Tag Archives: 510

EVENTS: Shokuji J-Tin, Part 01 – Wangan Style

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Last year a fantastic new show called the Bayline Gathering emerged on the NorCal scene. It brought out some of the best cars the region had to offer and filled a void that desperately needed filling. Last month, the organizers were … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 300zx, 510, 610, a60, ae86, aw11, bluebird, c10, celica, corolla, cressida, crx, datsun, diane krey-welsey, Hakosuka, honda, mary, mazda, mr2, nissan, rx-7, Shokuji J-Tin, skyline, sprinter, toyota, trueno, wagon, x60, x70, z31 | 22 Comments

Happy 510 Day from JNC!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Dan Hsu

Apparently May 4, Star Wars Day, is a commonly known thing now. But we know the real party happens today. Happy 5/10 Day, everyone! How are you going to celebrate?

Posted in nissan | Tagged 510, Boba Fett, datsun, wagon | 15 Comments

EVENTS: Formula D Round One / AE86 Nights, Part 02

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ben Hsu

In Part 01 of our coverage from last weekend’s SoCal car scene we watched the opening round of the 2013 Formula D season. After the smoke settled in Long Beach everyone booked it across the southland to El Monte for some grassroots … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, ae86, celica, corolla, cressida, datsun, e70, hachiroku, levin, mx73, nissan, te72, toyota, trueno | 12 Comments

EVENTS: Formula D Round One / AE86 Nights, Part 01

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jason

Toyotaku in southern California had plenty to keep them occupied this past weekend, with not one but two events showcasing the venerable AE86 and its successor, the Scion FR-S.

Posted in events, motorsports, subaru, toyota | Tagged 510, ae86, bluebird, brz, corolla, dai yoshihara, datsun, e70, formula D, fr-s, gt 86, hachiroku, ken gushi, levin, nissan, ryan tuerck, scion, subaru, taka aono, te72, tony angelo, toshiki yoshihara, toyota, toyota 86, trueno | 5 Comments

PRODUCT GUIDE: Koyorad Datsun 510 Radiator

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Ben Hsu

While we’re on the topic of mods for your classic car, cooling is an important part of keeping your nostalgic in tip-top running order. Stock radiators in older cars were usually pretty flimsy to begin with, and after years of … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Product Guide | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, koyorad, nissan | 5 Comments

MOTORSPORT: 76 Years of Nissan Motorsports

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Watch footage from 76 years of Nissan motorsports, starting with the monopoly-piece looking 1936 Datsun racer to the futuristic 2012 Nissan DeltaWing. The video commemorates the new NISMO headquarters grand opening February 26, which will shift the seat of Nissan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan, Video | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, a10, bluebird, c10, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, Hakosuka, japan grand prix, kgc10, kpgc10, leaf, NISMO, nissan, patrol, prince, r381, r382, rally, s30, safari rally, skyline, violet | 12 Comments

EVENTS: 2013 JCCA New Year Meeting, Part 03

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Ben Hsu

We sure feasted our eyes on beautiful examples of Nihon steel in Parts 01 and 02 of our 2013 New Year Meeting coverage. The real show, however, is in the spectator parking area, which is packed full of shakotan sleds … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 230, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 330, 510, a20, a60, bluebird, bosozoku, c10, c110, cedric, celica, celica xx, datsun, fairlady z, fb, gloria, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mazda, nekome, new year meeting, nissan, police, ra28, ra29, racing hart, rx-7, s30, sa22, savanna, shakotan, skyline, ssr, supra, toyota, yonmeri, zokusha | 8 Comments

VIDEO: Jay Leno’s Garage Gets Down with a Custom Datsun 510

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Ben Hsu

A car nut can’t get much better a gig than working for Jay Leno. And once you finish building your custom Datsun 510, like Tonight Show prop master Greg Elliot, the boss man himself might even feature it on his … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Video | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, jay leno, nissan | 8 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? NOS Datsun Competition L20 head, manifold and 50mm Mikunis

Posted on January 31, 2013 by John Roper

Today’s kidney trade is not even a complete car, but it could cost much more than one. The Nissan L20 Group 1 cylinder head is perhaps the rarest, most unobtainable piece of Datsun metal in the world. A race-only part … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, datsun competition parts, L16, L20, mikuni, nissan | 18 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Nagoya Classic Car Meeting

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Guest Writer

The latest dispatch from guest writer David Lovett of Classic Car Nagoya covers the annual Nagoya Classic Car Meeting held by the shop. Here’s his first-hand account. —Ben Every year in November Classic Car Nagoya rents out the Toyota Stadium parking lot for a day to … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 110s, 230, 510, bluebird, c10, Classic Car Nagoya, compagno, compagno spider, cosmo sport, crown. publica, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, f20c, fairlady z, gc10, gloria, Hakosuka, honda, kgc10, kp61, kpgc10, mazda, midget, mitsubishi, n360, nissan, pajero mini, porter, publica, r30, s2000, s30, s800, seibu keisatsu, silvia, skyline, sports 800, starlet, toyopet, toyota | 9 Comments

PROFILES: Jun Imai’s 1971 Datsun 510 Wagon

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Dan Hsu

We see a lot of cars here at JNC. A lot. Every so often, however, there’s that one singular car that comes along and truly blows our feeble minds. Jun Imai‘s 1971 Datsun 510 Wagon is exactly one of those cars, and … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, profiles, wagons | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, hot wheels, jun imai, koyorad, MkII, nissan, ssr, suichuuka, tsurikawa, wagon | 32 Comments

BOOKS: The Stainless Steel Carrot, An Auto Racing Odyssey — Revisited

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Ben Hsu

John Morton has lived a life most of us can only dream of. The legendary driver has had a storied career piloting everything from Shelby Cobras to Porsche Le Mans Prototypes. Of course, the reason Nissan nuts line up for … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260, 280z, 510, bluebird, bre, brock racing enterprises, datsun, fairlady z, john morton, mazda, nissan, Pete Brock, rx-7, s30, savanna, scca, Sylvia Wilkinson, The Stainless Steel Carrot, trans-am | 16 Comments

MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Flying Customs to include Datsun 510, Nissan Skyline GT-R and A60 Supra

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Ricky Silverio

Some more exciting news from our friends at Mattel. For 2013 there will be a new line of premium 1970s-inspired cars called the Flying Customs, which will include some of our favorite castings, including the ’82 Toyota Supra, Datsun Bluebird … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240k, 510, a60, bluebird, datsun, flying customs, hot wheels, kenmeri, ma60, ma61, nissan, skyline, supra, toyota | 13 Comments

FRIDAY VIDEO: Kei Miura, TRA Kyoto, and the Rocket Bunny FR-S

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Ben Hsu

At this point cave dwellers and castaways may be the only people on Earth who haven’t had their senses assaulted by Rocket Bunny‘s insanely wide-bodied Scion FR-Ss. However, it’s Kei Miura, Osaka Kanjo racer, ex-bosozoku and shacho at TRA Kyoto that’s the man … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, fr-s, Friday Video, gt 86, hachiroku, Kei Miura, nissan, Rocket Bunny, scion, toyota, toyota 86, TRA Kyoto | 1 Comment

EVENTS: 2012 SEMA Show

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ben Hsu

It should surprise no one that this year’s SEMA show revolved around a single car, the Scion FR-S. The neo-hachiroku has injected new life into the “sport compact” aftermarket, and this week you couldn’t swing a dead cat inside Las Vegas … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2012, 510, 787, a20, ae86, apache, bluebird, brz, celica, compe, corolla, cusco, cx-5, datsun, enkei, fr-s, gt 86, impreza, koyorad, lamborghini, le mans, levin, liberty walk, mazda, miata, mx-5, nissan, scion, sema, sprinter, subaru, te27, toyota, toyota 86, trueno | 20 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 09: Editors’ Choice

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Ben Hsu

It should be no surprise by now that the Japanese Classic Car Show continues to grow each year, but we still weren’t quite prepared for just how much bigger and better it was for 2012. Let’s recap some of the highlights … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 2012, 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, a20, a60, acura, ae86, bluebird, celica, challenger, corolla, datsun, dodge, fairlady z, fb, galant, hachiroku, honda, hot wheels, japanese classic car show, jccs, jdm legends, jun imai, kei, lambda, legend, levin, liftback, ma61, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, ra29, rx-7, s30, sa22, savanna, sprinter, subaru, subaru 360, supra, ta22, te27, toyota, trueno, wagon | 12 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 08: Two-Door Sedans

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Some of you may be wondering what the deal with the two-door sedan is. Isn’t that just a coupe, and didn’t we already see the classic coupes at JCCS? The answer to that is, confusingly, no.

Posted in events, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2012, 510, bluebird, bre, corolla, datsun, e20, e30, e70, japanese classic car show, jccs, john morton, ke35, nissan, peanut, peter brock, te21, te72, toyota | 13 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Formula D Car Show & Drifting Championships

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jason

Formula D isn’t the kind of event we here at JNC normally cover, but in recent years stateside drifting has grown tremendously, and with that growth it has welcomed with open arms the nostalgics that made all this tail-sliding possible.

Posted in Drifting, events, motorsports | Tagged 240sx, 510, a20, a60, ae86, celica, corolla, cressida, cresta, dai yoshihara, daigo saito, datsun, drifting, e70, events, formula D, fr-s, frederic aasbo, gt 86, hachiroku, irwindale speedway, is-f, ken gushi, levin, lexus, mark II, mazda, mx73, nissan, ra64, rx-7, s13, sa22, sc430, scion, shakotan, silvia, sprinter, taka aono, tc, te72, toyota, toyota 86, trueno, tsurikawa, x30, x70, zokusha | 10 Comments

Garage Life: Classic Car Nagoya Diary

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Guest Writer

Today’s guest writer David Lovett lives in Japan and works at Classic Car Nagoya. Here is a dispatch about what it’s like to be employed at what most of us would consider the ultimate dream job. Enjoy. —Ben Just about … Continue reading →

Posted in mitsubishi, nissan, prince, Shop Life, toyota | Tagged 510, a60, bluebird, c10, c110, Classic Car Nagoya, compagno, crown, daihatsu, datsun, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kpgc10, kpgc110, midget, mitsubishi, mitsubishi 360, nissan, prince, s20, s30, skyline, supra, toyopet, toyota | 52 Comments

Friday Video: IndyCar’s Alex Lloyd drives the BRE Datsun 510

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ben Hsu

We all know why the BRE Datsun 510 rules, but what’s it like to actually drive? In this fantastic video by Road & Track, professional IndyCar racer Alex Lloyd gives viewers a seat-of-the-pants rundown on what makes the car so magical. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, Friday Video, nissan, Pete Brock, peter brock, scca | 15 Comments