Tag Archives: nissan

Tomei Racing Exhaust Manifold for B310 Sunny

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Ben Hsu

In recent years vintage races inspired by the old TS Cup series has surged in popularity. Ever the popular choice, the Datsun Sunny has been a formidable opponent, both then and now, and it’s about to get a bit more … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1200, b310, datsun, exhaust, fuji, headers, manifold, nissan, sunny, tomei, tomei powered, touring sedan, ts cup | 7 Comments

Checking Godzilla for Radiation

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Apparently Japanese automakers have had to put their customers’ minds at ease, by conducting radiation tests on cars built since the Tohoku quake and tsunami for radiation. At Nissan’s Oppama plant, which is 225 miles southwest of the damaged Fukushima … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, nissan | Tagged datsun, fairlady z, fukushima, gt-r, nissan, nuclear, r35, radiation, tohoku earthquake, tsunami | 1 Comment

Liquid Hydrogen Powered KB210 Nissan Sunny

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Was the Tama Truck‘s source of energy not alternative enough for ya? Check out this little number. With a name like Sunny you might expect an enviro-friendly power source — and you’d be right, but it ain’t solar. This 1974 Datsun … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged b210, datsun, fuel cell, hydrogen, kb210, nissan, seed rally, sunny | 9 Comments

EARTH DAY: 1947 Tama E4S-47-1 Electric Car

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Right after WW2, petrol was scarce in Japan. The Tachikawa Aircraft Company responded to this shortage by developing the car you see here, the Tama E4S-47-1, in 1947. The fully-electric car had a top speed of 35 kph (22 mph), … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged datsun, Earth Day, electric car, gt-r, nissan, prince, skyline, tama | 10 Comments

Nissan 610 Bluebird-U on SSR Star Sharks

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Sharknose on Sharks. It’s Shark Day on JNC! Actually it’s not, but we don’t post enough 610s so here’s a bad-arse sedan for all you sameburu freaks.

Posted in nissan | Tagged 610, bluebird, bluebird-u, datsun, nissan, sameburu, sharknose | 3 Comments

Datsun 510, the Second Most Popular Car in Forza 3

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The Datsun 510, beloved economy/race/nostalgic/tuner car, is the second most popular chariot for virtual racers in Forza Motorsports 3. Slotting just under the million-dollar Bugatti Veyron and ahead of a slew of Ferraris, Alfas and Porsches, the good ‘ol 510 has … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games | Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun, forza, forza 3, forza motorsports 3, nissan | 8 Comments

Events: Nos2Days 2011, Part 02

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Nos2Days is a two-day event held by Geibunsha, publishers of the awesome Nostalgic Hero magazine. Cars on display can come from any number of places — individual owners, restoration shops, aftermarket tuners, specialty car dealers, and Nostalgic Hero covers, spanning … Continue reading →

Posted in events, minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260, 280z, 30, barramundi, c10, c110, c210, cedric, clipper, common snapper, cr01, datsun, dr30, dunlop, f31, fairlady z, gc10, gloria, gt-b, Hakosuka, infiniti, japan, kenmeri, kgc110, leopard, longchamp, longchamps, m30, marchal, meister, nissan, pgc10, phantom, pit house, prince, r30, rhr30, rocky auto, s30, s50, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline, techno, utilitas, work, xr-4 | 12 Comments

Friday Video: Zero-4 Fighter Trailer

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Add another title to Japan’s long tradition of guerrilla-shot movies about street racing. Zero-4 Fighter is all about late night drags in the metric system, where 400 meters is the interval by which you live your life. The presence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged datsun, fairlady z, mazda, nissan, rx-7, skyline, supra, toyota, zero-4 fighter | 6 Comments

Pre-Digital Camera Kobe Kyuusha Meeting

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We here at JNC love photos taken in pre-digital days. Clearly it’s not the photo quality, it’s that these authentic time-warp photos probably lived in some Japanese bloke’s personal photo album until one fateful day when it met with a … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 230, 330, 910, bluebird, c210, c230, cedric, cosmo, cosmo ap, cressida, datsun, garuchan, gx71, laurel, markII, maxima, mazda, mx73, nissan, rx-5, s30, skyline, toyota | 3 Comments

Narusawa Village Showa Version 2 Gallery

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Reason number 4,197 why Japan is awesome. No matter how miniscule the meet, wicked metal still shows up. Here’s a small gathering called Showa Version 2 that took place at the base of Mt. Fuji last November.

Posted in mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, trucks, wagons | Tagged 240rs, 720, a114a, aa175, aa63, ae86, b110, b122, b210, b211, b310, bs110, c230, camry, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, cresta, crown, datsun, galant, gazelle, gc110, gf31, gx71, hayashi, kb110, ke75v, kenmeri, kgc110, khc231, khgc10, kp61, lancer, laurel, leopard, levin, liftback, mark II, mazda, mesh, mitsubishi, MkII, MkIII, ms112, mx73, nissan, pf30, pickup, ra25, ra55, reverse mesh, rx-7, s110, sa22, sa22c, sanitora, savanna, silvia, skyline, sprinter, ssr, starlet, sunny, toyota, truck, trueno, tt106v, un521, van, vanette, vb310, wagon, work equip, yayoi, yonmeri | 13 Comments

Gallery of Japanese Concept Cars

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We’ve talked about many of these cars individually, but Pink Tentacle recently collected a bunch of Japanese concept cars all in once place. Here are some of Nihon’s wildest from the golden age of show cars. Above is the 1971 … Continue reading →

Posted in concepts, isuzu, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 126x, 216x, 270x, ad-1, bellett, concept, cue-x, datsun, ex-1, ex-7, ex-III, f101, isuzu, mazda, mx1600, mx1600-II, nissan, nx-21, rx-500, toyota | 19 Comments

Long Overdue Idea: V6 Datsun 240Z Drift Machine

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We’ve long wondered why no one has built an S30 Z drift machine yet. It’s light, it’s RWD, it’s simple to work on. Parts, whether junkyard special, aftermarket, or reproduction, are plentiful and can be scavenged from a whole host … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, datsun, drift, drifter, fairlady z, nissan, s30 | 6 Comments

RT50 Toyota Corona Found in Infiniti M Hybrid Ad

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Oversight or subtle jab? In a new Nissan TV spot, the Infiniti M Hybrid speeds through “the last 100 years of hybrid technology.” When it gets to 1978, there’s an RT50 Toyota Corona sitting pretty in a supposed hybrid car … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged barikan, corona, g's, gs450h, infiniti, lexus, m hybrid, nissan, rt40, shovelnose, toyota | 10 Comments

Friday Video: Zokusha Cruise Osaka

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Ben Hsu

As Japan recovers, let’s visit a simpler time. Here’s a nice evening commute through Osaka. Judging from the cars the background, it’s mid-1980s. Fun times. Watch the video below the fold.

Posted in bosozoku, Friday Video | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, bosozoku, c110, c130, c210, corolla, cosmo, cosmo ap, datsun, fairlady z, japan, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, laurel, levin, mango, mazda, nissan, osaka, rx-5, s130, s30, skyline, sprinter, te27, toyota, trueno, zokusha | 5 Comments

How the Earthquake is Affecting Japan’s Automakers

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ben Hsu

In the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake of March 11, the Japan’s great automakers are mostly at a standstill. Supply chains, transport and shipping facilities have all been affected by the quake and subsequent tsunami. There’s also rolling … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, japan, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged akio toyoda, earthquake, honda, japan, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, sendai, tohoku earthquake, toyota | 7 Comments

The Spirit of Sendai: JNC’s Tribute to the Hi-Land Drags

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The news out of Japan keeps getting worse. Nearly 1,600 are dead, the Nikkei stock market plunged 6%, and a second explosion has occurred at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Sendai, one of the hardest hit areas with some reports of … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 610, bluebird, bluebird-u, c110, datsun, earthquake, fairlady z, gt-r, hi-land, japan, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, nissan, r32, s130, s30, sendai, skyline | 3 Comments

Friday Video: Cedric 330 Wagon Full of Carnival Freaks

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ben Hsu

In what was probably one of the more bizarre episodes of Seibu Keisatsu, our favorite band of police heroes goes undercover at an amusement park. The goal is t catch some nefarious characters, one of which wears some sort of … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan, Video Games | Tagged 280zx, 330, 430, car chase, cedric, datsun, fairlady z, gloria, japanese cop show, nissan, s130, seibu keisatsu, wagon | Leave a comment

Old Ad: Kenmeri Nissan Skyline for Techno Project TR-V

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Was the Nissan Fairlady Z432 ad just a bit too stock for you? Maybe a vintage rim ad for the Techno TR-V is more your style. This kenmeri shows how things were done back in the day — shakotan stance, … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, nissan, wheels | Tagged bosozoku, c110, dunlop, gt-r, hippari, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, nissan, shakotan, skyline, sumitomo, techno, techno project, trv, wheels | 3 Comments

World’s First Nissan Fairlady Z Newspaper Ad

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Ready to go back in time? This is the first newspaper ad in history to fully reveal the Nissan Fairlady Z. It was published on October 20, 1969, four days before the 16th Tokyo Motor Show, where the S30 was … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, nissan | Tagged 1969, 240z, 260z, 280z, ad, datsun, fairlady z, nissan, s30, yomiuri, z432 | 6 Comments

Design Study: Nissan Silvia CSP311 and S13

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Looking at images of the Silvia recently, I was surprised that I had never noticed how many styling cues the 1988 S13 takes from the first Silvia, the 1965 CSP311. Part of it probably has to do with the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged 240sx, csp311, datsun, nissan, s13, silvia | 8 Comments