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A Quiet Greatness is a gorgeous, must-have book about Japanese cars

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Ben Hsu

As much as Japanese cars have permeated automotive culture, they’ve been lacking in one important aspect: the coffee table book. Walk into any bookstore (if you can still find them in your town), and you’ll see gorgeous volumes on Italian, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged A Quiet Greatness, acura, daihatsu, datsun, dome, hino, honda, isuzu, lexus, mazda, mitsubishi, mitsuoka, nissan, prince, subaru, suzuki, toyota, yamaha | 14 Comments

Toyota 85C at Le Mans links father-son racing dynasty

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Over the weekend, Toyota won its fifth consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just before the race, Le Mans tradition requires that the previous year’s winner bring back their trophy so it can be passed on to … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged 24 Hours of Le Mans, dome, Kaoru Hoshino, Kazuki Nakajima, Masanori Sekiya, Satoru Nakajima, tom's, toyota | 5 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Automotive Invitational

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ben Hsu

It has been a banner year for Nihon steel at Monterey Car Week. The annual series of ultra-prestigious automotive events have traditionally excluded Japanese cars, but 2018 saw, for example, Nissan become the first carmaker from Japan to be honored … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 117, 2000gt, 240z, 510, acura, az-1, bellett, brat, bre, c10, cherry, Civic 1G, Civic Lady, cosmo sport, datsun, dome, dome zero, f10, f31, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, fj40, galant gto, Hakosuka, honda, honda N, Honda Serial One, infiniti, integra, Integra DA, isuzu, J30, jimny, kei, land cruiser, legend, lj20, m30, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, nsx, patrol, Prototype 9, publica, Q45, r32, r34, r360, s30 z, safari rally, sambar, skyline, sports 800, subaru, subaru 360, suzuki, toyota, z432 | 14 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Dome recreates Honda S-based Macransa and Karasu to celebrate 50th anniversary

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

You might know Dome from its wild 1978 Zero concept car, but the firm dates back to 1965. Recently, Dome celebrated its 50th anniversary by recreating two of its very first cars. Based off of 1960s Honda S-Series roadsters, the Karasu … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged dome, honda, Karasu, macransa, Minoru Hayashi, S500/S600/S800, tojiro ukiya, Zero | 3 Comments

AUTO SHOWS: JNCs at the Chicago Auto Show, 1959-1989

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Matt De Mangos

The Chicago Auto Show first began in 1901 and calls itself the largest auto show in North America. They have an incredible photo archive spanning the decades, many of which include JNCs. Until someone invents a time machine, this is the closest … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Shows | Tagged acura, dome, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | 16 Comments

QotW: What’s the coolest kei car?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Kevin San

Seeing some excellent examples of kei jidosha on the way back from Nagano last week got our brains churning. These uniquely Japanese micro machines are what put the island nation on the road and have been around for over 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in kei, Question of the Week | Tagged cherry, datsun, dome, honda, kei, minicars, nissan, QotW, Question of the Week, vamos, Zero | 29 Comments

Motorsports: The Honda S800-based Macransa Tojiro-III

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Whilst roaming around the Speedway paddocks for our 2012 Fuji Jamboree coverage we spotted this FRP creation stamped with a vintage Mark of Soichiro below a Honda Twin Cam Club decal. What could this contraption be? Why it’s the 1966 … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, motorsports | Tagged alpine, dome, fuji jamboree, fuji speedway, honda, lola, lola t70, m63, Macransa T-III, Macransa Tojiro-III, Minoru Hayashi, motorsports, porsche, porsche 904, renault, s500, s600, s800, soichiro honda | 8 Comments

EVENTS: Nos2Days 2011, Part 03

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Nos2Days is filled with wondrous machinery, but one of the mind-blowing cars on display was the legendary Dome Zero. Conceived during the supercar boom, the mid-engine marvel had the power-to-weight ratio of a Porsche of the era and was supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi | Tagged acty, dome, dome zero, hc, honda, impulse, isuzu, lancer, le mans, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, nos2days, piazza, r130, rl-81, rotary | 11 Comments