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EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show
Part 07 — Taking Stock
As we near the end of our 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage, we delve into the crux of what it means to have a classic car show. Here are some of the rarest and best preserved Japanese nostalgic cars you’ll see … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, 280z, 510, a20, a40, accord, acura, ae86, b210, b310, black pearl, bluebird, CA6, capella, celica, charade, corolla, corona, cosmo, Cosplay, cressida, crown, crx, daihatsu, datsun, e20, ef, honda, honey bee, integra, kujira, mazda, miata, mx-5, MX-5 NA, MX-5 ND, n10, N360/N600, nissan, nsx, Peter Cunningham, prelude, pulsar, RealTime Racing, rx-2, rx-3, rx-5, s30, s60, sunny, t80, TLX, toyota, wagons, x30, x60
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NEWS: The end of the kei car era?
For Japan’s largest automakers, the kei car has outlived its usefulness. The government is aware of this and is ratcheting up taxes on the uniquely Japanese microcars to make their cost of ownership more on par with regular passenger cars. The … Continue reading
EVENTS: Yokohama Hot Rod and Custom Show
Step into Mooneyes‘ Yokohama Hot Rod and Custom Show and you might think you’ve stepped through a wormhole to 1960s America. Every style you can imagine, from high-boys to lowriders, is represented, including ones actual Americans no longer care about. Raked … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, 521, 620, 720, b-series, b110, bluebird, c10, Chevy LUV, crown, daihatsu, datsun, debonair, faster, fc3s, ford courier, Hakosuka, hijet, honda, isuzu, jimny, kawasaki, kei, kujira, mazda, mini truck, mitsubishi, mooneyes, motorcycles, ms51, nissan, proceed, rocky auto, rx-7, s50, s60, samurai, skyline, sunny, SuperCub, suzuki, toyota, trucks, yamaha, Yokohama Hot Rod & Custom Show
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PROFILES: Touring Osaka in a Seibu Keisatsu Skyline
Driving through Japan in a red-on-black DR30 Skyline festooned with emergency lights is akin to prowling rural Georgia in an orange ’69 Dodge Charger. Or Miami in a white Testarossa. Or Los Angeles in a black ’82 Firebird with a … Continue reading
Posted in nissan, profiles, Uncategorized, Video Games
Tagged 117, co10t, corona mark II, cosmo, crown, daihatsu, Hiroyuki Narazaki, isuzu, mazda, nissan, osaka, president, r30, r31, rx-5, Ryu Asada, seibu keisatsu, skyline, toyota, x20
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EVENTS: Tokyo Motor Show, Day 02
On Day One of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show we saw one of the most significant concepts to come out of Japan since the FT-86. With that excitement out of the way, we spent Day Two seeing what Nissan’s major … Continue reading
Posted in concepts, events, honda, mazda, minicars, Motorcycles, toyota
Tagged atenza wagon, concept, corolla fielder, crown, daihatsu, deca deca, fc deck, fit, formula 1, honda, Ken Okuyama, kopen, mazda, motorcycles, nsx, ra271, rc142, s360, s660, SuperCub, tokyo motor show, tomica, toyota, toyota 86
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EVENTS: Nisei Week Stancenation & Showoff
Nisei Week has been a Los Angeles institution for nearly two decades. For years the car show capping off a week of Little Tokyo cultural festivities has been a showcase of nisei automotive culture, but now the torch has been … Continue reading
GRAND TOURING: The Ise Peninsula, Part 01
Our destination for this tour was Mie Prefecture, some 250 miles southwest of Tokyo on the far side of Ise-wan (the same wan in Wangan, meaning “bay”). Known for its ancient craft ceramics and as the birthplace of the ninja, … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Touring, nissan, toyota
Tagged 312, c10, copen, crown, daihatsu, Grand Touring, Hakosuka, hiace, Ise Peninsula, s120, skyline, toyota, vanning
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GRAND TOURING: Kanto
Since the opening of the Yamate Tunnel, provided traffic is light of course, traversing Tokyo to join the out-going expressways has become a lot easier. In ten or fifteen minutes, you can join the Joban for a quick run out … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Touring, honda, isuzu, nissan, Prince, toyota
Tagged a60, c210, cedric, celica, compagno, compagno berlina spider, coupe 7, coupe 9, daihatsu, Grand Touring, hillman, honda, honda 1300, Kanto, life, midget, minx, nissan, s500, s600, s800, skyline, skyline japan, sunny cab, tn360, toyota
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EVENTS: 2013 Nostalgic2Days, Part 01
The latest dispatch from guest writer David Lovett of Classic Car Nagoya covers Part 01 of the annual Nos2Days event, where we first encountered CCN years ago. —Ben There’s one show every year I absolutely refuse to miss. Nostalgic 2 Days happens every year … Continue reading
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Tagged 300zx, a70, alto, beat, bellett, contessa, corolla, crown, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, Datsun Type 16, fairlady z, hino, honda, isuzu, levin, ma71, midget, mooneyes, ms51, nissan, nos2days, Nostalgic 2 Days, nostalgic hero, os giken, publica, Publica Sports Concept, r381, s50, s600, s800, silvia, sports 800, sprinter, supra, suzuki, te27, toyota, trueno, yotahachi, z31
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EVENTS: 2013 JCCA New Year Meeting, Part 01
It’s a winter wonderland in Tokyo, but the blinding whiteness did not come from new-fallen snow. Instead, it emanated from the gleaming shiro paint jobs of rows upon rows of kyuusha. Two of JNC‘s intrepid photographers recently braved Japan’s icy … Continue reading
Posted in events, kei, minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, Prince, suzuki, toyota
Tagged 30-series Cedric, 31-series Cedric, 906, b110, butaketsu, c10, c130, Carrera 6, carry, cedric, corolla, daihatsu, Devil Japan, europa, fairlady roadster, galant gto, gc10, Hakosuka, JCCA, kgc10, kpgc10, kunimitsu takahashi, L50, laurel, levin, lotus, mira, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, porsche, prince, rs watanabe, s54, shadow, skyline, sprinter, sunny, suzuki, te27, tomica, tosco, toyota, trd, trueno
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EVENTS: Classic Japan 2012, Part 04: Never Seen in the USA
Part 04 of Adam Laws’ Classic Japan 2012 coverage from Melbourne, Australia covers a whole bunch of J-tin that is rarely spotted in the USA. —Dan In Australia the Mazda range in the 70s included both the RX-3 and its … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, isuzu, mazda, nissan, prince, Prince, toyota
Tagged 808, australia, b10, b110, b120, beams, bellett, classic japan 2012, compagno, compagno spider, corolla, crown, daihatsu, datsun 1000, familia, gloria, isuzu, isuzu 117, ke15, KE55, luce, markII, mazda, mazda 1300, mazda 1500, MS85, MX41, prince, rx-3, RX3, s50, s54, s80, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, toyota, wagon
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EVENTS: 2012 Nagoya Classic Car Meeting
The latest dispatch from guest writer David Lovett of Classic Car Nagoya covers the annual Nagoya Classic Car Meeting held by the shop. Here’s his first-hand account. —Ben Every year in November Classic Car Nagoya rents out the Toyota Stadium parking lot for a day to … Continue reading
Posted in events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota
Tagged 110s, 230, 510, bluebird, c10, Classic Car Nagoya, compagno, compagno spider, cosmo sport, crown. publica, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, f20c, fairlady z, gc10, gloria, Hakosuka, honda, kgc10, kp61, kpgc10, mazda, midget, mitsubishi, n360, nissan, pajero mini, porter, publica, r30, s2000, s30, s800, seibu keisatsu, silvia, skyline, sports 800, starlet, toyopet, toyota
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Garage Life: Classic Car Nagoya Diary
Today’s guest writer David Lovett lives in Japan and works at Classic Car Nagoya. Here is a dispatch about what it’s like to be employed at what most of us would consider the ultimate dream job. Enjoy. —Ben Just about … Continue reading
QotW: What’s the worst model name?
A few weeks ago we asked JNCers what the best model name was. Well here’s the flipside. Sometimes the best and worst are one in the same but in any case we put the question to you. What’s the worst … Continue reading
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Tagged 300zx, charade, cm, cog, daihatsu, honda, nissan, Question of the Week, z32
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