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EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 08 — Parking Area Finds
Closing out our coverage of the 2015 New Year Meeting, we make a quick run through the show’s parking area. Thanks to the Japanese protocol of backing into their parking spaces, we were able to get full views of spectators’ rides to the show unobstructed … Continue reading →
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Tagged 510, 910, ae86, alcyone, bluebird, c10, city, corolla, crown, datsun, fairlady z, familia, gemini, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, levin, mazda, new year meeting, nissan, prince, r100, r30, r31, s110, s120, s30, s40, silvia, skyline, soarer, sprinter, subaru, svx, toyota, trueno, xt, z10, z432
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EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting Part 07 — Compact Flash
Today (no pun intended!) we take a look at the classic city cars that showed up at the New Year Meeting. Some, like this happy red Honda Today, are kei cars, but not all. As you might remember, the Today was the star car in You’re Under … Continue reading →
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Tagged carol, cherry, city, civic, corolla, datsun 210, e80, fuji rabbit, fx-16, honda, K10, life, march, mazda, n360, new year meeting, nissan, publica, subaru, subaru 360, Super Turbo, today, toyota, Twincharger
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EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 06 — Trucks, Vans and Wagons
There’s nothing like a good, honest work truck. In fact, many of the earliest forms of four-wheeled transport in Japan were commercial vehicles, but precious few, like this row of forlorn-looking Mazda Porter Cabs, have survived till retirement without major wear … Continue reading →
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Tagged b110, b120, carry, cedric, clipper, datsun 220, Every, galant sigma, liteace, mark II, masterline, mighty boy, mitsubishi, new year meeting, nissan, prince, sambar, sanitora, subaru, sunny, sunny truck, suzuki, toyopet, toyota, wagons, x20
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MINICARS: Happy Valentine’s Day from JNC
It’s become a tradition for Tomica to release a series of chocolate cars every year, just in time for Valentine’s Day. In years past we’ve seen chocolate classics like the Toyota 2000GT, S30 Nissan Fairlady Z, hakosuka GT-R, TE72 Corolla Levin, and … Continue reading →
VIDEO: A look back at the Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show kicks off today. The nation’s oldest car show, it has faded from prominence in recent years, but here’s a look back at what Japan was up to during its 80s heyday. Helpfully, the Chicago Auto Show has uploaded … Continue reading →
JNC RADIO: Sing along to the The Auto Show Song
Originally released in 1964, “The Auto Show Song” was composed by famed Japanese songwriter Tetsuro Hoshino and performed by action movie star/singer Akira Kobayashi (there are a lot of crossover entertainers in Japan). It was an old standard of the Showa Era, and sounded … Continue reading →
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, alto, Austin, axela, bellett, bluebird, carol, cedric, celica, charade, civic, colt, contessa, corolla, corona, crown, datsun, debonair, delica, demio, estima, fairlady, familia, fit, Freed, galant, gloria, hillman, honda, impreza, jimny, JNC Radio, juke, land cruiser, Lapin, legacy, march, mazda, minx, mira, mirage, mitsubishi, montero, Move, nissan, Odyssey, pajero, prius, roadster, Serena, Stella, subaru, Tanto, The Auto Show Song, toyopet, vitz, Wish
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QotW: What’s the strangest JNC sighting you’ve encountered?
As Nissan designer Ken Lee put it, part of the fun with old Japanese cars is that you have to be in the know to recognize the gem that’s hiding in plain sight. The preponderance of interesting background cars in You’re Under Arrest has … Continue reading →
JNC THEATER: You’re Under Arrest
Forget Initial D or Wangan Midnight. Kousuke Fujishima’s You’re Under Arrest (Taiho Shichauzo), is among the best car-themed anime out there. Featuring a pair of Tokyo Traffic cops, Miyuki and Natsumi, who patrol the streets of Bokuto Precinct in a Honda … Continue reading →
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Tagged acura, car chase, honda, Kousuke Fujishima, legend, motocompo, nsx, police, r2, sports 800, subaru, today, toyota, You're Under Arrest
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KIDNEY, ANYONE? 59k-mile Subaru Loyale Wagon
The EA82 Loyale was Fuji Heavy Industries’ flagship model until it was dethroned by the Subaru Legacy. The particular example offered for sale in Cadillac, Michigan is without a doubt the best example of an EA82 we’ve seen stateside, and it isn’t just … Continue reading →
EVENTS: 2014 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 02
The annual Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival offers something few other shows can claim: the chance to see its cars driving through public streets. It’s not simply witnessing them in motion, though It’s the fact that those public streets are in Tokyo, in some of the … Continue reading →
JNC‘s top stories of 2014
As we mentioned, 2014 was the Year of the JNC. As it draws to a close, let’s look back at the things that most interested JNCers over the last 365 days.
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Tagged 2000gt, American Honda Collection, bosozoku, c10, c110, city, cr-x, Hakosuka, honda, infiniti, japanese classic car show, jnc, kenmeri, land cruiser, land cruiser 70, legacy, lexus, ls400, mazda, miata, monterey historics, mugen, mx-5, na, ND, nissan, Nostalgic2Days, Q45, r32, sema, skyline, subaru, toyota
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Happy Holidays from JNC
Wishing all you crazy JNCers a very Happy Holiday season. May サンタクロース bestow you with many gifts! Photo by Erik Lukas.
EVENTS: 2014 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 01
Unlike last year‘s clear blue skies and balmy weather, this year’s Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival was held on a cool, wet Saturday. The annual event, put on by the Toyota Automobile museum, welcomes all marques and takes place in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged 110s, 117, 2000gt, 510, bluebird, cedric, Cedric 31, corolla, cosmo sport, datsun, datsun 210, e10, E50, gemini, honda, honda z, isuzu, levin, mazda, Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, nissan, sambar, sprinter, subaru, subaru 360, TE55, toyopet crown, toyota, trueno
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MINICARS: 2015 Hot Wheels lineup announced
Mattel has announced the entire 2015 Hot Wheels lineup. Each year, there are a number of brand new castings and this year the one that jumps out to JNCers is surely the 1990 Acura NSX. Yes, by next year, Soichiro’s supercar will officially be a Japanese … Continue reading →
EVENTS: Showa Kinen Park Car Show
Today’s guest writer is Chris Nicholson, who keeps the cars running at the Lane Motor Museum. Chris recently attended a classic car show in Showa Kinen Park. Every trip to Japan is full of wonder, and every trip to Japan is too … Continue reading →
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Tagged 117, 510, a30, amg, bluebird, c30, carol, cedric, chantez, civic, corolla, daihatsu, debonair, e10, familia coupe, fronte, gloria, honda, honda 1300, isuzu, kei, laurel, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, publica, sb1, Showa Kinen Park, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, subaru r-2, suzuki, toyota
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GRAND TOURING: Boso Hanto, Day 02
On Day 01 of our Boso Hanto tour we visited visited hallowed ground, a Skyline specialist shop, and stopped for the night with some curry and a bit of Honda tourism. Welcome to Day 02, where we continued through the peninsula in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 521, beat, Boso Hanto, c110, chaser, dyna, fronte, Grand Touring, honda, Hypermini, jeep, life, mazda, minka, mirage, mitsubishi, nissan, s800, skyline, subaru, suzuki, t2000, Tokyo Bay Aqualine, toyota, wangan, yommeri
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ART CORNER: Papercraft nostalgics by Metmania Fan
Got some time to kill? Perhaps the art of papercraft as applied to some JNCs will do the trick. These are the creation of a Japanese artist who goes by the name Metmania Fan, and cover a whole range of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1000, 240z, 510, a40, ae86, Art Corner, b110, bluebird, celica, datsun, fairlady z, gto, mitsubishi, nissan, papercraft, s30, subaru, sunny, toyota
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EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Trucks, Vans, and Wagons
The latest installment of our massive 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage takes a look at the haulers of the J-tin world, whether they be carrying cargo, kids, or chicken tax exemptions. It’s the trucks, vans and wagons of JCCS.
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Tagged 510, 610, brat, corolla, corona, datsun 1200, Datsun 222, datsun 320, Datsun 520, datsun 521, datsun 620, e30, Econoline, ford, honda, japanese classic car show, jccs, jimny, kei, mazda, nissan, nl320, patrol, repu, sambar, sr5, subaru, suzuki, toyota, toyota truck, Toyota Van, wagons
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KIDNEY, ANYONE? Flawless 1980 Subaru BRAT
Subaru has always thought outside the box. Pistons pointing sideways, spare tires under the hood for traction in winter, plaid seating, seats in the bed of a pickup truck, 4WD as an option on all models, a third headlight hidden … Continue reading →
MUSEUMS: Motoring Mysteries of the Far East
If you’re on the East Coast and looking for a place to get your JNC fix this weekend, may we recommend the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The museum has gathered a fantastic and diverse cross section of Japanese vehicles … Continue reading →
