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EVENTS: 2016 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — Skyline City
This year’s JCCS was truly a special event for many reasons, but here’s another one: the numerous and diverse number of Skylines that showed up. Nearly every generation of post-Prince Skyline could be seen, and for a car that was never … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2016 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 — Movin’ On Up
We’ve been going to the Japanese Classic Car Show for over a decade, but this year was undoubtedly the best one yet. In its twelfth year, the JCCS, which took place this weekend at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, has grown … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 510, 767b, 929, acura, ae86, Armada, bre, c10, c110, colt, corolla, corolla gt-s, cosmo sport, datsun, datsun 510, dodge, e10, eunos, gt-r, Hakosuka, honda, Honda Serial One, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2016, JNC Shōnin, ke10, kenmeri, lancer, LC 500, lexus, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, motorsports, mx-5, n600, nissan, nsx, patrol, r35, rx-7, s30 z, scca, skyline, te27, toyota, Yoshimi Katayama
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JCCS Preview: San Mamiya stickers and prints
At JCCS this year, JNC is proud to carry the works of one of Japan’s best automotive artists. San Mamiya stickers and prints will be available at the JNC booth in very limited quantities, so get there early. Here’s a listing of what we’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged c10, city, Hakosuka, honda, jccs, mazda, nissan, rx-3, San Mamiya, savanna, skyline
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GRAND TOURING: Chubu and Kinki, Part 02
Part 01 of our grand tour through central Japan took us to Toyoma, a city that revealed not only castles but a trove of classic Toyotas. After prying ourselves away, we headed inland.
Posted in Grand Touring
Tagged cr-v, fairlady z, fc3s, Grand Touring, honda, kei, mark II, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-7, s30 z, suzuki, swift, toyota, toyota 86, trucks, x70
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JCCS Preview: Hot Wheels X JNC giveaway
Are you ready for JCCS this Saturday? We at JNC are having a Fairlady Roadster-themed day to coincide with the debut of Hot Wheels’s newest JNC casting, the Datsun Fairlady 2000. As such, we will be giving away several cars at the show, including … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, datsun, fairlady roadster, hot wheels, jccs, jun imai, nissan
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JCCS Preview: JNC “39” shirts debut
We are very excited about the JCCS (four days away!), and the theme at the JNC booth this year will be early Nissan motorsports. To celebrate, we are debuting a new shirt design, called simply “39”.
Posted in JNC Apparel
Tagged datsun, fairlady roadster, japan grand prix, jccs, jnc apparel, nissan, suzuka circuit
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JCCS Preview: Nissan DNA Garage cars loaded up
This morning, a truck in Nashville picked up a couple of old cars to transport to California, including what is arguably the most valuable car in Nissan USA’s DNA Garage.
Posted in JCCS Preview
Tagged 510, bluebird, bre, datsun, fairlady, jccs, nissan, SPL213
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MINICARS: 2016 Hot Wheels X JNC Track Day Datsun 510 Bluebird
Of the 26 Hot Wheels cars that have worn the JNC inkan, the latest is one of our favorites. That’s because the Track Day series Datsun Bluebird 510 isn’t just a wicked diecast race car, but one whose livery was inspired by a wicked … Continue reading
MOTORSPORT: The Prince R380
While other Japanese historic racing cars generate equal amounts of enthusiasm and respect, one particular car has sat in relative obscurity for many years. Known only to a few otaku but integral in both the rising dominance of Japanese cars on … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Council, japan grand prix, nissan, prince, r380, Yoshikazu Sunako
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KIDNEY, ANYONE? Ridley Scott Super Bowl 300ZX
In 1990 Nissan debuted the Z32 with what was likely one of the most expensive car commercials ever commissioned at the time. They hired the most famous Hollywood sci-fi director in the world, Ridley Scott (of Blade Runner, Alien, and Black Rain fame), aired … Continue reading
VIDEO: The age old battle of Skyline vs Rotary
Skyline vs Rotary. It’s one of the oldest rivalries in Japanese motorsports, ever since Mazda snatched the Skyline’s widely expected 50th touring car victory in 1972. The folks at Best Motoring have recreated the battle, with tributes to the works Hakosuka GT-R and Savanna … Continue reading
JCCS Preview: Nissan 2017 GT-R NISMO debut, Matchbox Hakosuka giveaway
After a strong showing in 2015, Nissan will be back at the Japanese Classic Car Show this year in a big way. First off, they’ll be showing what is arguably the crowning jewel of its American collection, the BRE Datsun 510 raced by John … Continue reading
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Tagged 510, bre, c10, datsun, fairlady, GT-R NISMO, Hakosuka, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2017, kgc10, nissan, patrol, r35, skyline, SPL213
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MINICARS: 2017 Hot Wheels X JNC Nissan Fairlady 2000
We at JNC are once again extremely proud to share with you the latest Hot Wheels car to wear the JNC inkan. The Nissan Fairlady 2000 will be showing up in stores soon as a 2017 release, part of the “Legends of Speed” … Continue reading
MOTORSPORT: The hakosuka Skyline GT-R at its absolute peak
By the end of 1971 racing season, the Skyline GT-R was barreling towards its highly anticipated 50th victory in Japan’s hotly contested touring car races. The GT-R had enjoyed three years of domination but, as history knows, the planning for that much publicized 50th win would all … Continue reading
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Tagged c10, capella, fuji gc, fuji speedway, gt-r, Hakosuka, kpgc10, kunimitsu takahashi, mazda, Motoharu Kurosawa, nissan, rx-2, skyline, Yoshimi Katayama
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Happy 810 Day from JNC!
Happy 810 Day from JNC! Here’s Jorge Ramirez’s old goon for your viewing pleasure.
PIXELATED: A Datsun Cherry stars in the most realistic car simulator ever created
Forget Sega GT. Forget Forza. Forget Gran Turismo. Though we haven’t even played it yet, we’re beyond certain that the most realistic car simulator ever created is My Summer Car, a Finnish game where you restore an E10 Datsun Cherry one frustrating part at a time.
