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Looming Issue
Although we’ve been harping about Toyota USA’s upcoming 50th birthday, this year is actually Toyota Motor Corporation’s 70th anniversary, established as a spinoff of Toyoda Automatic Loom in 1937. There’s a new book coming out in November called How Toyota … Continue reading
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CNN Money on Toyota
The onslaught of media attention to Japanese classics continues towards crescendo. This time around, it’s CNN Money with their slideshow recalling significant Toyotas from the past half century. Toyota otaku will surely be able to find a few mistakes in … Continue reading
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LAT Story in Detroit News
Last week the Los Angeles Times ran a story on the recent Japanese Classic Car Show and the growing interest in classic J-rides. That story has been picked up by the Detroit News, one of the two major newspapers serving … Continue reading
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Deserved attention!
Japanese classics have always been a bit of an underdog in the car scene—in fact some would argue an oxymoron—but without a doubt, that cannot be claimed any longer. Finally we are seeing these automotive masterpieces gain the attention they … Continue reading
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The Chicago Tribune on Nostalgics
Last week, both the east and west coasts chimed in with their takes on vintage Japanese cars and their increasing value as classics. Some of our readers expressed dismay at the inevitable price hike that would come with more exposure … Continue reading
The LA Times on Nostalgics
Another day, another mention of nostalgics in the press. A Los Angeles Times article published today takes a look at the increasing collector values of vintage Japanese cars. To our regulars, this is nothing new, but again, we intend to … Continue reading
Luke, I Am Your Father
I imagine that in the case of the 350Z, a 240Z declaring itself as the newer Z’s father would bring more of a “Oh snap, for real? Sweet!” response rather than a whiny little “NOOOO!”, but that’s all I got. … Continue reading
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The More Things Change…
If there’s one thing I always get a massive kick out of while out and about, it’s seeing a new car alongside one of its ancestors. A Z33 gliding respectably next to an S30, a new Corolla passing by one … Continue reading
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Classic JDM in Pop Culture and Advertising
Auto Otaku found this great advertisement for the American department store chain JCPenny, featuring a gorgeous girl standing in front of an even more stunning classic Corolla. I’ve got little to no interest in whatever the store’s selling—and I’m pretty … Continue reading
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Wangan Midnight on PS3
We received a hot tip from Andy (owner of the Toyota Century we featured) earlier this week about a new game for the PS3 that’s been out in Japan for a little while, that I’m sure you’ll love. It is … Continue reading
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We Interrupt your JDM Viewing…
…For this emergency broadcast. Alright, so there’s nothing emergency about it, and I’m a few weeks late to the party on this news anyway, but… The Fast and the Furious 4 is in the works. I wouldn’t normally post about … Continue reading
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Back to the Skyline
Auto Otaku has slapped together a quick commemorative post to the glory of the Nissan Skyline, including a couple of the old TV commercials in this post over at his site. This business about the C210 being known in Japan … Continue reading
Before There Was The Intarweb…
…There was the grassroots, self-published enthusiast magazine. If a car didn’t have a dinky photocopied magazine published about it (undoubtedly from some fan’s back room), it clearly wasn’t a car worth owning. Japanese Restorer is one such magazine, though it … Continue reading
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Maximum Tune 3
Maximum Tune is a series of arcade driving games based on the cult classic manga (and now an anime series) Wangan Midnight. The main character drives an S30Z, known around Tokyo as “The Devil Z”. While the more popular cars … Continue reading
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Nostalgic Hero magazine goes Nissan Crazy
The August issue of Nostalgic Hero magazine (A Japanese language magazine released bi-monthly in the home islands) came bearing gifts – a 50 minute DVD devoted to various Nissan vehicles, from Hakosuka GT-R track racing footage through to ” Zcar … Continue reading
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The Gray Lady Wants YOU
The New York Times is looking for an owner of a classic Japanese car in the New York area for a new section called Auto Ego. Penned by Richard Chang, it will explore not only the cars but each owner’s … Continue reading
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New York, New York…Times
Do you have a connection with your classic JDM car that simply defies all reason? Have your friends stopped inviting you out on the weekends after having heard one too many times that you’re busy polishing your wheels? Then … Continue reading
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This is a call!
Alright lads and ladies, it’s time to put your voting hats on. The gang over at Jalopnik.com – a site dedicated to automotive news – have put together a poll on the best Skyline GT-R of all time. Now of … Continue reading
Nostalgic Hero list their 50 best classic JDM
Popular Japanese language classic JDM magazine Nostalgic Hero have pulled out their 50 best classic JDM cars, and it’s a list to be proud of. The one thing that surprised me though, was the very conspicuous absence of the RA … Continue reading
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Five pages of classic JDM lovin’
No no, we’re not talking about Japanese porn – though if you shoot us an email, we can point you in the right direction (kidding!). No, our friends over at TheDriftScene.com have dug deep and pulled out five sweet pages … Continue reading
