Tag Archives: legacy
Tokyo Auto Salon: Subaru Rally Legends
Subaru’s headline at the Auto Salon was the Viziv STI Concept, a potential preview of its next Impreza WRX STI. To support it, they also brought out a pair of rally legends that spawned a generation of fans who bleed blue and … Continue reading →
VIDEO: Let’s not forget how awesome the Legacy RS was
Before the WRX, STI or any of Subaru’s three-letter suffixes for the Impreza became synonymous with rallying, there was the Legacy RS. Here’s a thrilling video of Colin McRae tearing through the 1993 Tour de Corse. Turbocharged first-gen Subaru Legacys are … Continue reading →
100 YEAR CLUB: Isuzu Motors
What’s Japan’s oldest automaker? Like most questions, the answer isn’t necessarily a simple one, but there’s one thing that we can guarantee. It’s not Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, or any of the marques you might expect. One candidate, however, is Isuzu, … Continue reading →
BOXING DAY: 50 Years of the Subaru Boxer Engine
Lead vehicle designer Shinroku Momose “was not fussy about the engine,” recalls Motomitsu Honda, who worked in Subaru engine department in 1966. Momose merely “presented the required dimensions and performance and said that any type of engine would suffice providing … Continue reading →
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Tagged brat, impreza, legacy, leone, sti, subaru, subaru 1000, wrx
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PIXELATED: Hooning a Brumby through the Outback in Forza Horizon 3
Eleven years ago when the Forza franchise originally launched there was an AE86, an R32 GT-R and that was about it for JNCs. Over the last decade, however, more and more have been added to the game. Over the weekend, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 240z, a20, brat, brumby, celica, csp311, datsun, fairlady roadster, forza, Forza Horizon, Forza Horizon 3, legacy, nissan, Pixelated, s30 z, silvia, subaru, toyota
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EVENTS: Subaru holds first official Fan Meeting in Japan
Subaru recently held its inaugural Fan Meeting at the Subaru Kenkyu Center in Tochigi. SKC fort short, the Research & Testing Center is the proving ground where many of Subaru’s signature high performance cars, such as the Alcyone SVX and WRX … Continue reading →
Posted in events
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Tagged alcyone, brz, Fan Meeting, impreza, legacy, leone, sambar, SKC, subaru, subaru 360, svx
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EVENTS: Initial D World meet
If people are willing to dress up as country squires, high-mannered butlers, and Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey season premieres, then why not an Initial D-themed car meet? As the most popular work of Japanese automotive fiction of all time, it’s … Continue reading →
COLLECTIONS: Subaru’s heritage exhibition at its Tokyo headquarters
Subaru recently opened an exhibition of its most iconic cars at its headquarters building in Japan. Loosely translated as “The Finest Cars of the Six Stars,” its name is a reference to the six-star constellation makes up the Subaru logo. If you’re in Tokyo, check … Continue reading →
Posted in Collections
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Tagged alcyone, ff-1, legacy, leone, subaru, subaru 360, Subaru Headquarters, subaru xt, VIZIV 2, wagons
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JNC RADIO: Sing along to the The Auto Show Song
Originally released in 1964, “The Auto Show Song” was composed by famed Japanese songwriter Tetsuro Hoshino and performed by action movie star/singer Akira Kobayashi (there are a lot of crossover entertainers in Japan). It was an old standard of the Showa Era, and sounded … Continue reading →
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, alto, Austin, axela, bellett, bluebird, carol, cedric, celica, charade, civic, colt, contessa, corolla, corona, crown, datsun, debonair, delica, demio, estima, fairlady, familia, fit, Freed, galant, gloria, hillman, honda, impreza, jimny, JNC Radio, juke, land cruiser, Lapin, legacy, march, mazda, minx, mira, mirage, mitsubishi, montero, Move, nissan, Odyssey, pajero, prius, roadster, Serena, Stella, subaru, Tanto, The Auto Show Song, toyopet, vitz, Wish
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JNC‘s top stories of 2014
As we mentioned, 2014 was the Year of the JNC. As it draws to a close, let’s look back at the things that most interested JNCers over the last 365 days.
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Tagged 2000gt, American Honda Collection, bosozoku, c10, c110, city, cr-x, Hakosuka, honda, infiniti, japanese classic car show, jnc, kenmeri, land cruiser, land cruiser 70, legacy, lexus, ls400, mazda, miata, monterey historics, mugen, mx-5, na, ND, nissan, Nostalgic2Days, Q45, r32, sema, skyline, subaru, toyota
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ART CORNER: Rocket Craft’s stuffed cars are the cutest thing ever
The problem with cars is that they’re made of metal. That means rust, skinned knuckles, and, most importantly, an inability to be cuddly. A shop called Rocket Craft has solved that last one for us by creating a series of stuffed cars, which are totally … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2000gt, Art Corner, bellett, d21, D60, estima, fairlady z, fd3s, hilux, honda, isuzu, kawasaki, legacy, mazda, motorcycles, nissan, pickup, prince skyline, r35, Rocket Craft, rx-7, s30, subaru, toyota
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25 YEAR CLUB: The Subaru Legacy is officially a Japanese nostalgic car, Part 02
A quarter century ago today, the Subaru Legacy went on sale in Japan. In Part 01, we studied its origins, but despite its humble family sedan appearance, Fuji Heavy Industries intended for the Legacy to go racing right from inception. This is … Continue reading →
25 YEAR CLUB: Subaru Legacy, Part 01
Twenty-five years ago today, Subaru announced a new model, the Legacy. It was a late entry in the mid-size sedan field, a class often marked by mundaneness in purpose and form. Nevertheless, Japanese carmakers occasionally injected into these cars doses of … Continue reading →
GRAND TOURING: Tokyo and Nagoya Street Scenes
We saw plenty of nostalgics on our recent trip to Japan, and we’ll have more coverage of those as soon as we go through the photos. In the meantime, please enjoy these omiyage, or souvenirs. You’ll be glad to know that … Continue reading →
Posted in Grand Touring, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota
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Tagged be-1, celsior, corolla, decotora, e90, estima, fuso, gloria, Grand Touring, legacy, Legacy BH, lexus, Lexus LS, mitsubishi, nagoya, netz, nissan, r33, shinkansen, skyline, sprinter, subaru, tokyo, toyopet, toyota, y31
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GRAND TOURING: Journey to Subaru of America’s History Collection, Part 01
You’d never guess as you drove by, but in a nondescript warehouse just across the Delaware river from Philadelphia lies the most eclectic stash of boxer motored, all-wheel-drive vehicles in the US. Earlier this year, we at JNC had the rare opportunity … Continue reading →
Posted in Grand Touring, museums, subaru
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Tagged 22B, brat, ff-1, impreza, Justy, legacy, leone, subaru, subaru 360, Subaru Attic, Subaru Collection, X-100, XV Crosstrek
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California to enact vintage license plate program
Great news for nostalgic car owners in California. The state has just announced today a new program that will allow classic car owners to get period correct license plates based on the year their cars were manufactured. “Legacy” license plates … Continue reading →
QotW: What’s the best Japanese car commercial from the West?
The Japanese are known for offbeat, zany or downright insane car commercials, but clearly not all of them would translate to western audiences. International marketing departments have their own way of luring you into the showroom, so we ask: What’s the … Continue reading →
Posted in honda, minicars, Question of the Week, subaru
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Tagged furata, honda, impossible dream, kp61, legacy, Mel Gibson, QotW, Question of the Week, starlet, subaru, toyota
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Friday Video: Subaru commercials want your heartstrings tugged
ToMoCo has plenty of FR heritage to capitalize on as they gear up for the Toyota 86 launch, but what about its Subaru BRZ twin? Instead of drifting XT coupes we get a disowned son reuniting with his father over a … Continue reading →
Friday Video: A Brief History of Subaru
I can’t even remember the last time we posted a Subaru topic. So here’s one for all you Fuji Heavies, a corporate video showing the history of the company.
Posted in subaru
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Tagged ff-1, fuji heavy industries, impreza, l-series, legacy, leone, star, sti, subaru, subaru 1000, subaru 360, wrx
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Wednesday Wall(s): Vintage Subarus by BOW
Remember last week’s nostalgic Honda wallpapers by BOW? Here are some Subarus for your desktop backgrounding pleasure. [Subaru]
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Tagged bow, ff-1, legacy, leone, r2, rex, subaru, subaru 1000, subaru 360, xt6
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