Ding ding ding! That’s right, the correct answer … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Mazda MX-5
Has it really been 20 years since the birth of the Mazda MX-5? Indeed. The little two-seat roadster was unveiled in February 1989 at the Chicago Auto Show. Okay, we know this really isn’t a nostalgic yet, but it was … Continue reading
Mazda Cosmo Sports Monster Fighter!
It’s Friday and you’ve made it through another week. We thought we’d end this one with another old Japanese clip featuring a nostalgic car. This time it’s Return of Ultraman, the fourth in the tokusatsu television series, running from 1971-72. … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, Video Games
Tagged mazda, mazda cosmo 110s, mazda cosmo sports, mazda cosmo ultraman
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Famous Toyota and Mazda Racers, JNC Issue 3 Sneak Peek
Time to check in with our friends at Speedhunters, who have had the fortune to see the famous yellow and green Toyota 2000GT land speed record car in person. If you’ve read Lifelong Pursuit, our profile about Shunichi Kasai’s Toyota … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, motorsports, toyota
Tagged imsa gtu mazda, mazda, mazda rx-7, mazda rx7, rx-7, rx7, toyota 2000gt, toyota 2000gt land speed record, yatabe, yatabe 2000gt
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Car Chase Combat: Toyota Corona vs. Mazda RX-3
If Tuesday’s Subaru-on-Subaru action left you wanting more nostalgic car chase excitement, you’re in luck. Most Japanese films had a manufacturer sponsor that supplied them with cars, so all the main cars – and sometimes even the chase fodder – … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, toyota, Video Games
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Goertz Myths Will Never Die, Part II
Oh, snap! Sound Classics has responded to our post titled “Goertz Myths Will Never Die” in which we took issue with the supposed designer of the Toyota 2000GT. Nissan/Datsun fans, you’ll want to stick around for this too. The question … Continue reading
Krazy Kiwis and Their Rotaries
Speedhunters has some great coverage of the “V” 4 and Rotary Nationals down in New Zealand. Peep the blower on this RX-4. It could swallow a pair of low-flying geese! All it needs is switch activation supercharging and it’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in events, mazda
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Kurosawa Behind the Wheel Again at Fuji Speedway
One last video for the weekend. Here’s an old Best Motoring clip of Nissan factory racing legend Motoharu “Gan-san” Kurosawa tearing around Fuji Speedway in a GC spec hakosuka GT-R. The engine sounds are pure auditory sex, and it’s interesting … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, japan, mazda, nissan
Tagged fuji speedway, niss, nissan, nissan skyline gt-r
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Footage of Nissan, Mazda and Toyota Nostalgics
For your weekend viewing here’s some drool-inducing footage of vintage Nissan Skylines. Hakosukas, kenmeris, japans, you’ve got it all. Click through for another video with Z-cars, Celicas and the stray 810 Bluebird, Mazda Familia, Luce, RX-7 and Toyota Chaser. Thanks … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan
Tagged mazda, mazda familia, mazda luce, mazda rx-2, mazda rx-4, nissan, nissan skyline, toyota, toyota celica, toyota chaser
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This is How the Bosozoku Roll
They say that the goose-step, ridiculous and inefficient as it may seem, became the march of choice for dictatorships around the world specifically because of its silly appearance. After all, only a terrifying madman could force thousands of able-bodied soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in bosozoku, japan, mazda, nissan, toyota
Tagged bosozoku, chaser, cressida, datsun, mark II, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan skyline, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota cressida, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer, toyota supra
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Kidney, Anyone? 2450-mile Mazda RX-7
At this rate, your JNC editors are going to run out of kidneys by Wednesday. Not only have we seen a 1427-mile Mazda RX-4 and a 33,000-mile ’79 Honda Civic, now there’s a 1985 Mazda RX-7 with only 2450 miles … Continue reading
Mazda Rotaries at New Zealand Summerdrags
Hey Mazdafarians, we just got this in from Kiwi Bureau: photos from last weekend’s Mazda Rotary Summerdrags in New Zealand. Yes, while we’re huddled by the fireplace for warmth in the dead of winter, Nee Zeelanders are enjoying nice warm … Continue reading
Kidney, Anyone? 1427-mile Mazda RX-4
If the story accompanying this auction is to be believed, this could be the lowest mileage Mazda RX-4 in the country. It appears that the prospective customer, way back when this baby was new in 1976, got into a bit … Continue reading
Mazda and Ford Break Up, Remain Friends
Mazda has announced last night that it is breaking up with corporate partner Ford. Until now, Ford owned a 33.4 percent of Mazda’s stock, giving it control over the company under Japanese law. But now it’s selling off 20 percent, … Continue reading
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Cool JDM Concepts: 1970 Mazda RX-500
Back in the day (waaaay back in the day…) when concept cars weren’t about hokey technology to save the planet, motor show specials were a lot more fun. A case in point is the Mazda RX-500, which was unveiled at … Continue reading
Happy Halloween from JNC
It’s All Hallows Eve, the time during which ancient Gaels believed that the worlds of the living and the dead merged for one night. Treats for all those bringing back a long forgotten nostalgic from the dead, and nothing but … Continue reading
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Another Japanese Classic Car Show, in Brisbane
We yanks just had our Japanese Classic Car Show, but so did the Aussies, a week prior! Thanks to down under JNCers B1500boy and Saru for the photos. Check out the unique assortment of weird J-tin that we never recieved … Continue reading
Posted in events, isuzu, mazda
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