Tag Archives: b110

VIDEO: B110 Nissan Sunny vs KP61 Toyota Starlet touge battle

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Ben Hsu

“Why no moar horsepower?” is probably the most oft repeated and annoying gripe leveled at Japanese cars. If you’d like to see a video that answers why, here it is. Japan’s roads are mountainous, tight and a ton of fun in small, … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged b110, best motoring, keiichi tsuchiya, kp61, nissan, starlet, sunny, toyota | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 — Shakotan Sleds

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

We’ve shown you the JDM rarities, competition machines and museum pieces of JCCS, but we know what you really came here for — Nihon sleds slammed on some vintage barrels. It’s the quintessential Japanese modified car look, and there was plenty of it on … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240Z/260Z/280Z, 521, 710, a20, a40, a60, ae86, b110, c10, celica, Civic 1G, corolla, corona, corona mark II, cressida, daruma, datsun, e30, fairlady roadster, Hakosuka, honda, honda N, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2017, kp61, mazda, nissan, rx-3, s30 z, skyline, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunchaser, sunny, supra, t80, te27, te37, violet, X10, x20, x30, x60, zokusha | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Nissan Jam, Part 04 — Nissan Forever

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Why do people love Nissans so much? Our final installment of our Nissan Jam coverage, offers an explanation. Perhaps it’s the sheer diversity of not just the cars from the factory, but that of the custom styles they inspired. Speaking of inspiration, the … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 521, 710, b110, b210, b310, c10, d21, datsun, gt-r, GT-R NISMO, Hakosuka, hardbody, kgc10, minitruck, nissan, Nissan Jam, r31, r32, r33, r35, s13, skyline, sunny, trucks, violet | 11 Comments

VIDEO: Custom Nissans used for baseball promos

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Any baseball fans out there? It’s not uncommon for Japanese automakers to sponsor their home city teams. For years, Nissan sponsored the Yokohama Baystars and donated parade cars for the teams to use. As is the custom, Nissan would chop to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged 910, b110, baseball, be-1, bluebird, datsun, leaf, nissan, S-Cargo, sunny | 2 Comments

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from JNC

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from JNC! Here’s some midori cars for you’re viewing pleasure.

Posted in Reminder | Tagged b110, datsun, elf, fc3s, honda, Honda N-Series, isuzu, jimny, kp61, lancer celeste, leone, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, re amemiya, rx-7, St Patrick's Day, starlet, subaru, subaru gl, sunny, suzuki, toyota | 2 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 08 — Leaving in Style

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The New Year Meeting is an magical festival of vehicular awesomeness, but what happens when the party’s over? Most owners drive their cars home, but sometimes you want to ship your precious cargo. With many areas of Japan more crowded … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, b110, cherry, datsun, e10, elf, gemini, isuzu, mazda, minizoku, Mitsubishi Fuso, new year meeting, nissan, rx-7, sa22c, sunny, toyota | 2 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 06 — Trucks, Wagons, Vans, and Kei Jidosha

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

One of the great things about the New Year Meeting is that in addition to all the brilliant classics and street machines, commercial vehicles are welcomed as well. There aren’t many places on the planet where you’ll see such a gathering of classic Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 620, AC Courrèges, acty, AD Van, b110, b120, c10, c110, Cabstar, carol, corolla, daihatsu, Datsun DB6, e10, fellow max, Hakosuka, hilux, honda, ke10, kei, kenmeri, Life PIckup, ln360, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, publica, sambar, sanitora, skyline, subaru, subaru r-2, sunny, sunny truck, T1500/T2000, today, toyota, trucks, vans, wagons | 11 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 05 — Nissan & Mitsubishi

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ben Hsu

This year was a special milestone for the New Year Meeting, as it was the show’s 40th year. It was quite a milestone for the event, which started in 1977 at the Tokyo Prince Hotel, a much smaller venue. Back then, no one would … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 510, b10, b110, bluebird, c10, c210, cedric, cedric 130, csp311, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, fto, galant gto, Hakosuka, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, s110, s130, s30 z, safari rally, silvia, skyline, sunny | 5 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 02 — Club Scene

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

In Part 01 of our 2017 New Year Meeting we spent the morning wandering around the swap meet, browsing everything from old car parts to old posters to model cars. After filling up with an early lunch, it was time to look … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 510, a20, advan, b110, b120, b310, celica, cherry, civic, Coniglio, corolla, cosmo sport, daruma, datsun, e10, honda, kp47, mazda, mooneyes, new year meeting, nissan, rs watanabe, S500/S600/S800, sanitora, sb1, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunny, sunny truck, ta22, te27, today, tomei, toyota, ts cup, Wizard | 13 Comments

VIDEO: A Datsun 240Z is the hero car in this 1979 chase movie

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

1970s Los Angeles was an automotive paradise. Not only did you have a diverse mix of Detroit land yachts, European compacts and heaps of Japanese runabouts, but its freeways ran long and wide. Back then, before the 405 was one giant parking lot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged 200sx, 240z, a20, b110, celica, civic, corolla, corona, datsun, dodge colt, galant, honda, mitsubishi, nissan, s10, s30 z, sb1, sunny, t80, toyota | 8 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Ben Hsu

For 20 years, Nissan’s motorsports division has put on an annual gala for followers of its many racing machines and successes. The NISMO Festival is a Burning Man for Nissan nuts, a mecca for fans of Sunny and Skyline alike. Best of all, … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 240zg, 350z, 370z, 510, 910, b110, b310, bluebird, c10, cherry, datsun, fairlady z, fuji speedway, gc10, gt-r, Hakosuka, haruhito yanagida, mt. fuji, NISMO, NISMO Festival, nissan, prince, r32, r35, r380, r381, r382, R90C, R91CP, R92CP, s110, s12, s30 z, silvia, skyline, sunny, Super GT, ts cup, Yoshikazu Sunako | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 02

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Brandon Kelley

In Part 01 of our coverage of Tokyo’s Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park, I had just finished rolling up my tongue back into my mouth from which it had dropped, Tex Avery style, due to the cars brought out … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 310, 411, a20, b110, bellett, bluebird, celica, chaser, compagno, contessa, corolla levin, cosmo sport, crown, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, familia coupe, Griffon, hino, honda, isuzu, mark II, mazda, Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, mitsubishi, MX41, nissan, prince, r2, s30, s30 z, s50, s54, s600, silvia, skyline, sports 800, subaru, sunny, te27, toyota, Toyota Automobile Museum, x30 | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 New Year Meeting, Part 02 — The Parking Area

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

In Part 02 of our New Year Meeting coverage, we delve into the parking area to unearth gems as good as anything inside the show. Some of them aren’t able to make it simply because of the age cutoff, others perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 280zx, 510, a20, b110, bluebird, cb400, celica, cressida, cresta, crown, daruma, datsun, dekotora, elf, fairlady z, gemini, Hawk, honda, isuzu, mazda, mirage, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, rally, Rocket Bunny, rx-3, s110, s130, s30 z, Sera, Shakotan Boogie, soarer, sunny, suzuki, today, toyota, Wagon R, x70, z10, z20 | 15 Comments

EVENTS: Old Car Heaven, Part 01

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Skorj

Recently I was invited to accompany the Prince Driver’s Club to Kyuusha Tengoku, or Old Car Heaven, on the outskirts of downtown Tokyo. With many cars expected, we were asked to assemble on site at 06:00 in the morning. The early … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a20, b110, c10, celica, cherry, clipper, colt, crown, datsun, e10, e70, F30, galant gto, gloria, Hakosuka, hiace, honda, kujira, lancer, leopard, masterline, mazda, mitsubishi, ms75, nissan, Old Car Heaven, porter, prince, rally, s10, s54, s60, safari rally, sambar, silvia, skyline, skyline sport, sprinter trueno, subaru, sunny, toyopet, toyota, vamos, wagon | 29 Comments

ART CORNER: Beautiful dioramas of model cars from Japan

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Takuji is a Japanese artist who places 1:43 and 1:64 scale minicars into beautifully constructed dioramas. From AE86s on touge roads to Mitsubishis tearing through a rally stage to mechanics tuning Skylines in a garage, each scene is a slice of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Corner, minicars | Tagged 200sx, 323 GTX, 510, a70, ae82, ae86, alto, Art Corner, aw11, az-1, b110, beat, bluebird, c110, carol, carry, colt, corolla fx, fairlady z, familia, fj60, fronte, fto, Galant VR-4, Hakosuka, honda, Honda N-Series, jimny, K10, kei, kenmeri, lancer celeste, land cruiser, march, mazda, miata, minicars, mirage, mitsubishi, mr2, mx-5, nissan, rally, rx-3, s12, s30 z, safari rally, silvia, skyline c10, sprinter trueno, starion, starlet kp61, stepvan, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, supra, suzuki, toyota, violet, Vivio | 14 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Road & Race

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The last installment of our JCCS coverage was a homage to bone stock beauts, but a huge contributor to the popularity of Japanese cars has always been their tunability. Here are the JCCS cars that were built for street and circuit, not preservation.

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280zx, 300zx, 510, 710, a20, b110, b210, bluebird, celica, corona, cressida, crown, daruma, datsun, datsun 1200, e20, e30, e70, fairlady z, fb, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, mazda, nissan, rx-2, rx-3, rx-3 sp, rx-7, s30 z, s50, sa22, sr20, sunny, t80, te27, toyota, violet, x30, z32 | 8 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Nissan Jam, Part 02

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

One of Nissan Jam’s proudest accomplishments is gathering a hugely diverse field of cars from Nissan’s long and storied history. From 1960s to modern day, from mini-trucks to drift machines, from lowliest Sunny to mightiest GT-R, the Jam had it all.

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, 240z, 280z, 300SX, 310, 510, 810, b110, b13, b310, bluebird, datsun, fairlady roadster, maxima, N12, nissan, Nissan Jam, pulsar, s110, S15, s30, sentra, silvia, sunny, wagon, z31 | 21 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 06 — Trucks, Vans and Wagons

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There’s nothing like a good, honest work truck. In fact, many of the earliest forms of four-wheeled transport in Japan were commercial vehicles, but precious few, like this row of forlorn-looking Mazda Porter Cabs, have survived till retirement without major wear … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged b110, b120, carry, cedric, clipper, datsun 220, Every, galant sigma, liteace, mark II, masterline, mighty boy, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, prince, sambar, sanitora, subaru, sunny, sunny truck, suzuki, toyopet, toyota, wagons, x20 | 2 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 05 — Racers and Replicas

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There is no shortage of motorsports history in Japan, and it’s not uncommon there to find road-going replicas of some of of the nation’s most iconic — and some not-so-iconic — competition machines. Here at the New Year Meeting, it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240rs, a20, b110, bluebird, Bluebird SSS-R, c10, celica, cherry, corolla, daruma, datsun, e10, fto, fuji gc, galant, Hakosuka, honda, KP41, levin, mitsubishi, motorsport, new year meeting, nissan, s600, s800, skyline, starlet, sunny, TE55, toyota, ts cup, U12 | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 02: Sports Coupes and Sports Sedans

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Ben Hsu

In Part 01 of our New Year Meeting coverage, we looked at the early days of Japan’s infatuation with sizzling Sixties sports cars. In Part 02, we look at the Disco Decade’s explosion of new sports coupes and sports sedans.

Posted in events | Tagged 510, a20, b110, bluebird, c10, c110, celica, corolla, daruma, datsun, e30, E50, e70, fairlady z, fto, galant, gemini, gto, isuzu, levin, mazda, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, r30, rx-3, s130, s30, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, te27, TE55, toyota, trueno | 16 Comments