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EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Made in the 80s

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ben Hsu

While chrome-bumpered machines from the 60s and 70s are still the Japanese Classic Car Show’s core, urethane capped 80s cars are making their presence known in a big way. In this installment we look at iconic cars from the Reagan decade.

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, a60, accord, ae86, bosozoku, celica, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, e70, ef, impulse, isuzu, japanese classic car show, jccs, mitsubishi, nissan, s12, silvia, starion, sunchaser, supra, takeyari, toyota, Trooper, x30, x60, x70 | 20 Comments

MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Mad Manga now in Blue, Yellow and Pink

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Hot Wheels just revealed a new color and paint scheme for everyone’s favorite bosozoku diecast, the Mad Manga.

Posted in bosozoku, minicars | Tagged bosozoku, c110, datsun, gurachan, hot wheels, kenmeri, mad manga, minicars, nissan, skyline, takeyari, zokusha | 25 Comments

MINICARS: 2012 Hot Wheels Mad Manga now in red and gold

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Grease up your rizento because second color of the Mad Manga is coming. Earlier this year, Hot Wheels shocked the minicar world by creating what is almost certainly the first diecast zokusha outside of Japan. A recolor in red and gold is … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, minicars | Tagged bosozoku, hot wheels, mad manga, minicars, sharknose, takeyari, zokusha | 15 Comments

MINICARS: Hot Wheels bosozoku-style Mad Manga

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Holy effing crap. If you had told us a year ago that one day Hot Wheels, the most red-blooded American toy there is, would have a takeyari-equipped bubble-flared shark-nosed zokusha in its lineup, we would have called you baka. And … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, minicars | Tagged bosozoku, c110, datsun, gurachan, hot wheels, kenmeri, mad manga, minicars, nissan, skyline, takeyari, zokusha | 22 Comments

Shakotan: Zokusha Patrol Car will make you want to get pulled over

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ben Hsu

What in holy hell is going on here? A zokusha a police car? It’s topsy-turvy, man. Like cats playing with dogs! Shouldn’t the lowered, widened rides of the OG Japanese bad boys be the very antithesis of law-and-order establishment enforcers from one … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, nissan | Tagged bosozoku, c110, datsun, garuchan, gc110, kenmeri, motorhead, nissan, patrol car, police car, skyline, takeyari, zokusha | 13 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 02

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Welcome to Part 02 of our Toyotafest 2011 coverage. As Michio Kaku would say, let’s jump right in and take a look at some of more extreme cars that were at the show. This TE51 Corolla has exchanged hands a … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, events, toyota, wagons | Tagged 1jz, 20-valve, 2jz, 4age, 4runner, a60, ae86, ae92, all toyotafest, blacktop, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, estima, f20c, f22c, gx71, hayashi, hilux, honda, is-f, jza80, levin, lexus, ls400, lucida, markII, MkIII, mx28, mx72, mx73, pickup, previa, ra63, ra64, rays, rota, s2000, sakura, sprinter, sr5, ssr, supra, takeyari, te37v, te51, tokico, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, trueno, vip, volk, wagon, work equip, work equip 03, x70, yayoi | 10 Comments