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EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Three: The Exotics

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Ben Hsu

One of the surprising things about JCCS this year was the sheer volume of Nissan Skylines. Partly, this is because there are now shops in the US dedicated to the importation and restoration of these wondrous machines. One such shop … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c10 skyline, c110 skyline, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, datsun, datsun 240k, dr30, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mazda, nissan, r30 skyline, skyline, toyota, toyota 2000gt, toyota century | 15 Comments

Friday Video: Crayon Shin-Chan’s Massive Nostalgia Tribute

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Ben Hsu

There’s a fantastic discussion going on in the JNC forums right now about J-tin appearances in anime. We never knew there were so many animated nostalgics and are blown away by what readers have uncovered. One of the hidden gems … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged c110 skyline, celica, co10t, contessa, corolla levin, corona, corona rt40, cosmo 110 sports, cosmo 110s, cosmo sports, crayon shin-chan, crayon shin-chan: the adult empire strikes back, daihatsu, hino, kenmeri, kgc110, mazda, midget, rx-7, sa22c, seibu keisatsu, skyline, sprinter trueno, subaru, subaru 360, te27, toyota, toyota 2000gt, Yoshihito Usui | 13 Comments

Friday Video: Hairpin Circus

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Ben Hsu

The Friday Video series has touched upon many great Japanese movies and TV programs celebrating the automobile. But while they made their cars brutish and macho and excellent for ramming criminals into submission, they never made cars sexy. Well, turn … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, toyota, Video Games | Tagged hairpin circus, macau gp, macau grand prix, mazda rx-3, toyota, toyota 2000gt, toyota celica | 13 Comments

Toyota Motorsports History Video

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Ben Hsu

It’s not Friday yet but in honor of known motorfan Akio Toyoda’s ascension to the top spot at Toyota, here’s a two-part video about the company’s motorsports history. Based on the intro with WRC ST185 and Ironman Stewart pickups, it … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, toyota | Tagged 1907 takuri, rt20 corona, soichiro honda, toyopet crown, toyota 2000gt, toyota corona, toyota crown, toyota motorsports, toyota publica, toyota sports 800 | 4 Comments

Asics Onitsuka Tiger Shoe with Toyota 2000GT

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Here’s an interesting item found in one of the many small shops in the Ameyoko district near Ueno Station. It’s a glow-in-the-dark shoe featuring a Toyota 2000GT. We’re not sneaker freaks, but we tend to gravitate towards anything vintage and … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, nostalgic wear, toyota | Tagged asics, asics onitsuka tiger, honda, honda civic, onitsuka tiger, toyota, toyota 2000gt | 8 Comments

Goertz Myth Watch, Part III

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Ben Hsu

We opened up a can of worms last month when we questioned the conventionally held belief that Albrecht Goertz designed, among others, the Toyota 2000GT and Datsun 240Z. If you want to see yet another misinformed article about this piece, … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, nissan, toyota | Tagged albrecht goertz, datsun 240z, nissan fairlady z, toyota 2000gt | 11 Comments

Famous Toyota and Mazda Racers, JNC Issue 3 Sneak Peek

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Time to check in with our friends at Speedhunters, who have had the fortune to see the famous yellow and green Toyota 2000GT land speed record car in person. If you’ve read Lifelong Pursuit, our profile about Shunichi Kasai’s Toyota … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, motorsports, toyota | Tagged imsa gtu mazda, mazda, mazda rx-7, mazda rx7, rx-7, rx7, toyota 2000gt, toyota 2000gt land speed record, yatabe, yatabe 2000gt | 8 Comments

Weird and Wild at the Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Ben Hsu

It’s Tokyo Auto Salon time again, and you know what that means. All the weird and wacky custom cars of Japan come to Makuhari Messe in Chiba to show their stuff. Reports are filtering in all over the web, but … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, nissan, tokyo auto salon, toyota | Tagged 2009 tokyo auto salon, honda civic, honda civic ef, mugen, nissan, nissan skyline, nissan skyline r30, tokyo auto salon, toyota, toyota 2000gt | 17 Comments