Tag Archives: datsun

Nissan 370Z Meets Datsun 240Z

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Oh look, Nissan just released some press photos of a 40th Anniversary 370Z having a father-son moment with a Datsun 240Z. Took them long enough.

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged 240z, 370z, datsun, fairlady z, nissan, s30, s30 z | 8 Comments

Aoshima Radio Control Gurachan Cars

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ben Hsu

You would never graft a sharknose onto a real kenmeri Skyline GT-R, would you? Instead, live the gurachan life vicariously with Aoshima Gurachan Series R/C cars. There are two cars so far in the series, the other one being a … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, minicars, nissan | Tagged 240k, aoshima, c110, c210, datsun, gurachan, japan, kcg210, kenmeri, kpgc110, nissan, r/c, skyline | 9 Comments

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Datsun 240Z at Chicago Auto Show: A slot-magged classic Datsun 240Z sits between a 40th Anniversary Nissan 370Z and the Nissan GTR at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Which one would you drive home? We know which Mr. K would … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged 240z, 370z, 40th anniversary edition, chicago auto show, datsun, gtr, nissan, s30 z | 1 Comment

Friday Video: S60 Toyota Crown Driver's Ed Drama

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Ben Hsu

If I remember correctly, I learned to drive in a second-generation Chevy Cavalier. If only my driving school taught spin turns in an S60 Toyota Crown. We don’t know what this clip is from, in which an exasperated driving instructor … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, toyota, Video Games | Tagged crown, datsun, datsun roadster, fairlady roadster, kujira, ms65, nissan, s60, toyota | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part 3

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Okay, okay. We can’t keep the rabid Nissan nutters at bay any more. Luckily, as with most nostalgic car shows in Japan, the New Year Meeting has heavy emphasis on Skylines with a hearty helping of Fairladies and Sunnies on … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, nissan, subaru, suzuki | Tagged 117, 2010 new year meeting, 510, alto, b110, b210, bellett, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, carry, contessa, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, Hakosuka, hino, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, new year meeting, nissan, os giken, rays, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, te37v, tomei, violet | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part I

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Ben Hsu

So as we’re sure you all know, the biggest Japanese kyuusha show of the year took place last weekend. The 2010 New Year Meeting has come and gone, and we just received an incoming transmission beamed across the Pacific from our … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota | Tagged datsun, hino, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, new year meeting, new year meeting 2010, nissan, suzuki, toyota | 9 Comments

Friday Video: Shakotan Boogie, The Movie

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Don your headbands, hang your friends out your side windows and get ready for Shakotan Boogie. In 1987 Japan apparently made a movie out of the manga that celebrates the bosozoku lyfe. Plot points include cross-cultural drag racing that ends … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, nissan, toyota, Video Games | Tagged bosozoku, cedric, crown, datsun, fairlady z, gloria, gurachan, nissan, s130, Shakotan Boogie, skyline, soarer, toyota | 7 Comments

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mr. K Talks Z-Cars: Yutaka Katayama opines on the Nissan 370Z, Toyota FT-86, Datsun 200SX, toy ponies, and the future of driving. Full article at Racer.com.

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged 200sx, 370z, datsun, ft-86, mr k, nissan, toyota, yutaka katayama | 2 Comments

BRE Reunion Dinner Video Availalble Now

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Matt De Mangos

From the video description: Experience the BRE Reunion! In the Fall of 2008, BRE (Brock Racing Enterprise) team members reconnected en mass for the first time since the end of the 1972 race season. The BRE team changed the perception … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 240z, 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, nissan, peter brock, s30 z, scca, trans-am | 2 Comments

Nissan Skyline & Electric Vehicle Postage Stamps

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Ben Hsu

If you’re expecting mail from Japan you might be lucky enough to receive a Nissan Skyline or two. The automaker is teaming up with the Minami Kanto Regional Office (Nissan’s home turf) of the Japan Post Network to offer these … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, nissan | Tagged c10, c110, c210, datsun, g35, g37, Hakosuka, infiniti, japan, japan post, kenmeri, kpgc10, kpgc110, leaf, mixim, nissan, pgc10, pivo, postage stamp, prairie, prince, r'nessa, r30, r31, r32, r33, r34, s50 skyline, skyline, stamps, tama, tekamen, v35, v36 | 2 Comments

Nostalgics at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Ben Hsu

For the latest and craziest in women’s fashion, you turn to the runways of Paris. For the latest and craziest in automotive tuning, we look to the Tokyo Auto Salon. But like costumes on the catwalk, you might find yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, tokyo auto salon | Tagged 240z, ae86, b210, c10 skyline, c110 skyline, corolla, datsun, fairlady z, ft-86, ft-86 g sports turbo, ft-86 turbo, Hakosuka, isuzu, isuzu 117, kenmeri, levin, nissan, s30 z, skyline, sprinter, stagea, sunny, tokyo auto salon, tokyo auto salon 2010, toyota, trueno, yonmeri | 5 Comments

Friday Video: The Original Japanese Version of Speed

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Ben Hsu

A runaway city bus careens through the streets after the driver is shot. The police can’t do anything for fear of triggering the explosive device stowed on board. Only one renegade cop can leap onto the bus from another moving … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games | Tagged cedric, datsun, hino, japanese cop show, nissan, seibu keisatsu | 9 Comments

More Nostalgic Minicars: Maisto Fifty-5s

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Ben Hsu

For a car, a diecast replica is the equivalent of having a bronze bust in the shape of your grinning head sitting in a museum. So when John posted Maisto‘s new Fifty-5s, it was further proof that the 1972 Datsun … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, minicars, nissan | Tagged 510, 620, bluebird, datsun, nissan | 9 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

Datsun 510 Drifts Through Forza 3 Motorsports

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mad skills. [tkzun via Automobile]

Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, datsun 510, forza 3, forza motorsport 3, nissan | 15 Comments

JNC Reader Visits "Vintage" Vintage Car Dealership

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Nakazoto is a JNC reader who lives in Nagoya, Japan. He’s graciously posted two of his visits to a local classic car dealership called, simply, Vintage. Check out his photos here and here.

Posted in japan | Tagged datsun, isuzu, japan vintage, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | 4 Comments

Fuji Speedway Frozen in Time, 1977-80

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Ben Hsu

The action that took place at Fuji Speedway in the 70s is the stuff of legend. Back then it was known as FISCO (Fuji International Speedway Co., Ltd.) and was host to epic battles in Group 5, Touring Sedan, and … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, motorsports, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 240zg, apache, b110, b310, celica, corolla, corolla levin, datsun, datsun 1200, enkei, fairlady z, familia, fisco, fuji speedway, gr5, grand champion, group 5, gurachan, le mans, mazda, mazda 251, mazda 252, nissan, r100, racing forg, rx-3, rx-7, sprinter, sprinter trueno, sunny, sunny excellent, te27, te47, tomei, toyota | 8 Comments

Friday Video: Winners and Sinners and a Massive J-Tin Pileup

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Here’s another one of those wacky Hong Kong movies involving ridiculously implausible car chases and copious amounts of J-tin genocide. Although main players in this car chase from 1983’s Winners and Sinners are a Triumph Spitfire versus, uh, Jackie Chan … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged celica, corolla, datsun, galant, honda 145, jackie chan, lancer, mazda, mazda 808, mitsubishi, nissan, starlet, toyota, violet, winners and sinners | 19 Comments

Vintage JDM Brochures Galore

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We hope you have some time to kill because Kyuusha Maniacs is a Japanese blog with tons of JDM brochure scans going back to the 1950s. We stole this pic of from a 1971 Toyota Crown Sedan and Hardtop brochure, … Continue reading →

Posted in catalogs | Tagged datsun, honda, isuzu, jdm brochures, jdm catalogs, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota | 15 Comments

Rumored 2011 Nissan Silvia Styled After Foria Concept

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Nissan is not about to sit idly by and let the Toyota FT-86 and Honda CR-Z steal all the retro car resurrection glory. Rumor has it that Nissan will bring back the Nissan Silvia come 2011 or 2012. There’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged 2011 nissan silvia, 2012 nissan silvia, 240sx, concept, csp311, datsun, foria, nissan, silvia, tokyo motor show, tokyo motor show 2005 | 21 Comments