While we’re on the topic of Mazda Cosmo Sports, we have no idea what Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.0 is about, but there is a decidedly old school Cosmo in an animated cityscape leading a bunch of gigantic, futuristic military vehicles. Video below the fold. Continue reading
Friday Video: Mazda Cosmo Sport in Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.0
Event Horizon for the Weekend of September 3, 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, September 3 / Torrance, CA: SoCal Japanese Classic Car Meet
- Saturday, September 4 / Cumming, GA: OSJC Meet
- Saturday, September 4-6 / Middletown: 19th Annual S-Car Gathering
Future events:
- Saturday, September 11 / Anaheim, CA: S-Chassis Car Show
- Sunday, September 12 / Long Beach, CA: 6th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show
- Saturday, September 18 / Irvine, CA: Sevenstock XIII
- Sunday, September 19 / Fontana, CA: SW Datsun Pickups BBQ
- Saturday, November 6 / Winder, GA: OSJC Meet
- Saturday, November 13 / Riverside, CA: SoCalROC’s 3rd Annual Show-N-Shine Toy Drive
Mazda Cosmo Sport is a Chick/Dude Magnet
Oddly enough, one of Mazda‘s early successful export markets was Greece, where the three-wheeled Mazda T1500 was actually assembled locally. The above is a promotional photo for the Cosmo Sport from Mazda Greece, demonstrating clearly why nostalgics are cool.
Kidney, Anyone? Mitsubishi Canter Dekotora Tow Rig
Imagine rolling into JCCS with your nostalgic on the bed of this Mitsubishi Canter dekotora. It could be yours for ¥4,390,000 (or $52,000 American), shipping not included. More photos below the fold. Continue reading
Sick Sigma
We’re not sure where we got this photo from (most likely Minkara Carview), but this triple diamond is one sick Sigma. We definitely don’t post enough slammed Mitsubishis on ‘champs.
Honda Cub CM91 Boss Roadster
Okay, so this isn’t, strictly speaking, a car, but it is Japanese, nostalgic, and I saw it in person the other day. It’s also rare. Continue reading
Friday Video: Nissan Cedric vs. Isuzu Elf
How do you stop a steamrollin’ Isuzu Elf with just a standard-issue unmarked Nissan Cedric? With aviator shades, driving and bullets! Continue reading
Posted in datsun, isuzu, nissan, Video Games
Tagged 230, 430, cedric, datsun, elf, gloria, isuzu, japanese cop show, nissan, seibu keisatsu
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Performance Parts Prices, Circa 1995
Finland's 10th Annual Japanese Cars Meet, 2010
Last week we saw how Norway does old school. What about their neighbors in Finland? They have a taste for originality as well, and here are some photos from their 10th Annual Japanese Car Meet. Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, toyota, Uncategorized
Tagged cedric, datsun, finland, gloria, japanese car meet, nissan, prince, toyota
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Recycling Old Cars in Japan — With Fire
So you want to recycle the metal from an old Bluebird to satisfy the demand for new 510s. But you don’t want all that pesky rubber and plastic to contaminate your molten steel. What to do? Burn it off on a giant car rotisserie before crushing the car! Those of us old enough to remember piles of burning tires in junkyards and dumps will probably not find this as shocking, but there was once a time when it was perfectly acceptable to spray any kind of toxic chemical you wanted right into the air. Click here for the video.
Hat tip to Michael S.
Shakotan S130
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
