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EVENTS: Japanese Automotive Invitational 2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Dan Hsu

Now in its second year, the Japanese Automotive Invitational seeks to introduce the idea of collectible Nihon steel to a crowd that considers a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM not classic enough. Located at the Infiniti booth that sits just outside … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Radwood NorCal 2019

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Glenn Chiou

Just a week after my colleagues were at SpoCom in SoCal, Radwood returned to its ancestral home in NorCal. The traveling show of 80s and 90s nostalgia started in the Bay Area in 2017, and has been expanding rapidly. There … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 300zx, 4runner, acura, ae86, aw11, cappuccino, celica, corolla, crx, CRX EF, fc3s, fd3s, fj60, honda, impulse, isuzu, kei, land cruiser, lexus, lexus sc, mazda, mr2, N60, nissan, nsx, piazza, rx-7, s13, s14, sa22, silvia, soarer, st185, suzuki, sw20, T180, toyota, z31 | 9 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Mazda still carries the IMSA torch

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Ben Hsu

Mazda has been a dominant force in IMSA since the original 1979 RX-7 won its class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in its debut year. As our resident vintage racer Glenn Chiou mentioned in his recent piece, much of … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged fc3s, imsa, long beach grand prix, mazda, rx-7 | 3 Comments

Tokyo Auto Salon: Japanese Restomods

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Ben Hsu

Even after 27 years, The Tokyo Auto Salon is still the premier showcase of automotive fashion from a country that has no shortage of them. Many trends have come and gone over the decades, but TAS will probably always have … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Watch these Bubble Era coupes duke it out at Ebisu

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Holidays are typically a time for feasting. In your post-Christmas food coma, gorge yourself on this video reminder that in Japan, excess is not always best. There, engine displacement has a not insignificant effect on how much tax you pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged a70, best motoring, fc3s, galant, Galant VR-4, keiichi tsuchiya, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, r32, rx-7, s13, silvia, skyline, supra, Takahashi Ota, toyota | 2 Comments

VIDEO: Look at what Nissan had to offer in 1991

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Ben Hsu

The year 1991 might have very well been, for enthusiasts at least, peak Nissan. In a three-part series that year, Best Motoring covered the entire range of Nissan’s specialty cars, and there were tons of them. Sure, there were the … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged 180sx, a70, b13, best motoring, fairlady z, fc3s, G20, gto, infiniti, mazda, nissan, P10, president, Primera, pulsar, Q45, r32, rx-7, s13, sentra, Sentra SE-R, silvia, Skyline Mitsubishi, sunny, supra, toyota, z32 | 6 Comments

SEMA 2018: A mega-gallery of SEMA J-tin

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Ben Hsu

It can be hard separating the wheat from the chaff at SEMA. There is so much going on that the pressure to build ever-wilder cars in order to stand out can result in some technically impressive but aesthetically questionable choices. … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 10 — Bubble Era

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Ben Hsu

For 2018, the Japanese Classic Car Show expanded eligibility to cars up to 1995. That means for the first time, a flood of Bubble Era greats were able to attend. Welcome to a JCCS full of pop-up headlights, T-tops, and … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged 200sx, 240sx, 3000GT, 300zx, A80, Bubble Era, celica, charade, daihatsu, f31, fc3s, fd3s, Galant VR-4, GC8, impreza, infiniti, jccs, lexus, lexus sc, m30, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, Q45, rx-7, s12, s13, subaru, supra, T180, toyota, z31, z32 | 10 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Mazdas

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Vintage rotaries took a prime position at this year’s JCCS, thanks to a classy display by Mazda. Imagine a hillside blooming with brightly colored pistonless wonders from Hiroshima, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of what the Mazda section … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged 626, 787, fc3s, ford courier, glc, imsa, jccs, mazda, r100, repu, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22, star road, trucks, wagons | 12 Comments

Sam Mitani put Tuner Era dream machines into the mainstream

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ben Hsu

If you grew up in the pre-internet age, “buff books” like Road & Track were your bible. Magazines of its ilk were the only reliable sources of automotive news, but they were mostly concerned about cars that came fresh off … Continue reading →

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MOTORSPORT: Mazda’s Le Mans FC3S RX-7 rides again

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Mazda’s most famous Le Mans story centers around that of the epic 787B and its historic victory in 1991, but there have been other contenders from Hiroshima. The humble Mazda RX-7 has been sent into battle many times, mostly in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fc3s, imsa, Laguna Seca, le mans, mazda, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, rx-7, yojiro terada | 6 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Mazda bringing quartet of four-rotor racers to Monterey

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Ben Hsu

At the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion this week, Mazda will enter four quad-rotor cars into the vintage races. Perhaps the most notable one, however, is the 1991 FC3S RX-7 IMSA GTO, which returns to its ArtNature livery, the colors the … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged 767b, 787, fc3s, imsa, mazda, monterey historics, rx-7, rx-792p | 3 Comments

EVENTS: Petersen Museum Cruise-in, Part 01

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Last weekend the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles hosted their annual cruise-in for Japanese cars. J-tin of all eras and styles flocked to the museum’s parking structure at the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire Boulevards on a sweltering LA … Continue reading →

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Japan Post celebrates 40th anniversary of Mazda RX-7 with exclusive rotary goods

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Japan’s post offices have unleashed a slew of Mazda RX-7 themed merch to mark the 40th anniversary of the iconic Hiroshima sports car. The goods celebrate all three generations of the RX-7, as well as the rotary engine. The only … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged fc3s, fd3s, japan post, mazda, rx-7, sa22 | 3 Comments

EVENTS: Radwood NorCal 2018

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Ben Hsu

The Radwood phenomenon is spreading faster than hairspray-induced polyester fire. The celebration of 80s and 90s autodom is now on its fourth show in just two years, and the organizers tell us it was the biggest one yet. We attended … Continue reading →

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TRA Kyoto releases Rocket Bunny Pandem kit for FC RX-7

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dan Hsu

Because we must now widebody all the things, TRA Kyoto has released a Rocket Bunny Pandem body kit for the FC3S Mazda RX-7. The company recently released a video rendering of the proposed kit on its Facebook page. While recent kits … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fc3s, mazda, Pandem, Rocket Bunny, rx-7, TRA Kyoto | 9 Comments

VIDEO: Mazda UK celebrates 40 years of the RX-7

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Ben Hsu

2018 marks 40 years since the debut of the original Mazda RX-7. According to Mazda UK, Mazda has sold 2 million rotary-engined cars, with 850,000 of them being RX-7s. To honor the occasion, they’ve produced a video bringing together three … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged fc3s, fd3s, mazda, rx-7, sa22 | 9 Comments

VIDEO: Look at all the great driver’s cars you could get in 1991

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Ben Hsu

At the height of the Bubble Era, every Japanese carmaker had a driver’s car. We’re not talking about high dollar sports cars like the NSX or Supra, either. In this Best Motoring video from 1991, a lineup of enthusiasts’ machines, sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged best motoring, civic, ef, EF9, enfini, eunos, eunos roadster, fc3s, honda, mazda, miata, Miata NA, mx-5, nissan, pulsar, r32, rx-7, s13, silvia, skyline, starlet, toyota | 10 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 New Year Meeting, Part 03 — Seventies and Eighties

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

Our first two installments of the 2018 New Year Meeting featured cars from 1960s Japan. Those beautifully crafted machines from the early days of country’s motorization served a specific purpose, but the 1970s is when the modification culture became truly widespread.

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VIDEO: This stunning Mazda collection goes beyond rotaries

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Ben Hsu

When you hear Mazda collector, typically that means a fleet of rotaries or Miatas. Danny Irvine has one of the most impressive Mazda collections around, precisely because it goes beyond RX-7s and Cosmos. In fact, his stable includes everything from K360 … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged carol, cosmo sport, Eunos Cosmo, fc3s, fd3s, k360, mazda, r100, rx-7, rx-8, sa22, t2000 | 6 Comments