Tag Archives: subaru
Automaker Headquarter Hopping
We’ve mentioned this before, but if you go to Tokyo you can visit the headquarter buildings of at least three Japanese automakers. Here’s the Nissan home base in the upscale Ginza district. Naturally, the hot new car was the Fairlady … Continue reading →
Japanese Backyard Collection of J-tin
This backyard stash of J-tin was just sitting about on a quiet suburban side street. The owner of this trove may not want to be revealed so I won’t mention any names, but he did say that the majority of … Continue reading →
Posted in datsun, honda, japan, kei, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota, vans, wagons
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Tagged datsun b310, honda, honda n360, honda s600, honda s600 coupe, nissan caravan, nissan datsun, nissan sunny, nissan sunny b310, subaru, subaru r-2, suzuki, suzuki mighty boy, toyota, toyota celica, toyota crown, toyota sports 800, toypet crown
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Nos2Days Day 1 Sneak Peek
So this is why I’m in Japan and posting Friday videos on Thursday – the first ever Nos2Days show in Yokohama. As you might have guessed it lasts two days and is sponsored by the best selling Japanese classic car … Continue reading →
Posted in events, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota
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Tagged datsun, datsun 240z, hakosuka skyline, kenmeri skyline, mitsubishi, mitsubishi galant gto, nissan, nissan fairlady z, nissan skyline, nos2days, nostalgic hero, nostalgic hero show, subaru, subaru 360, toyota, toyota crown
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Toyota "086A" Project On Like Donkey Kong
Hachiroku, the digits 8 and 6, are legendary in the annals of Toyotaku by simply being the chassis code for last of the great FR Corollas. The car’s demise left a gaping hole in Toyota’s lineup that couldn’t be filled … Continue reading →
Big Gallery of Airborne Nostalgics
One of our favorite recent threads has been “J-tin Raced in Anger” by JNCer Drew_TSi_Si_STi. From there we collected a subset of nostalgics that have briefly managed to divorce themselves from planet earth. Hang on tight, brace yourself for a … Continue reading →
Posted in datsun, japan, mazda, mitsubishi, motorsports, nissan, rally, subaru, toyota
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Tagged datsun, datsun 510, datsun bluebird, mitsubishi, mitsubishi lancer, mitsubishi pajero, mitsubishi starion, nissan, nissan bluebird, subaru, subaru ff-1, toyota, toyota celica
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Ronald Reagan, Subaru BRAT Owner
We got our latest copy of Subaru’s Drive magazine recently and in it was a feature story on Ronald Reagan’s 1978 Subaru BRAT. That’s right, our 40th President drove a Brumby! Reagan used the 4WD pickup-style car primarily on his … Continue reading →
Subaru Leone Car Chase in "Double Clutch"
So it’s Tuesday morning. You aren’t really gonna do work, are you? We know you’d rather stick it to Tha Man and watch a clip from the 1978 movie Double Clutch, featuring two vintage Subarus duking it out! We have … Continue reading →
Subaru 1969 Promotional Video
Here’s a promotional video from 1969 extolling the virtues of the new wondercar from the Land of the Rising Sun, the Sue-BARR-oo 360. Look, it can park perpendicular to the curb between two massive Detroit land yachts! It may be … Continue reading →
Posted in kei, subaru
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Tagged subaru, subaru 1000, subaru 360, subaru ff-1, subaru star
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