Tag Archives: 2000gt

MINICARS: 2016 Hot Wheels X JNC Japan Historics line

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

A couple months ago we showed you the first three cars in the 2016 Hot Wheels Japan Historics line. These premium models will feature the JNC inkan in classic red, along with features such as metal chassis, highly detailed paint, … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 2000gt, c110, hot wheels, Japan Historics, kenmeri, minicars, nissan, police, skyline, toyota | 12 Comments

VIDEO: Toyota at the Tokyo Motor Show, 1954-2013

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ben Hsu

In honor of the recent Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota has released a video showing a year-by-year review of every display it’s had since the show’s inception. Travel through time to see Crowns, Coronas, 2000GTs, Corollas, Celicas, and even more Crowns! Watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Tokyo Motor Show, Tokyo Motor Show | Tagged 2000gt, celica, corolla, corona, crown, tokyo motor show, toyota | 3 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Stock as a Rock

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This year’s Japanese Classic Car Show seemed to have more diversity in bone-stock rides than ever. We might be reaching a point where fans of J-tin are truly beginning to appreciate unmolested cars. Along with the other time warps peppering our other … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 280zx, 310, 411, 510, a40, a73, accord, ae86, bluebird, civic, corolla, corona, cosmo, cressida, crx, datsun, dodge colt, e10, E50, EC1, fairlady roadster, honda, Honda N-Series, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, lancer, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mx-5, na, ND, rx-5, s30 z, sb1, supra, t50, te27, Tercel 4WD, toyota, x30 | 14 Comments

MINICARS: Get your Hot Wheels RedLine Club Shelby Toyota 2000GT this Tuesday

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

A very limited Hot Wheels Toyota 2000GT will go on sale this Tuesday (ie, tomorrow). Wearing the livery of the Carroll Shelby SCCA race car driven by Scooter Patrick, it’s the latest offering from the official Hot Wheels Red Line Club for collectors, and it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 2000gt, carroll shelby, hot wheels, minicars, toyota | 2 Comments

ART CORNER: Khyzyl Saleem’s bosozoku future

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The cars Khyzyl Saleem draws seem to ask the question, “What if Mad Max took place in the dystopian future of Blade Runner?” Neon-lit cityscapes, heavily modified cars, and a substantial dose of Japan-influenced tuning styles combine to form an incredible imagined … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000gt, 240Z/260Z/280Z, a20, ae86, celica, corolla levin, daruma, datsun, Khyzyl Saleem, nissan, r34, S15, s30, silvia, skyline, toyota | 9 Comments

MINICARS: “Barn Find” Hot Wheels

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

For almost as long as there’s been Hot Wheels, there have been customizers. Lately the trend in modified Hot Wheels, especially with the new generation of collectors, has been the use of patina to emulate worn out, barn find, or … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 2000gt, c10, Hakosuka, hot wheels, nissan, skyline, toyota | 1 Comment

EVENTS: The Great Race 2015

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Patrick Strong

If you’re looking for confirmation that Japanese classic car culture has truly arrived in the United States, the following statement may or may not provide it: on June 22nd, somewhere between Springfield, Missouri and Oklahoma City, a Nissan Fairlady Z432 … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 510, bluebird, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, Fairlady Z432, figaro, Great Race, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, s30, skyline, toyota | 5 Comments

MINICARS: A history of Japan’s insanely detailed subscription model kits

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

We recently showed you the ultimate Hakosuka Skyline model, a 1:8 scale wonder with 400-plus pieces that will require $1500 and two years to complete. Available only by subscription, the model is fed to you week by week, piece by piece, like body … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, c10, datsun, DeAgostini, Del Prado, Eaglemoss, fairlady z, gt-r, Hachette, Hakosuka, kpgc10, Kyosho, nissan, r35, s30, skyline, toyota | 9 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? Kenmeri GT-R, 2000GT up for auction at Monterey

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

Last year’s Monterey auctions introduced the Nissan Skyline to guys who, until that very moment, thought a Hakosuka was an octopus-based snack. Similar head scratching occurred moments later when two decades-old Toyotas and a Mazda followed and sold for big bucks. After that, every automotive journalist, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000gt, auctions, c110, kenmeri, kidney anyone, kpgc110, monterey historics, nissan, skyline, toyota | 9 Comments

NEXT VERSION: Can you name these classic Toyota racing liveries?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Ben Hsu

In preparation for the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed, Toyota UK has prepped six GT86 (known here as the Scion FR-S) sport coupes in racing liveries from the company’s past. Can you name them all (answers below, no peeking!)?

Posted in Next Version | Tagged 2000gt, a20, a40, brz, celica, fr-s, Goodwood Festival of Speed, GT86, imsa, JGTC, scion, subaru, supra, toyota, wrc, yatabe 2000gt | 10 Comments

EVENTS: Showa Car Preservation Meeting

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ken Lee

The Old Car Club of Tokyo recently held it’s 3rd annual Showa no Kurma wo Mamoru Tsudoi or “Preserving cars made in the Showa Era” meeting. This is a gathering for cars made during the Showa Era, which ended in 1989 according to the … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, a20, ae86, Austin A50, bellett, bosozoku, c10, c30, carina, carol, celica, civic, contessa, corolla, cosmo sport, crown, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 210, e20, fairlady roadster, fronte, gloria, Hakosuka, hino, honda, Honda N-Series, isuzu, kei, laurel, mazda, Mazda K360, midget, ms51, nissan, prince, s54, s600, Showa Car Preservation Meeting, silvia, skyline, skyline sport, soarer, subaru 360, suzuki, t2000 | 14 Comments

EVENTS: 1st Touge California, 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This past Saturday a group of select cars and their drivers gathered in Thousand Oaks, California for the inaugural running of JNC‘s Touge California. Named for the hallowed Japanese roads where racing heroes honed their skills and where drifting was born, the event was … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 260z, 510, a20, accord, bluebird, c10, celica, century, corolla, corona, cosmo sport, crown, crx, datsun, fb, Hakosuka, honda, Luce Rotary Coupe, Malamut Museum, mazda, nissan, r130, rx-7, s30, skyline, sprinter trueno, t110, te27, Touge California, toyopet, toyota, toyota museum | 54 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 All-Toyotafest, Part 02

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Registration for over 400 Toyotafest spaces sold out in under 24 hours this year, a new record. Perhaps it was the fact that it was the show’s 20th anniversary, or that in Japan it was already May 3, Akio Toyoda‘s birthday, or … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, a20, a40, a60, a70, A80, celica, century, crown, daruma, Eagle MkIII GTP, fr-s, FT-1 Concept, iQ, kp61, lexus, Lexus LS, Lexus RC, lexus sc, scion, starlet, sunchaser, supra, toyopet, toyota, toyotafest, xb | 16 Comments

EVENTS: Akio Toyoda shows up at Cars & Coffee Tokyo

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Skorj

At a recent Cars & Coffee event in Tokyo, the usual proceedings were disrupted when a formation of Lexus supercars arrived on the scene. Emerging from the fleet was the most famous man in Japan’s auto industry: Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corp, … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, 2000gt, ae86, akio toyoda, c10, cordia, csp311, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, lexus, lfa, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-3, rx-7, s800, SA22/FB, silvia, skyline, sports 800, sprinter, sprinter trueno, te27, toyota, VehiCROSS, yotahachi | 33 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 … 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

EVENTS: 2015 Nostalgic2Days, Part 03

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Closing out our coverage of the 2015 Nos2Days show, we begin with some cars being honored on the red carpet. Just like at a movie premiere, the event reserves a special crimson rug for those that have graced the cover of a magazine. In this … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, aw11, butaketsu, c130, cosmo sport, csp311, datsun, datsun 220, Fairlady Z432, honda, japan, laurel, mazda, mr2, nissan, Nostalgic2Days, prince, s600, silvia, skyway, toyota | 5 Comments

ART CORNER: Bosozoku Cats and Kyuusha by San Mamiya

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

San Mamiya is a brilliant artist from Japan that operates mainly on Instagram. With an apparent fondness for old cars, bosozoku cats and the superdeformed style that populates manga, his illustrations exhibit a unique Nihon style that can probably be loosely described as Japanese Ed Roth.

Posted in Art Corner | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 510, a20, alto, Art Corner, aw11, b210, bosozoku, bre, carry, celica, chaser, corolla, cressida, crown, datsun, datsun 620, e70, fairlady z, fc3s, Galant Lambda, honda, hot wheels, jimny, juke, kujira, mad manga, manga, mazda, mitsubishi, mr2, nissan, prius, rx-3, rx-7, s30, s60, samurai, san_mamiya, savanna, sports 800, suzuki, toyota, x30, x40, x60, x70 | 10 Comments

EVENTS: Sunday morning at Daikoku Futo

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Skorj

Located right off the famed Wangan Bayshore Route in Yokohama, Daikoku Futo PA is a congress for car fiends. As die-hard fans of JDM-land know, representatives of any and every type of Japanese tuning subculture come together to appreciate the many facets of … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, ae86, bosozoku, c10, c110, civic, contessa, corolla, daikoku futo, datsun, Fiat 500, figaro, Hakosuka, hino, honda, kenmeri, levin, luce, mazda, motorcycles, nissan, rx-4, s800, skyline, Spitfire, sports 800, sprinter, toyota, Triumph, trueno | 13 Comments

Chicago Auto Show: 1967 Toyota 2000GT

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ben Hsu

For those of you in the midwest dying to see an honest-to-god 1967 Toyota 2000GT in real life, get thee down to the Chicago Auto Show, going on until February 22. Toyota is taking three of its classics on tour, displaying … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, chicago auto show, FJ25, land cruiser, toyota | 1 Comment

You can now ride a Toyota 2000GT train in Japan

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Ben Hsu

How awesome is this? A Toyota 2000GT wrapped on the side of a train. Of course, it is in Japan and the train is the Linimo, a mag-lev train in Aichi Prefecture. Japanese rail companies often create limited-time decorations for their trains, … Continue reading →

Posted in Japanese Nostalgic Train | Tagged 2000gt, Aichi Expo 2005, Linimo, toyota, Toyota Automobile Museum | 4 Comments