Tag Archives: skyline

EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We are tired and overheated from running at redline all day at the JCCS. But we are happy to report that the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show was the best one yet, with plenty of old school goodness to blow … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, honda, jccs, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, datsun, datsun 240z, dr30 skyline, honda, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2009, mazda, mugen cf-48, nissan, skyline, toyota | 9 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

Mizuno Works, For All Your Kyushakai Needs

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Need a gurachan spoiler and some wicked fender flares for your kenmeri Skyline? Swing by Saitama’s Mizuno Works, a shop specializing in bosozoku style bombers.

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, japan, nissan, toyota, tuning shop | Tagged 240z, bosozoku, c10, c110, c210, cressida, cresta, datsun, fairlady z, garuchan, Hakosuka, japan, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kgc210, kyushakai, markII, nissan, s30 z, skyline, toyota | 9 Comments

"Nissan: Passion and Beauty of Function" Exhibit at Hiratsuka Museum of Art

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Nissan will soon sponsor an exhibit called “Car Design History – NISSAN Passion and Beauty of Function” at the Hiratsuka Museum of Art. The exhibit will follow the history of automotive design in Japan. Original sketches and clay models from … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, museum, nissan | Tagged datsun, datsun 113, fairlady z, hiratsuka museum of art, nissan, nissan: passion and beauty of function, s30 z, skyline, skyline c10, sunny, sunny b10 | Leave a comment

Friday Video: Seibu Keisatsu, Behind the Scenes

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Heh heh, whoops! I guess the Monday holiday threw us off. Here’s your belated Friday Videos, a pair of behind the scenes looks at the making of Seibu Keisatsu. These videos have embedding disabled, so clicky click on the screenshots … Continue reading →

Posted in seibu keisatsu, Video Games | Tagged bus, datsun, nissan, seibu keisatsu, skyline | 3 Comments

Bosozoku Style Fo' Lyfe

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Remember that Shako Hako we posted a while back? Reader Zeb found the source of the pic, which revealed a whole gallery of bosozoku style machines from way back in the day. How far back? Before the age of digital … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, datsun, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, c210, celica supra, celica xx, chaser, cosmo, cosmo hb, cressida, datsun, gurachan, Hakosuka, kgc10, kgc210, kyushakai, marchal, mark II, mazda, nissan, skyline, skyline japan, supra, toyota, x30, yanki | 6 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? 7700-Mile Toyota Celica, Kenmeri Skyline, and Gurachan Mazda RX-7

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Ben Hsu

How many kidneys does a human body have, anyway? We’re car nuts, not doctors. Anyway, here’s a trio of interesting finds that crossed our paths over the long weekend.

Posted in datsun, for sale, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, celica, datsun, imsa, kenmeri, mazda rx-7, nissan, ra29, sa22c, skyline, toyota | 10 Comments

This is How the Bosozoku Roll

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ben Hsu

They say that the goose-step, ridiculous and inefficient as it may seem, became the march of choice for dictatorships around the world specifically because of its silly appearance. After all, only a terrifying madman could force thousands of able-bodied soldiers … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, japan, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, chaser, cressida, datsun, mark II, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, nissan skyline, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota cressida, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer, toyota supra | 16 Comments

Fast Eddie and the Skyline

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Kevin San

As a follow-up to Ben’s post a few days ago on Paul Newman’s passing, here’s more on his association with the Skyline. Check out Youtube (do a search for “skyline CM”) and Newman would be most visibly linked with the R30 … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged datsun, nissan, paul newman, r30, skyline | 1 Comment

Paul Newman, 1925-2008

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Ben Hsu

Whoa. We were at SevenStock (and its celebration of Mazda’s victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona) today when we heard the news. Actor/salad dressing mogul/race car driver Paul Newman passed away last night after a long bout with cancer. … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, datsun, motorsports, nissan | Tagged datsun, motorsports, nissan, paul newman, r30, skyline | 4 Comments