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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2011 Part 01: Honda is the Featured Marque

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Happy new year to all our JNC readers on the lunar calendar. Although modern Japan officially considers January 1 their starting point for another orbit around the sun, some Japanese still have a nostalgic feeling for the lunar calendar. Thus, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 110s, 1300, 1600gt, 2011, ape, b10, b110, b310, bellett, black wats, c10, c110, celica, civic, corolla, corona, cosmo sports, crown, datsun, galant gto, Hakosuka, honda, igeta, isuzu, kb310, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, kujira, levin, life, mazda, mesh, mitsubishi, monkey, ms65, n360, n600, new year meeting, nissan, pgc10, ra21, ra22, ra25, ra28, reverse mesh, rqe coniglio, rs watanabe, rt55, s30, s360, s500, s60, s600, s800, sb1, sedan, skyline, soarer, sprinter, ssr, stepvan, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, ta21, te27, tn-v, tom's, toyopet, toyota, trueno, ts cup, van, wagon, watanabe, work equip, z10 | 13 Comments

The KPGC10 Nissan Skyline GT-R in Battle

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Our tribute to Shinichiro Sakurai, Father of the Skyline, continues with some of our favorite images of hakosuka in warpaint, ready for battle. After the S54 GT-B finished the 1964 Japan Grand Prix second to a purpose-built German race car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends, motorsports, nissan, Uncategorized | Tagged c10, gt-r, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, shinichiro sakurai, skyline | 5 Comments

Tokyo Auto Salon 2011: Super Builds

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Here are a few parting shots from the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon. Nothing major, just a couple of mind-blowing restorations make us drool uncontrollably like hungry babies. It’s a shame, but we rarely see builds of this caliber in the … Continue reading →

Posted in events, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, c10, datsun, fairlady z, g-works, gt-r, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, revive jalopy, s30, skyline, star road, tas 2011, tokyo auto salon | 8 Comments

Shinichiro Sakurai, Father of the Skyline, 1929-2011

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ben Hsu

On January 17, 2011 in the quiet Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, Shinichiro Sakurai, the father of the Nissan Skyline, passed away due to heart failure at the age of 81. Every major newspaper and reporting agency in Japan ran a … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends, motorsports, nissan | Tagged c10, c110, c210, dr30, Hakosuka, japan, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, newman, nissan, prince, r30, r31, r380, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline | 18 Comments

Tokyo Auto Salon 2011: Nissan Roundup

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Many people want the beauty of a nostalgic car but still need a family hauler that won’t sacrifice modern amenities like working aircon, cruise control and fuel injection. A hakosuka-faced Nissan Stagea is here to answer your prayers.

Posted in events, nissan | Tagged 2011, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, c10, c110, datsun, fairlady z, g-nose, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, nissan, rays, rb26, s30, skyline, stagea, tas 2011, te37v, tokyo auto salon, volk, watanabe | 3 Comments

JDM Legends in Hi-Def Video

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We see images of incredible nostalgics all the time, but rarely are they captured so beautifully in dramatic lighting, unhurried tracking shots, and high-definition video. Check out the work put into these historic machines by our friends at JDM Legends … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, toyota, tuning shop | Tagged c10, c110, celic, gc10, gt-r, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kp61, kpgc10, kpgc110, nissan, skyline, starlet, toyota | 11 Comments

Amazing Customized Nostalgic Minicars

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Ben Hsu

As we’re waiting impatiently for the Hot Wheels hakosuka to debut next year, here’s something to hold us over until it does. While browsing YJA, John, our resident Datsun 510 freak, spotted this diecast Nissan 510 Bluebird, customized in a way that … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 510, ae86, bluebird, c130, corolla, crown, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, familia, Hakosuka, kenmeri, konami, kp61, kpgc10, kpgc110, laurel, mazda, minicars, ms51, mz11, nissan, prince, r30, s110, s30, silvia, skyline, soarer, sprinter, starlet, te71, tomica, toyota, trueno, wagon, z10 | 7 Comments

Hakosuka Nissan Skyline Reborn, in Hot Wheels Form

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We have long maintained that a car’s fame is directly proportional to how many diecast models of it have been made. Ford Mustang? You can’t swing a petrified cat at Toys R Us without hitting a scale replica of the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, minicars, nissan | Tagged datsun, Hakosuka, hot wheels, kgc10, kpgc10, mattel, nissan, skyline | 13 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 03

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mazda is one of two major automakers that sponsors JCCS, and there’s always a nice display of rotaries thanks to the legions of SoCal Mazdafarians. Here is a study in contrasts, the sleek and sexy SA22C RX-7 and its pistonless … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 200sx, 240z, c10, carina, celica, century, colt, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, datsun, dodge, fairlady, fairlady z, Hakosuka, honda, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, jimny, kgc10, kpgc10, lancer, levin, lj20, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, ms65, mx32, nissan, patrol, ra21, repu, roadster, rt135, rx-7, s12, s800, sa22, sa22c, silvia, skyline, spl311, sports 800, sprinter, suzuki, ta12, ta22, te27, toyota, trueno, z600 | 10 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 02

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This year’s JCCS was so big, so popular, so insane, attendees had to wait at least one hour just to get through the gates. Some gave up and went home (their loss). Word has it that the line stretched all … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, nissan, toyota, wheels | Tagged 240z, 410, 411, 510, 610, a3a, advan, bluebird, c10, celica, civic, corona, datsun, enkei, fairlady z, fj20, Hakosuka, honda, j-speed, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, kgc10, kpgc10, mark II, mx23, nissan, s30, sakura, sakuras, skyline, sports 800, te37v, toyota, volk, wagon, yayoi | 15 Comments

Drag Racer Hakosuka Skyline

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’ve seen all sorts of C10 Skylines, from stock to shakotan, but this is the first hakosuka dragster we’ve ever come across. This doorslammer comes from a 1995 issue of Auto Works magazine, and despite its fiberglass funny car looks, … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, motorsports, nissan | Tagged auto works, c10, datsun, drag racer, dragster, funny car, gc10, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, pgc10, skyline | 5 Comments

Belated Wednesday Wall: Hakosuka Drift

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Ben Hsu

As Kev has often said, the Hako is a tail-happy machine that, back in the day, was even more so as a result of bias-ply tires. It was often seen breaking its caboose loose on the circuit. Well, here’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Wednesday Wall | Tagged c10, drift, drifting, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, skyline | 5 Comments

Unloved Cars of Tochigi

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Skorj

Location scouting North of Tokyo, we were surprised to pass a yard not filled with the usual rural kei cars — or farming implements — but one filled with an enormous range of nostalgics.

Posted in datsun, honda, kei, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 240z, 430, 510, a30, b110, bluebird, butaketsu, c10, c130, datsun, datsun 1200, fairlady z, gloria, Hakosuka, honda, kei, kgc10, kpgc10, laurel, life, nissan, s30, skyline, sprinter trueno, step van, subaru, subaru 360, subaru r2, sunny, super 6, super six, te27, tochigi, toyota | 15 Comments

Nostalgic Car Shopping in Yokohama

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Skorj

The first real hot day of summer. I’m looking at a few options in buying a nostalgic car, so we took a quick drive on the Shuto to a reasonably well stocked shop near Yokohama. While I’m interested in one … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 110s, 2000 gt-x, 510, bellett, bluebird, c10, cosmo sport, datsun, Hakosuka, isuzu, kpgc10, mazda, nissan, s20, skyline, sports 800, toyota | 5 Comments

2010 Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Skorj

The Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show took place at the bizarre inverted ziggurat known as Big Sight convention center last weekend. The annual event isn’t limited to Japanese classics, and this year focused on high end Italian exotics. Ho-hum, right? But like the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged ae86, b110, b120, b210, c10, c110, cherry, contessa, corolla, crown, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, fairlady z, g-nose, Hakosuka, hino, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kujira, levin, mazda, ms65, nissan, pickup, rx-3, s30, s60, sanitora, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, te27, toyota, truck, trueno | 7 Comments

Vintage Japanese Car Show at Laguna Gamagori

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Laguna Gamagori is a seaside amusement park in Aichi Prefecture. JNC reader Nakazoto went to a vintage car show there recently and snapped a metric buttload of photos. Somehow, a light blue hakosuka looks simultaneously oh so wrong and oh … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota | Tagged b10, b110, b310, bellett, c10, carol, city, city turbo II, colt galant, corona, crown, datsun, galant gto, gc10, gloria, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, kgc10, kpgc10, laguna gamagori, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, pgc10, skyline, sports 800, sunny, t360, tn360, toyota | 12 Comments

The Straight Sixes: Hakosuka, Kenmeri, Fairlady Z

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Apita is a supermarket chain in Japan, and a good a place as any to meet up for a cruise. [Minkara]

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged 240z, c10, c110, datsun, fairlady z, gc10, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, nissan, pgc10, s30, skyline | 5 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part 3

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Okay, okay. We can’t keep the rabid Nissan nutters at bay any more. Luckily, as with most nostalgic car shows in Japan, the New Year Meeting has heavy emphasis on Skylines with a hearty helping of Fairladies and Sunnies on … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, nissan, subaru, suzuki | Tagged 117, 2010 new year meeting, 510, alto, b110, b210, bellett, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, carry, contessa, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, Hakosuka, hino, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, new year meeting, nissan, os giken, rays, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, te37v, tomei, violet | 7 Comments

Nissan Skyline & Electric Vehicle Postage Stamps

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Ben Hsu

If you’re expecting mail from Japan you might be lucky enough to receive a Nissan Skyline or two. The automaker is teaming up with the Minami Kanto Regional Office (Nissan’s home turf) of the Japan Post Network to offer these … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, nissan | Tagged c10, c110, c210, datsun, g35, g37, Hakosuka, infiniti, japan, japan post, kenmeri, kpgc10, kpgc110, leaf, mixim, nissan, pgc10, pivo, postage stamp, prairie, prince, r'nessa, r30, r31, r32, r33, r34, s50 skyline, skyline, stamps, tama, tekamen, v35, v36 | 2 Comments

Hakosuka Skyline a Crack Pipe?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Ben Hsu

A Nissan Skyline KGC10 2000-GTX appeared on Jalopnik’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe the other day, and for the asking price of $20,000 it got a barrage of the pipe. The long-running series asks readers to vote whether a particular … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged c10 skyline, datsun, Hakosuka, kcg10, kpgc10, nissan, s20, skyline | 32 Comments