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Actual Nostalgic Cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We’ve talked enough about retro themed cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, so here are some actual vintage cars from the event. Makuhari Messe has two main halls, where Japan’s automakers reveal to the world their next supercars and … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, mazda, suzuki, toyota | Tagged accord, alto, concept, concept car, cvcc, fronte alto, honda, mazda, rx-500, sports 800, sports 800 gas turbine, sports 800 hybrid, suzuki, tokyo motor show, tokyo motor show 2009, toyota | 5 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS Part Six: Truck, Yeah! (And Some Race Cars)

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Okay guys, just a couple of more JCCS posts and we’ll be done. Today we’ll cover diametric opposites – the trucks and the race cars. The Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup is something that could almost be both. It’s the opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota, trucks | Tagged at civic, bluebird, civic, corolla, datsun, datsun 320, datsun 610, datsun 620, fj40, fj45, hilux, honda, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, land cruiser, mazda, mazda repu, mazda rotary pickup, nissan, stout, tamiya, te27, toyota, wonder civic | 9 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Four: Rolling Stock

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Friday Video to bring you more Japanese Classic Car Show sweetness. We love the fact that, like muscle cars, J-tin is ripe for modification. But sometimes it’s nice to see a faithfully restored example or … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 1979 prelude, 240z, accord, b210, capella, corona, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, honda, honey bee, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, lancer celeste, luce, mazda, mazda r360, mitsubishi, ms55, ms75, n360, n600, nissan, plymouth arrow, publica, rt40, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, rx-7 10th anniversary, s30 z, s50 crown, savanna, sports 1600, sunny, toyota, up10, z-act, z600 | 4 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Three: The Exotics

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Ben Hsu

One of the surprising things about JCCS this year was the sheer volume of Nissan Skylines. Partly, this is because there are now shops in the US dedicated to the importation and restoration of these wondrous machines. One such shop … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c10 skyline, c110 skyline, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, datsun, datsun 240k, dr30, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mazda, nissan, r30 skyline, skyline, toyota, toyota 2000gt, toyota century | 15 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Two: Wagons Ho!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Continuing with our JCCS 2009 coverage, here are the cars from my personal favorite category — the wagons! This restored orange Datsun 510 was gorgeous, and aside from the re-upholstered interior it looks like it could have driven off the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, kei, mazda, nissan, toyota, wagons | Tagged 510, 910 maxima, bluebird, civic, cony, cony 360, corolla, cressida, cvcc, datsun, honda, mazda, mx32, mx62, mx72, nissan, rx-3, te72, toyota, wagon, wagons | 9 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We are tired and overheated from running at redline all day at the JCCS. But we are happy to report that the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show was the best one yet, with plenty of old school goodness to blow … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, jccs, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, datsun, datsun 240z, dr30 skyline, honda, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2009, mazda, mugen cf-48, nissan, skyline, toyota | 9 Comments

Friday Video: Crayon Shin-Chan’s Massive Nostalgia Tribute

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Ben Hsu

There’s a fantastic discussion going on in the JNC forums right now about J-tin appearances in anime. We never knew there were so many animated nostalgics and are blown away by what readers have uncovered. One of the hidden gems … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, celica, co10t, contessa, corolla levin, corona, corona rt40, cosmo 110 sports, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, crayon shin-chan, crayon shin-chan: the adult empire strikes back, daihatsu, hino, kenmeri, kgc110, mazda, midget, rx-7, sa22c, seibu keisatsu, skyline, sprinter trueno, subaru, subaru 360, te27, toyota, toyota 2000gt, Yoshihito Usui | 13 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part Two

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to the second and final installment of our SevenStock XII coverage (Click here for Part 1). It was hotter than the the ninth level of Hell that day and easy to see why southern California was on fire for … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, suzuki | Tagged datsun 510, mazda, mazda b2000, miata, mitsubishi colt, mx-5, r100, racing beat, repu, rotary pickup, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7, sevenstock, sevenstock 2009, sevenstock xii, suzuki re-5 | 4 Comments

1600-Plus Mazda MX-5 Roadsters Celebrate 20th Anniversary

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Ben Hsu

More than 1600 MX-5 Roadsters swarmed Mazda‘s hometown of Hiroshima, Japan on September, 20 for what has to be a new world record in single-model gatherings. After all, the MX-5 already holds the Guinness record for best selling two-seater droptop … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, mazda | Tagged hiroshima, mazda, mazda roadster, miata, miata 20th anniversary, miyoshi proving grounds, mx-5 | 4 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part One

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Ben Hsu

SoCal’s biggest rotary gathering took place on Saturday, at Mazda USA’s Irvine, California headquarters. Dan snapped enough photos that we’re splitting them into MotorMavens-style two-post coverage rather than our old massive image dump format. Let’s get to it, shall we? … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda | Tagged mazda, r100, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, sa22c, sevenstock | 15 Comments

Mazda RX-3 Savannas Take to the Circuit

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Here are some actual gurachan – as in Grand Champion, not gurachan-style – Mazda RX-3 Savanna race cars from the mid- to late-70s. In this photo driver Naoki Nagasaka hits the 1978 Fuji GC and Super Touring series. Note the … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged fuji, grand champion, gurachan, mazda, mazda rx-3, rx-3, rx-3 savanna, suzuka | 10 Comments

Friday Video: Nissan Bluebird 610 vs Mazda Luce

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Ben Hsu

From the Japanese TV series Detective Story comes this comical car chase involving Nissan Bluebird 610 and a Mazda Luce sedans. This is the same program that gave us the Mazda Cosmo AP vs Dump Trucks chase we posted a … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, Video Games | Tagged bluebird, bluebird 610, datsun, datsun 610, detective story, luce, mazda, nissan, rx-4 | 4 Comments

USA Today Picks Top 10 Japanese Collector Cars

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Last Friday USA Today picked their Top 10 Japanese cars that they think will become collectible in the future. The piece echoes what we’ve been preaching all along, that these cars capture the nostalgic feelings of twenty- and thirty-somethings and … Continue reading →

Posted in media | Tagged 240z, 510, acura, ae86, bluebird, corolla, corolla gt-s, cr-x, datsun, fairlady z, fb rx-7, honda, integra, mazda, miata, mx-5, nissan, nsx, rx-3, rx-7, s30 z, s600, sa22c, savanna | 31 Comments

Bosozoku Style Fo' Lyfe

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Remember that Shako Hako we posted a while back? Reader Zeb found the source of the pic, which revealed a whole gallery of bosozoku style machines from way back in the day. How far back? Before the age of digital … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, c210, celica supra, celica xx, chaser, cosmo, cosmo hb, cressida, datsun, gurachan, Hakosuka, kgc10, kgc210, kyushakai, marchal, mark II, mazda, nissan, skyline, skyline japan, supra, toyota, x30, yanki | 6 Comments

Nostalgics Galore at Japan Meet Norway

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Is there anything that looks more UFO-ey than the rump end of a kujira Crown wagon? This goon and other nostalgics gathered yesterday, 9/9/09, for Japan Meet Norway. It comes hot on the heels of Swiss and Finnish J-tin congregations, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, 810, 929, b110, bluebird, cedric, celica, cherry, crown, datsun, japan meet norway, luce, mazda, nissan, rx-4, sunny, toyota | 5 Comments

More Vintage Wheel Ads: Techno, Yayoi, Etc.

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We posted some vintage Japanese wheel ads a while back. Here’s some more spotted on Riverside. Many have a similar theme: modified OG J-ride, night time shot, the wheel in question and a glimpse of asphalt lit dramatically. The message … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, wheels | Tagged datsun, datsun 260z, datsun 280zx, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan fairlady z, nissan laurel, nissan laurel c130, nissan skyline, nissan skyline kgc10, nissan sunny, pasco-fame bilbo, racingforg, suzuka carol, techno phantom, techno shadow, yayoi | 18 Comments

Mazda MX-5/Miata/Roadster 20th Anniversary Edition

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Available starting today at all Japanese Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships is a new Roadster (called MX-5 or formerly Miata elsewhere on planet Earth) celebrating the model’s 20th anniversary. Mazda offers it in either soft top or retractable hard top … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged mazda, mazda 20th anniversary, mazda miata, mazda mx-5, mazda roadster | 2 Comments

Original Mazda RX-3 Accessories

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Matt De Mangos

Did you ride a Chopper bike when all the other kids rode Schwinns or Huffys? If so, then these official Mazda accessories would’ve suited you when you bought your first RX-3. So the “side skirt mold” and “speed wiper arm … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged mazda, mazda rx-3, mazda rx-3 accessories | 11 Comments

Friday Video: Wheeler Dealers Flip Toyota MR2

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Wheeler Dealers – S02E01 S02E02 – Toyota MR2 Part Over at Streetfire someone has uploaded episodes of Wheeler Dealers, a great UK show “keeping modern and iconic classics on the road.” The premise is this: each week the hosts find a … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, toyota | Tagged aw11, lexus, lexus ls400, mazda, mazda mx-5, suzuki, suzuki jimny, suzuki samurai, suzuki sj410, toyota, toyota mr2, wheeler dealers | 14 Comments

Rotorstock & Retro Show at Santa Pod

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Ben Hsu

JNCer from across the pond, colink, sent us some photos of the recent Rotorstock and Retro show at Santa Pod Raceway in Bedfordshire, England. This beautiful blue Nissan Violet/1600 (aka Datsun 710) really caught my eye.

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan | Tagged datsun, datsun 1600, datsun 710, mazda, mazda rx-4, mazda rx-7, mazda rx-7 trailer, nissan, nissan violet, rotorstock, rotorstock & retro show, santa pod | 2 Comments