If you guys were excited about the Hot Wheels Hakosuka, then buckle your racing harnesses because the boys at Mattel are about to double down. That’s right, they are doing a kenmeri too. Continue reading
Kenmeri Too: Hot Wheels KPGC110 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R is Coming
EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 04
Our coverage of Toyotafest 2011 continues! This A40 Celica hails from the glory days of the Camel GT series. It always amazes us just how much Japanese and American tuning styles differed back then. Goodyear Eagles? Gottis? Had this Celica been race-prepped in Japan, it probably would have had massive box flares and mega-deep SSRs. Continue reading
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Tagged 152e, 1jz, 3s-ge, a40, aar, ae86, all american racing, all toyotafest, baja, beams, camel gt, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, dan gurney, fj40, fj60, fj62, fj65, fj70, gotti, hachiroku, hilux, imsa, ironman, ivan stewart, kujira, land cruiser, levin, manaray, markII, ms55, ms63, mx83, pickup, queen mary, ra21, ra29, rs watanabe, rt40, rt73, s50, s60, sj825, sparkle garage, sprinter trueno, st165, te27, te37, toyoda aa, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, toysport, trueno, wagon, watanabe, x80, xtra cab, yaris
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Mazda 787B Returns to Le Mans for 20th Anniversary of Victory
Twenty years ago, the Mazda 787B became the first and only rotary-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s also the only Japanese car to win overall what has been called “the most demanding endurance race in the world” (although the Toyota GT-One and Honda NSX have won class victories). Now, they’re inviting Mazda back. Continue reading
EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 03
We gave you a heads up that Cabe Toyota would bring a truckload of NOS parts to Toyotafest 2011 at blow-out prices. We’d like to imagine that they arrived in Cabe’s off-white Toyota Stout pick’em up. Paired with gray wheels and a vintage logo on the door, it’s the perfect ‘Yota parts hauler. If you didn’t come down to Long Beach last weekend, here’s what you missed. Continue reading
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Tagged 1jz, all toyotafest, all-trac, cabe, celica, corolla, cressida, cresta, crown, ep90, fj40, fj45, glanza, glanza v, gt-four, hilux, kp61, land cruiser, markII, mx65, mx72, p90, pickup, queen mary, ra21, ra22, ra28, ra29, sparkle garage, st185, starlet, stout, ta21, tacoma, te71, toyota, toyotafest, x70, x80
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Hot Wheels X JNC Hakosuka Nissan Skyline
We at JNC are very proud to announce the latest classic Japanese car to grace the 2011 Hot Wheels lineup — the legendary hakosuka. Mattel just sent us a small batch fresh off the assembly line, and has graciously allowed us to debut the Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-X to JNC readers first! These are the first photos of it released anywhere in the world, but the actual diecast cars will soon be appearing in your local retail stores so be on the lookout for them.
And of course, we are just plain delirious with excitement that it features the JNC inkan on the doors. It has been an awesome experience working with Mattel, and we are really happy that they’re on the forefront of the nostalgic Japanese movement! Continue reading
EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 02
Welcome to Part 02 of our Toyotafest 2011 coverage. As Michio Kaku would say, let’s jump right in and take a look at some of more extreme cars that were at the show. This TE51 Corolla has exchanged hands a few times since PJ Bonifacio first debuted it a couple of years ago, but it still looks a fresh as ever, with oooh-shiny SSR MkIIs filling out the subtly flared fenders. Continue reading
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Tagged 1jz, 20-valve, 2jz, 4age, 4runner, a60, ae86, ae92, all toyotafest, blacktop, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, estima, f20c, f22c, gx71, hayashi, hilux, honda, is-f, jza80, levin, lexus, ls400, lucida, markII, MkIII, mx28, mx72, mx73, pickup, previa, ra63, ra64, rays, rota, s2000, sakura, sprinter, sr5, ssr, supra, takeyari, te37v, te51, tokico, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, trueno, vip, volk, wagon, work equip, work equip 03, x70, yayoi
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EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 01
Prepare to salivate like Pavlov’s dog in a pachinko parlor. Here are photos from Toyotafest 2011! The sixteenth annual gathering of the extended Toyota family took place this weekend at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, and that means lots and lots of Aichi steel. Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, 2011, a20, advan, ae86, all toyotafest, august, celica, corolla, cressida, crown, feroce, fj40, gear spoke, gt-s, gx71, highlander, kluger, kujira, land cruiser, levin, lexus, lfa, ls460, ls600h, mango, markII, mesh, mf10, ms65, ms75, mx73, oni, phantom, publica, queen mary, ra21, ra28, ra29, reverse mesh, rotiform, s5, s60, sprinter, sr5, ssr, ta21, te27, techno, toyota, toyotafest, trueno, up10, work equip 01, work vs
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JAF History and a New JNC Decal
If you’ve been around old school Japanese cars you’ve seen this blue and white logo affixed to grilles or windows in badge and decal form. The Japan Automobile Federation is Japan’s version of AAA, a motoring club that you can call for roadside assistance, travel tips, or an international driver’s license. But unlike AAA, the JAF also serves as Japan’s motorsports governing body — overseeing everything from rally to Super GT to gymkhana. Continue reading
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Tagged decal, grille badge, jaf, japan automobile federation, jnc, sticker
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JNC Vintage Barrels II T-Shirt
Ever since we released our original Vintage Barrels T-shirt, the suggestions have been flowing for a second design. So without further ado, we are proud to present JNC‘s Vintage Barrels II T-shirt! We’ll debut the new threads at Toyotafest this weekend, so be sure to stop by the booth. Can you name all the rims?
Getting Ready for Toyotafest
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Tagged cressida, mark II, mx72, mx73, ssr, star sharks, toyota, toyotafest, x70
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Wednesday Wall: Happy 510 Day!
In celebration of 510 Day, here’s a Wednesday Wallpaper of the very first car ever featured on Japanese Nostalgic Car, Kelvin & Jeffrey Hiraishi’s rotary-powered Datsun 510.
widescreen: 1920 x 1200
standard: 1600 x 1200
Get Ready for Toyotafest This Weekend!
This almost goes without saying, but the biggest Toyota-themed party in North America is going down this Saturday. And sponsors Cabe Toyota has announced that they will be having a blow-out sale at Toyotafest. Continue reading
1972 Mitsubishi-Built Dodge Colt Wagon Road Test
The modern JNCer may have a few bones to pick with Car & Track host Bud Lindemann. Not only does he say that all Japanese cars look as if they came from the same drawing board (excepting the Datsun 240Z), he implies that compact cars are just a fad. Despite the 1972 Dodge Colt Wagon‘s leisurely 20-second 0-60 time, the Mitsubishi does get high marks in what a small, lightweight car does best — braking and handling. It’s a formula we’ve come to know and love. Watch the video below the fold Continue reading
Friday Video: Nissan Cedrics vs S30 Fairlady Z
Last week we were surprised that we’d never featured a hakosuka in a Friday Video car chase. Even more surprising is the lack of S30s in Seibu Keisatsu pursuits. Although we’ve seen a couple here and there, you’d think there would be more examples of Japan’s most famous sports car in a Nissan-sponsored show devoted to vehicular mayhem. This week’s clip not only gives Zed heads a healthy dose of Fairlady Z as getaway car following a jewelry store heist, but Sunnys, Skylines and Cedrics as collateral damage. Perhaps one reason more Zs weren’t used is because they bad guys can’t always get away! Continue reading
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Tagged 230, 240z, 260z, 280z, 330, b110, c10, car chase, cedric, datsun, datsun 280z, fairlady z, gloria, Hakosuka, japanese cop show, nissan, s30, seibu keisatsu, skyline, sunny
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The History of Racing Mate and a New JNC Decal
It’s hard to believe, but for as long as JNC has been around we’ve only ever made one sticker. We need to rectify that situation stat, so the yotsuba above will soon be joining the red and white inkan. For all you hard core old schoolers out there, it should look familiar. Continue reading
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Tagged corona, crown, gloria, honda, japan gp, japan grand prix, jnc, monza, n360, n600, nissan, phantom oil, prince, racing mate, rs40, rt20, s40, skyline, soukichi shikiba, suzuka, tag heuer, tetsu ikusawa, tiara, tojiro ukiya, toyota, yotsuba
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Acura Celebrates 25th Anniversary
A quarter century ago, the first Japanese luxury brand made its debut. Honda decided that if they wanted so sell high-end cars they’d have to do it with a different marque altogether, and dreamed up Acura. And yet, despite the extraordinary bang-for-the-buck ratio of the Legend sedan and Integra sports coupe, if you were alive then you still heard incredulous cries of “Twenty-five thousand dollars for a Japanese car!?” Continue reading
Choro-Q Zero to Re-Launch with Vintage Lineup
Walk into the toy section of any Japanese department store back in 2005 and you’d see shelves stocked aplenty with Choro-Q. Older JNCers may recognize these small pullback toys as Penny Racers when they were sold in the US in the 1980s. Drop a one cent coin (or ten yen piece) into a slot on the back and the car would perform all manner of stunts across your kitchen floor.
However, despite their vast lineup of super-deformed (yet surprisingly detailed) Japanese autos, in recent years Choro-Qs have dwindled and disappeared from store shelves. Some blamed the lack of interest in toy cars among Japanese youth. Continue reading
Best Motoring & Hot Version Era Comes to a Close
The renowned Japanese automotive video series Best Motoring and its spinoff publication Hot Version have been canceled. According to its publisher 2&4 Motoring, the parent company Kodansha could not justify its continued existence citing declining sales figures for the past three years. Continue reading
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Tagged best motoring, hot version, juichi wakisaka, keiichi tsuchiya, kodansha, manabu ori
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Friday Video: Hakosuka vs Cedric in Seibu Keisatsu
We just got done watching the North American premiere of Fast Five in Los Angeles, and yes, there is a hakosuka in it. No, it’s not this airborne one with the rally lights and giant roof rack. It’s hard to believe but in all the clips of Seibu Keisatsu we’ve shown, we’ve yet to witness a single C10 Skyline taking part in the Western Division’s many pursuits. So here’s one, albeit a short-nose four-door, chasing down — what else? — a Cedric sedan. Trust us, this scene is much more action packed than any involving the hakosuka in Fast Five. That’s not to say there isn’t wall-to-wall vehicular mayhem, because there is. Though we can’t show you Paul Walker’s box, fear not for it emerges unscathed — which is more than we can say for 95% of the cars in the best of the “Fast” series yet. Continue reading
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Tagged 330, c10, car chase, cedric, datsun, fast five, Hakosuka, japanese cop show, nissan, seibu keisatsu, skyline
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Restored TS B310 Sunny Preparing for Battle
Yesterday’s post about the Tomei exhaust manifold reminded us of the Restored KB310 Sunny sharing the paddocks at Fuji Speedway with a Porsche. However, whereas the latter is revered in classic car circles the world round, the Datsun is appreciated by only by those in the know. But if you ask us, those red Advan A3As don’t look at all out of place parked lugnut-to-lugnut by a set of blue Fuchs.
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Tagged b310, datsun, fuji speedway, nissan, restored, sunny, ts cup
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