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EVENTS: Nos2Days 2010

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’re getting all sorts of goodies from Nippon this week. Our Japanese operative, known only as “Turbo,” snapped these photos last weekend at Nos2Days, the two-day car show put on by Japan’s OG classic car mag, Nostalgic Hero. Onto the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, toyota | Tagged 240z, 252i, 510, bluebird, c10, c230, cressida, cresta, crown, crown pickup, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, gx61, gx71, Hakosuka, kei, laurel, le mans, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, mitsubishi 360, mitsubishi 360 van, mooneyes, mx73, nissan, nos2days, nos2days 2010, police car, prince, rs watanabe, rx-7, s30, skyline, skyway, sports 800, toyota, utilitas, wagon, watanabe | 13 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

Toyotafest 2010 Registration Open

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mark your calendars, Toyotaku — Toyotafest 2010 is open for registration. Come gather at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California for the biggest Toyota show in the US! Meet your fellow Toyota enthusiasts! You will not see a bigger … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged celica, corolla, cressida, crown, land cruiser, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2010 | 3 Comments

Finally, A Toyota Ad with Nostalgics!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Finally, an ad where Toyota honors its heritage instead of asking people to crush it. And all it took was a global recall of 8 million cars, the worst in the company’s history, and non-stop cries for the rolling heads … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, toyota | Tagged akio toyoda, audi, corona, cressida, fj40, land cruiser, mx32, rt40, toyota | 13 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part 2

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dan Hsu

Welcome to Part 2 of our 2010 New Year Meeting coverage. JNC operative Derek Y. has sent us photos of Toyotas, Mazdas and Mitsubishis and a solitary Honda. We know you’re eager to get to the eye candy so let’s jump … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, toyota | Tagged 151e, 2010 new year meeting, 2tg, celica, corolla, corona, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, cressida, fto, galant, gto, honda, levin, life, mark II, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, mx32, new year meeting, r360, roadpacer, sprinter, step van, t2000, te27, toyota, trueno | 8 Comments

Best Torrance South Bay Nostalgic Car Meet Yet

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Dan Hsu

As we headed down to the monthly South Bay meet in Torrance last Friday, we ran into the hakosuka and kenmeri Skylines from Right Hand Drive Japan. Matched in white paint and gunmetal Wats, they were a sight to behold … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, A60 celica, bluebird, c10 skyline, c110 skyline, celica, chrysler, civic, civic sb1, civic wagon, colt, conquest, corolla, cressida, datsun, dodge, e70 corolla, Hakosuka, honda, kenmeri, mazda, mitsubishi, mx32, mx62, nissan, r100, rx-2, rx-3, rx-3sp, skyline, starion, starquest, sunny, te38, toyota, x30 cressida, x60 cressida | 12 Comments

OneDay OldCar Festival Shikoku 2009

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Right. So that evil Mazda RX-3 we posted yesterday? It’s just met its match. This Toyota Mark II devours souls for breakfast. Take heed not to confuse the name of the car with the name of the wheel. Peer into … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 510, bluebird, carol, celica, cervo, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, daihatsu, datsun, fellow max, fto, galant sigma, honda, impulse, isuzu, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, old car festival, piazza, sambar, shikoku, skyline, soarer, subaru, sunny, supra, suzuki, today, toyopet, toyota | 11 Comments

Toyota Meeting at the Toyota Museum of Germany

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Art students have Rome. Fashionistas, Paris. For car nuts, there’s Germany. No speed limits, giant glass museums for famed automakers, and legendary race circuits. If we ever make it to Deutschland though, we’re headed straight for Hartkirchen, located on the … Continue reading →

Posted in museum, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, camry, carina, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, land cruiser, starlet, toyota, toyota museum, toyota museum germany | 3 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Five: The Mod Squad

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Ben Hsu

As John is fond of saying, “Anyone can restore a car. It takes a real man to cut it up.” In Part Four of our week-long JCCS blitz we highlighted some of the faithful restorations that even Sherlock Holmes probably … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 200sx, accord, accord b18, b110, bluebird, corolla, corolla levin, corona mark II, cressida, datsun, datsun 1200, datsun 510, honda, kp61, mango, mx32, mx73, nissan, peanut, rt60, silvia s12, sprinter, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunny, te27, te72, toyota | 10 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Two: Wagons Ho!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Continuing with our JCCS 2009 coverage, here are the cars from my personal favorite category — the wagons! This restored orange Datsun 510 was gorgeous, and aside from the re-upholstered interior it looks like it could have driven off the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, kei, mazda, nissan, toyota, wagons | Tagged 510, 910 maxima, bluebird, civic, cony, cony 360, corolla, cressida, cvcc, datsun, honda, mazda, mx32, mx62, mx72, nissan, rx-3, te72, toyota, wagon, wagons | 9 Comments

Mizuno Works, For All Your Kyushakai Needs

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Need a gurachan spoiler and some wicked fender flares for your kenmeri Skyline? Swing by Saitama’s Mizuno Works, a shop specializing in bosozoku style bombers.

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, japan, nissan, toyota, tuning shop | Tagged 240z, bosozoku, c10, c110, c210, cressida, cresta, datsun, fairlady z, garuchan, Hakosuka, japan, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kgc210, kyushakai, markII, nissan, s30 z, skyline, toyota | 9 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

Mini JNC Wagon! DISM Toyota Mark II

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Ben Hsu

This is probably not going to be of any interest to most of you, but we’re jumping out of our seats right now because we just got an email from Toyotageek informing us that the JNC wagon is now available … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, toyota | Tagged cressida, mark II, mx72, toyota, wagon, x70 | 10 Comments

This is How the Bosozoku Roll

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ben Hsu

They say that the goose-step, ridiculous and inefficient as it may seem, became the march of choice for dictatorships around the world specifically because of its silly appearance. After all, only a terrifying madman could force thousands of able-bodied soldiers … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, japan, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, chaser, cressida, datsun, mark II, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan skyline, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota cressida, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer, toyota supra | 16 Comments