Tag Archives: skyline
510 Day Observed, in San Diego
The first ever Datsun meet put on by the San Diego 510 Crew (Ismael, Miguel & Ramon). This meet was conceived not only as a tardy 5-10 day celebration, but as a way to get any other Datsun models out … Continue reading
NIHON LIFE: The Shuto, Tokyo’s Elevated Expressways
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Expressway — Shuto Kōsoku Dōro (or just the Shuto) — is Tokyo’s answer to handling large volumes of traffic traversing the megalopolis.
Posted in japan, Nihon Life
Tagged aqualine, bayshore route, c10, daikoku futo, datsun, fairlady z, Hakosuka, japan, nissan, s30, shuto, shuto kosoku doro, skyline, tokyo, tokyo metropolitan expressway, wangan
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Friday Video: Police vs. Datsun 810 Wagons
This one goes out to Jorge and everyone in the Goon Squad. How often do you get to see Tokyo’s Finest chasing a pair of Nissan Bluebird/Datsun 810 Wagons? Answer: not often. But it’s business as usual in Seibu Keisatsu-land, where … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games, wagons
Tagged 810, bluebird, car chase, cedric, datsun, gloria, japanese cop show, nissan, police car, seibu keisatsu, skyline, wagon
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Nissan C110 Skyline Design Sketches
For those in love with the lines of the kenmeri Skyline, these design sketches from Car Styling gives us a peek into what could have been. Imagine the alternate universe in which one of these designs was chosen for the … Continue reading
Nissan Skyline R30 at the Bathurst 1000
After watching the video above on Retro-Classics, Ben asked me about the connection between this DR30 Nissan Skyline and its role in Australian racing history.
Posted in motorsports, nissan
Tagged all-japan, bathurst 1000, dr30, glen seton, group a, nissan, r30, skyline
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Friday Video: Senseless Skyline Van and Mazda Luce Destruction
In this brief but heart-wrenching video, we see the tragic demise of two JNCer favorites, a VC110 Skyline Van — a kenmeri wagon in English — and a zenki Mazda Luce/RX-4/929 whose bumpers some of us would eat a live … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, Video Games
Tagged 929, c110, car chase, japanese cop show, kenmeri, luce, mazda, nissan, rx-4, seibu keisatsu, skyline, van, vc110, wagon
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The Straight Sixes: Hakosuka, Kenmeri, Fairlady Z
Apita is a supermarket chain in Japan, and a good a place as any to meet up for a cruise. [Minkara]
Friday Video: Freeway Speedway
It’s kind of hard to believe we’ve gone this long without any mention of the Freeway Speedway series. The six films followed a young driver making his way in the illegal Shutoku battle scene of the 80s and 90s. At … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, nissan, toyota, Video Games
Tagged 280zx, 300zx, celica, corolla, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, freeway speedway, gt-r, mazda, nissan, r30, r32, rx-7, s130, shuto, shutoku battle, skyline, supra, tokyo speedway, toyota, wangan
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EVENTS: Nos2Days 2010
We’re getting all sorts of goodies from Nippon this week. Our Japanese operative, known only as “Turbo,” snapped these photos last weekend at Nos2Days, the two-day car show put on by Japan’s OG classic car mag, Nostalgic Hero. Onto the … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, toyota
Tagged 240z, 252i, 510, bluebird, c10, c230, cressida, cresta, crown, crown pickup, datsun, dr30, fairlady z, gx61, gx71, Hakosuka, kei, laurel, le mans, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, mitsubishi 360, mitsubishi 360 van, mooneyes, mx73, nissan, nos2days, nos2days 2010, police car, prince, rs watanabe, rx-7, s30, skyline, skyway, sports 800, toyota, utilitas, wagon, watanabe
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Project Hakosuka Crashes!
We’re at a total loss for words right now, and needless to say Kev is just about devastated. Let this be a lesson: if you’re going to let your friends drive your baby, make sure they know how to handle … Continue reading
The First Sporting Skyline
You know what, we really don’t see enough pre-hakosuka Skylines either. Here’s a Prince Skyline 2000 GT from the New Year Meeting. Would you believe these were raced against the Porsche 904? Though it swept 2nd through 6th at the … Continue reading
Thai Fighters: Retro Car Meet in Bangkok
The Retro Car syndicate of Thailand has routinely given us some of the raddest nostalgics outside of Japan. Not only are there apparently massive amounts of J-tin in that country, there’s a deep appreciation of the JDM modification aesthetic as … Continue reading
Nostalgic Japanese Police Cars
Here’s a collection of photos of nostalgic Japanese police cars strung together by an amateur, unidirectional Ken Burns. Some are equipped with high-power engine options and transmission pairings not available on civilian versions of the same model. Sadly, Japanese patrol … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota
Tagged 240z, 280zx, 300zx, 911, accord, alto, bmw, capella, cedric, civic, corolla, corona mark II, cosmo, cressida, crown, datsun, dyna, e30, e70, fairlady z, gloria, honda, japanese police cars, legato, luce, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, montero, nissan, pajero, patrol car, police car, porsche, rx-4, rx-5, s130, s30 z, skyline, suzuki, toyopet, toyota, z31
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Mazdas at Fuji Speedway, October 10, 1972
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
Quick Pic: R30 Nissan Skyline Descends from Heaven
The streaks of sunlight are a perfect compliment to the angular 80s design of the R30 Skyline. This pic was taken during the closing minutes of the 2008 JCCA New Year Meeting in Odaiba, Tokyo.
Friday Video: Police vs. Armored War Wagon
You know the drill. Bad guys with a militia’s worth of weapons, explosives lobbed from a truck, hapless black and whites led to the slaughter. It could only be another episode of Seibu Keisatsu. This time, a small twist. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games
Tagged 280zx, c110, cedric, datsun, fairlady z, japanese car chase, japanese cop show, kenmeri, nissan, r30, s130, seibu keisatsu, skyline, yonmeri
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ABC Hobby's R/C Nostalgics
We know many JNC readers are already aware of ABC Hobby‘s awesome Genetic R/C lineup. But for those that aren’t, these are extremely high quality radio control car chassis from Japan, and the best part is they have a wide … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, minicars, nissan, R/C, toyota
Tagged 240z, 510, abc hobby, ae86, b110, bluebird, c10, c110, cedric, cedric 430, celica, corolla, cr-x, datsun, datsun 1200, dr30, fairlady z, genetic, Hakosuka, honda, kenmeri, levin, mazda, nissan, r30, rx-3, s30, s30 z, savanna, skyline, sprinter, sunny, te27, toyota, trueno
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Wagon Master: Nissan Skyline VBC110
Behold, the Nissan Skyline VBC110, or kenmeri panel van. Vanmeri? This could be the coolest wagon ever made.
Aoshima Radio Control Gurachan Cars
You would never graft a sharknose onto a real kenmeri Skyline GT-R, would you? Instead, live the gurachan life vicariously with Aoshima Gurachan Series R/C cars. There are two cars so far in the series, the other one being a … Continue reading
