Japanese Nostalgic Car

Today, August 4, is Bridge Day, a pun on the words eight (ha) and four (shi), which form hashi, or “bridge” in Japanese. It was first held in Nobeoka City, Kyushu Prefecture, known for its many bridges and is now celebrated in all 47 prefectures. However, there’s a competing holiday, Suspension Bridge Day, that also takes place today and was started by Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture, whose mountainous terrain is home to 60 bridges.

There’s always something a bit breathtaking about driving across a bridge, or any massive piece of engineering, and thinking about, however briefly, the vast amount of brainpower and muscle that we tiny humans put forth to build such a structure.

What’s your favorite piece of infrastructure?

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Welcome to another edition of Daily, Garage, or Sell, JNC‘s version of FMK. We’ve asked the question of 90s roadsters, flagship sedans, 80s drifters and more, but this time we’re turning our attention to 80s toys with their own cartoon lines. Transformers, Go-Bots, and MASK competed for the after-school attention of kids by telling elaborate tales of vehicles that changed into formidable battle machines. And when the same kids went to the toy store, complex toy versions of those vehicles competed for their parents’ dollars. It was the first generation to have such an overabundance of pop culture, and it was a great time to grow up.

Daily, Garage, or Sell — Transformers, Go-Bots, or MASK

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