Category Archives: toyota
Reminder: All-Toyotafest This Weekend
Just a quick reminder, the 13th annual All-Toyotafest is tomorrow, May 3. There’s a new location this year, at Long Beach City College’s Veterans Stadium, so don’t go showing up at the Queen Mary wondering where everyone went! JNC will … Continue reading
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Massive Lot of Toyota Parts on eBay
One of our readers needs to get this, right now, and share the wealth. It’s a huge collection of NOS (new old stock) 1960s to early 80s Toyota parts from a closed dealership. The seller says it consists of a … Continue reading
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Tatsuo Hasegawa, 1916 – 2008
There’s some sad news from Japan today, as we bring you news of the passing of Tatsuo Hasegawa. Hasegawa was first an aeronautical engineer, developing aircraft for the Tachikawa Aircraft Corporation. The prototype plane he worked on was scheduled to … Continue reading
Random Junkyard Finds
The heavy damage sustained in drifting those E70 Corollas from this morning’s post reminded us of this round-headlight specimen that we saw in a junkyard last week. After we finished our first issue of JNC magazine, we finally had some … Continue reading
E70 Corolla Drifting
Yeah, we all know the AE86 Corolla is practically synonymous with drifting, but what if you want something that stands out from the crowd? Check out the guys from MotorFix, who specialize in sliding the previous generation E70 Corollas. Naturally, … Continue reading
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Meet Me at the Virtual Toyota Museum
Japan’s version of Second Life, the virtual online world, is called MeetMe. Toyota recently set up not only a shop but an entire city where your customizable avatar can roam free in a Toyota showroom, set up residency in a … Continue reading
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Land Cruisers You Can Wear
Someone over at this T-shirt site must love Land Cruisers because they have at least 3 shirts dedicated to the old Toyota workhorse. Our favorite one is this one pictured, even though we’re not really sure what it says. The … Continue reading
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Starlet Baja Racing, Presence of Popeye Inexplicable
The title really says it all.
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We'll Always Have Yatabe
Check out these sad photos from Yatabe Test Track, which the Japanese Automobile Research Institute opened in 1964. It may look like just another banked slab of concrete, but many a high-performance car was put through its paces here. And … Continue reading
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Toyota Ghost Found on Toast
Today is Resurrection Day, and as everyone knows, long-dead spiritual figures just love to reveal themselves to the world via pre-sliced bread conveniently warmed by modern kitchen appliance. Toast is the medium of choice, in fact, for the likes of … Continue reading
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Spring Is Here and We're Sprung for Nostalgics
The long winter of our discontent is over, for today is the first day of spring. If you live in the northern half of the country, rejoice! The temperature is on the rise and it’s actually still bright out at … Continue reading
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NEWS: Hako Concept revealed at NY Auto Show
Ha! You know you’re a true nostalgic nut when the first thing that pops into your head at that headline is, “OMG, A retro car based on the C10 Skyline!” No such luck, compadre. It’s just a new Scion concept … Continue reading
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Oh, Nap! '82 Toyota Lite Ace Gets the Bunk Out
The interior of this 1982 Toyota Lite Ace makes us wish we were kids again. Why? Because it has bunk beds! The lower level is formed by folding the rear seats flat, while the upper bed is suspended from the … Continue reading
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Yet Another Bulbous Speculative Resurrection
Here’s another speculation about the alleged 2010 Supra found in Japan’s BestCar magazine. Ugly, ugly, ugly. The FT-HS concept looked cool because of its angular lines, but this thing just looks like a piece of hard candy that’s been sucked … Continue reading
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Corolla Chronicles
Yesterday we posted about the beauty of road trips with an old ‘Rolla courtesy of The Truth About Cars. Turns out, they’ve been on a Corolla spree recently, with this article celebrating 40 years of the long-lived compact. Though the … Continue reading
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Zen and the Art of Corolla Maintenance
America ain’t perfect, but damn if she isn’t beautiful. Is there any greater joy in life than taking in this beauty behind the wheel of an old car? Forget voting and the right to pontificate, this is freedom, man. Forgive … Continue reading
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Toyota Celica Makes Kessel Run in Under 12 Parsecs
When we were kids, we thought Luke’s landspeeder was easily the coolest vehicle in Star Wars. Why? Because it most resembled a car, of course. Well, except for the lack of wheels. But other than that, it was practically a … Continue reading
Toyota: Building Trust Despite Rust?
A lot of our readers have Japanese trucks that they use as daily drivers, workhorses, or parts haulers, so this item may be of interest to some of you. 813,000 Toyota Tacoma pickups were built between 1995-2000, and some of … Continue reading
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