Tag Archives: suzuki

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Ben Hsu

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 | 3 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part 3

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Okay, okay. We can’t keep the rabid Nissan nutters at bay any more. Luckily, as with most nostalgic car shows in Japan, the New Year Meeting has heavy emphasis on Skylines with a hearty helping of Fairladies and Sunnies on … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, nissan, subaru, suzuki | Tagged 117, 2010 new year meeting, 510, alto, b110, b210, bellett, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, carry, contessa, datsun, datsun 1200, excellent, Hakosuka, hino, isuzu, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, new year meeting, nissan, os giken, rays, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, suzuki, te37v, tomei, violet | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 2010 New Year Meeting, Part I

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Ben Hsu

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 | 9 Comments

Vintage JDM Brochures Galore

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We hope you have some time to kill because Kyuusha Maniacs is a Japanese blog with tons of JDM brochure scans going back to the 1950s. We stole this pic of from a 1971 Toyota Crown Sedan and Hardtop brochure, … Continue reading →

Posted in catalogs | Tagged datsun, honda, isuzu, jdm brochures, jdm catalogs, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, suzuki, toyota | 15 Comments

OneDay OldCar Festival Shikoku 2009

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Right. So that evil Mazda RX-3 we posted yesterday? It’s just met its match. This Toyota Mark II devours souls for breakfast. Take heed not to confuse the name of the car with the name of the wheel. Peer into … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 510, bluebird, carol, celica, cervo, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, daihatsu, datsun, fellow max, fto, galant sigma, honda, impulse, isuzu, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, old car festival, piazza, sambar, shikoku, skyline, soarer, subaru, sunny, supra, suzuki, today, toyopet, toyota | 11 Comments

Actual Nostalgic Cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Ben Hsu

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 | 5 Comments

Friday Video: Wheeler Dealers Flip Toyota MR2

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Ben Hsu

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 | 14 Comments

Michael Jackson's Message is Suzuki Love

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Ben Hsu

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 →

Posted in cm, suzuki | Tagged japanese commercial, michael jackson, suzuki, suzuki love | 4 Comments

Japanese Backyard Collection of J-tin

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Ben Hsu

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 | 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 | 6 Comments