Tag Archives: nissan
VIDEO: The Birth of the Skyline Legend
Yesterday we wrote about the watershed events that put Datsun on the motorsports map in the USA (and by extension, the western world). Here’s how it began in Japan. We’ve written about the Prince Skyline GT-B‘s historic battle against the race-bred … Continue reading
Posted in motorsports, nissan, Prince
Tagged 1964 Japan grand prix, datsun, japan grand prix, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, nissan, porsche 904, prince, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline, skyline gt-b, suzuka, Tetsu Ikuzawa, Yoshikazu Sunako
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BOOKS: The Stainless Steel Carrot, An Auto Racing Odyssey — Revisited
John Morton has lived a life most of us can only dream of. The legendary driver has had a storied career piloting everything from Shelby Cobras to Porsche Le Mans Prototypes. Of course, the reason Nissan nuts line up for … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 240z, 260, 280z, 510, bluebird, bre, brock racing enterprises, datsun, fairlady z, john morton, mazda, nissan, Pete Brock, rx-7, s30, savanna, scca, Sylvia Wilkinson, The Stainless Steel Carrot, trans-am
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VIDEO: “San Francisco Skyline” by Petrolicious
You may recognize Ivan Jarmillo as one of the co-founders of the Bayline Gathering car show in San Francisco. As it happens, Ivan’s also the proud owner of two coveted classic Skylines, a white hakosuka and a silver kenmeri. In this video … Continue reading
Posted in nissan
Tagged c10, c110, datsun, Hakosuka, Ivan Jarmillo, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, nissan, Petrolicious, skyline
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MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Boulevard series to include Datsun 510 Wagon and Hakosuka Skyline
It has been confirmed by Brazilian collector’s site T-Hunted that Hot Wheels‘ 2013 Boulevard series will contain at least two of our favorite nostalgics. We’ve shown you one of them already during a sneak preview at this year’s Japanese Classic … Continue reading
FRIDAY VIDEO: Toyota Cresta and Nissan Bluebird double team Jackie Chan’s Mitsubishi Galant Sigma
When Hong Kong triads cold kidnap you from a moving car, a Mitsubishi Galant Sigma with Jackie Chan behind the wheel might be your only hope. That is, unless your abductors have armed themselves with the best of Japan’s luxo-box sedans, … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Video, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, Video Games
Tagged 910, bluebird, cressida, cresta, Crime Story, datsun, Friday Video, galant sigma, jackie chan, maxima, mitsubishi, mx61, mx62, nissan, toyota, wagon, x60
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HISTORY LESSON: Datsun’s Own Rotary Engine, the 1972 Sunny RE
Today’s article comes from our friends at RotaryNews. They dug up and compiled this interesting but brief history of a rotary engine built by a Japanese automaker other than Mazda. Enjoy and please “like” them on Facebook. —Ben Nissan‘s interest … Continue reading
Posted in History Lesson, mazda, nissan
Tagged 200sx, b110, datsun, datsun 1200, History Lesson, mazda, nissan, rotary engine, s110, silvia, sunny, wankel
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EVENTS: 2012 Skyline Nationals, Part 02 – Australia’s Insane 1980s Nissan Touring Cars
Despite the fact that various generations of Godzilla were the headliners at the 2012 Skyline Nationals, many of Nissan‘s 1980s Group A and Group C touring cars drew just as much attention displayed at the car show and in action at the track day … Continue reading
Posted in events, motorsports, nissan
Tagged 200sx, 240z, 260z, 280z, 910, australia, Bathurst, bluebird, christine gibson, datsun, events, fj20, fred gibson, george fury, group c, mark skaife, nissan, prince, pulsar, pulsar exa, s12, s30, silvia, Skyline Nationals, Wakefield Park
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FRIDAY VIDEO Bonus Edition: Daniel Craig’s favorite James Bond car
What’s that, you say? You’ve never seen the Top Gear segment where they drive the Toyota 2000GT? That’s because it just aired as part of a BBC special to coincide with the lastest James Bond film, Skyfall (in which the spy resurrects … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Video, toyota, Video Games
Tagged 2000gt, Daniel Craig, datsun, James Bond, nissan, Skyfall, toyota, you only live twice
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FRIDAY VIDEO: Kei Miura, TRA Kyoto, and the Rocket Bunny FR-S
At this point cave dwellers and castaways may be the only people on Earth who haven’t had their senses assaulted by Rocket Bunny‘s insanely wide-bodied Scion FR-Ss. However, it’s Kei Miura, Osaka Kanjo racer, ex-bosozoku and shacho at TRA Kyoto that’s the man … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2012 Skyline Nationals, Part 01 – Australia’s Love Affair with Godzilla
The fourth event of its kind and the largest Nissan Skyline gathering in Australia, the 2012 Skyline Nationals in Goulburn brought together enthusiasts of all kinds of Skylines imaginable, from an immaculate original Prince S54 GT-B to the Australian-built R31 Silhouette and the high-powered R34 GT-R.
Posted in events, nissan
Tagged australia, Bathurst, dr30, enkei, fj20, george fury, Glenn Seton, group a, group c, gt-r, GTS-R, Jim Richards, nissan, Peter Jackson, Pintara, prince, r30, r31, r32, rb20, s54, skyline, Skyline Nationals, SVD, Wakefield Park, Winfield
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GRAND TOURING: Sailing through the desert in an Infiniti QX56
Lawrence of Arabia. The Road Warrior. Return of the Jedi. These journeys into the desert and the hazards that befall their heros were fully seared into our minds as we traveled from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona for the 25th … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Touring
Tagged 240z, bob bondurant, datsun, fairlady, fairlady roadster, infiniti, L320, nissan, qx, qx56
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KIDNEY, ANYONE? 17,000-mile 1972 Datsun 1200 Coupe
Right now on Ebay there’s a 1972 Datsun 1200 Coupe for sale, with a claimed mileage of only 17,181. Nissan USA marketed it as a fuel saver back in the day, with ads trumpeting its ability to drive from New … Continue reading
QotW: What music do you listen to when driving your nostalgic?
We all know the correct answer is “the engine,” but sometimes you need to rock out to some tunes to fully capture that nostalgic feel. What music do you listen to when driving your nostalgic? With songs their bosozoku-inspired costumes … Continue reading
Posted in nissan, Question of the Week, toyota
Tagged 2000gt, kishidan, nissan, QotW, Question of the Week, skyline, toyota
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EVENTS: 2012 ZCon
In the automotive kingdom there exists only a handful of models that can inspire a car show at the national level. We’re not talking about marques here; we mean a single model so iconic and beloved that its devotees have formed … Continue reading
Posted in events, nissan
Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 300zx, black gold, black pearl, datsun, fairlady z, nissan, s130, s30, safari rally, shiro, z31, z32, zcca, zcon, zzzap
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MINICARS: How to make custom decals for your Hot Wheels hakosuka Skyline
Many readers have asked JNC contributor Mark “ScaleMaster” Jones exactly how he adds his amazing detail to the custom Hot Wheels he’s shown you how to build. In Today’s article he’ll explain exactly how to do just that by turning the … Continue reading
Posted in minicars, nissan
Tagged c10, datsun, Hakosuka, hot wheels, kgc10, kpgc10, kunimitsu takahashi, minicars, nissan, ScaleMaster, skyline
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FRIDAY VIDEO: Wangan Midnight, The Movie, with subtitles
You know the drill. Boy meets Fairlady Z, boy restores Fairlady Z, boy learns Fairlady Z is possessed by a need to kill its owner. Wangan Midnight, the story of the Devil Z and its rivalry against the Blackbird Porsche … Continue reading
Posted in nissan, Video Games
Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 911, 930, blackbird, datsun, devil z, fairlady z, Friday Video, lancer celeste, mitsubishi, nissan, porsche, r34, s130, s30, skyline, wangan midnight
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