Tag Archives: rx-7

MINICARS: Tomica Limited Vintage made an FD3S Mazda RX-7 and it looks amazing

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Ben Hsu

We haven’t written about Tomica Limited Vintage in a while, but the collectors’ offshoot of Japan’s most popular diecast cars has been quietly churning out excellent 1:64-scale models of classics for a while. The latest, however, is sure to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fd3s, mazda, rx-7, tomica, tomica limited vintage | 3 Comments

JNC THEATER: Behind the scenes with JDM Legends on the eve of their Velocity Channel premiere

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Until now, the world of automotive-themed television shows has been pretty lackluster when it comes to Japanese cars. That’s all about to change with the Velocity Channel’s JDM Legends, titled after the Utah shop of the same name and premiering tomorrow, April 17. … Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater, Video Games | Tagged 240z, datsun, Eric Bizek, fairlady z, jdm legends, mazda, nissan, rx-7, S30Z, sa22, skyline, toyota | 25 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 New Year Meeting, Part 05 — Odds and Ends

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

One of the best parts about the largest classic car show in Tokyo is the random stuff you find for sale. We’ve covered the cars and trucks, so let’s take a look at the miscellany to be discovered in various corners of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advan HF Type D, bridgestone, c210, crown, fairlady z, honda, Honda T-Series, hoshino, mazda, minicars, motocompo, new year meeting, nissan, panasport, r30, r360, rs watanabe, rx-7, s30 z, s50, sa22, skyline, ssr, subaru, subaru 360, toyota, wagons, work wheels, Yokohama Tire | 7 Comments

ART CORNER: Japanese artist recreates Initial D touge scenes with amazing model cars

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Ben Hsu

It’s an iconic scene from the pages of Initial D — Takumi Fujiwara’s AE86 touge-battling Keisuke Takahashi’s FD RX-7, drifting through a hairpin. A Japanese artist known as Shinga on Twitter has recreated the moment, but as much as the finished product looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Corner | Tagged ae86, corolla, fd3s, Initial D, mazda, rx-7, sprinter trueno, toyota | 8 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Australia’s Improved Production Racing is absolutely riveting

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Even to car guys, a lot of modern racing is boring because there simply isn’t a lot of differentiation in the actual cars. Sanctioning bodies have made the rules so strict that in many cases the cars are basically identical. … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged 510, 808, ae86, australia, b110, datsun, Improved Production Challenge, lancer evolution, Magna, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, r100, rx-3, rx-7, sa22, sunny, toyota | 11 Comments

Tokyo Auto Salon: RE Amemiya’s personal Cosmo Sport

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

For Mazda fans the name RE Amemiya need no introduction. Isami Amemiya founded his rotary tuning house in 1974, and has been responsible for the world’s most insane modified Mazdas since. Ama-san has been sending these mad creations, usually FC or FD RX-7s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Tokyo Auto Salon | Tagged cosmo, fd3s, mazda, re amemiya, rx-7, tokyo auto salon | Leave a comment

VIDEO: This stunning Mazda collection goes beyond rotaries

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Ben Hsu

When you hear Mazda collector, typically that means a fleet of rotaries or Miatas. Danny Irvine has one of the most impressive Mazda collections around, precisely because it goes beyond RX-7s and Cosmos. In fact, his stable includes everything from K360 … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged carol, cosmo sport, Eunos Cosmo, fc3s, fd3s, k360, mazda, r100, rx-7, rx-8, sa22, t2000 | 6 Comments

QotW: What’s your favorite JNC underdog story?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Unless you emerged from a coma this morning you know that the underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl last night. It was a fantastic close game down to the final minutes. Of course, JNCs often had their own underdog stories and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Week | Tagged fd3s, mazda, QotW, rx-7 | 10 Comments

VIDEO: A bosozoku night cruise

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Do you like bolted on bubble flares, takeyari shaped like lightning bolts, and blinding dome lights that look like they’re off a 1960s police car except they’re purple? If not, well, maybe avert your eyes so you don’t see the parade of Celicas, Soarers … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged bosozoku, celica, chaser, cresta, mark II, mazda, nissan, rx-7, Shakotan Boogie, skyline, soarer, toyota | 11 Comments

RIP Kenichi Yamamoto, Father of the Mazda Rotary Engine, 1922-2017

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dave Yuan

Kenichi Yamamoto, who famously led Mazda’s “47 Ronin” team that brought the rotary engine into reality, passed away on December 20, 2017. His family made public his passing to the Japanese press on Christmas Day. Yamamoto was 95. A bona fide legend in … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends | Tagged cosmo sport, fc3s, fd3s, k360, Kenichi Yamamoto, mazda, r100, r360, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, RX-Vision, sa22, Tsuneji Matsuda | 11 Comments

EVENTS: Radwood 2 – Electric Boogaloo

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

From the moment co-organizer Art Cervantes told us the name of the event, we knew it would be incredible. Radwood. It was a car show exclusively for 80s and 90s machines. Like Goodwood but, you know, rad.

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 300zx, 4runner, 80-series, 929, a60, a70, A80, acura, ae86, aw11, brat, CBR900RR, celica, charade, chaser, civic, Civic EF, Civic EG, corolla, corona, cr-v, cressida, crx, daihatsu, delica, Dodge Raider, e70, eclipse, fc3s, fd3s, fj60, fj62, galant, Galant VR-4, honda, infiniti, integra, KA4, KA7, land cruiser, legend, lexus, Lexus LS, mazda, miata, Miata NA, Mighty Max, mitsubishi, montero, motocompo, mr2, MX-3, mx-5, N60, nissan, nsx, pajero, prelude, Q45, r33, r34, Radwood, rx-7, s13, sa22, skyline, subaru, supra, sw20, x70, x80, z31, z32 | 11 Comments

SEMA 2017: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Ben Hsu

As the largest trade event for custom cars in the US, possibly the world, SEMA can serve as a showcase for innovation and creativity, sometimes giving a spotlight for bloody knuckled backyard builds to shine. The flip side, though, is that SEMA’s high profile pressures talented craftsmen into pouring cash into cars whose sole purpose … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 360 Modena, A80, acura, ae86, arrow, C-HR, c10, civic, Civic Type R, corolla, daihatsu, ef, eg, fd3s, ferrari, ford, GC8, Grom, gt-r, Hakosuka, hijet, honda, isuzu, lancer celeste, lexus, Lexus LC, Lexus LS, Lexus RC, liberty walk, mazda, miata, Miata ND, mitsubishi, mustang, mx-5, nissan, NPR, nsx, plymouth, r30, r32, r33, r35, Ridgeline, rx-7, s14, sema, SEMA 2017, sienna, skyline, subaru, supra, TLX, toyota | 20 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 08 — Best Booths

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Ben Hsu

JCCS has become an international show. For years, the event has been growing, with ever better builds and spectators coming from farther reaches of the globe. This year, however, many top companies from Japan attended, while US-based ones upped the ante with … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 240Z/260Z/280Z, 280z, 510, a40, accord, ae86, Altra, b-series, bluebird, c10, c30, celica, civic, Civic EF, Civic Type R, Classic Car Nagoya, Colin Project, corolla, cosmo sport, datsun, e30, fd3s, fj60, Hakosuka, honda, Hypermini, Hyprmini, imsa, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2017, land cruiser, laurel, leaf, matchbox, mazda, miata, mx-5, nissan, osaka jdm, r30, racing beat, rx-3, rx-7, s30 z, skyline, sprinter carib, tercel, toyota, wagons, Wild Cards, Work Equip 40, work wheels, Z Car garage | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — 80s & 90s

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

This year the JCCS Street Neo Classics show was put on hiatus because its venue, an area of the Toyota USA campus, is no longer available. If you’ve been following the news the company’s move to Texas is underway, so soon the long-standing Torrance … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 300zx, acura, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, Da, e80, e90, ea, ef, fc3s, Galant VR-4, honda, integra, Integra 1G, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mugen, mx-5, N12, nissan, pulsar, rx-7, starion, toyota, x80, z31 | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Stock as a Rock

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Before we get started on this installment of the 2017 JCCS coverage, let us just say that it has become impossible to capture every click-worthy car on camera. That’s a good thing, a testament to the ever-increasing quality of cars … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240Z/260Z/280Z, 300zx, a20, a60, accord, Accord 1G, ae92, b210, BA4, celica, civic, Civic 1G, corolla, cressida, crx, datsun, datsun 310, e20, EC1, honda, honda z, japanese classic car show, JCCS 2017, L10, mazda, miata, MX5, n10, nissan, prelude, pulsar, rx-7, s30 z, sa22, sambar, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, supra, toyota, van, x70, z31 | 9 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 — JDM Goodness

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Ben Hsu

We say this every year, but it’s true: the quality and selection of cars at the Japanese Classic Car Show keeps getting better with age. This year, the representation from Japan was increased substantially, with nameplates both beloved and obscure. Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, 510, A174, a73, bluebird, c10, c110, city, corolla, corona, datsun, delica, e70, F30, fairlady z, fd3s, figaro, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, kenmeri, l300, lancer, leopard, mazda, motocompo, nissan, P80, pao, Pike Cars, Pulsar NX, r30, r31, r32, rx-7, s30 z, skyline, starlet, subaru, svx, t170, T360/T500, toyota | 19 Comments

MINICARS: Get your Then & Now Hot Wheels Mazda RX-7s this Saturday

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Ricky Silverio

This Saturday, September 16, is another one of Hot Wheels’ Kmart exclusive K Days, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. It will be the only opportunity to buy this Mazda RX-7 pair in red at a retail store.

Posted in Hot Wheels, minicars | Tagged fd3s, hot wheels, mazda, rx-7, sa22 | 12 Comments

EVENTS: Automobile Council, Part 03 — Live the Classic Car Lifestyle

Posted on September 13, 2017 by San Mamiya

Now that Automobile Council has somehow swayed a bunch of automakers into putting on a big show about their heritage and getting you all jazzed about living the classic motoring lifestyle, you’re going to need a Japanese nostalgic car. That’s why the show also … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240zg, autech, Automobile Council, c110, coupe 9, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, fd3s, honda, KDR30, kenmeri, Kusaka Engineering, mazda, nissan, R130 Luce Rotary Coupe, r30, RB26DETT, rx-7, S30Z, skyline, stelvio, subaru, subaru 360, super silhouette, z432, zagato | 7 Comments

EVENTS: Automobile Council 2017, Part 02 – Mazda, with heritage guns blazing

Posted on September 8, 2017 by San Mamiya

Now in its second year, Automobile Council gives car companies a chance to flex their heritage a bit. Some seized the opportunity better than others, but none came out with more guns blazing than Mazda.

Posted in events | Tagged 787b, Automobile Council, cosmo, cosmo sport, eunos roadster, familia, familia rotary coupe, le mans, mazda, miata, motorsport, mx-5, r100, rotary engine, rx-5, rx-7, sa22 | 12 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Team Highball IMSA RX-7, the most successful endurance racer of all time

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dave Yuan

It is often said that rotary engines are unreliable. And yet, some of the greatest long-distance racers have been pistonless Mazdas, including what has been called the most successful endurance racer of all time: the Team Highball 1985 IMSA GTU RX-7.

Posted in motorsport | Tagged fc3s, imsa, mazda, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, rotary engine, rx-7, sa22, Team Highball | 18 Comments