Tag Archives: sr311

The Toyota Automobile Museum has acquired a Celica XX, successor to a debated speed record

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Ben Hsu

The Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan has a new acquisition, a 1983 Celica XX. We know it stateside as the second-generation Celica Supra but technically speaking this is a GA61, which is considerably different than the MA61 we got in … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged a60, celica, datsun, fairlady roadster, nissan, sr311, supra, toyota, Toyota Automobile Museum | 6 Comments

Shaken preparation at Sports Car Service of Yokohama

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Nestled in the sleepy, semi-rural outskirts of Yokohama is Sports Car Service, specializing in the repair and maintenance of nostalgic cars. Recently a friend needed to get an old rotary prepped for shaken, Japan’s roadworthiness inspection, and we tagged along to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nihon Life | Tagged 110s, 1500 sports, 1600 sports, 2000 sports, bellett, capella, cosmo sport, datsun, fairlady, fairlady roadster, honda, isuzu, mazda, nissan, rx-2, s800, Service Corner, sp311, sports 800, Sports Car Service, sr311, toyota, yotahachi | 13 Comments

EVENTS: Datsun Roadster Classic of Solvang 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Dragging a non-car nut spouse to a car show is a hairy proposition, usually resulting in paying back a day spent gawking at old metal with some proper romance. That’s why we recommend killing two birds with one stone by … Continue reading →

Posted in events, nissan | Tagged 510, 710, auster, bluebird, bre, datsun, datsun roadster classic, fairlady roadster, frank monise, n320, nissan, nl320, peter brock, solvang, sp310, sp311, spl310, spl311, sports 1500, sports 1600, sports 2000, sr311, srl311, violet | 15 Comments

Nostalgic Hero selects Top 20 Japanese Classics

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ben Hsu

The 150th volume of Nostalgic Hero just hit the stands as a special edition in which the editors pick the Top 20 Nostalgic Cars of 2012. Back in 2007 they issued a Top 50 list, and some have risen, some have fallen. … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota | Tagged 110s, 117, 2000gt, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 510, b110, bellett, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, celica, colt, contessa, corolla, cosmo sport, daihatsu, datsun, datsun 1200, fairlady, fairlady z, fronte, galant, gt-r, gto, Hakosuka, hino, honda, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kpgc10, kpgc110, levin, liftback, mazda, mf10, midget, mitsubishi, nissan, ra28, roadster, s30, s600, s800, skyline, sp311, spl311, sports 800, sprinter, sr311, srl311, sss, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, ta22, te27, trueno | 38 Comments

Save the planet in style with the JFE Fairlady SR311 EV

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Being environmentally friendly doesn’t mean you need to drive a car shaped like a lozenge. The JFE Engineering Corporation in Japan has converted a Datsun Fairlady Roadster to run on electrons. Here it is taking part in an EV car challenge at … Continue reading →

Posted in nissan | Tagged datsun, electric car, fairlady roadster, jfe, nissan, sr311, srl311 | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: sr311

The Toyota Automobile Museum has acquired a Celica XX, successor to a debated speed record

Shaken preparation at Sports Car Service of Yokohama

EVENTS: Datsun Roadster Classic of Solvang 2012

Nostalgic Hero selects Top 20 Japanese Classics

Save the planet in style with the JFE Fairlady SR311 EV

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