Tag Archives: celica xx

EVENTS: Nostalgic2Days 2016, Part 04 — Odds and Ends

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

One of the excellent things about a show like Nos2Days is that there are plenty of things for sale. You never know what you’ll come across, which can make browsing the aisles rather dangerous to your wallet. From new-old-stock center … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a60, alto, Alto Works, aristo, bbs, bridgestone, c10, c130, c230, celica xx, Dampachi, dr30, eunos roadster, Ford F-350, GX70G, Hakosuka, Kusaka Engineering, laurel, lexus, mark II, mazda, Melber, miata, NA Miata, nissan, Nos2Days 2016, Nostalgic 2 Days, r30, rb26, Renoma, s20, SkyActiv, skyline, soarer, supra, suzuki, toyota, utilitas, x70, yokohama | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 New Year Meeting, Part 04 — The Streets

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

In the last two installments of our 2016 New Year Meeting coverage, we prowled the parking area to find as much diversity in marques and models as there were in customization styles. In our final installment of the 2016 New Year … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 710, a20, a60, ae86, alto, bosozoku, c210, celica, celica xx, chaser, clipper, corolla, corona mark II, cosmo, cosmo sport, cressida, cresta, datsun, Fukuoka Style, gx71, haisoka, kaido racer, mark II, Master Ace, mazda, new year meeting, nissan, porter, rx-5, skyline, soarer, sprinter trueno, subaru 360, supra, suzuki, ta22, toyota, Toyota Van, violet, x20, z10, z20 | 4 Comments

TBT: HKS M300 Toyota Celica XX

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Ben Hsu

In 1983 HKS achieved the long-held dream of building the first car in Japan to surpass the magical 300 kph barrier. The HKS M300 was purpose built for that very task, and the proof is right there in its aspirational name.

Posted in Bubble Era | Tagged Bubble Era, celica xx, hks, supra, Yatabe Test Circuit | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2013 JCCA New Year Meeting, Part 04

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Ben Hsu

We continue with more parking lot finds in Part 04 of our 2013 New Year Meeting coverage. Our previous installment featured some bosozoku style rides that caused some controversy, despite their important place in Japan’s tuning culture. Today’s shakotan style … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, a20, a60, b310, c10, c110, c230, celica, celica xx, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, gc10, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kgpc110, kpgc10, laurel, mazda, mf10, nissan, r30, racing hart, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, ssr, SSR MkII, SSR MkIII, sunny, supra | 13 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

MINICARS: Hot Wheels Subaru BRAT & A60 Toyota Supra leaked

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ben Hsu

At a current bid of $8,100 is yesterday’s Kidney Car a bit too rich for your blood? Perhaps then a Hot Wheels Subaru BRAT would be kinder to your wallet. Though slated for later this year, renderings have been leaked … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, subaru, toyota | Tagged a60, brat, celica, celica xx, hot wheels, ma61, subaru, supra | 21 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 USDM Jam

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Car culture has a curious way of ping-ponging across continents. While we in the US are drool over rare JDM goodies, our counterparts in Japan long for door mirrors, amber turn signals and safety bumpers. For eight years now there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, 240sx, 300zx, 510, 720, a60, a70, acura, b14, b210, baja, bluebird, brat, celica xx, chevy, civic, corolla, diamond racing, e70, ef, fairlady z, faster, fit, hella flush, honda, isuzu, lucino, luv, ma60, ma61, ma70, ma71, mdx, nissan, pickup, s13, sentra, shakotan, shuttle, silvia, subaru, sunny, supra, te72, toyota, truck, turaichi, wagon, z31 | 12 Comments

Bosozoku Style Fo' Lyfe

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Remember that Shako Hako we posted a while back? Reader Zeb found the source of the pic, which revealed a whole gallery of bosozoku style machines from way back in the day. How far back? Before the age of digital … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, c210, celica supra, celica xx, chaser, cosmo, cosmo hb, cressida, datsun, gurachan, Hakosuka, kgc10, kgc210, kyushakai, marchal, mark II, mazda, nissan, skyline, skyline japan, supra, toyota, x30, yanki | 6 Comments