Tag Archives: capella

EVENTS: 2011 Japanese Classic Car Show Part 03, Street Style

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Welcome to Part 03 of our 2011 JCCS coverage, where we look at tastefully modified cars that are more about clean lines and nostalgic style rather than going fast (although some clearly can). Let’s jump right in with a shot … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, Uncategorized | Tagged 200sx, 2011, 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, 610, 620, a175a, a20, a40, a60, acura, ae86, apache II, bisimoto, bluebird, capella, celica, civic, corolla, corona, da3, daruma, datsun, ef, enkei, enkei 92, fairlady z, fb, Hakosuka, hayashi, hayashi street, honda, integra, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2011, kgc10, kp61, lancer, levin, longchamp xr-4, longchamps, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, pickup, ra21, ra63, ra64, rs watanabe, rt40, rt50, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, s12, s30, sa22c, shuttle, silvia, skyline, sprinter, ssr, starlet, ta21, toyota, trd, trueno, wagon, wagovan, watanabes | 18 Comments

Friday Videos: Sayonara, Rotary Engine

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ben Hsu

This week Mazda announced the death of the RX-8. That means that for the first time since the Cosmo 110S debuted in 1967, there will be no rotary powered car sold anywhere in the world. Currently about 300 unsold RX-8s … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged 110s, capella, cosmo, cosmo ap, cosmo sports, familia, furai, luce, mazda, r100, rotary, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, rx-8, sa22c, savanna, wankel | 21 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2011 Part 05: Sport Coupes

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Sedans and kei cars might be nice, but we know most of you old schoolers came to see the sports coupes. These compact and lightweight machines are what makes Japanese cars so much fun. Let’s start with what most Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in events, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 1000, 117, 510, a20, b110, b210, bellett, black wats, bluebird, butaketsu, c10, c110, c130, capella, carina, celica, cherry, civic, corolla, cvcc, daruma, datsun, e10, excellent, ff, ff-1, fj20, fto, galant, gemini, gto, Hakosuka, honda, hoshino, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, laurel, levin, longchamp, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, phantom, publica, ra21, ra25, ra28, ra29, rays, rs watanabe, rx-2, rx-3, s110, savanna, sb1, silvia, sprinter, star, subaru, sunny, ta22, te27, te37, te37v, techno, tosco, toyota, trd, trueno, volk, watanabe, work equip 03, x-1r, xr-4, zz/r | 12 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? 1982 Mazda 626 Capella

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ben Hsu

In the United States, the Mazda 626 was mostly known as an honorable mention in the Accord-Camry wars of the 1990s. Competent if unmemorable, the front-wheel-drive sedan was Hiroshima’s answer to the family car question few had asked. Europeans love … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, mazda | Tagged 626, capella, kidney anyone, mazda | 12 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock 13, Part 02

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to the second and final part of our SevenStock coverage. Even though the yearly powwow in Irvine is the largest collection of early RX cars on the continent, the number of SA22/FB RX-7s dwarfs all the R100s and RX … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda | Tagged 13b, 510, advan, baby grand, bluebird, capella, car & driver, datsun, fb, fc, fc3s, hayashi, imsa, luce, mazda, nissan, pat bedard, r100, racing beat, repu, rotary, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22, savanna, sevenstock, sevenstock 13, sevenstock 2010, ssr, wagon, wankel | 4 Comments

The Mazda Family Tree, 1960-Present

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

In honor of Mazda’s 90th Anniversary, here’s the complete genealogy of every Mazda from 1960 to present day. Three-wheeled pickups from the early days are absent, but those were commercial vehicles. This family tree contains all the passenger cars, stretching … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged 110s, 323, astina, atenza, autozam, axela, az-1, biante, bongo, capella, carol, chantez, cosmo, eunos, familia, glc, luce, mazda, miata, mpv, mx-5, premacy, r360, roadpacer, roadster, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, rx-8, savanna | 3 Comments

Nostalgic Japanese Police Cars

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Here’s a collection of photos of nostalgic Japanese police cars strung together by an amateur, unidirectional Ken Burns. Some are equipped with high-power engine options and transmission pairings not available on civilian versions of the same model. Sadly, Japanese patrol … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 240z, 280zx, 300zx, 911, accord, alto, bmw, capella, cedric, civic, corolla, corona mark II, cosmo, cressida, crown, datsun, dyna, e30, e70, fairlady z, gloria, honda, japanese police cars, legato, luce, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, montero, nissan, pajero, patrol car, police car, porsche, rx-4, rx-5, s130, s30 z, skyline, suzuki, toyopet, toyota, z31 | 7 Comments

Mazdas at Fuji Speedway, October 10, 1972

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This video comes courtesy of oldschool.co.nz via Retro-Classics. It’s from the heyday of the Fuji touring car championships and is unique in that the narration is in English! No more picking handfuls of syllables out of rapid-fire Japanese commentary that … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, nissan | Tagged bluebird, bluebird-u, capella, corolla, datsun, fuji gc, fuji speedway, galant, gurachan, katayama, levin, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7, savanna, skyline, sprinter, te27, terada, toyota, trueno, yorino | 4 Comments

No Rotors Here: Mazda 616 Coupe

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s March in SoCal. That means the weather is warming and meets are ramping up. We rolled down to Cypress, California (home of Mitsubishi North America HQ) in the ol’ JNC wagon on Sunday to check it out. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged 616, 626, capella, mazda, rotary, rx-2 | 4 Comments

Classic CM: Mazda Capella is Autobahn Bound

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This baby was made for scaling the Alps, breezing down the Autobahn, and evoking grand helicopter tracking shots! You probably can’t even remember the last time you saw one of these on the streets, but the Japanese the rear-wheel-drive coupe … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, mazda | Tagged 626, capella, mazda | 1 Comment

Mazda 90th Anniversary Website Launched

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

A little weekend browsing for you guys: Mazda just launched its 90th Anniversary mini-site. Timeline photos abound, including some rarely-seen commercial vehicles.

Posted in mazda | Tagged capella, cosmo, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, familia, luce, mazda, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22c, savanna | 6 Comments

Rotary Overload: New Zealand Summerdrags 2010

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Listen up, Mazdafarians! If you want to see over 300 pics of vintage kiwi-style rotaries at the recent 2010 Summerdrags, click right here and braap your brains out.

Posted in mazda, motorsports | Tagged 121, 323, capella, cosmo, mazda, r100, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, savanna, summerdrags, summerdrags 2010 | Leave a comment

New Year's Meeting… of Auckland

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Well, the Japanese New Year Meeting doesn’t take place for another few weeks but here’s BeeOneOneOh’s photos from their local meet in Auckland. I am in love with this visor-clad Crown goon.

Posted in mazda, toyota | Tagged capella, crown, mazda, new year meeting, new zealand, rx-2, s50 crown, toyota, wagon | 16 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Four: Rolling Stock

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Friday Video to bring you more Japanese Classic Car Show sweetness. We love the fact that, like muscle cars, J-tin is ripe for modification. But sometimes it’s nice to see a faithfully restored example or … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 1979 prelude, 240z, accord, b210, capella, corona, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, honda, honey bee, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, lancer celeste, luce, mazda, mazda r360, mitsubishi, ms55, ms75, n360, n600, nissan, plymouth arrow, publica, rt40, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, rx-7 10th anniversary, s30 z, s50 crown, savanna, sports 1600, sunny, toyota, up10, z-act, z600 | 4 Comments