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CLASSIC CM: 1972 was a very good year, for Toyota

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Matt De Mangos

No matter your stage in life, the 1972 Toyota lineup has a car for you. Heading up to makeout point? You’ll get to first base at least in an E20 Corolla. Looking for a more sophisticated woman? The A20 Celica is your steed. … Continue reading →

Posted in cm | Tagged a20, celica, cm, corolla, corona, crown, daruma, e20, kujira, s60, t80, toyota | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show
Part 07 — Taking Stock

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Ben Hsu

As we near the end of our 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage, we delve into the crux of what it means to have a classic car show. Here are some of the rarest and best preserved Japanese nostalgic cars you’ll see … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280z, 510, a20, a40, accord, acura, ae86, b210, b310, black pearl, bluebird, CA6, capella, celica, charade, corolla, corona, cosmo, Cosplay, cressida, crown, crx, daihatsu, datsun, e20, ef, honda, honey bee, integra, kujira, mazda, miata, mx-5, MX-5 NA, MX-5 ND, n10, N360/N600, nissan, nsx, Peter Cunningham, prelude, pulsar, RealTime Racing, rx-2, rx-3, rx-5, s30, s60, sunny, t80, TLX, toyota, wagons, x30, x60 | 19 Comments

JNC THEATER: Solaris

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Ben Hsu

The 1972 Russian film Solaris is considered one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time. It tells the tale of a psychologist sent to investigate the deteriorating mental state of a space station crew orbiting the distant planet of Solaris. Like many sci-fi … Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged bluebird, bongo, c10, cedric, corolla, crown, datsun, expressway, gloria, kujira, mazda, nissan, prince, publica, skyline, Solaris, tokyo, toyota, wagon | 6 Comments

EVENTS: Yokohama Hot Rod and Custom Show

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Step into Mooneyes‘ Yokohama Hot Rod and Custom Show and you might think you’ve stepped through a wormhole to 1960s America. Every style you can imagine, from high-boys to lowriders, is represented, including ones actual Americans no longer care about. Raked … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 510, 521, 620, 720, b-series, b110, bluebird, c10, Chevy LUV, crown, daihatsu, datsun, debonair, faster, fc3s, ford courier, Hakosuka, hijet, honda, isuzu, jimny, kawasaki, kei, kujira, mazda, mini truck, mitsubishi, mooneyes, motorcycles, ms51, nissan, proceed, rocky auto, rx-7, s50, s60, samurai, skyline, sunny, SuperCub, suzuki, toyota, trucks, yamaha, Yokohama Hot Rod & Custom Show | 5 Comments

EVENTS: 2013 All-Toyotafest, Part 02 — The Seventies

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Ben Hsu

As we mentioned, there was more urethane than chrome at this year’s Toyotafest. Still, it’s the strong presence of Aichi classics that anchor this must-see event and separate it from other shows.

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged carina, celica, corolla, corona mark II, cressida, crown, e70, events, kp61, kujira, starlet, te27, toyotafest, x30 | 15 Comments

VIDEO: JNCs make the cut in Ron Howard’s Rush

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Ben Hsu

The hottest video circulating automotive sites today is the trailer for Rush. Last year we reported that some classic Nihon cars were spotted on set, specifically, two daruma Celicas and a kujira Crown Hardtop. Moreover, the screen shot above, which … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, Video Games | Tagged celica, crown, daruma, formula 1, kujira, ms75, ron howard, rush, s60, ta22, toyota | 12 Comments

EVENTS: Mooneyes Hot Rod & Custom Show

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Ben Hsu

There’s no event on Earth that captures the the fusion of Japano-American car culture quite like the Mooneyes Hot Rod & Custom Show. Everything from Baja Bugs to T-Buckets are represented, with the majority of cars shown are imports to … Continue reading →

Posted in events, isuzu, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged 230, a30, cedric, chevy, crown, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 720, debonair, faster, fr-s, gloria, gt 86, hijet, hilux, isuzu, kujira, kuzilla, luv, mitsubishi, mooneyes, Mooneyes Hot Rod & Custom Show, ms41, ms51, ms65, nissan, pickup, prince, quest, rs46, rs56, s40, s50, s60, scion, subaru, subaru 360, toyopet, toyota, toyota 86, wagon | 12 Comments

EVENTS: Classic Japan 2012, Part 03: Modified Classics

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Guest Writer

In Part 03, Adam Laws takes a look at the modified nostalgic cars from the 2012 Classic Japan show of Melbourne, Australia. —Dan Part 03 of our Classic Japan 2012 coverage features a whole range of modified classics, those special … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 200B, 240z, 260C, 260z, 280z, 810, a20, b110, cedric, celica, corolla, corona, crown, datsun, datsun 1200, fairlady z, fj45, gloria, ke25, ke30, ke35, ke70, kujira, land cruiser, mazda, ms75, nissan, president, r100, RA23, rt40, RX3, rx7, s30, savanna, sunny, te37, te71, toyota, wagon | 15 Comments

EVENTS: Classic Japan 2012, Part 01 — Rock Stock

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Guest Writer

Today’s coverage of the 2012 Classic Japan comes courtesy of Australian contributor Adam Laws. Enjoy! —Dan November 25th saw the second running of Classic Japan in Melbourne, Australia, a show celebrating 25-plus-year-old J-tin, run by the Toyota Car Club of Australia (VIC), in conjunction … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, mazda, toyota | Tagged ae86, australia, civic, Classic Japan, corolla, corona, crown, e70, fb, hachiroku, honda, ke70, kujira, levin, mazda, ms41, ms55, ms65, r100, rx-3, rx-7, s40, s50, s60, sa22, sa22c, savanna, sb1, sprinter, t140, toyota, trueno, wagon | 14 Comments

EVENTS: Announcing Melbourne’s Classic Japan 2012

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Today we have a guest post from Adam Laws of the Toyota Car Club of Australia (Victoria), organizer of a 200-plus car show in Melbourne. Check out his announcement and, below that, some photos of unique Aussie nostalgics from last … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2011, 2012, 929, australia, bellett, Classic Japan, corolla, corona, cosmo, cressida, crown, datsun, isuzu, kujira, levin, mazda, ms55, ms65, mx62, nissan, pickup, prince, rt46, rx-3, s50, s54, s60, savanna, simmons, skyline, sprinter, te27, toyota, trueno, ute, wasp, x60 | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part 03: Wagons

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ben Hsu

There’s a special place in the Japanese heart for wagons. Sure, they’re loved in America now, but over there in Japan they were always cool. At the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, where sports cars and two-doors are the exception, not the rule, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, subaru, toyota, wagons | Tagged 323, a30, b110, b310, cedric, chaser, cressida, crown, datsun, familia, gloria, kujira, leone, m10, mark II, mazda, mooneyes, ms63, mx72, nissan, pan-am, prairie, prince, s110, s120, s130, s40, s50, s60, skyline, stanza, street car nationals, subaru, sunny, toyota, van, wa30, wagon, x30, x70, y30 | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part 01: Coupes, Two-Doors & Utes

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Ben Hsu

As you can guess by the name, the Street Car Nationals put on by Mooneyes each year is a festival of Amesha — American car — culture. Instead of usual Japanese fare like step-lipped SSRs and racing livery, this show is all about chromed … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, toyota, trucks | Tagged 221, 510, 620, arrow truck, b-series, b120, b1600, b1800, b210, bluebird, bre, clipper, corona, courier, crown, d50, datsun, datsun 1200, dodge, enkei, enkei dish, ford, forte, hilux, kujira, libre, mazda, miler, mitsubishi, ms75, nissan, peter brock, pickup, plymouth, prince, proceed, s60, s80, sanitora, sunny, sunny excellent, sunny truck, t140, toyota, truck | 10 Comments

Vintage Toyotas spotted on the set of Ron Howard’s Rush

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record when it comes to movies for the die hard car nut but hope looms on the horizon. Ron Howard’s Rush, a biopic about the legendary rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, Video Games | Tagged celica, crown, daruma, f1, formula 1, fuji speedway, james hunt, kujira, ms75, niki lauda, ra21, ra22, ron howard, rush, s60, ta21, ta22, toyota | 5 Comments

Grand Touring: Forgotten steel tempts rust in Aichi Prefecture

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Skorj

A few weekends ago, we were again exploring some outlaying areas outside of Nagoya, and in the middle of the rice fields was a small mechanic who had amazed a sizable collection of varied old Japanese cars. As distressing as … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, junkyards, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged b10, bellett, c10, carol, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, gc10, Hakosuka, honda, honda z, isuzu, junkyard, kgc10, kpgc10, kujira, mazda, ms65, nissan, s130, s60, skyline, sunny, toyota | 14 Comments

Your gallery of Superdeformed Nostalgics is here

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ben Hsu

In case you were wondering where you could get your favorite nostalgic drawn in superdeformed anime style, your prayers have been answered. This unnamed master of Choro-Q style illustrations is a master of the form. Peep the gallery and video … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, subaru, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 110s, 2000gt, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 430, a20, anime, axio, b10, b210, barikan, c210, cedric, celica, concept, contessa, corolla, corona, cosmo, cosmo sport, coupe 9, crown, datsun, debonair, dome zero, eunos, ex-7, excellent, fairlady z, fronte, galant gto, gemini, hino, honda, isuzu, kujira, laurel, mazda, mitsubishi, ms65, nissan, nsx, pf50, prince, progres, r30, rt40, rx-3, s30, s60, savanna, skyline, skyline sport, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, t40, ta22, toyota | 11 Comments

Friday Video: Vintage Japanese cars cold blown to smithereens

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Ben Hsu

And now for something completely different, various clips from Japanese film and teevee, in which cars that are not Nissan Cedrics get blown to kingdom come. If you have a weak stomach for rare nostalgics — Centuries, hakosukas, kujira Crowns, … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, mazda, nissan, toyota, Video Games | Tagged c10, carina, century, civic, corona, crown, datsun, florian, Friday Video, gc10, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, kujira, laurel, mark II, mazda, ms53, ms65, nissan, rx-3, s60, savanna, skyline, toyota | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Japanese Classic Car Show Part 02, Ganso VIP

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dan Hsu

This year the JCCS crew added a new category, Ganso VIP. “Ganso” means “original,” but not in the sense of “stock.” Instead, it’s the original in “orignal gangsta,” meaning the cars that originated VIP.

Posted in events, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged crown, kujira, ms65, shakotan, sparkle garage, toyota | 13 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 04

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Our coverage of Toyotafest 2011 continues! This A40 Celica hails from the glory days of the Camel GT series. It always amazes us just how much Japanese and American tuning styles differed back then. Goodyear Eagles? Gottis? Had this Celica … Continue reading →

Posted in events, motorsports, toyota, trucks, Uncategorized | Tagged 152e, 1jz, 3s-ge, a40, aar, ae86, all american racing, all toyotafest, baja, beams, camel gt, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, dan gurney, fj40, fj60, fj62, fj65, fj70, gotti, hachiroku, hilux, imsa, ironman, ivan stewart, kujira, land cruiser, levin, manaray, markII, ms55, ms63, mx83, pickup, queen mary, ra21, ra29, rs watanabe, rt40, rt73, s50, s60, sj825, sparkle garage, sprinter trueno, st165, te27, te37, toyoda aa, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, toysport, trueno, wagon, watanabe, x80, xtra cab, yaris | 19 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 01

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Prepare to salivate like Pavlov’s dog in a pachinko parlor. Here are photos from Toyotafest 2011! The sixteenth annual gathering of the extended Toyota family took place this weekend at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, and that means … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 2011, a20, advan, ae86, all toyotafest, august, celica, corolla, cressida, crown, feroce, fj40, gear spoke, gt-s, gx71, highlander, kluger, kujira, land cruiser, levin, lexus, lfa, ls460, ls600h, mango, markII, mesh, mf10, ms65, ms75, mx73, oni, phantom, publica, queen mary, ra21, ra28, ra29, reverse mesh, rotiform, s5, s60, sprinter, sr5, ssr, ta21, te27, techno, toyota, toyotafest, trueno, up10, work equip 01, work vs | 21 Comments

Mooneyes Toyota Crown Picnic

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The Mooneyes Crown Picnic took place before the tragedies of March 11, but we thought it’d be nice to share the pics now. Besides, who doesn’t like the Toyota Crown?

Posted in events, toyota, wagons | Tagged crown, crown picnic, kujira, mooneyes, ms50, ms55, ms56, ms65, ms75, pickup, rs40, rs46, s30, s40, s50, s60, toyopet, toyota, wagon | 8 Comments