Japanese Nostalgic Car

QotW: What’s the greatest “green” JNC?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Ben Hsu

We’ve asked what the greatest shade of JNC green is, but not what the greatest “green” JNC is. Turbo straight sixes and V8s are sexy, but Earth Day is coming up this week so let’s limit this discussion cars with naturally aspirated engines of four-cylinder or less.

What’s the greatest “green” JNC?

What say you, dear reader? As always, the most entertaining comment by next Monday will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What’s the greatest nostalgic Mitsubishi?” Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Week | Tagged mitsubishi, QotW, Question of the Week | 18 Comments

JNC THEATER: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There was a 1977 Datsun 200SX race car parked on Hollywood Boulevard last night. Sitting in front of the landmark El Capitan Theater, it looked like either the setup for history’s most epic hooning video or a scene out of Boogie Nights. Actually, it was the premiere of a far better movie, Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman. Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged 200sx, 280zx, 300zx, adam carolla, datsun, JNC Theater, maxima, Murano, nissan, paul newman, s10, s130, silvia, Winning, z31 | 11 Comments

NEWS: CA bill to allow fee payment instead of smog test introduced

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Matt De Mangos

Currently, California law states that your car must pass a smog test to be street legal if it is 1976 or newer. Unfortunately, that leaves a lot of classics un-registerable or sold for scrap during the Cash for Clunkers program. A new bill, AB-550, seeks to give these cars a second chance. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged sema, Smog Check | 22 Comments

NIHON LIFE: A kei car Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Skorj

For a number of years we’ve passed a lone Subaru 360 perched atop a rack built from scaffold over a similar-age Sambar truck. I kept thinking, “I must stop and photograph it before it disappears.” Like a Honda S500 no longer to be found in a similar garage a bit further up the Boso coast, it wasn’t going to stay there forever. Continue reading →

Posted in Nihon Life | Tagged jimny, kei, sambar, subaru, subaru 360, suzuki | 7 Comments

VIDEO: My Classic Car visits Amaro Family Toyota Collection

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

The Amaro Family of Puerto Rico has one of the finest collections of privately-owned classic Toyotas in the world. In the latest episode of My Classic Car, mustachioed host Dennis Gage takes a break from tailfins and flatheads to take a look at some J-tin. Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged Amaro Family, corolla, corona, land cruiser, sprinter, tiara, toyota | 13 Comments

QotW: What’s the greatest nostalgic Mitsubishi?

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Mitsubishi has begun taking orders for the Lancer Evolution Final Edition. When these last 1,000 Evo X models roll off the assembly line, the last bastion of Mitsubishi’s once proud performance lineup will be gone.

What’s the greatest nostalgic Mitsubishi?

Sure, there’s still the aging fourth-gen Pajero or the Delica D:5 one-box van, neither of which are sold in the US and which offer a different kind of off-road performance, but Mitsubishi cars — with their unusually large four-cylinders, willingness to turbocharge anything, and dirt-chucking prowess — are gone.

What say you, dear reader? As always, the most entertaining comment by next Monday will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What’s the sportiest Japanese nostalgic sedan?“? Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Week | Tagged mitsubishi, Question of the Week | 30 Comments

NEWS: Mitsubishi begins taking orders for Final Edition Lancer Evo

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

On Friday, Mitsubishi Motors began taking orders for the Lancer Evolution Final Edition. The special edition will commemorate 23 years of the rally-ready rocket before it drifts off into the sunset. Yes, the original Evo hasn’t crossed the 25 year threshold into nostalgic status yet, but it is still with great sadness that we mark the passing of a Japanese performance icon.
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Posted in News | Tagged lancer, lancer evolution, mitsubishi | 15 Comments

BUYER’S GUIDE: Prince Skyline GT-A & GT-B

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Ken Lee

I recently purchased a Prince Skyline 2000GT-B. For those unfamiliar with the car, here is an explanation and short video of its historical significance. With interest in landmark Japanese cars at an all-time high, it’s quite possible that the six-cylinder Prince Skyline GTs could be the next blue chip JNC. For those interested in the model, here is a quick reference so you know how to tell the difference between a 2000GT-A and 2000GT-B. Continue reading →

Posted in Buyer's Guide | Tagged nissan, prince, s54, skyline | 41 Comments

SPOTLIGHT: Fastest “car” at the Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Skorj

What’s mid-engined, twin-cam, hits 11,000rpm, and laps Sodeguara Forest Raceway faster than most things that were on the track at the recent Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup season closer? Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged honda, S500/S600/S800, Sodeguara Forest Raceway, t360, Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup | 11 Comments

JNC THEATER: Paul Newman Nissan Documentary Winning

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The producers of Adam Carolla’s upcoming documentary Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman has extended a special invitation to JNC readers. If you will be in the Los Angeles on April 16, you will definitely want to come to the film’s premiere. The charity event will include a screening of the film with many racing legends and a display of at least five historic Nissan/Datsun race cars that Newman drove. Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged 200sx, 280zx, 300zx, adam carolla, datsun, motorsports, nissan, paul newman, s130, Winning, z31 | 15 Comments

VIDEO: Toyota Stories from the UK

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Toyota UK is featuring a series of Toyota Stories, tales of classic old Aichi steel that have served their owners for decades in areas so remote that the rural dialects of English they speak might as well be Japanese. Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged corolla, e30, hilux, toyota | 4 Comments

EVENTS: Cars & Coffee Nashville, a tribute to Mr K

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Chris Nicholson

As most of you know, Nissan USA’s headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee. This past Sunday the local Cars & Coffee event, held near the main offices, was a tribute to a man pivotal in building Nissan’s American presence, Yutaka Katayama, the former president of Nissan USA who passed away earlier this year at the age of 105. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, Cars & Coffee, datsun, fairlady z, mr k, nissan, s130, s30, yutaka katayama, z31, z32 | 14 Comments

VIDEO: JNC on After/DRIVE

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Like a half-finished Datsun B210 project bringing down the property value of an otherwise respectable neighborhood, I made an appearance on After/DRIVE last week. JNC was in town for the New York Auto Show, and it was a great honor to be invited onto the program by Mike Spinelli, esteemed Jalopnik editor and distinguished Toyota MR2 Spyder owner whose writing I have admired for years. If you’re interested in watching me blab about old Japanese cars for 25 minutes, or simply have a severe case of insomnia that needs curing, check out the video below. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000gt, 510, ae86, c10, celica, civic, corolla, corolla levin, cosmo sport, datsun, Hakosuka, honda, mazda, nissan, prince, rx-2, rx-3, skyline, sprinter, sprinter trueno, toyota | 26 Comments

Welcome, new readers, to Japanese Nostalgic Car!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Ben Hsu

If you arrived at our little corner of the web via coverage of the Touge California, welcome! Founded in 2006, JNC is the first publication in the US devoted to the world of classic Japanese autos. We’re excited to have you as part of our growing community. Continue reading →

Posted in jnc | 5 Comments

QotW: What’s the sportiest Japanese nostalgic sedan?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Last week Nissan announced it was bringing back the 4DSC moniker for the new Maxima. Japan, however, has been making 4-door sports cars from the Prince Skyline to the Lancer Evo.

What’s the sportiest Japanese nostalgic sedan?

What say you, dear reader? As always, the most entertaining comment by next Monday will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What’s the best JNC for NYC?” Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Week | Tagged QotW, Question of the Week | 14 Comments

MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 240Z, now in white

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

We are very proud to announce the latest Hot Wheels car to have the JNC inkan. The Datsun 240Z will soon be available in its second color this year, white with red and blue stripes, gunmetal wheels and gray interior. Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 240z, datsun, hot wheels, nissan, s30 | 3 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? All-original 1973 Toyota Corolla TE27

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Up for sale in the San Gabriel Valley outside Los Angeles is a 1973 Toyota Corolla Deluxe Coupe that looks as about as original as one can be. It has a claimed 68,000 miles on a 5-digit odometer, but the lack of tears in the original vinyl seats would seem to back up that claim. Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged corolla levin, kidney anyone, sprinter trueno, te27, toyota | 7 Comments

BACK ROADS: 1965 Datsun Baby

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Nissan Motor Corporation has just announced the restoration of a piece of their history. Nissan built only 100 units of the two-seater coupe, which featured four-wheel independent suspension and front double wishbones back in 1965, making it rarer than a Kenmeri GT-R. Oh, did we mention it was built specifically for children to drive? It was called the Datsun Baby, and if you were a kid in 1965, that would pretty much make it the coolest car ever built. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Baby, datsun, nissan | 16 Comments

NEWS: 2016 Nissan Maxima resurrects the 4DSC

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Peer closely into the boomerang headlights of the 2016 Nissan Maxima and you will notice an small easter egg: 4DSC. It’s a callback to the now nostalgic 1988-94 Maxima and its subtle window sticker that told the world it was no ordinary sedan; it was a “4-Door Sports Car.” Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged 4DSC, maxima, nissan | 37 Comments

NEWS: Subaru BRZ STI Concept

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Ever since the debut of the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S, people have been positively begging for a steroid-injected version. The best hope for a pumped up version of the joint Toyota-Subaru neo-hachiroku seemed to lie with Subaru’s boxer engineers, specifically STI, who could turbocharge the bejeezus out of the EJ20 motor and create a hairpin destroying weapon. Well, Fuji Heavy’s performance division has gone and done just that, and that car was just unveiled at the New York Auto Show. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 22B, brz, fr-s, GT86, scion, sti, subaru, toyota | 9 Comments

Japanese Nostalgic Car

QotW: What’s the greatest “green” JNC?

JNC THEATER: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

NEWS: CA bill to allow fee payment instead of smog test introduced

NIHON LIFE: A kei car Sunday

VIDEO: My Classic Car visits Amaro Family Toyota Collection

QotW: What’s the greatest nostalgic Mitsubishi?

NEWS: Mitsubishi begins taking orders for Final Edition Lancer Evo

BUYER’S GUIDE: Prince Skyline GT-A & GT-B

SPOTLIGHT: Fastest “car” at the Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup

JNC THEATER: Paul Newman Nissan Documentary Winning

VIDEO: Toyota Stories from the UK

EVENTS: Cars & Coffee Nashville, a tribute to Mr K

VIDEO: JNC on After/DRIVE

Welcome, new readers, to Japanese Nostalgic Car!

QotW: What’s the sportiest Japanese nostalgic sedan?

MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 240Z, now in white

KIDNEY, ANYONE? All-original 1973 Toyota Corolla TE27

BACK ROADS: 1965 Datsun Baby

NEWS: 2016 Nissan Maxima resurrects the 4DSC

NEWS: Subaru BRZ STI Concept

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