Tag Archives: JCCS 2017

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 08 — Best Booths

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Ben Hsu

JCCS has become an international show. For years, the event has been growing, with ever better builds and spectators coming from farther reaches of the globe. This year, however, many top companies from Japan attended, while US-based ones upped the ante with … Continue reading →

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JCCS Spotlight: Best in Show goes to the most stunning Subaru 360 restoration we’ve ever seen

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The competition has never been harder for a Best in Show award at JCCS. We did the perhaps obvious thing by giving the JNC award to a Datsun 510, but the JCCS judges collectively gave the coveted Best in Show … Continue reading →

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2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 07 — Trucks

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Ben Hsu

One of our favorite categories of JCCS is classic trucks. The compact pickup is a lost art, and no one did them quite like Japan. As it turns out, the truck category turned out to be the single most diverse this year … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Burnouts and assorted antics with the Wild Cards

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Ben Hsu

After the recent JCCS show, our friends the Wild Cards swung by the Hoonigan offices for a little video shoot. You’ll see cars like Roy De Guzman’s Hako, Jay Kho’s R30, Patrick Soliman’s Kenmeri, and even JNC award winner Gilbert Susana’s 510. … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Datsun 510 and the winner of the 2017 JNC Award

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Every year, the kind folks at JCCS allow us to give one JNC award. This year, we were incredibly happy to give it to a Datsun 510, as 2017 happened to be the 50th anniversary of the Nissan 510 chassis. But which 510? There was … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 — Shakotan Sleds

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

We’ve shown you the JDM rarities, competition machines and museum pieces of JCCS, but we know what you really came here for — Nihon sleds slammed on some vintage barrels. It’s the quintessential Japanese modified car look, and there was plenty of it on … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Stock as a Rock

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Before we get started on this installment of the 2017 JCCS coverage, let us just say that it has become impossible to capture every click-worthy car on camera. That’s a good thing, a testament to the ever-increasing quality of cars … Continue reading →

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JCCS Spotlight: Joseph DeMeo’s 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Ben Hsu

One of the most mind-blowing cars at this year’s Japanese Classic Car Show was Joseph DeMeo’s 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac. With just 15,200 miles on the odometer, the rally-inspired AWD coupe was basically showroom and the finest example we had ever … Continue reading →

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JCCS Preview: Limited Edition 50th Anniversary “Giant Killer” 510 shirts

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Our Giant Killer shirt, honoring the Nissan Bluebird/Datsun 510 and its historic battles against established players, has been very popular. Thus far we have only offered it in single colors, black ink on a brown or orange shirt. Since 2017 is a special … Continue reading →

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JCCS Preview: Get a limited edition Matchbox Datsun 510 Rally Car at JCCS only

Posted on September 18, 2017 by John Roper

Matchbox will be giving away some special edition cars at the 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show this Saturday. They’ve provided a sneak peek at the packaging of at least one of them, the 1970 Datsun 510 Rally Car car. This will have different … Continue reading →

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JCCS Preview: Nissan 2017 GT-R NISMO debut, Matchbox Hakosuka giveaway

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Ben Hsu

After a strong showing in 2015, Nissan will be back at the Japanese Classic Car Show this year in a big way. First off, they’ll be showing what is arguably the crowning jewel of its American collection, the BRE Datsun 510 raced by John … Continue reading →

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