Tag Archives: mazda

Behold, the Mazda Cosmo AP RX-5

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Matt De Mangos

The Mazda RX-5 is easily the most unloved “RX” car ever sold. When Mazda decided to revive the Cosmo name on a 2+2 GT at the height of the mid-70s luxo-barge craze, it dropped the “Sport” altogether and gave it … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, mazda | Tagged cosmo, mazda, rx-5 | 17 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

Kidney, Anyone? 1972 Mazda Luce 1800

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Matt De Mangos

A number of alert readers informed us of this ultra-rare 1972 Mazda 1800 sedan over the weekend. For those well versed in JDM Hiroshima steel will recognize this as the pre-rotary Mazda Luce, one generation before the 13B made it the … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, mazda | Tagged 1800, kidney anyone, luce, mazda, rx-4 | 27 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 New Year Meeting

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dan Hsu

This year’s New Year Meeting was a bit less exciting as a large number of cars were repeats from previous shows, but hey, it’s Japan and there’s tons of vintage steel.

Posted in events, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, subaru, toyota | Tagged 110s, 117, 1600gt, 2012, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 2t-g, 330, 430, 910, a20, autech, b110, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, cedric, celica, civilian, contessa, corolla, cosmo sport, crown, csp311, datsun, datsun 1200, fairlady z, fb, florian, galant, gloria, gto, Hakosuka, hiace, hino, isuzu, itasha, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, levin, mazda, mitsubishi, MkIII, new year meeting, nissan, prince, r30, rx-7, s110, s50, s54, sa22, sa22c, sambar, savanna, silvia, skyline, sprinter, ssr, stelvio, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, ta22, takahashi kunimitsu, te27, toyota, trueno | 20 Comments

Bonus Video: Mazda Skyactiv gets retro

Posted on February 10, 2012 by John Roper

Not to be outdone by the boys at Fuji Heavy, Mazda has produced yet another look-at-our-awesome-history-of-fun-to-drive-cars montage commercial, but this time without the zoom-zoom. Instead, it’s to get the word out about its new family of Skyactiv motors. The spot … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, Friday Video, mazda | Tagged 110s, 787b, cm, cosmo sport, mazda | 19 Comments

The Vintage Japanese “OK” Hand Logo Explained

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Kevin San

Few things in life are cooler than vintage racing liveries. The colors, the typefaces, and the long-extinct corporate logos (of often just-as-extinct corporations) capture a moment in time that can never be replicated again. Add to that the rawness of … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, mazda, motorsports, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, c10, capella, celica, condom, corolla, fairlady z, fuji, gt-r, Hakosuka, katayama, kgc10, kpgc10, levin, mazda, nissan, ok symbol, okamoto, rx-2, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, ta22, te27, toyota | 23 Comments

“Black Gold” JNC Inkan now available

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Have you been scouring the pegs of your local mega box retailer? We’ve gotten reports that Mattel’s 1:64 Mazda RX-7 is out! So in honor of our collab with Hot Wheels, we’ve created a special “Black Gold” edition of our iconic … Continue reading →

Posted in jnc | Tagged fb, gtu, hot wheels, imsa, inkan, jnc, mazda, rx-7, sa22c | 11 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

Aoshima Gurachan Collection Nissan Fairlady 240ZG

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday we showed you some Aoshima 1/6 models of vintage Japanese racing barrels. On the opposite end of the scale scale Aoshima offers these bosozoku sleds from the 1/64 Gurachan Collection. The series has been out for a while, but … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, a20, aoshima, bosozoku, c10, c130, celica, chaser, cressida, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, gurachan, gx61, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, laurel, mark II, mazda, minicars, nissan, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, x60 | 6 Comments

2012 Hot Wheels X JNC Mazda RX-7

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Dan Hsu

2011 was a banner year for Japanese nostalgics in the Hot Wheels lineup with the release of both the hakosuka and kenmeri Nissan Skylines, as well as the BRE Datsun 510 in the Vintage Racing line. We at JNC were proud to have … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, minicars | Tagged gtu, hot wheels, imsa, mazda, rx-7, sa22c, savanna | 33 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 SevenStock

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Dan Hsu

SevenStock is SoCal’s annual gathering of all things rotary, a celebration of an engine so competitive it was banned from SCCA, IMSA and Le Mans. This year, the Mazdafarian Mecca was the Pomona fairgrounds, home of the NHRA Museum. That seems … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda | Tagged 110s, 787b, capella, cosmo sport, familia, fb, fc, fc3s, fd, fd3s, le mans, luce, mazda, r100, repu, rotary, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22, sa22c, savanna, sevenstock, wankel | 27 Comments

JNC 787B Le Mans Anniversary Shirts now Available!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Our “no outline” Mazda 787B Anniversary Tribute shirts are now available for purchase in the JNC Shop. Sorry for the wait, but many of the most popular sizes sold out at SevenStock. Our most complex shirt yet proudly features the … Continue reading →

Posted in jnc, mazda, nostalgic wear | Tagged 787b, mazda, nostalgic gear | 5 Comments

SEMA 2011 Part 02: Old School OEM

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We were excited to show you some modified nostalgics debuting at the aftermarket circus that is SEMA, but it can be even more rewarding when manufacturers bringing out classics from their own collections.

Posted in honda, mazda, subaru | Tagged 110s, alcyone, brz, civic, cosmo, cosmo sport, fr-s, ft-86, honda, mazda, sb1, scion, stepwgn, subaru, toyota, vellfire, xt | 21 Comments

Friday Video: Mazda 787B at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Ben Hsu

As we get ready for SevenStock tomorrow let’s round out Mazda Week with a Japanese documentary chronicling the Mazda 787B‘s historic siege on Le Mans. We are so completely obsessed with this machine that we made a shirt. The film hails from … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports | Tagged 787b, le mans, mazda, rotary | 7 Comments

Mazda Luce RX-4 Lost in Time

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The Mazda Luce still stands as one of the most beautiful coupes to come out of Hiroshima. Its American market equivalent, the RX-4, is extremely rare but here’s one just cold sitting in a Japanese barn waiting to roar again. Judging by that … Continue reading →

Posted in Barn Finds, mazda | Tagged Barn Finds, luce, mazda, rotary, rx-4 | 9 Comments

SevenStock Preview: JNC Mazda 787B Anniversary Shirt

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Orange and green. For Mazdafarians, the colors instantly evoke the livery of the Mazda 787B. You know the history — the 700-horse monster was the first and only Japanese car to win outright at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the only … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, nostalgic wear | Tagged 787b, le mans, mazda, rotary | 16 Comments

Wednesday Wall: Mazda Cosmo Sport & Familia Rotary Coupe

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Are you enjoying Mazda Week here at JNC? As we approach SevenStock 14 this Saturday, October 29, we wanted to give you this beautiful wallpaper to decorate your desktop. This is probably the single most famous photo ever taken of Mazda‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, Wednesday Wall | Tagged 110s, cosmo, cosmo sport, familia, familia rotary coupe, mazda, r100, Wednesday Wall | 8 Comments

This Mazda Familia is a Korean Nostalgic Car

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Guess what kind of car this is. Go on, guess. If you said Mazda Familia you’d be only sort of right. Mechanically, its a second-generation Familia with a cheap eggcrate grille, quad headlamps, and either a 1.0 or 1.3 liter … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, Rebadged | Tagged brisa, familia, kia, mazda, r100 | 12 Comments

Behold the bridge of the USS Mazda Cosmo

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ben Hsu

This is the interior of a third-generation Mazda Cosmo. The first generation 1967-72 Cosmo Sport had space-age styling on the outside. Then Mazda brought back the Cosmo name in 1975 for the Mazda RX-5, and the only thing spacey about … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged 13b, cosmo, hb, mazda, rx-5 | 18 Comments