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VIDEO: Land Cruisers and an ancient trade
A generations-old way of life is about to go extinct. The Daghwah fishermen on the shores of the Persian Gulf haul tons of fish to shore by casting massive nets each morning. Dragging them to shore and carrying them to … Continue reading
EVENTS: Monterey Historics, Part 02 — The Auctions
We’re going to do things out of chronological order because we felt it was important to report on the auctions of four significant Japanese cars as they happened. Now that we’ve recuperated from the madness, here’s how it went down, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, c10, cosmo sport, fj40, Hakosuka, imsa, land cruiser, mazda, monterey historics, nissan, skyline, toyota
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EVENTS: Monterey Historics, Part 01
So after we dropped off the hakosuka GT-R at Nissan’s garage, we set out to see what the rest of the Monterey Historics had to offer. It is the most mind-detonatingly expensive automotive festival in this hemisphere, a world we … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, 787, fc3s, fj40, FT-1 Concept, imsa, Laguna Seca, land cruiser, lexus, Lexus LS, lfa, mazda, rx-7, rx-792p, toyota, yamaha
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EVENTS: 2014 All-Toyotafest, Part 03 — Practicals
We’ve seen the high-end luxocruisers that gave Toyota its reputation of apocalypse-grade reliability and the long-forgotten sports coupes Akio Toyoda hopes will rekindle passions for his great-grandfather’s company, but Part 03 of our Toyotafest coverage is about the everyday cars and trucks that made the ToMoCo kingdom possible.
KIDNEY, ANYONE? FJ40 Land Cruiser sells for $101,750
It’s auction season in Arizona, which means another round of stratospheric values for old cars. Last year FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser prices reached new heights, going as high as $88,000 for a blueprinted 1981 at Barrett-Jackson. Now a 1977 model … Continue reading
MINICARS: Japanese Nostalgic Legos
Apparently, building JNCs out of Legos is a thing. After stumbling upon a Toyota Celica built by -Kyusha-, we fell down the rabbit hole and discovered an entire subculture of nostalgics made of plastic blocks. Here are some of our favorites.
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Tagged 117, 2000gt, 510, 620, a20, ae86, Art Corner, bosozoku, bre, c10, celica, civic, corolla, cosmo sport, csp311, daruma, datsun, ef, fj40, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, land cruiser, lego, mazda, n360, nissan, ra272, rx-3, rx-7, sa22, savanna, silvia, skyline, tarago, toyota, Toyota Van
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EVENTS: 2013 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 —Gladiators and Flagships
For the final installment of our 2013 JCCS tour, we present a rarefied selection of automobiles. Some have been sent into battle for their respective marques. Others were made to be proud standard bearers.
ART CORNER: Makoto Komori’s children’s book illustrations
Makoto Komori is a Japanese children’s book illustrator, and one of his favorite subjects happens to be 1960s nostalgic cars. He often incorporates them into his whimsical stories in which the vehicles, with eyes for headlights, find themselves on brilliantly … Continue reading
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Tagged children's book, datsun, fairlady roadster, fj40, galant, honda, Makoto Komori, mitsubishi, n360, n600, nissan, s600, s800, sports 800, toyota
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QotW: What’s the most environmentally friendly JNC?
Today is Earth Day, and JNCs have always been at the forefront of environmentally friendly motoring. If it wasn’t for the Oil Crisis of 1973, JNCs may not have even entered the mainstream automotive world. From kei cars to hybrids … Continue reading
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Tagged crx, fj40, honda, land cruiser, QotW, Question of the Week, toyota
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QotW: What’s the best Japanese nostalgic SUV?
We’ve asked you before what’s the coolest Japanese nostalgic truck, and the comments were as diverse as they were plentiful thanks to Nihon having pioneered the mini-truck segment altogether. However, Japan was also building SUVs before the term SUV even … Continue reading
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Tagged fj40, land cruiser, QotW, Question of the Week, toyota
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ART CORNER: The least resilient Land Cruisers you’ll ever see
Yesterday we saw Toyota FJ40s fetching some high prices at the recent Arizona auctions. These, on the other hand, are the cheapest Land Cruisers you’ll ever encounter. They’re also some of most easily destructible ones too, as they’re made completely out … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Corner, fj40, fj45, fj55, land cruiser, papercraft, toyota
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EVENTS: 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 07: Trucks & Vans
Thought we were done with our barrage of 2012 JCCS photos? Think again! From mini trucks to land crushers, trucks have been part of the Nihon nostalgic scene for decades. And like their car counterparts, they have just as many … Continue reading
Grand Touring: Up the California Coast in a Toyota FJ Cruiser
In Part 01 of our Bayline Gathering coverage we promised an in-depth examination of the steed that carried us north, away from our familiar SoCal environs and to the Bay Area in search of precious Nihon metal. First, let’s recap. Why exactly did … Continue reading
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Tagged akio toyoda, Bayline Gathering, bj25, fj cruiser, fj40, fj45, fj55, Grand Touring, land cruiser, toyota
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Toyota Land Cruiser Museum opens at Miller Motorsports Park
This week the Toyota Land Cruiser received its own dedicated museum in Tooele, Utah. The Land Cruiser Heritage Museum currently holds 40 of the stalwart Japanese SUVs, ranging from the monstrous Mega Cruiser built for the JSDF to a 1959 FJ25, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged fj40, fj55, fj60, fj65, land cruiser, land cruiser heritage museum, Miller Motorsports Park, toyota
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