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Japanese Classic Car Show 2021, Part 01

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

To close out 2021, a year where things were finally opening up again, we’re going back to the Japanese Classic Car Show. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, JCCS was back in full form. Perhaps trying to … Continue reading →

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Toyota’s Megaweb shows off some actual Toyotas

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Like the Toyota Automobile Museum, the History Garage of Toyota’s Megaweb showroom in Odaiba, Tokyo is a celebration of all things automotive. Recently, we’ve seen them restore a couple of Nissans, an R32 Skyline GT-R and 510 Bluebird Coupé. Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged ae86, corolla levin, Megaweb, soarer, sprinter trueno, te27, toyota, z10 | 1 Comment

Toyota’s Megaweb garage takes in an MZ11 Soarer

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Ben Hsu

After thoroughly restoring two iconic Nissans, the restoration pit at the Toyota’s MegaWeb showroom in Tokyo has finally taken in a car from the home team. The car in question is an 1981 Toyota Soarer 2800GT, resplendent in a two-tone … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections | Tagged Megaweb, soarer, toyota, z10 | 9 Comments

The legendary Toyota plant that built the AE86, Mark II, and Century is now closed

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Ben Hsu

On December 7 Toyota held a closing ceremony for its Higashi Fuji plant. Today, all production lines will be shut down and the factory closed for good. The 53-year-old facility has produced some of Toyota’s most iconic models, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ae86, century, chaser, corolla levin, cressida, cresta, Crown Comfort, Isis, JPN Taxi, lexus sc, mark II, origin, Porte, soarer, sports 800, toyota, x30, x60 | 6 Comments

MOTORSPORT: How Ikaten bridged illegal and professional drifting, with silver cephalopods

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Ben Hsu

Drifting went pro in 2000 when the D1 Grand Prix series was founded. But long before D1GP, there was the Ikasu Hashiriya Team Tengoku (roughly translated to Ikasu Racer Team Heaven), an amateur drift series that bridged the era between … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged 180sx, a70, ae86, corolla levin, drifting, fc3s, fd3s, Ikasu Hashiriya Team Tengoku/Ikaten, mazda, nissan, rx-7, s13, s14, S15, silvia, soarer, sprinter trueno, supra, toyota, z20 | 4 Comments

2019 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — JDM, yo

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dan Hsu

This year marked the 15th anniversary for America’s premier gathering of Nihon steel. To put that in perspective, at the first JCCS in 2005, the newest Japanese cars allowed for import under America’s 25-year import ban were built in 1980. … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Radwood NorCal 2019

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Glenn Chiou

Just a week after my colleagues were at SpoCom in SoCal, Radwood returned to its ancestral home in NorCal. The traveling show of 80s and 90s nostalgia started in the Bay Area in 2017, and has been expanding rapidly. There … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 300zx, 4runner, acura, ae86, aw11, cappuccino, celica, corolla, crx, CRX EF, fc3s, fd3s, fj60, honda, impulse, isuzu, kei, land cruiser, lexus, lexus sc, mazda, mr2, N60, nissan, nsx, piazza, rx-7, s13, s14, sa22, silvia, soarer, st185, suzuki, sw20, T180, toyota, z31 | 9 Comments

VIDEO: Dirt track oval racing in Japan

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Ben Hsu

Dirt track racing is stupid fun, doing with real cars essentially what every kid does with Hot Wheels. That, apparently, is true no matter what country you’re from. Back in the day, with plenty of big, rear-wheel-drive cars available for … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged Cima, gloria, mark II, nissan, Option Video, r31, skyline, soarer, supra, toyota, x70 | 4 Comments

VIDEO: Who did it better, Toyota USA or Toyota UK?

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Ben Hsu

Recently, Toyota subsidiaries on both sides of the pond put out a call to enthusiasts and owners, assembled them at a race track, and filmed the experience. In the US, it was to promote the new Supra at Auto Club … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged a20, a40, a60, A80, A90, ae86, celica, Celica GT-Four, corolla, crown, daruma, kujira, lexus sc, mr2, s60, Silverstone, soarer, st205, supra, te27, toyota | 6 Comments

EVENTS: 2019 Osaka Auto Messe

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Kevin San

Everyone knows the Tokyo Auto Salon, the massive annual car show where the big brands and tuning houses of Japan’s automotive aftermarket goes all-out to show its wares. But, there’s an equally big show that’s not quite as well known, … Continue reading →

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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

25 YEAR CLUB: Lexus SC

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Ben Hsu

It was somewhere just west of Omaha that I said to myself, “This car was made for this shit.” I was in the midst of a cross-country drive with nothing but a Lexus SC, a toothbrush, and fewer changes of underwear than days on … Continue reading →

Posted in 25 Year Club | Tagged 25 Year Club, calty, Erwin Lui, lexus, lexus sc, soarer, toyota | 35 Comments

VIDEO: Ichikawa Parking Area in the Bubble Era

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Ben Hsu

At the height of the Bubble Era, meets stretched deep into the pre-dawn hours. Even at 4 am, parking areas like Ichikawa PA were filled with Savannas, Soarers, and Skylines. Tuning legend Isami Amemiya even shows up with an FC3S and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bubble Era, eunos, fairlady z, fc3s, Ichikawa PA, mazda, miata, nissan, r32, skyline, soarer, toyota, z20, z31, z32 | 10 Comments

VIDEO: Do any of these Toyotas remind you of the new Camry?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Toyota is launching the 2018 Camry in Japan, and pulling out their greatest hits to do so. The newest Camry commercial begins with images of the MR2, Soarer, Altezza, Celica and Supra, a stick-shift X70, and many more — all set … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged a60, altezza, aristo, aw11, camry, celica, mr2, soarer, supra, sw20, toyota, x60 | 25 Comments

VIDEO: The traffic to Tokyo Disneyland in 1985 was JNC heaven

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Chris Nicholson

Were you lucky enough to have a four-day Independence Day weekend? In Japan, one of the biggest tourism holidays is Golden Week, which takes place in the spring. So here, for your viewing pleasure, is a home video of what seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged caravan, carina, celica, city, corolla, crown, honda, mazda, nissan, soarer, toyota | 3 Comments

Happy National Doughnut Day from JNC

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Ben Hsu

In Japan, the police don’t like doughnuts. Especially not the kind made by a Toyota Soarer on the pedestrian-dense and high-traffic streets of Shibuya, one of the busiest districts of Tokyo. Don’t try this at home and happy National Doughnut Day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged japan, soarer, toyota, Z30 | 1 Comment

EVENTS: All-Toyotafest 2017, Part 06 — Straight Sixes

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Ben Hsu

With the passing of time, we are seeing more and more cars pass into 25-year classic status from what is perhaps the most epic era of Toyota history — that of the inline six-cylinder engine. From early Land Cruisers and Crowns … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a60, a70, A80, cressida, crown, lexus, lexus is, lexus sc, s130, soarer, supra, toyota, toyotafest, Toyotafest 2017, x30, x70, x80, XE10, z10, Z30 | 9 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 02 — Restomods

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Since its inception in 1983, the Tokyo Auto Salon has been Japan’s showcase premier exhibition of automotive trends. Back then, it went by the very literal name of Tokyo Exciting Car Show, but the idea was the same — showcasing what Japanese tuners … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Nostalgic2Days 2016, Part 04 — Odds and Ends

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

One of the excellent things about a show like Nos2Days is that there are plenty of things for sale. You never know what you’ll come across, which can make browsing the aisles rather dangerous to your wallet. From new-old-stock center … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Nostalgic2Days 2016, Part 03 — The Fast & the Fastidious

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

In this installment, we take a look at two very different types of cars: original barn finds and restorations whose every last nut is factory correct, and those that were treated like instruments of war. In other words, all the stuff that’s prized by predictably … Continue reading →

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