Tag Archives: toyota

Friday Video: Toyota 2000GT Meets Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Meets KPGC110 Skyline GT-R

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The title says it all. Watch the luckiest bastards in the world at Best Motoring drive the greats.

Posted in nissan, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, best motoring, c110, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, hs30-h, kenmeri, kpgc110, mf10, nissan, s30, skyline, toyota | 10 Comments

EVENTS: 2011 Toyotafest Part 06

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dan Hsu

There was so much to see at this year’s Toyotafest it’s taken us six installments to get through everything. Alas, our coverage is coming to an end, but before we leave the Queen Mary here are some parting shots. The … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 20-valve, 4a-ge, a20, a60, ae86, all toyotafest, aw11, celica, corolla, corona, e20, e70, hayashi, igeta, ke20, l-type, ma60, ma61, markII, mr2, mx23, peanut, performance options, queen mary, ra21, ra63, ra64, riverge, riverside, rt132, sport coupe, ssr, street, super mesh, supra, ta21, takechi project, te71, te72, tom's, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, wagon | 4 Comments

EVENTS: Mooneyes Mania Cruise

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Every couple of months our friends at Mooneyes holds an informal gathering near their HQ in Yokohama called the Mania Cruise. The great part about these shows is that you get to see oddball machines that tend to get crowded … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 720, ae71, b110, b120, b1800, b210, barikan, caravan, cedric, corolla, corona, crown, datsun, dish, e70, e71, enkei, fairlady z, gloria, hiace, longchamp, longchamps, mania cruise, mooneyes, ms50, ms55, nissan, pickup, porter cab, roadbuster, rt40, rt45, s30, s50, sanitora, slot mags, ssr, star shark, star sharks, sunny, sunny truck, te51, te71, toyota, xr-4, y30 | 8 Comments

Friday Video: B110 Sunny & KP61 Starlet Take to the Hills

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Best Motoring may be no more, but videos like this from their heyday are what old school Japanese cars are all about! Lightweight, rear-wheel-drive, small-displacement cars that are a blast to sling through the twisties. Watch as Keiichi Tsuchiya and … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, nissan, toyota | Tagged 1200, b110, best motoring, datsun, keiichi tsuchiya, kp61, nissan, starlet, sunny, takuya kurosawa, toyota | 3 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 05

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Our latest installment of Toyotafest 2011 coverage begins with a lovely old school Starlet. The original RWD hot hatch. You can’t miss this killer shade of Amazonian tree frog green with over-fenders and and black ATS Classics.

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 4runner, a60, ae82, bb, bosozoku, carina, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, fx-16, gt-s, hilux, kp61, markII, mesh, mx32, pickup, rt114, scion, ssr, starlet, ta12, torc, toyota, toyotafest, van, work equip 01, xb, xtra cab | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 04

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dan Hsu

Our coverage of Toyotafest 2011 continues! This A40 Celica hails from the glory days of the Camel GT series. It always amazes us just how much Japanese and American tuning styles differed back then. Goodyear Eagles? Gottis? Had this Celica … Continue reading →

Posted in events, motorsports, toyota, trucks, Uncategorized | Tagged 152e, 1jz, 3s-ge, a40, aar, ae86, all american racing, all toyotafest, baja, beams, camel gt, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, dan gurney, fj40, fj60, fj62, fj65, fj70, gotti, hachiroku, hilux, imsa, ironman, ivan stewart, kujira, land cruiser, levin, manaray, markII, ms55, ms63, mx83, pickup, queen mary, ra21, ra29, rs watanabe, rt40, rt73, s50, s60, sj825, sparkle garage, sprinter trueno, st165, te27, te37, toyoda aa, toyota, toyotafest, toyotafest 2011, toysport, trueno, wagon, watanabe, x80, xtra cab, yaris | 19 Comments

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 03

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Dan Hsu

We gave you a heads up that Cabe Toyota would bring a truckload of NOS parts to Toyotafest 2011 at blow-out prices. We’d like to imagine that they arrived in Cabe’s off-white Toyota Stout pick’em up. Paired with gray wheels … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota, trucks | Tagged 1jz, all toyotafest, all-trac, cabe, celica, corolla, cressida, cresta, crown, ep90, fj40, fj45, glanza, glanza v, gt-four, hilux, kp61, land cruiser, markII, mx65, mx72, p90, pickup, queen mary, ra21, ra22, ra28, ra29, sparkle garage, st185, starlet, stout, ta21, tacoma, te71, toyota, toyotafest, x70, x80 | 22 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

EVENTS: Toyotafest 2011 Part 01

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Prepare to salivate like Pavlov’s dog in a pachinko parlor. Here are photos from Toyotafest 2011! The sixteenth annual gathering of the extended Toyota family took place this weekend at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, and that means … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 2011, a20, advan, ae86, all toyotafest, august, celica, corolla, cressida, crown, feroce, fj40, gear spoke, gt-s, gx71, highlander, kluger, kujira, land cruiser, levin, lexus, lfa, ls460, ls600h, mango, markII, mesh, mf10, ms65, ms75, mx73, oni, phantom, publica, queen mary, ra21, ra28, ra29, reverse mesh, rotiform, s5, s60, sprinter, sr5, ssr, ta21, te27, techno, toyota, toyotafest, trueno, up10, work equip 01, work vs | 21 Comments

Getting Ready for Toyotafest

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged cressida, mark II, mx72, mx73, ssr, star sharks, toyota, toyotafest, x70 | 6 Comments

Get Ready for Toyotafest This Weekend!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ben Hsu

This almost goes without saying, but the biggest Toyota-themed party in North America is going down this Saturday. And sponsors Cabe Toyota has announced that they will be having a blow-out sale at Toyotafest.

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged cabe toyota, queen mary, torc, toyota, toyotafest | 5 Comments

The History of Racing Mate and a New JNC Decal

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ben Hsu

It’s hard to believe, but for as long as JNC has been around we’ve only ever made one sticker. We need to rectify that situation stat, so the yotsuba above will soon be joining the red and white inkan. For … Continue reading →

Posted in nostalgic gear | Tagged corona, crown, gloria, honda, japan gp, japan grand prix, jnc, monza, n360, n600, nissan, phantom oil, prince, racing mate, rs40, rt20, s40, skyline, soukichi shikiba, suzuka, tag heuer, tetsu ikusawa, tiara, tojiro ukiya, toyota, yotsuba | 13 Comments

Choro-Q Zero to Re-Launch with Vintage Lineup

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Walk into the toy section of any Japanese department store back in 2005 and you’d see shelves stocked aplenty with Choro-Q. Older JNCers may recognize these small pullback toys as Penny Racers when they were sold in the US in … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, minicars, nissan, toyota | Tagged caravan, choro-q, choro-q zero, city, dr30, honda, nissan, penny racers, r30, silhouette, skyline, soarer, takara, tomica, tomy, toyota, z10, z20 | 9 Comments

Meet Your New AE86: Scion FR-S Concept Announced

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Yes, it’s a Scion, but who cares? It could be called a Toyopet and it’d still be downright sexy. Hot. A stunna. Unveiled in New York today, the Scion FR-S Concept is infinitely sleeker and more purposeful than the Toyota … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota | Tagged 2000gt, ae86, celica, concept, corolla, fr-s, ft-86, gt-four, hachiroku, levin, mr2, new york auto show, ny auto show, scion, sprinter, supra, toyota, trueno | 27 Comments

MINICARS: The World’s Smallest Car is a Toyota AA

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We’ve talked about minicars here before, but this nano-sized Toyota AA takes it to a whole ‘nother level. Built by Denso to demonstrate its ultra-precise machining and semiconductor capabilities, this micro-model of Toyota’s first car, the 1936 AA, is 1/1000 … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged aa, denso, toyoda, toyota | 13 Comments

Friday Video: Toyota Corona Mark II vs Mitsubishi Galant GTO & Canter Tow Truck Toyota in G-Men ’75

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Ben Hsu

This week’s video is from G-Men ’75, about a special task force within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police force. It was sponsored by Toyota, which explains why the MX20 Corona Mark II has to come to the rescue of the poor … Continue reading →

Posted in mitsubishi, toyota, Video Games | Tagged canter, car chase, corona, g-men, galant, gto, japanese cop show, mark II, mitsubishi, mx20, toyota, x20 | 4 Comments

EVENTS: Nos2Days 2011, Part 01

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Ben Hsu

News came out today that in the wake of the Tohoku tsunami, Japan’s new car sales have returned to what they were in 1968. Too bad the cars themselves have not! But if they did, the marketplace would resemble the … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 57v, ae86, celica, contessa, corolla, corona, crown, daihatsu, fj55, hino, levin, markII, midget, mooneyes, ms55, ms90, panasport, ra25, rays, s50, s90, sports 800, sprinter, ta21, ta22, toyota, trueno, up15, utilitas, volk | 6 Comments

Toyota Sports 800 2U Camshaft by JUN Auto Mechanic

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We weren’t surprised to find news of a new aftermarket part for a nostalgic car sitting in our inbox today. We were surprised that the nostalgic car in question is the Toyota Sports 800. So for all you yotahachi and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aftermarket, toyota | Tagged cam, camshaft, jun, jun auto mechanic, publica, sports 800, toyota, up15, yotahachi | 4 Comments

Friday Video: Zero-4 Fighter Trailer

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Add another title to Japan’s long tradition of guerrilla-shot movies about street racing. Zero-4 Fighter is all about late night drags in the metric system, where 400 meters is the interval by which you live your life. The presence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged datsun, fairlady z, mazda, nissan, rx-7, skyline, supra, toyota, zero-4 fighter | 6 Comments

Pre-Digital Camera Kobe Kyuusha Meeting

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We here at JNC love photos taken in pre-digital days. Clearly it’s not the photo quality, it’s that these authentic time-warp photos probably lived in some Japanese bloke’s personal photo album until one fateful day when it met with a … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 230, 330, 910, bluebird, c210, c230, cedric, cosmo, cosmo ap, cressida, datsun, garuchan, gx71, laurel, markII, maxima, mazda, mx73, nissan, rx-5, s30, skyline, toyota | 3 Comments