Category Archives: nissan
EVENTS: 2012 Fuji Jamboree, Part 01
If the sight of a Skyline and Savanna in nostalgic warpaint doesn’t stir your soul, we’ll go ahead and notify your next of kin. Add to that a sprinkling of Starlet, Sunny, and a snazzy Japanese-colors retro racing helmet perched just so, … Continue reading
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Tagged 110s, 1600 sports, 2000 sports, 240z, 260z, 280z, 330, 510, advan, alpine, b110, bellett, bluebird, bmw 2002, c10, c110, c130, cedric, cosmo sport, datsun, europa, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, familia, familia rotary coupe, fuij speedway, fuji jamboree, fuji speedway, gc10, gloria, gordini, gt-b, gt-r, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, laurel, lola t70, lotus, m63, macransa, mazda, motorsports, nissan, passol, porsche 904, publica, r100, renault, rs watanabe, rx-3, s30, s500, s54, s600, s800, savanna, skyline, sports 800, starlet, sunny, toyota, toyota sports 800, wagon, watanabe, yamaha
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Akio Toyoda’s favorite cars built by Toyota’s rivals
In case you needed more proof that Akio Toyoda is a car nut of the highest order, yesterday the ToMoCo head honcho rattled off his favorite cars that are not Toyotas. The occasion was Toyoda’s inauguration as chair of JAMA, the Japan … Continue reading
Posted in isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota
Tagged 110s, acura, akio toyoda, bellett, cosmo sport, dakar, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, montero, nissan, nsx, pajero, skyline, toyota
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EVENTS: Motorsport Auto’s 2012 Z-car West Coast Nationals
This year Motorsport Auto brought back the Z-car West Coast Nationals with a full scale show at their headquarters. The theme was “Back to the Streets,” the street being a closed-off stretch of Collins Avenue in Orange, California, just like in days … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th anniversary, 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 300zx, 350z, 370z, 50th anniversary, 510, black gold, black pearl, bluebird, datsun, fairlady z, kameari, l24, l28, longchamp, motorsport auto, msa, n42, nissan, rb, rebello, s130, s30, ssr, superlite, wagon, watanabe, xr-4, z-car west coast nationals, z31, z32, z33, z34, zap
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EVENTS: Datsun Roadster Classic of Solvang 2012
Dragging a non-car nut spouse to a car show is a hairy proposition, usually resulting in paying back a day spent gawking at old metal with some proper romance. That’s why we recommend killing two birds with one stone by … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 710, auster, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster classic, fairlady roadster, frank monise, n320, nissan, nl320, peter brock, solvang, sp310, sp311, spl310, spl311, sports 1500, sports 1600, sports 2000, sr311, srl311, violet
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JNC “Z Generations” shirt will debut at Motorsport Auto’s Z-car West Coast Nationals this weekend
It’s spring and SoCal’s car show season kicks off tomorrow with Motorsports Auto‘s Z-car West Coast Nationals. The weekend of Z madness begins Friday evening with a launch party at MSA headquarters in Orange, CA. Saturday will feature dyno runs, … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 300zx, 350z, 370z, datsun, fairlady z, JNC Z Generations, motorsport auto, msa, nissan, s130, s30, z-car west coast nationals, z31, z32, z33, z34
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Donate $100 for a chance to own Victor Laury’s 1970 Datsun Fairlady Roadster
Our friend and beloved member of California’s nostalgic car community Victor Laury is relinquishing is collection of beautiful Datsuns. Sadly, Vic suffered a stroke a while back and as a result he will no longer be able to drive his cherished … Continue reading
Posted in for sale, nissan
Tagged datsun, fairlady, fairlady roadster, for sale, nissan, sports 2000, srl311, Victor Laury
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Question of the Week: What nostalgic race car would you have driven?
Okay, so you’ve invented that time machine. Oddly, it can only serve one purpose — to put you in the cockpit of any classic Japanese motorsports machine. What nostalgic race car would you have driven? The JNC staff (except Kev) … Continue reading
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Tagged echo, gt-r, Hakosuka, kpgc10, mitsuoka, motorsports, nissan, Question of the Week, skyline, toyota
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Friday Video: Mr. Bean goes for a ride in Nissan’s Zama Warehouse
Now that Nissan CEO Mr. Bean has revived the Datsun brand, it’s probably appropriate that he visit the Zama warehouse, where the company’s legendary collection of 400-plus classic and racing vehicles are stored.
Cataloguer: S130 Nissan Fairlady Z
The S130 Fairlady Z is by no means an ugly car. In fact it was once considered the must-have car of its time. Yet nowadays it gets little to no love from the Z-car crowd, whose legion of newcomers much prefer the lighter, … Continue reading
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Turn your Datsun into a Champion with the 210ZX!
It’s as if the planets have aligned. Just as we posed a QotW about Japan’s ugliest car, a reader unearths this long-forgotten piece of motoring history. Behold, the Datsun 210ZX!
Question of the Week: What is the ugliest Japanese car?
Without even reading the title, you can probably guess what this week’s QotW is just by photo alone. What is the ugliest Japanese car? Sorry Kev, but I’m going to have to make an executive decision on this one. The … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, nissan, Question of the Week, toyota
Tagged 1500 sports, 1600 sports, 2000 sports, autech, choro-q, crown, datsun, enfini, fairlady, fairlady roadster, fd3s, mazda, minicars, ms75, nissan, Question of the Week, rx-7, s60, stelvio, toyota, zagato
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Friday Video: Beg for the sweet release of death after listening to the Z-Zuke song
Drop the song title “Z-Zuke” into a translator and you get “pickled Z.” While it is true that in Japanese zuke means “pickled” as delicious in tsukemono, this little ditty is not about making a jar of preserved vegetables from your … Continue reading
Shakotan: Zokusha Patrol Car will make you want to get pulled over
What in holy hell is going on here? A zokusha a police car? It’s topsy-turvy, man. Like cats playing with dogs! Shouldn’t the lowered, widened rides of the OG Japanese bad boys be the very antithesis of law-and-order establishment enforcers from one … Continue reading
Question of the Week: What is the most beautiful Japanese car?
This week’s QotW is one that anyone can answer, as it requires no knowledge of history, obscure Japanese trivia, or even an ability to differentiate between a sparkplug and a lug nut. All it takes is a pair of eyes. … Continue reading
Posted in honda, mazda, nissan, Question of the Week
Tagged honda, mazda, nissan, prince, Question of the Week, soichiro honda
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Tomica R30 Skyline Super Silhouette is among the most detailed 1/64 cars ever
Since Tomica‘s sponsorship of Masahiro Hasemi‘s actual Group 5 R30 Skyline Super Silhouette back in the early 80s, the insanely be-winged racer has been replicated in countless forms. The latest iteration will be released this May in Tomytec‘s Tomica Limited Vintage Neo lineup and — … Continue reading
Posted in minicars, motorsports, nissan
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Kidney, Anyone? 18,000-mile 1973 Datsun 510
Actually, it’ll take more than a kidney to get your grubby little paws on this sub-18,000-mile 1973 Datsun 510, because it’s not even for sale. Despite many inquiries, it’s stayed in the same family for 40 years and three generations. … Continue reading
EVENTS: Eagle Rock Datsun-Nippon Swap Meet
Laugh all you want at our super-strict smog tests, but at the end of the day SoCal has at least one redeeming trait — enough nostalgics to hold a regular swap meet. Here’s what you missed from the recent Eagle … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 720, a20, b310, bluebird, c22, celica, colt, corolla, datsun, dodge, galant, king cab, levin, libre, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, nl320, phantom, rx-3, sprinter, ssr, SSR MkII, te27, te28, techno, toyota, trueno, vanette, wagon
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