Hardcastle and McCormick would be proud. How low does a bad ass Datsun 280ZX need to do this? Continue reading
Friday Video: Datsun 810 Bluebird vs Nissan 330 Cedric
In this short but action-packed chase from Seibu Keisatsu, a Bluebird 810 sedan goes head to head with a 330 Cedric. A flotilla of Nissan black-and-whites give chase, and a particularly brave yonmeri Skyline patrol car sets up a pick and roll to bring the perps to a gruesome demise. Embedding has been disabled for this clip, so watch it on Youtube.
Hat tip to Kev L.
Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games
Tagged 330, 610, bluebird, car chase, cedric, datsun, gloria, japanese cop show, nissan, seibu keisatsu
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Meet Your New Koreisha Mark
The votes are in and Japan’s National Police Agency has just announced its new Koreisha Mark. The four-color clover, created by a 31-year-old graphic designer from Osaka, was selected as the winner among four proposed symbols. It will replace the familiar “autumn leaf” symbol that has been displayed thusfar on cars driven by those 70 years or older.
The old symbol, which is (and will remain) an integral part of the JNC logo, was deemed by some seniors to be offensive because the orange and yellow autumn leaf represented death. The addition of two shades of green may brighten up the mark, but it also destroys the symmetry that the mark once had with the “spring leaf” beginner driver’s mark, which has no proposed changes.
Posted in japan
Tagged beginner driver mark, elderly driver mark, koreisha mark, kourei, shoshinsha, wakaba mark
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Event Horizon for the Weekend of August 20, 2010
If you know of or would like to tell us about an event, send us a tip at the feedback address at the bottom of this page or leave a comment below.
This week:
- Friday, August 20 – 22 / Texas: 3rd Annual TexasNissans.com Meet
Norwegian Nostalgics at Japan Treff 2010
It’s time once again for the Japan Treff from Norway, a classic Japanese gathering that does not boast a single tsurikawa or boso pipe in the field. Continue reading
JCCS X Yokohama X Enkei Contest
Have you registered for the Japanese Classic Car Show yet? There’s less than a month till the biggest gathering of nostalgic autos in the US! And this year, the JCCS crew is teaming up with Enkei Wheels and Yokohama Tire to offer a free set of vintage barrels and the new shoes to go along with them. Like we said, there are new old school wheels coming down the line for us old schoolers. Go to the JCCS contest page for details. Also, if you have an old school car (up to 1989) that Enkei can use to shoot their new re-issued old school wheels (right now, the samples are 15×7 & 15×8 4×100 +25), please let us know!
Posted in contests, wheels
Tagged contest, enkei, japanese classic car show, jccs, yokohama
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EVENTS: Nisei Showoff 2010
The Nisei Showoff was back for another year because the spot where the show has been held was not redeveloped as originally scheduled. Hooray for the GFC? Anyway, old school flavor was out in full effect and seems to be getting stronger with each passing year. Continue reading
Nissan Cedrics vs Toyota LiteAce in Daitokai, The Big City
It’s odd to see a mixed-marque car chase in the heavily sponsored world of Japanese cop shows. Almost as odd as using a Toyota LiteAce as a getaway vehicle when you’re being pursued by a fleet of Nissan Cedrics. But there you have it, in Daitokai, aka The Big City. Continue reading
Event Horizon for the Weekend of August 13, 2010
If you know of or would like to tell us about an event, send us a tip at the feedback address at the bottom of this page or leave a comment below.
This week:
- Friday, August 13 – 15 / Monterey, CA: Monterey Historics Datsun Corral
- Friday, August 13 – 15 / Finland: Finn JAE 2010
- Saturday, August 14 / San Diego: 2nd Annual All Nissan Cannonball Rally
- Sunday, August 15 / Brookline, MA: Japanese Car and Motorcycle Day
The Nostalgics of BARL, Barbados Auto Racing League
Despite having an area about 1/10th the size of Rhode Island, Barbados has a strong car culture and the Barbados Auto Racing League hosts some truly insane race machines. Rotaries, Toyota Starlets, and Nissans B310s are apparently quite popular. JNC reader sickbugs recently showed us some photos from his homeland. Continue reading
1972 Nissan Sunny Calendar Found in Abandoned Yamanashi-ken House
On the dark-side of Fuji-san, a village with 200-year-old thatched-roof buildings was abandoned in the 1970s. In one of the remote and largely intact houses, hanging from the shredded shoji, in a living room full of bear- and tanuki-tossed futons and shredded straw mattresses, hangs a 1972 Nissan Sunny dealer calendar. Continue reading
Drag Racer Hakosuka Skyline
We’ve seen all sorts of C10 Skylines, from stock to shakotan, but this is the first hakosuka dragster we’ve ever come across. This doorslammer comes from a 1995 issue of Auto Works magazine, and despite its fiberglass funny car looks, underneath that hood scoop beats a thoroughly worked L28. Full article (in Japanese) below the fold. Continue reading
Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan
Tagged auto works, c10, datsun, drag racer, dragster, funny car, gc10, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, pgc10, skyline
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1988 JTCC Ralliart Mitsubishi Starion
Here are some videos of a the Ralliart Mitsubishi Starion competing against Ford Sierra Cosworths, MA71 Toyota Supras and Nissan Skyline RS Turbos in the 1988 Japan Touring Car Championship. You may recognize some of the drivers, such as Takahashi Kunimitsu of hakosuka GT-R fame, behind the wheel of the beast. Two-part video below the fold. Continue reading
Posted in mitsubishi, motorsports
Tagged datsun, jtcc, ma71, mitsubishi, nissan, skyline, starion, supra, toyota
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Friday Video: AE86 Corolla on European Circuits
If you’ve gotten JNC Vol. 04 you’ll have seen our tribute to the 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S, now officially a nostalgic in the US thanks to the 25-year rule. Though this car would become the poster child for drifting 15 years later, Toyota USA never bragged about its flingability. Not so on other continents! Check out this official video by Toyota, in which they take a pair of AE86s to Europe’s most famous circuits — Nürburgring, Spa, Zandvoort — and let famous rally drivers loose behind the wheel of some bone stock hachiroku. Happy 8/6 Day, JNCers! Video below the fold. Continue reading
Posted in toyota
Tagged ae86, corolla, hachiroku, levin, nurburgring, spa francorchamps, sprinter, toyota, trueno, zandvoort
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Event Horizon for the Weekend of August 6, 2010
If you know of or would like to tell us about an event, send us a tip at the feedback address at the bottom of this page or leave a comment below.
This week:
- Friday, August 6 / Torrance, CA: SoCal Japanese Classic Car Meet
- Friday, August 6 / Milpitas, CA: Mogo’s BBQ Meet
- Friday, August 6 / Seattle, WA: 8/6 Meeting
- Friday, August 6 – 8 / Norway: Japan Treff 2010
- Sunday, August 8 / Sparkford, UK: Retro Rides Gathering 2010
- Friday, August 8 / Tacoma, WA: Puget Sound Toyota Owners’ Club Charity BBQ
White Whale: MS75 Toyota Crown Hardtop
Killer kujira. That is all.
Kidney Anyone? Another Toyota Corona RT52 Hardtop
It’s raining Coronas! Hot on the heels of last week’s 2200-mile ’68 RT52 Hardtop Coupe comes this 1969 example with 57,000 miles. That might be 25 times the miles, but the condition actually seems to be, like the color, a slight bit mintier. In other words, it’s not something you’d bag. This one is another black plate special from California and is being offered by a reputable auction house as well. See the auction here. More pics below the fold. Continue reading
1957 Tokyo Motor Show
Here’s some rare footage of the 1957 Tokyo Motor Show, which was held outdoors in Hibiya Park. At the time, Japan’s total automotive output was only a hair over 47,000 units, about 1/130 of the US’s. Debuts included the S30 Toyopet Crown in Deluxe trim level, the T10 Toyota Corona, and the Fuji Cabin, a closed-cockpit three-wheeled RWD scooter (that bubble-looking thing towards the end of the clip). And oh yeah, and Prince Motor Company introduced an obscure little sedan known as the Skyline. Video below the fold. Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, prince, Tokyo Motor Show, toyota
Tagged 1957 tokyo motor show, corona, crown, datsun, nissan, prince, skyline, tokyo motor show, toyopet, toyota
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Bagged 'Rona: Air Suspension RT40 Toyota Corona
The RT40 Corona is not often customized in the States, but check out this bagged barikan from Japan! Deletion of fender mirrors and a JDM window visor may look like subtle mods, but this sled actually had some pretty extensive work done to it. Suspension secrets and video after the jump. Continue reading
Bonus Friday Vid: Toyota Starlet Makes Nissan GT-R Jump at the Drags
We think the blingy red wheels were the giveaway. Video below the fold. Continue reading
