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Wednesday Wall: JNC Project Hako KGC10 Skyline
Tired of the last Wednesday Wall yet? We don’t know how you could possibly be, but this might be the only car capable of out-cooling the Lexus LFA and Toyota 2000GT: JNC Project Hako. Kev’s ’71 Nissan Skyline KGC10 terrorizes … Continue reading
Classic Japanese Show & Shine, Brisbane, Australia
A couple of months ago our friends in the southern hemisphere held their own gathering of nostalgics. And because everything is topsy-turvy down there, they occupied an entirely different circle in the J-tin Venn diagram. Look at the photo above. … Continue reading
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Tagged b110, bellet, cedric, cedric 1900, compagno spider, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 1200, isuzu, mazda, nissan, prince motors, prince skyline, rx-2, rx-3, skyline, sunny
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Happy Thanksgiving from JNC!
Well, for obvious reasons Japan doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. So here’s a nice autumnal scene chock full of J-tin. And on this special day we’d like to quote the words of JNC reader Dachshund, who composed this beautiful piece of prose … Continue reading
Hakosuka Skyline a Crack Pipe?
A Nissan Skyline KGC10 2000-GTX appeared on Jalopnik’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe the other day, and for the asking price of $20,000 it got a barrage of the pipe. The long-running series asks readers to vote whether a particular … Continue reading
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Tagged c10 skyline, datsun, Hakosuka, kcg10, kpgc10, nissan, s20, skyline
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Friday Video: Nissan Skyline Japan vs. Ford Torino
For this week we have another Seibu Keisatsu clip pitting Daimon’s KGC210 Nissan Skyline Japan against a Blue Oval product. This chase is almost too painful to watch, as the ’71 Ford Torino barrels through a used car parking lot … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, nissan, Video Games
Tagged bluebird, c210 skyline, cedric, datsun, ford torino, japanese cop show, japanese police drama, kgc210, nissan, seibu keisatsu, skyline, skyline japan, violet
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The 3D Nostalgic Artwork of Ota Takashi
We know you’re all craving the soothing flavor of carrot shochu, but alas, limited edition bottles of Kimi Kurasu Machi have either sold out or were unavailable in your prefecture to begin with. What now? Calm your nerves with the … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, honda, mazda, museum, nissan, toyota
Tagged 510, bluebird, civic, cvcc, datsun, honda, honda s600, honda s800, japanese paper craft, mazda, nissan, ohta takashi, ota takashi, prince, rx-8, skyline, sports 800, toyota
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Friday Video: R31 Skyline in Abunai Deka
Here are some random clips from 80s Japanese cop show Abunai Deka, starring the R31 Nissan Skyline before they switched to the F31 Nissan Leopard / Infiniti M30. We’re not sure what’s happening but there is senseless tire squealing.
Friday Video: Groovin’ With Ken, Mary and Buzz
Hey hey, Friday Video is back! In our barrage of JCCS coverage we neglected to post the solution to our last contest, where we asked readers to identify the song playing at 15:48 in Part 1 of Crayon Shin-Chan: The … Continue reading
Posted in cm, datsun, nissan
Tagged ai to kaze no youni, buzz, c110 skyline, datsun, datsun 240k, ken & mary, ken & mary commercial, kenmeri, kgc110, nissan, skyline
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Coolest Business Card Ever?
We were brainsstorming business card designs recently and came across this Nissan Skyline PGC10 themed one. Turns out it’s for Intersection Magazine, which does not necessarily have a lot of J-tin content, but does have killer photography and art direction. … Continue reading
EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Three: The Exotics
One of the surprising things about JCCS this year was the sheer volume of Nissan Skylines. Partly, this is because there are now shops in the US dedicated to the importation and restoration of these wondrous machines. One such shop … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota
Tagged c10 skyline, c110 skyline, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, datsun, datsun 240k, dr30, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mazda, nissan, r30 skyline, skyline, toyota, toyota 2000gt, toyota century
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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview
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
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Mizuno Works, For All Your Kyushakai Needs
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.
"Nissan: Passion and Beauty of Function" Exhibit at Hiratsuka Museum of Art
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
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Friday Video: Seibu Keisatsu, Behind the Scenes
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
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Bosozoku Style Fo' Lyfe
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
Kidney, Anyone? 7700-Mile Toyota Celica, Kenmeri Skyline, and Gurachan Mazda RX-7
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
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This is How the Bosozoku Roll
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
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Fast Eddie and the Skyline
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
