Tag Archives: rx-7

Kidney, Anyone? 1976 IMSA GTU Champion Datsun 240Z

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Not just a kidney, but you’ll probably need to part with a retina and a lung or two. For $285,000 you get a slice of motorsports history — the Datsun 240Z that straight up won the IMSA GT/U 2.5-liter championship in 1976. Along … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, for sale, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 240z, brad frisselle, bre, datsun, dave kent, daytona, fairlady z, gtu, imsa, john knepp, john morton, mac tilton, mazda, nissan, rx-7, s30 | 10 Comments

Mazdas at Fuji Speedway, October 10, 1972

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This video comes courtesy of oldschool.co.nz via Retro-Classics. It’s from the heyday of the Fuji touring car championships and is unique in that the narration is in English! No more picking handfuls of syllables out of rapid-fire Japanese commentary that … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, nissan | Tagged bluebird, bluebird-u, capella, corolla, datsun, fuji gc, fuji speedway, galant, gurachan, katayama, levin, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7, savanna, skyline, sprinter, te27, terada, toyota, trueno, yorino | 4 Comments

No Pistons, No AWD: Mazda RX-7 Rally Car

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The first-gen Mazda RX-7 has competed in many forms of motorsport, from IMSA enduros to drag racing to touring car challenges. Here it is on dirt, with gratuitous helicopter tracking shots. Video after the jump. Hat tip to Andrew P.

Posted in mazda, motorsport | Tagged havspeed, mazda, mazda fb, rx-7, rx7, sa22, sa22c | 5 Comments

Rotary Power Prevails at Daytona!

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The icing on Mazda’s 90th birthday cake must be the SpeedSource Mazda RX-8‘s victory a few hours ago at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona enduro. Drivers Jonathan Bomarito, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Sylvain Tremblay repeated their 2008 win … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports | Tagged 24 hrs of daytona, fb rx-7, mazda, rx-7, rx-8, sa22c, speedsource | 6 Comments

Mazda 90th Anniversary Website Launched

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

A little weekend browsing for you guys: Mazda just launched its 90th Anniversary mini-site. Timeline photos abound, including some rarely-seen commercial vehicles.

Posted in mazda | Tagged capella, cosmo, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, familia, luce, mazda, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, sa22c, savanna | 6 Comments

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Mazdas at the 2010 Retromobile Show: Retromobile 2010 is one of the biggest classic car shows in Paris. They have all sorts of vehicles showcasing the history of locomotion, and this year Mazda had a big display. Check out photos … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged cosmo 110s, cosmo sport, familia, fb rx-7, mazda, r100, r360, retromobile, retromobile 2010, rx-7, sa22c | Leave a comment

Help Add A Mazda RX-3SP and Honda CR-X to Forza 3

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Forza 3 is teaming up with Jalopnik for the next round of downloadable cars for the racing sim. Let’s try to stuff the ballot box with J-tin like this Mazda RX-3SP (flames not included). Other candidates include the ’84 Mazda … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, Video Games | Tagged 240z, 323 gt-x, acura, b13, celica, corolla, cr-x, cr-x si, fb rx-7, forza 3, forza motorsport 3, honda, legend, mazda, mitsubishi, mr2, nissan, r31, rx-3, rx-3sp, rx-7, sa22c, sentra, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, toyota | 9 Comments

Rotary Overload: New Zealand Summerdrags 2010

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Listen up, Mazdafarians! If you want to see over 300 pics of vintage kiwi-style rotaries at the recent 2010 Summerdrags, click right here and braap your brains out.

Posted in mazda, motorsports | Tagged 121, 323, capella, cosmo, mazda, r100, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, savanna, summerdrags, summerdrags 2010 | Leave a comment

Kidney, Anyone? 39,000-Mile 1979 Mazda RX-7

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The seller of this “barn find” 1979 Mazda RX-7 with less than 39,000 miles on its rotary engine canceled all bids and stopped the auction on New Year’s Eve. But if you’re a fanatic Mazdafarian it might not be too … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, mazda | Tagged fb rx-7, mazda, rotary engine, rx-7, sa22c | 10 Comments

RX-7 Redux? Rumors of Rotary Sports Return

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Ben Hsu

If the Toyota FT-86 and Nissan Silvia are returning, why not make it triple? In a great end-of-year present, the grapevine has brought us news that the Mazda RX-7 will return in 2011 or 2012 (sources differ). Power will remain … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged mazda, rx-7 | 7 Comments

Fuji Speedway Frozen in Time, 1977-80

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Ben Hsu

The action that took place at Fuji Speedway in the 70s is the stuff of legend. Back then it was known as FISCO (Fuji International Speedway Co., Ltd.) and was host to epic battles in Group 5, Touring Sedan, and … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, motorsports, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 240zg, apache, b110, b310, celica, corolla, corolla levin, datsun, datsun 1200, enkei, fairlady z, familia, fisco, fuji speedway, gr5, grand champion, group 5, gurachan, le mans, mazda, mazda 251, mazda 252, nissan, r100, racing forg, rx-3, rx-7, sprinter, sprinter trueno, sunny, sunny excellent, te27, te47, tomei, toyota | 8 Comments

EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Four: Rolling Stock

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Friday Video to bring you more Japanese Classic Car Show sweetness. We love the fact that, like muscle cars, J-tin is ripe for modification. But sometimes it’s nice to see a faithfully restored example or … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 1979 prelude, 240z, accord, b210, capella, corona, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, honda, honey bee, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, lancer celeste, luce, mazda, mazda r360, mitsubishi, ms55, ms75, n360, n600, nissan, plymouth arrow, publica, rt40, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, rx-7 10th anniversary, s30 z, s50 crown, savanna, sports 1600, sunny, toyota, up10, z-act, z600 | 4 Comments

Friday Video: Crayon Shin-Chan’s Massive Nostalgia Tribute

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Ben Hsu

There’s a fantastic discussion going on in the JNC forums right now about J-tin appearances in anime. We never knew there were so many animated nostalgics and are blown away by what readers have uncovered. One of the hidden gems … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, celica, co10t, contessa, corolla levin, corona, corona rt40, cosmo 110 sports, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, crayon shin-chan, crayon shin-chan: the adult empire strikes back, daihatsu, hino, kenmeri, kgc110, mazda, midget, rx-7, sa22c, seibu keisatsu, skyline, sprinter trueno, subaru, subaru 360, te27, toyota, toyota 2000gt, Yoshihito Usui | 13 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part Two

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to the second and final installment of our SevenStock XII coverage (Click here for Part 1). It was hotter than the the ninth level of Hell that day and easy to see why southern California was on fire for … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, suzuki | Tagged datsun 510, mazda, mazda b2000, miata, mitsubishi colt, mx-5, r100, racing beat, repu, rotary pickup, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7, sevenstock, sevenstock 2009, sevenstock xii, suzuki re-5 | 4 Comments

EVENTS: SevenStock XII, Part One

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Ben Hsu

SoCal’s biggest rotary gathering took place on Saturday, at Mazda USA’s Irvine, California headquarters. Dan snapped enough photos that we’re splitting them into MotorMavens-style two-post coverage rather than our old massive image dump format. Let’s get to it, shall we? … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda | Tagged mazda, r100, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, sa22c, sevenstock | 15 Comments

USA Today Picks Top 10 Japanese Collector Cars

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Last Friday USA Today picked their Top 10 Japanese cars that they think will become collectible in the future. The piece echoes what we’ve been preaching all along, that these cars capture the nostalgic feelings of twenty- and thirty-somethings and … Continue reading →

Posted in media | Tagged 240z, 510, acura, ae86, bluebird, corolla, corolla gt-s, cr-x, datsun, fairlady z, fb rx-7, honda, integra, mazda, miata, mx-5, nissan, nsx, rx-3, rx-7, s30 z, s600, sa22c, savanna | 31 Comments

Famous Toyota and Mazda Racers, JNC Issue 3 Sneak Peek

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Time to check in with our friends at Speedhunters, who have had the fortune to see the famous yellow and green Toyota 2000GT land speed record car in person. If you’ve read Lifelong Pursuit, our profile about Shunichi Kasai’s Toyota … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, toyota | Tagged imsa gtu mazda, mazda, mazda rx-7, mazda rx7, rx-7, rx7, toyota 2000gt, toyota 2000gt land speed record, yatabe, yatabe 2000gt | 8 Comments