Tag Archives: nissan skyline

GALLERIES: The Petersen Automotive Museum opens an unprecedented exhibit honoring Japanese cars

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Perhaps it is only fitting that the Petersen Automotive Museum is now located in what was once the only Seibu department store in the US. Where rows of Japanese home goods resided in 1962, today in 2018 stands this hemisphere’s most comprehensive museum … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged 2000gt, A80, bosozoku, c110, civic, cosmo sport, cresta, csp311, datsun, Datsun Type 16, drag, ef, EK, Flying Feather, hino, honda, Honda N-Series, Honda S-Series, jimny, kaido racer, kenmeri, lj20, mazda, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi 500, n600, nissan skyline, Petersen Museum, prince, r382, rx-3, s600, silvia, skyline sport, supra, suzuki, Suzulight, toyoda aa, toyota, x80 | 30 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

Friday Video: Tokusou Saizensen Intros

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Ben Hsu

This week’s video shows the collected opening sequences for Tokusou Saizensen, which translates (we think) to “Special Investigation Frontline”. The long running Japanese police drama aired from 1977 to 1987, but the intro had to be re-shot each time Nissan … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games | Tagged datsun, japanese cop show, japanese police drama, japanese police procedural, nissan, nissan cedric, nissan gloria, nissan skyline, tokusou saizensen | 5 Comments

Shako Hako

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Shakotan means simply “low-down” in Japanese, but this shako hako is a superlative example. There is such a thing as going too far though. Suffice it to say, you won’t be seeing this on the JNC project car. [via KaZato … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged kpgc10, nissan, nissan skyline, nissan skyline kgc10, shakotan | 11 Comments

Friday Video: Seibu Keisatsu Nissan Carnage

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We went with high art and how-to for the last two Friday Videos but this week is a return to the roots – more Seibu Keisatsu madness. The video appears to be clips from two episodes spliced together. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, seibu keisatsu, Video Games | Tagged datsun, datsun b210, nissan, nissan laurel, nissan skyline, nissan skyline r30, nissan sunny, seibu keisatsu | 7 Comments

Shizuoka 70s Street Fighters

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Picture it: you’re cruising along in the Shiz behind the wheel of a rented kei car, minding your own business in the slow lane. It starts as a faint buzz. Within moments, the sound multiplies into a chorus of side … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan | Tagged Hakosuka, kenmeri, nissan skyline, pgc10 skyline, skyline pgc110 | 26 Comments

JNC Issue 4 Sneak Peek

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Dan Hsu

John Oshima’s absolutely sinister 1977 Nissan Skyline. See more of this car in Japanese Nostalgic Car: Issue 4! Subscribe now to ensure you don’t miss out on the next issue!

Posted in jnc mag, nissan | Tagged 1977, japanese nostalgic car magazine, nissan skyline, nissan skyline japan | 14 Comments

Friday Video: Mitsubishi Kei Car vs. Mustang II

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Perhaps the Skyline vs. Cougar video from two weeks ago was a bit too much excitement for your delicate sensibilities. If so, this week’s video is another Japan vs. Detroit matchup that flexes considerably less muscle. In 1985’s My Lucky … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, Video Games | Tagged Add new tag, car chase, jackie chan, kenmeri skyline, mazda 323, mazda familia, mitsubishi minica, my lucky stars, nissan laurel, nissan skyline, toyota corolla | 12 Comments

Daikoku by Day

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

You’ve all heard of the stories of Daikoku Parking Area. On weekends, it serves as the gathering area for a multitude of Japan’s outrageous car cultures, from hashiriya street racers to bosozoku bikers to crazy vanners with more fiberglass than … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged daikoku, daikoku parking area, mazda rx-7, mitsubishi, mitsubishi chariot, nissan 370z, nissan 370z nismo, nissan skyline, nissan skyline gt-r, nissan stagea, subaru legacy, toyota soarer | 12 Comments

Seibu Keisatsu's Skyline vs. Mercury Cougar

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Ready for some Detroit vs. Japan action? A C210 Skyline chasing down a 1970 Mercury Cougar, perhaps? In fact, it’s the episode of Seibu Keisatsu in which the chief adds a new car to the fleet, the Super Machine-X Skyline … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, seibu keisatsu, Video Games | Tagged nissan skyline, nissan skyline c210, nissan skyline japan, seibu keisatsu | 12 Comments

Nos2Days Day 1 Sneak Peek

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Ben Hsu

So this is why I’m in Japan and posting Friday videos on Thursday – the first ever Nos2Days show in Yokohama. As you might have guessed it lasts two days and is sponsored by the best selling Japanese classic car … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota | Tagged datsun, datsun 240z, hakosuka skyline, kenmeri skyline, mitsubishi, mitsubishi galant gto, nissan, nissan fairlady z, nissan skyline, nos2days, nostalgic hero, nostalgic hero show, subaru, subaru 360, toyota, toyota crown | 4 Comments

Billet Aluminium Hakosuka Skyline

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Kevin San

For those of you who are looking to upgrade from Choro-Qs…here’s your chance! It’s a billet alloy KPGC10 Skyline. And if you have to ask, no you can’t afford it. Details after the jump.

Posted in datsun, minicar, nissan, Toys | Tagged nissan, nissan skyline, nissan skyline gt-r | 14 Comments

Footage of Nissan, Mazda and Toyota Nostalgics

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Ben Hsu

For your weekend viewing here’s some drool-inducing footage of vintage Nissan Skylines. Hakosukas, kenmeris, japans, you’ve got it all. Click through for another video with Z-cars, Celicas and the stray 810 Bluebird, Mazda Familia, Luce, RX-7 and Toyota Chaser. Thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan | Tagged mazda, mazda familia, mazda luce, mazda rx-2, mazda rx-4, nissan, nissan skyline, toyota, toyota celica, toyota chaser | 2 Comments

Weird and Wild at the Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Ben Hsu

It’s Tokyo Auto Salon time again, and you know what that means. All the weird and wacky custom cars of Japan come to Makuhari Messe in Chiba to show their stuff. Reports are filtering in all over the web, but … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, nissan, tokyo auto salon, toyota | Tagged 2009 tokyo auto salon, honda civic, honda civic ef, mugen, nissan, nissan skyline, nissan skyline r30, tokyo auto salon, toyota, toyota 2000gt | 17 Comments

This is How the Bosozoku Roll

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ben Hsu

They say that the goose-step, ridiculous and inefficient as it may seem, became the march of choice for dictatorships around the world specifically because of its silly appearance. After all, only a terrifying madman could force thousands of able-bodied soldiers … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, japan, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, chaser, cressida, datsun, mark II, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan skyline, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota cressida, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer, toyota supra | 16 Comments