Category Archives: nissan

EVENTS: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Every year more and more vintage Japanese steel forges its way into the Tokyo Auto Salon. But as Japan’s equivalent of the SEMA show, the theme favors “custom” over “classic”.

Posted in events, honda, mazda, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 1uz, 2000gt, 240z, 260z, 280z, a70, ae86, c10, chaser, corolla, cressida, cresta, datsun, fairlady z, g-works, gx71, Hakosuka, jza70, kgc10, kpgc10, levin, lexus, mark II, mx73, nissan, option, rb26, rocky auto, s30, skyline, sprinter, subaru 360, supra, toyota, trueno, v8, x70 | 11 Comments

Your gallery of Superdeformed Nostalgics is here

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ben Hsu

In case you were wondering where you could get your favorite nostalgic drawn in superdeformed anime style, your prayers have been answered. This unnamed master of Choro-Q style illustrations is a master of the form. Peep the gallery and video … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, subaru, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 110s, 2000gt, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 430, a20, anime, axio, b10, b210, barikan, c210, cedric, celica, concept, contessa, corolla, corona, cosmo, cosmo sport, coupe 9, crown, datsun, debonair, dome zero, eunos, ex-7, excellent, fairlady z, fronte, galant gto, gemini, hino, honda, isuzu, kujira, laurel, mazda, mitsubishi, ms65, nissan, nsx, pf50, prince, progres, r30, rt40, rx-3, s30, s60, savanna, skyline, skyline sport, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, t40, ta22, toyota | 11 Comments

Early Japanese classics among top emerging collectibles says Hagerty

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Ben Hsu

With all the automotive madness whipped up by the Arizona auctions week, let’s take a look at how it affects the nostalgic car scene. First, collector car insurance company Hagerty issued a press release identifying three “segments represent[ing] a group … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, kei, nissan, subaru, toyota, wagons | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 510, barikan, bluebird, corona, cr-x, crx, datsun, fairlady z, fj40, honda, kei, land cruiser, n600, nissan, rt40, s130, s30, s500, s600, s800, shovelnose, subaru, subaru 360, t40, wagon | 18 Comments

Cedric-Corolla switcheroo pulls off 300 million yen heist

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Ben Hsu

The biggest robbery in Japanese history took place on December 10, 1968. On that day, duralumin cases with the year-end bonuses for an entire Tokyo Shibaura Electric (now Toshiba) factory was to be delivered by the Kokobunji branch of the … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, toyota | Tagged 300 million yen incident, bluebird, cedric, corolla, datsun, e10, ke10, nissan, prince, skyline, toyota | 11 Comments

The Story of Diane Krey, the “Mary” behind the Kenmeri Skyline

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ben Hsu

The C10 hakosuka GT-R made “Skyline” a legend among Japanese gearheads, but the C110 kenmeri made it a household name. Its popularity was due in no small part to the now re-famous Ken & Mary television commercials that gave the fourth-gen Skyline its nickname and … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, nissan | Tagged c110, datsun, diane krey, jimmy zinnai, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, nissan, skyline | 34 Comments

JNC Project Hako and Kev’s Sexy Aussie Accent

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Listen to those sonorous vowels flow from the maw of JNC Aussie editor Kevin San as he talks to Hoon TV about his world-famous Project Hako.

Posted in Friday Video, nissan, project hako | Tagged c10, datsun, Hakosuka, kevin san, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, project hako, skyline | 13 Comments

Friday Video: Liberty Walk’s Boso Roots

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ben Hsu

We first caught up with JDM tuning house Liberty Walk a couple of years ago at SEMA when we saw their catalog for the mini-hako. Sadly, it wasn’t on hand because LB was there to promote their main business of … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, bosozoku, c10, c110, c210, datsun, fairlady z, garuchan, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, liberty walk, motorcycles, nissan, police, skyline, wataru kato, yonmeri | 7 Comments

Aoshima Gurachan Collection Nissan Fairlady 240ZG

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday we showed you some Aoshima 1/6 models of vintage Japanese racing barrels. On the opposite end of the scale scale Aoshima offers these bosozoku sleds from the 1/64 Gurachan Collection. The series has been out for a while, but … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, a20, aoshima, bosozoku, c10, c130, celica, chaser, cressida, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, gurachan, gx61, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, laurel, mark II, mazda, minicars, nissan, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, x60 | 6 Comments

Fuji-go and Sakura-go Ride Again

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Ben Hsu

53 years ago, Nissan sent a pair of Datsun 210 sedans to compete in what was known as the “World’s Cruelest Rally.” The 1958 Around-Australia Mobilgas Trial was a tortuous, 19-day circumnavigation around the continent, over mostly unpaved roads. Named … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan | Tagged 210, bluebird, datsun, fuji-go, mobilgas trial, motorsports, mr k, nissan, rally, sakura-go, yutaka katayama | 5 Comments

2011 Hot Wheels Holiday Hot Rods Datsun 240Z

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Ben Hsu

There’s one more Hot Wheels car we have to mention, and that’s the 2011 Holiday Hot Rods Datsun 240Z. Each year Hot Wheels selects a few castings to don Christmas themed apparel, and this year the Datsun 240Z made the … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, datsun, nissan, s30 | 21 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? 1977 Datsun 710 Wagon

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Actually, for the extremely reasonable price of $1,500 this 1977 Datsun 710 Wagon may not require a vital organ at all. The green goon, lovingly named “Kermit” by its seller, appears to have been well cared for and sparingly operated. … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, nissan, wagons | 9 Comments

Friday Video: Vintage Japanese cars cold blown to smithereens

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Ben Hsu

And now for something completely different, various clips from Japanese film and teevee, in which cars that are not Nissan Cedrics get blown to kingdom come. If you have a weak stomach for rare nostalgics — Centuries, hakosukas, kujira Crowns, … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, mazda, nissan, toyota, Video Games | Tagged c10, carina, century, civic, corona, crown, datsun, florian, Friday Video, gc10, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, kujira, laurel, mark II, mazda, ms53, ms65, nissan, rx-3, s60, savanna, skyline, toyota | 11 Comments

Purple Hakosuka is your maximum strength dose of old school Japan

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We’ve been on a new car tear, reporting on neo-hachirokus, retro Honda kei cars, and even classic bikes from the Tokyo Motor Show. And that’s left you handcuffed to a bedpost with the shakes, hankering for some old school smack. Well this … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, nissan | Tagged bosozoku, c10, datsun, garuchan, gt-r, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, skyline | 12 Comments

Classic CM: Nissan Sunny Lexprix to the rescue!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The 1982 B11 Nissan Sentra was, even by the most generous metric, not a beloved car. Like most automakers Nissan had emerged from the Decade of Disco bruised, battered and choked with performance-sapping emissions equipment. The early Eighties were known for … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, nissan | Tagged b11, Classic CM, leprix, nissan, sunny, turbo | 9 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Art Center Car Classic

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Yee

The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California is one of the most prestigious transportation design schools on the planet. Its annual car show gathers the best of the automotive world, but its emphasis is not on horsepower or … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | 8 Comments

Friday Video: Return of Seibu Keisatsu

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a long while since we’ve seen a car chase from the most famous Japanese cop show of all time, Seibu Keisatsu. The plot is simple — actually, who needs plot? This funk-era free-for-all is all about C210 Skyline Turbo … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Video Games | Tagged 330, c210, car chase, cedric, datsun, gloria, japanese cop show, nissan, prince, seibu keisatsu, skyline, skyline japan | 2 Comments

Save the planet in style with the JFE Fairlady SR311 EV

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Being environmentally friendly doesn’t mean you need to drive a car shaped like a lozenge. The JFE Engineering Corporation in Japan has converted a Datsun Fairlady Roadster to run on electrons. Here it is taking part in an EV car challenge at … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged datsun, electric car, fairlady roadster, jfe, nissan, sr311, srl311 | 5 Comments

SEMA 2011 Part 01: Old School Modified

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ben Hsu

SEMA is all about the vast automotive aftermarket, from the tallest donk to the lowest drift machine. One category that has been notably absent is the Japanese nostalgic car, but things are moving in the right direction. One of the … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, a20, apache II, bluebird, celica, classic series, datsun, enkei, enkei 92, nissan, primax, ra29, toyota, xxr | 22 Comments

SEMA 2011: Datsun 510 at Enkei Wheels Booth

Posted on November 2, 2011 by John Roper

A big company like Enkei Wheels could have just about any car they wanted in their SEMA booth. We are right chuffed that they chose a JNC for this year’s display. It also happens to be wearing their sexy new … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Spotlight | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, nissan, sema | 7 Comments

Friday Video: No Honor Among Stop-Motion Diecast Thieves

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Our friend Luxe37 is back with another brain-churningly awesome action short, creating with stop motion animation what was really going on in our childhood minds as we made vroom-vroom noises across the kitchen floor. Well, actually this is quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 810, bluebird, crown, datsun, galant, laurel, minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, tomica, tomica limited vintage, toyota | 11 Comments