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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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Toyotaku Rejoice! FT-86 and Lexus LF-A are Here
The media days of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show are in full swing and you know what that means. The Toyota FT-Hachiroku Concept has been photographed and nitpicked ad infinitum. It’s a familiar drill by now: AE86 revival, lightweight RWD … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, lexus, lfa, tokyo motor show, tokyo motor show 2009, toyota
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Toyota Meeting at the Toyota Museum of Germany
Art students have Rome. Fashionistas, Paris. For car nuts, there’s Germany. No speed limits, giant glass museums for famed automakers, and legendary race circuits. If we ever make it to Deutschland though, we’re headed straight for Hartkirchen, located on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, camry, carina, celica, corolla, corona, cressida, land cruiser, starlet, toyota, toyota museum, toyota museum germany
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EVENTS: JCCS Part Seven: So Hard to Say Goodbye
Well folks, we’ve come to the end of our JCCS 2009 coverage. Honestly, we’re getting a bit misty eyed just thinking about it. Organizers Koji and Terry Yamaguchi told us that out of 400-plus cars displayed, 120 were first-timers. That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abc hobby, acura, ae86, bluebird, bluebird 210, cabe toyota, celica, corolla, crx si, datsun, datsun 1000, honda, integra, japanese classic car sh, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2009, mooneyes, nissan, sports 800, sr5, sunny, sunny b10, te51, toyota
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EVENTS: JCCS Part Six: Truck, Yeah! (And Some Race Cars)
Okay guys, just a couple of more JCCS posts and we’ll be done. Today we’ll cover diametric opposites – the trucks and the race cars. The Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup is something that could almost be both. It’s the opposite … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, mazda, nissan, toyota, trucks
Tagged at civic, bluebird, civic, corolla, datsun, datsun 320, datsun 610, datsun 620, fj40, fj45, hilux, honda, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, land cruiser, mazda, mazda repu, mazda rotary pickup, nissan, stout, tamiya, te27, toyota, wonder civic
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EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Five: The Mod Squad
As John is fond of saying, “Anyone can restore a car. It takes a real man to cut it up.” In Part Four of our week-long JCCS blitz we highlighted some of the faithful restorations that even Sherlock Holmes probably … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, honda, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota
Tagged 200sx, accord, accord b18, b110, bluebird, corolla, corolla levin, corona mark II, cressida, datsun, datsun 1200, datsun 510, honda, kp61, mango, mx32, mx73, nissan, peanut, rt60, silvia s12, sprinter, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunny, te27, te72, toyota
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EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Four: Rolling Stock
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Friday Video to bring you more Japanese Classic Car Show sweetness. We love the fact that, like muscle cars, J-tin is ripe for modification. But sometimes it’s nice to see a faithfully restored example or … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979 prelude, 240z, accord, b210, capella, corona, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, honda, honey bee, japanese classic car show, japanese classic car show 2009, jccs, jccs 2009, lancer celeste, luce, mazda, mazda r360, mitsubishi, ms55, ms75, n360, n600, nissan, plymouth arrow, publica, rt40, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-7, rx-7 10th anniversary, s30 z, s50 crown, savanna, sports 1600, sunny, toyota, up10, z-act, z600
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EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Three: The Exotics
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
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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
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EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Two: Wagons Ho!
Continuing with our JCCS 2009 coverage, here are the cars from my personal favorite category — the wagons! This restored orange Datsun 510 was gorgeous, and aside from the re-upholstered interior it looks like it could have driven off the … Continue reading
Toyota FT-86 and AE86 Drift Through GT5
The Gran Turismo series has apparently been working so closely with automakers that every time a concept is revealed, a supplemental GT5 driving video accompanies it. Here, they’ve even included some brief scenes of the newly announced Toyota FT-86 Concept … Continue reading
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Tagged ae86, corolla gt-s, corolla levin, ft-86, sprinter trueno, toyota
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Hachiroku Returns: Toyota FT-86 Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show
Toyota has just announced the FT-86 Concept for the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show this October. It’s been two years in the making, and there were several times when the whole thing was thought to be rumor, but Akio Toyoda has … Continue reading
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Tagged ae86, corolla gt-s, corolla levin, ft-86, ft-86 concept, hacihroku, sprinter trueno, tokyo motor show, tokyo motor show 2009, toyota
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EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview
We are tired and overheated from running at redline all day at the JCCS. But we are happy to report that the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show was the best one yet, with plenty of old school goodness to blow … Continue reading
Posted in datsun, events, honda, jccs, mazda, nissan, toyota
Tagged c110 skyline, datsun, datsun 240z, dr30 skyline, honda, japanese classic car show, jccs, jccs 2009, mazda, mugen cf-48, nissan, skyline, toyota
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Mizuno Works, For All Your Kyushakai Needs
Need a gurachan spoiler and some wicked fender flares for your kenmeri Skyline? Swing by Saitama’s Mizuno Works, a shop specializing in bosozoku style bombers.
Friday Video: Kyushakai Drifters
There’s been a recent spate of videos in which cars built with old school bosozoku style take on the decidedly new art of professional drifting. Take a gander at the exquisite airbrushed paint job, for example, captured at Ebisu by … Continue reading
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Tagged bosozoku, drifting, garuchan, kyushakai, shakotan, soarer z20, toyota, toyota chaser, toyota mark ii, toyota soarer
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Kidney, Anyone? 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II
This baby blue beaut of a Toyota Corona Mark II is the mintiest we’ve ever spotted. The odometer reads 16,041 miles and the condition seems to corroborate that story. The door jambs could be licked. The trunk mat is as … Continue reading
Nostalgics in 1/64 Scale
When even mainstream media sources like USA Today are talking about nostalgics, you know our beloved J-tin is finally getting some props. Here’s another barometer: diecast cars.
Posted in minicars, nissan, toyota
Tagged 510, bluebird, datsun 510, diecast, fj40, hot wheels, land cruiser, matchbox, nissan, toyota
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Bosozoku Style Fo' Lyfe
Remember that Shako Hako we posted a while back? Reader Zeb found the source of the pic, which revealed a whole gallery of bosozoku style machines from way back in the day. How far back? Before the age of digital … Continue reading
Nostalgics Galore at Japan Meet Norway
Is there anything that looks more UFO-ey than the rump end of a kujira Crown wagon? This goon and other nostalgics gathered yesterday, 9/9/09, for Japan Meet Norway. It comes hot on the heels of Swiss and Finnish J-tin congregations, … Continue reading
Kidney, Anyone? 7700-Mile Toyota Celica, Kenmeri Skyline, and Gurachan Mazda RX-7
How many kidneys does a human body have, anyway? We’re car nuts, not doctors. Anyway, here’s a trio of interesting finds that crossed our paths over the long weekend.
Posted in datsun, for sale, mazda, mazda rx-7, nissan, toyota
Tagged c110 skyline, celica, datsun, imsa, kenmeri, mazda rx-7, nissan, ra29, sa22c, skyline, toyota
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