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VIP S120 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Mid-80s Toyotas are rather unappreciated, but subtle expression is the key to customizing an S120 Crown. And you thought the Cressida was boxy… [Image: ezbbs.net]

Posted in toyota, vip | Tagged bbs, crown, s120, toyota, vip | 12 Comments

Friday Video: Pentax Commercial Starring Honda N360 and Japan’s 1960s GT Legends

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Kevin San

Check out this commercial for Pentax Cameras, which has many things making it awesome. Let’s see: chick is cute drives a mod looking rally-modified Honda N360 Toyota 2000GT Mazda Cosmo Sports Nissan Fairlady Z Toyota S40 Crown police car vintage … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 110s, 2000gt, 240z, 260z, 280z, cm, commercial, cosmo sports, crown, datsun, fairlady z, hino, honda, japan, mazda, n360, nissan, pentax, police, s30, s40, toyota, vintage | 5 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2011 Part 03: Sedans, Saloons, Four-Doors

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Whether you prefer a relaxed ride, enjoy the extra roominess, or require three yakuza enforcers with you at all times, a nostalgic sedan can be a practical yet stylish choice. For example, everything about Mooneyes‘ S50 Toyota Crown — the … Continue reading →

Posted in events, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 1jz, a30, a53, a54, amg, b110, b310, bellett, black wats, butame, c10, chaser, colt, corona, cressida, crown, debonair, familia, florian, galant, gc10, gloria, Hakosuka, hayashi, hippari, isuzu, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, mooneyes, ms55, mx32, nissan, prince, r100, rotary sedan, rs watanabe, s50, skyline, street, sunny, surf line, t100, t140, toyota, watanabe | 6 Comments

EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2011 Part 01: Honda is the Featured Marque

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Happy new year to all our JNC readers on the lunar calendar. Although modern Japan officially considers January 1 their starting point for another orbit around the sun, some Japanese still have a nostalgic feeling for the lunar calendar. Thus, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 110s, 1300, 1600gt, 2011, ape, b10, b110, b310, bellett, black wats, c10, c110, celica, civic, corolla, corona, cosmo sports, crown, datsun, galant gto, Hakosuka, honda, igeta, isuzu, kb310, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, kujira, levin, life, mazda, mesh, mitsubishi, monkey, ms65, n360, n600, new year meeting, nissan, pgc10, ra21, ra22, ra25, ra28, reverse mesh, rqe coniglio, rs watanabe, rt55, s30, s360, s500, s60, s600, s800, sb1, sedan, skyline, soarer, sprinter, ssr, stepvan, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, ta21, te27, tn-v, tom's, toyopet, toyota, trueno, ts cup, van, wagon, watanabe, work equip, z10 | 13 Comments

Tokyo Auto Salon 2011: Toyota Takes the Stage

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Perhaps the biggest surprise of Toyota’s exhibition at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon was not a car, but a person. Company president Akio Toyoda took the stage and spoke about how driving the Lexus LFA in the 24hrs of Nürburgring … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 2011, 3000 km trap, akio toyoda, century, crown, estima, fj cruiser, g's, hiromu naruse, jzs171, mazda, miata, mx-5, noah, pickup, police car, previa, tas 2011, tes concept t-sports, tokyo auto salon, toyota | 8 Comments

True Gangster: Chinchilla Dash & Seat Covers

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The chinchilla is a squirrel-like creature that has the misfortune to possess a thick, warm, velvety coat of evenly-colored fur. As a result, this native of the Andes Mountains region in South America has been nearly hunted to extinction. Around … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku | Tagged bosozoku, chinchilla, crown, ms125, toyota | 6 Comments

Amazing Customized Nostalgic Minicars

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Ben Hsu

As we’re waiting impatiently for the Hot Wheels hakosuka to debut next year, here’s something to hold us over until it does. While browsing YJA, John, our resident Datsun 510 freak, spotted this diecast Nissan 510 Bluebird, customized in a way that … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 510, ae86, bluebird, c130, corolla, crown, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, familia, Hakosuka, kenmeri, konami, kp61, kpgc10, kpgc110, laurel, mazda, minicars, ms51, mz11, nissan, prince, r30, s110, s30, silvia, skyline, soarer, sprinter, starlet, te71, tomica, toyota, trueno, wagon, z10 | 7 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? 1970 MS55 Toyota Crown Deluxe

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This might just be the cleanest, most original MS55 Toyota Crown in the United States. It was purchased new in 1970 by an elderly woman in Butte, Montana, and comes with a thorough ownership history, including the original sticker and … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, toyota | Tagged crown, kidney anyone, ms55, toyota | 16 Comments

Awesomeness Lurks at the Swiss Toyota Museum

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a while since we checked into the Swiss Toyota Museum, but this photo from their newsletter that recently landed in our inbox makes us want to pack our bags and high-tail it to the Alps. Here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota | Tagged celica, century, corona, crown, mark II, ms65, sports 800, swiss toyota museum, toyota | 4 Comments

Friday Video: Rare Toyota Destruction!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’re not sure what this movie is, but it features terrible tons of totalled Toyotas. Corona Mark IIs and Crowns with bad/no brakes get slaughtered in some of the most spectacular patrol car pileups since The Blues Brothers. It’s enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, Video Games | Tagged a60, car chase, celica, colt, corona, cressida, crown, galant, japanese cop show, ma61, mark II, mitsubishi, ms65, ms80, mx30, mx32, ra64, rx30, s60, seibu keisatsu, toyota, x30 | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We have so much coverage from JCCS that we’ve skipped the Friday Video this week and spilling the final installment into the weekend. So like a fleet of ported rotaries roaring down the 710, let’s tear right in!

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 13b, 2000gt, 240z, 280zx, 310, 510, 521, ae82, bluebird, celica, city, civic, corolla, cr-x, cressida, crown, cvcc, datsun, datsun 310, fairlady z, fairladyr, fx-16, gsl-se, gt-s, hilux, honda, levin, luce, mazda, MkII, MkIII, monster tajima, mugen, mx73, n10, nissan, panasport, pickup, PL312, pro, pulsar, r360, ra29, roadster, rs45, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, s130, s30, s50, sb1, spl311, spl312, sprinter, sr20det, ssr, te27, te71, toyota, trueno, wagon, watanbe | 14 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 03

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mazda is one of two major automakers that sponsors JCCS, and there’s always a nice display of rotaries thanks to the legions of SoCal Mazdafarians. Here is a study in contrasts, the sleek and sexy SA22C RX-7 and its pistonless … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 200sx, 240z, c10, carina, celica, century, colt, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, datsun, dodge, fairlady, fairlady z, Hakosuka, honda, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, jimny, kgc10, kpgc10, lancer, levin, lj20, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, ms65, mx32, nissan, patrol, ra21, repu, roadster, rt135, rx-7, s12, s800, sa22, sa22c, silvia, skyline, spl311, sports 800, sprinter, suzuki, ta12, ta22, te27, toyota, trueno, z600 | 10 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 01

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This is the first installment of many from JCCS 2010. Toyota USA is a major sponsor and they pulled no punches with several of the race cars in their collection. More on this later!

Posted in datsun, events, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 620, carina, celica, corolla, cressida, crown, datsun, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, land cruiser, nissan, pickup, toyota, van | 21 Comments

Norwegian Nostalgics at Japan Treff 2010

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s time once again for the Japan Treff from Norway, a classic Japanese gathering that does not boast a single tsurikawa or boso pipe in the field.

Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 230, 330, 410, 510, accord, b10, b210, bluebird, c130, c230, cedric, corolla, crown, datsun, gloria, honda, japan treff, kujira, laurel, mazda, ms51, nissan, norway, s40, s50, s60, sunny, toyota | 6 Comments

White Whale: MS75 Toyota Crown Hardtop

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Killer kujira. That is all.

Posted in toyota | Tagged crown, kujira, ms60, ms65, ms75, toyota | 12 Comments

1957 Tokyo Motor Show

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Here’s some rare footage of the 1957 Tokyo Motor Show, which was held outdoors in Hibiya Park. At the time, Japan’s total automotive output was only a hair over 47,000 units, about 1/130 of the US’s. Debuts included the S30 … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, prince, Tokyo Motor Show, toyota | Tagged 1957 tokyo motor show, corona, crown, datsun, nissan, prince, skyline, tokyo motor show, toyopet, toyota | 6 Comments

Friday Video: Another Bosozoku Crackdown

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when the keisatsu put up an all-night road block and bring out the windowless paddy wagons on New Year’s Eve to clamp down on bespoilered bosozoku rides? Some tear off … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, cedric, cressida, crown, gloria, mark II, nissan, police, soarer, toyota | 9 Comments

Shakotan Sedans: Toyota MX32 Cressida and MS65 Crown

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ben Hsu

JNCer toji004 posted this photo of his butame Cressida and theShaz’s kujira Crown with nothing but the caption “sexy pic.” Not only is it sexy, but sinister too. If these shakotan sleds don’t make all the neighborhood kids run and … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota | Tagged butame, chaser, cressida, crown, kujira, mark II, ms65, mx32, shakotan, toyota | 12 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part II

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to Part Two of our coverage of the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals. As we mentioned in Part One, this show often blends American and Japanese customization styles, as evidenced by this army-themed van. If you think a US military motif, … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan | Tagged b110, bertone, caravan, cedric 430, crown, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 1200, debonair, gemini, hiace, hijet, i-mark, isuzu, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, ms52, ms53, nissan, nissan cedric, pickup, rs46, rx-3, savanna, sunny, toyopet, toyota, wagon | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part I

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Ben Hsu

You can tell by its name that the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals is an event heavily influenced by American hot rod culture. You won’t find much, if any, of the typical stuff we crave from JDM shows. Sorry, no negative … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, 610, 810, a10, bluebird, century, chaser, city, cressida, crown, crown eight, datsun, familia, figaro, kujira, mark II, mazda, mooneyes, ms60, ms65, nissan, odaiba, prius, r100, rotary, rx-3, s40, s60, savanna, stanza, street car nationals, violet | 9 Comments