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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2010, Part 03
Mazda is one of two major automakers that sponsors JCCS, and there’s always a nice display of rotaries thanks to the legions of SoCal Mazdafarians. Here is a study in contrasts, the sleek and sexy SA22C RX-7 and its pistonless … Continue reading
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Tagged 200sx, 240z, c10, carina, celica, century, colt, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, datsun, dodge, fairlady, fairlady z, Hakosuka, honda, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2010, jccs, jccs 2010, jimny, kgc10, kpgc10, lancer, levin, lj20, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, ms65, mx32, nissan, patrol, ra21, repu, roadster, rt135, rx-7, s12, s800, sa22, sa22c, silvia, skyline, spl311, sports 800, sprinter, suzuki, ta12, ta22, te27, toyota, trueno, z600
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Nostalgic Japanese Police Cars
Here’s a collection of photos of nostalgic Japanese police cars strung together by an amateur, unidirectional Ken Burns. Some are equipped with high-power engine options and transmission pairings not available on civilian versions of the same model. Sadly, Japanese patrol … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, 280zx, 300zx, 911, accord, alto, bmw, capella, cedric, civic, corolla, corona mark II, cosmo, cressida, crown, datsun, dyna, e30, e70, fairlady z, gloria, honda, japanese police cars, legato, luce, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, montero, nissan, pajero, patrol car, police car, porsche, rx-4, rx-5, s130, s30 z, skyline, suzuki, toyopet, toyota, z31
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Suzuki Mario Bros.: Those Koopa Troopas don’t stand a chance when Mario and Luigi are behind the wheel of Suzuki Carry. The kei truck feasts on turtle soup tonight. [Reddit via Jalopnik]
Posted in kei, suzuki, trucks
Tagged carry, kei, mario, super mario bros., suzuki, trucks
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EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part I
So as we’re sure you all know, the biggest Japanese kyuusha show of the year took place last weekend. The 2010 New Year Meeting has come and gone, and we just received an incoming transmission beamed across the Pacific from our … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, suzuki, toyota
Tagged datsun, hino, honda, isuzu, mazda, mitsubishi, new year meeting, new year meeting 2010, nissan, suzuki, toyota
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Actual Nostalgic Cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show
We’ve talked enough about retro themed cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, so here are some actual vintage cars from the event. Makuhari Messe has two main halls, where Japan’s automakers reveal to the world their next supercars and … Continue reading
Posted in honda, mazda, suzuki, toyota
Tagged accord, alto, concept, concept car, cvcc, fronte alto, honda, mazda, rx-500, sports 800, sports 800 gas turbine, sports 800 hybrid, suzuki, tokyo motor show, tokyo motor show 2009, toyota
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Friday Video: Wheeler Dealers Flip Toyota MR2
Wheeler Dealers – S02E01 S02E02 – Toyota MR2 Part Over at Streetfire someone has uploaded episodes of Wheeler Dealers, a great UK show “keeping modern and iconic classics on the road.” The premise is this: each week the hosts find a … Continue reading
Posted in mazda, toyota
Tagged aw11, lexus, lexus ls400, mazda, mazda mx-5, suzuki, suzuki jimny, suzuki samurai, suzuki sj410, toyota, toyota mr2, wheeler dealers
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Michael Jackson's Message is Suzuki Love
We’re a little late here, but it occurred to us that Michael Jackson did a bunch of Japanese ads for the Suzuki Love back in the day. We always thought they were a little cheesy in that 80s Japanese commercial … Continue reading
