Tag Archives: pickup

The Toyota Truck: Weapon of Choice

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Car enthusiasts have long noticed that news footage from war-torn regions inevitably result in grainy shots of heavily armed men overflowing from the beds of Toyota pickups. Whether it’s rebels, guerillas, insurgents, counterinsurgents or, on occasion, the US Special Forces, … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, trucks | Tagged fj40, fj55, fj60, hilux, land cruiser, pickup, toyota, truck | 8 Comments

Toyota Skyline, Anyone?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Since we mentioned the BRE Mitsubishi Evo yesterday, we might as well one of the most classic examples of minicar marque-model mismatch. Zee Toys went out of business in 1996 but in its heyday the company had, among other products, … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, honda, minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, c210, celica, corolla, corona, datsun, honda, levin, minicars, n600, nissan, pickup, skyline, sprinter, te27, toyota, trueno, zee toys, zylmex | 9 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock 13, Part 01

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s late September so that means Mazdafarians everywhere are making a pilgrimage to Irvine, California, home of Mazda North America and SevenStock! Compared to Toyotas and Datsuns, old rotaries are rarer than UFO sightings (this ain’t Oz), but somehow new … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda | Tagged 510, 521, ae86, b2000, bluebird, corolla, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, datsun, familia, fc, fc3s, luce, masato miura, mazda, mazdaspeed, nissan, pickup, r100, repu, rotary, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, rx-8, savanna, sevenstock, sevenstock 13, sevenstock 2010, speedsource, swap, toyota, wankel | 11 Comments

Maisto Fifty-5s Datsuns and Toyotas Now On Sale

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Back in January John discovered that Maisto was coming out with a new lineup of diecast cars honoring some of our favorite old school rides. Now they’re out in independent retail and online stores. Most reports have indicated they are … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged 370z, 510, 620, datsun, diecast, evo, evo x, fifty5, lancer, maisto, minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, pickup, scion, sr5, toyota, xb | 6 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We have so much coverage from JCCS that we’ve skipped the Friday Video this week and spilling the final installment into the weekend. So like a fleet of ported rotaries roaring down the 710, let’s tear right in!

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 13b, 2000gt, 240z, 280zx, 310, 510, 521, ae82, bluebird, celica, city, civic, corolla, cr-x, cressida, crown, cvcc, datsun, datsun 310, fairlady z, fairladyr, fx-16, gsl-se, gt-s, hilux, honda, levin, luce, mazda, MkII, MkIII, monster tajima, mugen, mx73, n10, nissan, panasport, pickup, PL312, pro, pulsar, r360, ra29, roadster, rs45, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, s130, s30, s50, sb1, spl311, spl312, sprinter, sr20det, ssr, te27, te71, toyota, trueno, wagon, watanbe | 14 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 01

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This is the first installment of many from JCCS 2010. Toyota USA is a major sponsor and they pulled no punches with several of the race cars in their collection. More on this later!

Posted in datsun, events, nissan, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 620, carina, celica, corolla, cressida, crown, datsun, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, land cruiser, nissan, pickup, toyota, van | 21 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, Part II

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to Part Two of our coverage of the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals. As we mentioned in Part One, this show often blends American and Japanese customization styles, as evidenced by this army-themed van. If you think a US military motif, … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan | Tagged b110, bertone, caravan, cedric 430, crown, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 1200, debonair, gemini, hiace, hijet, i-mark, isuzu, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, ms52, ms53, nissan, nissan cedric, pickup, rs46, rx-3, savanna, sunny, toyopet, toyota, wagon | 11 Comments

2010 Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Skorj

The Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show took place at the bizarre inverted ziggurat known as Big Sight convention center last weekend. The annual event isn’t limited to Japanese classics, and this year focused on high end Italian exotics. Ho-hum, right? But like the … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged ae86, b110, b120, b210, c10, c110, cherry, contessa, corolla, crown, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, fairlady z, g-nose, Hakosuka, hino, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kujira, levin, mazda, ms65, nissan, pickup, rx-3, s30, s60, sanitora, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, te27, toyota, truck, trueno | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 15th Annual All Toyotafest, Part III

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Two years ago, nearly every AE86 at Toyotafest could have been a D1GP contestant. This past weekend, stock (or restorations with subtle mods) was the new black. We’ve long argued that the venerable twin-cam Corolla GT-S would be one of … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 1200, a20, ae86, bosozoku, camper, celica, corolla, cressida, dekotora, fj40, fj45, fj55, ke10, ke25, kyushakai, land cruiser, levin, lexus, ma70, ma71, mx62, pickup, ra21, ra29, shakotan, sprinter, supra, ta22, te21, te27, te37, te51, te71, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2010, trueno, v8, wagon | 16 Comments