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EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 08 — Editors’ Choice

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Ben Hsu

As is tradition, each year we conclude our JCCS coverage with list of our favorites, and each year it gets harder and harder to choose. I asked the JNC staff to each pick the two cars that they liked the most, and provide a … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 07 — Motorcycles

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Ben Hsu

As we near the end of our JCCS coverage, we arrive at a subject we rarely cover on JNC, but we love two-wheelers just as much as four. In Japan, however, the ratio of motocycles to automobiles is far greater than in the US, and is … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged cb750, FZR 1000, honda, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, motorcycles, motra, SuperCub, superhawk, yamaha | 5 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Road & Race

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The last installment of our JCCS coverage was a homage to bone stock beauts, but a huge contributor to the popularity of Japanese cars has always been their tunability. Here are the JCCS cars that were built for street and circuit, not preservation.

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280zx, 300zx, 510, 710, a20, b110, b210, bluebird, celica, corona, cressida, crown, daruma, datsun, datsun 1200, e20, e30, e70, fairlady z, fb, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, mazda, nissan, rx-2, rx-3, rx-3 sp, rx-7, s30 z, s50, sa22, sr20, sunny, t80, te27, toyota, violet, x30, z32 | 8 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Stock as a Rock

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This year’s Japanese Classic Car Show seemed to have more diversity in bone-stock rides than ever. We might be reaching a point where fans of J-tin are truly beginning to appreciate unmolested cars. Along with the other time warps peppering our other … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 280zx, 310, 411, 510, a40, a73, accord, ae86, bluebird, civic, corolla, corona, cosmo, cressida, crx, datsun, dodge colt, e10, E50, EC1, fairlady roadster, honda, Honda N-Series, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, lancer, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mx-5, na, ND, rx-5, s30 z, sb1, supra, t50, te27, Tercel 4WD, toyota, x30 | 14 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 — Workhorses

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This year’s JCCS had a higher turnout, truck-wise, than any other in recent memory. Former workhorses that managed to survive — or evade — decades of hard labor showed up en masse on Queen Mary lawn to enjoy their new status as classics.

Posted in events | Tagged 411, 610, Chevy LUV, corolla, cressida, datsun, Datsun 520/521, datsun 620, datsun 720, e20, fj60, ford courier, hilux, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, jimny, land cruiser, LJ80, mazda, mx72, nissan, repu, sambar, samurai, stout, subaru, subaru 360, suzuki, te28, Titan, toyota, trucks, VG223, wagons, x70 | 19 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Made in the 80s

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Have chrome-bumpered bullies been making you feel bad that your urethane-capped car isn’t truly a classic? Tell them to take a chill pill. Now that 1990 is the 25-year cutoff, everything that was built in the Eighties is officially a classic.

Posted in events, jccs | Tagged 200sx, 300zx, 323 GTX, a60, accord, ae86, back to the future, bosozoku, celica, civic, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, crx, datsun, e80, fc3s, fx-16, hachiroku, hilux, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, kp61, mazda, nissan, prelude, pulsar, Pulsar NX, rx-7, s110, s12, Shiro Special, sprinter trueno, starlet, tercel, toyota, Toyota Van, x30, x70, z31 | 22 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — Shakotan Boogaloo

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ben Hsu

In Japan, shakotan is simply means a lowered car. Many different styles of car can technically qualify as shakotan, but if we’re going to steal a traditional Japanese term, we might as well apply it to traditional Japanese cars. You know it when … Continue reading →

Posted in events, jccs | Tagged 240Z/260Z/280Z, a20, a40, Celica Liftback, corolla, corolla levin, corona, daruma, datsun, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, leone, luce, mazda, nissan, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, s30 z, SA22/FB, savanna, sprinter trueno, subaru, subaru gl, t110, te27, toyota celica | 26 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 – It’s JDM, yo

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Ben Hsu

As it embarks on its second decade, the 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show has become a must-attend event, not just for J-tin owners or readers of this fine site, but car enthusiasts everywhere. Nowhere in America will you see a wider array of cars … Continue reading →

Posted in events, jccs | Tagged 510, 610, A175, bluebird, c10, cosmo sport, datsun, fd3s, fj60, Hakosuka, hot wheels, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, john morton, jun imai, lancer, land cruiser, matchbox, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, P40, pao, r30, r32, R390 GT1, rx-3, rx-7, skyline, spirit r, sports 800, starlet, toyota | 17 Comments

JCCS 2015: The first Honda car ever imported to the US

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This decrepit looking Honda N600 was one of the most important cars at the Japanese Classic Car Show last weekend. Why? Because it is the very first Honda automobile built for the US. That’s right, this faded lime green hatch barely larger than a picnic … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged honda, Honda Serial One, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, n-series | 16 Comments

JCCS Preview: Nissan’s Zama cars arrive in California

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Man, those guys at Nissan really know how to cut it close. Here are two cars they shipped over from the Zama warehouse in Japan for this Saturday’s JCCS, and they just arrived today.

Posted in JCCS Preview | Tagged 610, bluebird, datsun, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2015, nissan, R390 GT1, Zama | 11 Comments

JCCS Preview: Mazda’s lawn lineup at the Queen Mary