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EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Take a dollop American car kulture, filter it through the distance of 5,500 miles and 12 time zones, sprinkle in a dash of home grown Japanese cars, and you get the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals.

Posted in events | Tagged 810, ae86, atenza, b210, bluebird, Cedric/Gloria 330, civic, Civic EF, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, crown, datsun, Deliboy, demio, e100, e70, fj60, hiace, honda, impreza, kei, kujira, land cruiser, m10, mark II, mazda, Mazda2, Mazda6, Mighty Max, mitsubishi, Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, nissan, odaiba, pickup, Pistachio, prairie, prelude, s130, s50, s60, sprinter trueno, subaru, sunny, toyota, W-pick, wagon, x30 | 7 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: 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

EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting Part 07 — Compact Flash

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Today (no pun intended!) we take a look at the classic city cars that showed up at the New Year Meeting. Some, like this happy red Honda Today, are kei cars, but not all. As you might remember, the Today was the star car in You’re Under … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged carol, cherry, city, civic, corolla, datsun 210, e80, fuji rabbit, fx-16, honda, K10, life, march, mazda, n360, new year meeting, nissan, publica, subaru, subaru 360, Super Turbo, today, toyota, Twincharger | 4 Comments

JNC RADIO: Sing along to the The Auto Show Song

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Originally released in 1964, “The Auto Show Song” was composed by famed Japanese songwriter Tetsuro Hoshino and performed by action movie star/singer Akira Kobayashi (there are a lot of crossover entertainers in Japan). It was an old standard of the Showa Era, and sounded … Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Radio | Tagged Akira Kobayashi, alto, Austin, axela, bellett, bluebird, carol, cedric, celica, charade, civic, colt, contessa, corolla, corona, crown, datsun, debonair, delica, demio, estima, fairlady, familia, fit, Freed, galant, gloria, hillman, honda, impreza, jimny, JNC Radio, juke, land cruiser, Lapin, legacy, march, mazda, minx, mira, mirage, mitsubishi, montero, Move, nissan, Odyssey, pajero, prius, roadster, Serena, Stella, subaru, Tanto, The Auto Show Song, toyopet, vitz, Wish | 1 Comment

GALLERIES: Honda Heritage Center opens in Ohio

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Honda has opened a new Heritage Center at its plants and R&D center in Marysville, Ohio. Take note, this is a different collection of Honda vehicles than the American Honda Collection we recently toured in Torrance, California. This one showcases … Continue reading →

Posted in Galleries, museum | Tagged accord, CA5, civic, honda, Honda Heritage Center, honda N, nsx, super cub | 7 Comments

MINICARS: 2015 Hot Wheels lineup announced

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Mattel has announced the entire 2015 Hot Wheels lineup. Each year, there are a number of brand new castings and this year the one that jumps out to JNCers is surely the 1990 Acura NSX. Yes, by next year, Soichiro’s supercar will officially be a Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 240z, 370z, 620, acura, ae86, brat, brz, civic, datsun, ef, honda, hot wheels, mazda, nissan, nsx, rx-7, s30, scion, scion fr-s, subaru, toyota | 14 Comments

EVENTS: Showa Kinen Park Car Show

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Chris Nicholson

Today’s guest writer is Chris Nicholson, who keeps the cars running at the Lane Motor Museum. Chris recently attended a classic car show in Showa Kinen Park. Every trip to Japan is full of wonder, and every trip to Japan is too … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, 510, a30, amg, bluebird, c30, carol, cedric, chantez, civic, corolla, daihatsu, debonair, e10, familia coupe, fronte, gloria, honda, honda 1300, isuzu, kei, laurel, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, publica, sb1, Showa Kinen Park, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, subaru r-2, suzuki, toyota | 6 Comments

GALLERIES: The American Honda Collection, Part 01 – Small Beginnings

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Soichiro Honda was born on November 17, 1906 in a small Shizuoka Prefecture village. If you had told his parents, a blacksmith and a weaver, that one day their son would put the family name on a worldwide automotive empire responsible for some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Galleries, museums | Tagged American Honda Collection, civic, crx, ef, honda, mugen, prelude, s2000 | 25 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Made in the 80s

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ben Hsu

While chrome-bumpered machines from the 60s and 70s are still the Japanese Classic Car Show’s core, urethane capped 80s cars are making their presence known in a big way. In this installment we look at iconic cars from the Reagan decade.

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, a60, accord, ae86, bosozoku, celica, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, e70, ef, impulse, isuzu, japanese classic car show, jccs, mitsubishi, nissan, s12, silvia, starion, sunchaser, supra, takeyari, toyota, Trooper, x30, x60, x70 | 20 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — JDM

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Ben Hsu

As long-time readers know, the Japanese domestic market was stocked with stunning machinery that never made it to our shores. The Japanese Classic Car Show is likely the only place in the western hemisphere where you can see so many of … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280zx, 510, b110, bluebird, c10, c110, c30, civic, civic wagon, corolla, corolla levin, datsun, ef, fairlady z, galant gto, honda, Kazuhiro Furukawa, laurel, mitsubishi, nissan, osaka jdm, p30, publica, r30, Ryu Asada, s130, s30, skyline, sports 800, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunny, te27, toyota | 18 Comments

MUSEUMS: Motoring Mysteries of the Far East

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Ben Hsu

If you’re on the East Coast and looking for a place to get your JNC fix this weekend, may we recommend the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The museum has gathered a fantastic and diverse cross section of Japanese vehicles … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged 240z, accord, cedric, civic, crown, datsun, honda, jimny, lj20, museums, nissan, pre-war, s30, sambar, sports 800, subaru, suzuki, toyota | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 SpoCom

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Google “SpoCom” and you’ll find more photos of bikinied booth babes than actual cars, but occasionally this “automotive lifestyle” show for the dubstep crowd does turn up some JNC gems. To show you, we dodged legions of rehearsing dance crews, suffered loud electronic distortion … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 240z, a20, a70, accord, c10, cb7, celica, civic, corona, datsun, eg, Hakosuka, honda, nissan, previa, s13, s30, scion fr-s, silvia, skyline, spocom, supra, t40, toyota | 6 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? 125-mile 1985 Honda Civic

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Dan Hsu

These may be the worst photos ever taken by someone trying to sell what is claimed to be a historic vehicle. Despite the potato-cam, however, the seller of this 1985 Honda Civic hatchback claims that it was a special car commemorating the … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged civic, EA Civic, honda, kidney anyone | 11 Comments

ART CORNER: Fujimi’s Touge Series Box Illustrations

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Dave Yuan

Long after earning driver’s licenses and pinkslips to our rides, some of us still find ourselves mired in plastic model cars. Perhaps it reflects the constraint suffered by many of us on budget, space, or sanity (of ourselves and/or family … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Corner | Tagged 2000gt, a60, a70, ae86, chaser, civic, corolla, cr-x, cresta, ef, fairlady z, fc3s, Fujimi, honda, integra, levin, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, mr2, r31, r32, rx-7, s13, s14, silvia, skyline, soarer, sprinter, starion, supra, sw20, te27, touge, toyota, trueno, x70, z10, z20, z31 | 4 Comments

VIDEO: The Kanjozoku by Bowls Films

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Osaka’s midnight racers have been terrorizing the Kanjo Loop line for decades. There have been many stories about the Kanjozoku, but a new short by Bowls Films is the most in-depth look yet at the Honda Civic driving speed junkies.

Posted in Video | Tagged civic, honda, kanjo | 11 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? Bubble Economy Honda Civic Si trio

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Dan Hsu

Have you noticed? Original, mint-condition, late-80s Hondas have been coming out of the woodwork over the past year. On eBay, right now, there are two Civic Si examples, both incredibly clean, while a similar-condition CRX Si auction just ended. Are we seeing a … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged civic, civic si, crx, ea, ef, honda, kidney anyone | 10 Comments

MINICARS: Get these 2014 Hot Wheels right now

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Can’t find any J-tin on the pegs? You must live in California. However the consensus from other parts of the country seems that miniature Nihon steel is getting hard to find in those areas too. Much like 1968 was a banner year … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged ae86, brz, c10, civic, corolla, ef, Hakosuka, honda, hot wheels, kenmeri, levin, nissan, r34, scion, scion fr-s, skyline, sprinter, subaru, toyota, trueno | 22 Comments

CATALOGUER: Hondas from around the world, circa 1983

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Starting in 1979 Honda held yearly photography competitions among its distributors from around the world. Most appear to be brochure images localized to the many corners of the atlas where Hondas were sold. The best pictures were assembled in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cataloguer | Tagged accord, cataloguer, civic, honda, prelude, quint | 6 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? 38k-mile EF Honda Civic Si

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Ben Hsu

For the Honda purist, online searches are a form of self-flagellation. You’ll want to go all Oedipus on your eyeballs after witnessing what crimes the average shocker-rockin’ Civic owner perpetrates on Soichiro’s creations. But wade through enough garish paint jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged civic, ef, honda, kidney anyone | 18 Comments