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EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 01 – Sixties Sports

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Japanese Classic Car Association is one of the nation’s largest organizations for old car enthusiasts. Each year, the New Year Meeting show draws thousands. This year’s event took place on Sunday, January 26 from 9-4 in the Aomi Parking Area … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, bellett, contessa, cosmo sport, csp311, datsun, fairlady roadster, familia coupe, hino, isuzu, mazda, new year meeting, nissan, r100, s600, S800 Honda, silvia, sp311, sports 800, toyota | 9 Comments

MINICARS: 2015 Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 510 Wagon

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

We can probably all agree that there’s nothing cooler than an old Japanese wagon. With that in mind, we’re proud to announce the next Hot Wheels car to bear the JNC inkan is, once again, the 1:64 scale representation of designer Jun Imai’s Datsun … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, hot wheels, nissan, wagon | 11 Comments

JNC RADIO: Sing along to the The Auto Show Song

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Ben Hsu

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 →

Posted in JNC Radio | 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 | 1 Comment

KIDNEYS, ANYONE? Arizona auction roundup

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Ben Hsu

After the record prices for JNCs seen in Monterey last year, all eyes were on the gavel-pounding circus that is Arizona in early January. With no less than six auction houses competing for attention and incessant television coverage, it’s like Superbowl of car … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged 110s, 2000gt, auctions, barikan, c10, corona, cosmo sport, fj40, Hakosuka, land cruiser, mazda, nissan, scottsdale, skyline, t40, toyota | 13 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? How to sell a Datsun 240Z

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This 1973 Datsun 240Z has dings, hasn’t been driven in 15 years, and the dash has more cracks than a plumber’s convention. It’s not even a desirable 1970-72 model. Why, then, with just a little over one day on eBay, it’s been bid … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged 240z, datsun, kidney anyone, nissan, s30 | 17 Comments

MINICARS: Igniton Models 1:18 kenmeri Nissan Skyline GT-R

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

What you are looking at here is not a kenmeri Skyline. It’s an insanely detailed scale model of a kenmeri Skyline made by a new outfit out of Shizuoka called Ignition Models. They make a variety of 1:43, 1:18 and 1:12 … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged c110, Ignition Models, kenmeri, minicars, nissan, skyline | 20 Comments

DESIGN: An interview with Nissan designer Ken Lee

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Ben Hsu

It’s not often that you find yourself hurtling down narrow two-lane roads with the guy that designed the very car you’re sitting in. We recently had the rare opportunity to take a ride with Ken Lee, a senior creative manager at Nissan … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged carina, cedric, cosmo sport, crown, Design, gloria, Hong Kong, Ken Lee, mazda, Murano, nissan, taxis, toyota | 13 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 02

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Skorj

The annual Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival offers something few other shows can claim: the chance to see its cars driving through public streets. It’s not simply witnessing them in motion, though It’s the fact that those public streets are in Tokyo, in some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 410, Cedric 31, contessa, crown, datsun 210, e70, gloria, hino, mark II, nissan, prince, publica, s30, s50, s60, skyline, sports 800, sprinter, subaru, subaru 360, toyota, x30 | 15 Comments

JNC‘s top stories of 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Ben Hsu

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.

Posted in jnc | 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 | 1 Comment

VIDEO: Nissan explores pickup history in “Truckumentary”

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Ben Hsu

The next-generation Nissan Titan will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Leading up to it, Nissan has produced a multi-part “Truckumentary” leading up to its reveal. Part one delves into Nissan’s storied truck history.

Posted in Video | Tagged 320, 720, nissan, patrol, Titan, trucks, Video | 2 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 01

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Skorj

Unlike last year‘s clear blue skies and balmy weather, this year’s Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival was held on a cool, wet Saturday. The annual event, put on by the Toyota Automobile museum, welcomes all marques and takes place in a … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 110s, 117, 2000gt, 510, bluebird, cedric, Cedric 31, corolla, cosmo sport, datsun, datsun 210, e10, E50, gemini, honda, honda z, isuzu, levin, mazda, Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, nissan, sambar, sprinter, subaru, subaru 360, TE55, toyopet crown, toyota, trueno | 15 Comments

MINICARS: 2015 Hot Wheels lineup announced

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Mattel has announced the entire 2015 Hot Wheels lineup. Each year, there are a number of brand new castings and this year the one that jumps out to JNCers is surely the 1990 Acura NSX. Yes, by next year, Soichiro’s supercar will officially be a Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 240z, 370z, 620, acura, ae86, brat, brz, civic, datsun, ef, honda, hot wheels, mazda, nissan, nsx, rx-7, s30, scion, scion fr-s, subaru, toyota | 14 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock 17

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Ben Hsu

SevenStock is the annual gathering of the Southern California Rotary Club. The combination car show and track day is one of the largest American assemblages Mazdas both old and new, held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California with official support … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 787, a10, capella, cosmo, datsun, fb, fd3s, imsa, luce, mazda, mx-6, nissan, r100, repu, rotary, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, rx-792p, rx-8, sa22, savanna, sevenstock, stanza, suzuki, Suzuki RE5, wagons | 9 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? 4-door Hakosuka GT-R up for auction

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Ben Hsu

A 1970 Nissan Skyline GT-R sedan will cross the block at RM Auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona in January. After the floodgates opened in Monterey earlier this year, there has been a frenzy of invisible trans-Pacific activity. Moneyed gaijin are trading their dollars for Nihon steel … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged c10, Hakosuka, kidney anyone, nissan, pgc10, skyline | 10 Comments

EDITORIAL: Why 2014 is the Year of the JNC

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Ever since we founded JNC way back in late 2006, we’ve been waiting for this year. We knew it would be an important milestone, but this particular orbit around the sun has exceeded even our wildest expectations. Here’s why 2014 is the year of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged Bullet Train, hot wheels, infiniti, jccs, lexus, mazda, nissan, shinkansen, toyota | 10 Comments

EVENTS: Showa Kinen Park Car Show

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Chris Nicholson

Today’s guest writer is Chris Nicholson, who keeps the cars running at the Lane Motor Museum. Chris recently attended a classic car show in Showa Kinen Park. Every trip to Japan is full of wonder, and every trip to Japan is too … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, 510, a30, amg, bluebird, c30, carol, cedric, chantez, civic, corolla, daihatsu, debonair, e10, familia coupe, fronte, gloria, honda, honda 1300, isuzu, kei, laurel, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, publica, sb1, Showa Kinen Park, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, subaru r-2, suzuki, toyota | 6 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Boso Hanto, Day 02

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Skorj

On Day 01 of our Boso Hanto tour we visited visited hallowed ground, a Skyline specialist shop, and stopped for the night with some curry and a bit of Honda tourism. Welcome to Day 02, where we continued through the peninsula in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged 521, beat, Boso Hanto, c110, chaser, dyna, fronte, Grand Touring, honda, Hypermini, jeep, life, mazda, minka, mirage, mitsubishi, nissan, s800, skyline, subaru, suzuki, t2000, Tokyo Bay Aqualine, toyota, wangan, yommeri | 13 Comments

EVENTS: Pacifico

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Dan Hsu

Pacifico is the first show in southern California by Historic J, who have put on events like the Bayline Gathering, Vintage Auto Salon, and Shokuji J-Tin in the San Francisco area. If the show’s name sounds familiar, you might be thinking of … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 510, 610, a20, a60, acura, ae86, AeroCabin, b110, b210, b310, bluebird, c110, capella, celica, colt, corona, cressida, crx, datsun, dodge, E50, e80, fairlady z, galant, gto, Hakosuka, honda, integra, kenmeri, KP41, kp61, mary, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, Phantom Z, r100, r32, repu, rocky auto, rx-2, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, soarer, sprinter, star road, starlet, sunny, supra, te27, toyota, trueno, x30, x70, z20 | 23 Comments

VIDEO: Watch Motorweek review the AE86, AW11, and S13

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Ben Hsu

This is the greatest thing ever to hit the internet. MotorWeek, one of the top three automotive TV shows from Owings Mills, Maryland, just put up some “retro reviews.” They review the AE86, S13, and AW11 when new, a good decade before anyone in … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged 240sx, ae86, corolla, Motorweek, nissan, s13, silvia, sprinter, toyota, Video | 7 Comments

25 YEAR CLUB: The Infiniti Q45 is officially a Japanese Nostalgic Car

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Flipping through the channels on your massive cathode-ray television in the fall of 1989, you probably came across a mysterious commercial for a yet unknown brand of new automobile. Only instead of the actual car, the spots cast your living … Continue reading →

Posted in 25 Year Club | Tagged 25 Year Club, infiniti, nissan, Q45 | 41 Comments