Tag Archives: x60

EVENTS: 2013 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 – Rolling Stock

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Purists will be pleased. This year’s JCCS had significantly more bone stock cars on display than any previous show. And they weren’t of the standard variety of, say, a 2000GT or Datsun 312, though those were well represented. We’re talking … Continue reading →

Posted in events, honda, isuzu, mazda, nissan, toyota, trucks | Tagged 200sx, 240z, 510, a70, accord, b110, b2000, bluebird, civic, cressida, crx, datsun, datsun 1200, datsun 320, Datsun 520, datsun 521, datsun roadster, fb, fc, hilux, honda, impulse, isuzu, mazda, nissan, piazza, rx-7, s110, s30, sb1, silvia, sunny, supra, toyota, trucks, wagon, x30, x60 | 25 Comments

EVENTS: Shokuji J-Tin, Part 01 – Wangan Style

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Last year a fantastic new show called the Bayline Gathering emerged on the NorCal scene. It brought out some of the best cars the region had to offer and filled a void that desperately needed filling. Last month, the organizers were … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 300zx, 510, 610, a60, ae86, aw11, bluebird, c10, celica, corolla, cressida, crx, datsun, diane krey-welsey, Hakosuka, honda, mary, mazda, mr2, nissan, rx-7, Shokuji J-Tin, skyline, sprinter, toyota, trueno, wagon, x60, x70, z31 | 22 Comments

FRIDAY VIDEO: Toyota Cresta and Nissan Bluebird double team Jackie Chan’s Mitsubishi Galant Sigma

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Ben Hsu

When Hong Kong triads cold kidnap you from a moving car, a Mitsubishi Galant Sigma with Jackie Chan behind the wheel might be your only hope. That is, unless your abductors have armed themselves with the best of Japan’s luxo-box sedans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, Video Games | Tagged 910, bluebird, cressida, cresta, Crime Story, datsun, Friday Video, galant sigma, jackie chan, maxima, mitsubishi, mx61, mx62, nissan, toyota, wagon, x60 | 1 Comment

QotW: What’s the greatest Japanese racing livery?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Graphics. Livery. Warpaint. Originally meant to identify the country of origin and visually distinguish fast-moving cars on the track, they are now the domain of corporate sponsors. Either way, there have been some darn cool ones. Therefore we ask: What’s … Continue reading →

Posted in honda, minicars, nissan, Question of the Week, toyota | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, chaser, choro-q, cressida, cresta, f1, fairlady z, formula 1, honda, mark II, mark x, minicars, nissan, QotW, Question of the Week, ra272, s30, toyota, X100, X110, X120, x20, x30, x40, x60, x70, x80, X90 | 31 Comments

EVENTS: Announcing Melbourne’s Classic Japan 2012

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Today we have a guest post from Adam Laws of the Toyota Car Club of Australia (Victoria), organizer of a 200-plus car show in Melbourne. Check out his announcement and, below that, some photos of unique Aussie nostalgics from last … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2011, 2012, 929, australia, bellett, Classic Japan, corolla, corona, cosmo, cressida, crown, datsun, isuzu, kujira, levin, mazda, ms55, ms65, mx62, nissan, pickup, prince, rt46, rx-3, s50, s54, s60, savanna, simmons, skyline, sprinter, te27, toyota, trueno, ute, wasp, x60 | 6 Comments

EVENTS: The Bayline Gathering, Part 03

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Dan Hsu

We begin Part 03 of our Bayline Gathering coverage with a pair of matching ’85 A60 Celica ‘verts. San Francisco’s hills form one of the most beautiful urban landscapes in America and navigating them with an open top must make for a … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 280zx, 300zx, 710, a20, a60, ae86, auster, Bayline Gathering, capella, celica, corolla, cressida, datsun, e70, enkei, enkei 92, f20c, fairlady z, hachiroku, Historic Japanese Car Gathering, levin, markII, mazda, MkII, mx63, nissan, panasport, performance options, ra21, ra22, rs watanabe, rx-2, s130, s30, sprinter, ssr, ta22, te27, te72, tosco, toyota, trd, trueno, violet, wagon, watanabes, work equip, x60, z31 | 17 Comments

EVENTS: The Bayline Gathering, Part 02

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dan Hsu

In Part 01 of our Bayline Gathering coverage we gazed upon the show’s centerpieces, a collection of rare vintage Nissan Skylines that had journeyed across the Pacific to be revered by a new generation of enthusiasts. But with nearly 200 cars … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota, wagons | Tagged 2000 sports, 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, 710, a40, auster, bluebird, celica, chrysler, conquest, corolla, corona, cressida, datsun, e70, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, mitsubishi, mx62, nissan, performance options, s30, starion, t130, te37v, te72, toyota, violet, volk, wagon, x60 | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 All-Toyotafest, Part 03

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Dan Hsu

We start the 17th Annual All-Toyotafest coverage with a perennial fave, Jorge Aguilera‘s Fuji-reminiscent green 18R-G turbo Celica. Note the fender mirrors, which are not green but gunmetal carefully matched to the accompanying Wats.

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 2000gt, 2012 All-Toyotafest, 3s-ge, 4a-ge, a3a, a60, A80, advan, ae86, barikan, bbs, cabe toyota, camry, celica, century, chaser, corolla, corona, cressida, crown, cusco, e70, fj40, fj55, hachiroku, jza80, land cruiser, levin, lexus, Lexus GS, Lexus LS, Lexus RX, ma61, mark II, mf10, mx32, mx62, mx73, ra21, ra22, rs watanabe, rt40, RX330, s190, s50, sprinter, stout, supra, t40, ta22, te72, toyota, toyotafest, trueno, vip, watanabe, x30, x60, x70, xv30 | 23 Comments

EVENTS: 2012 All-Toyotafest, Part 02

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dan Hsu

Part 02 of our 2012 All-Toyotafest coverage starts off with a pair of our favorite neoclassic Celicas. Moises Rivera (white) and Jesse Ortiz‘s (blue 1JZ-swapped) wedge-shaped A60s are the very definition of 1980s knife’s edge styling, and the US-spec GT-S flares … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 2012 All-Toyotafest, 2jz, a20, a40, a60, a70, advan, ae86, aw11, celica, chaser, corolla, corona, corona mark II, coupe, cressida, dori, e100, e70, fj40, hilux, land cruiser, levin, liftback, ma70, ma71, mark II, MkI, mr2, ra21, ra22, sa3r, scion, sprinter, ssr, supra, t130, t60, ta22, takechi project, te72, toyota, toyotafest, trueno, wagon, wangan, x60, xb | 13 Comments

EVENTS: AE86 Nights 5th Anniversary

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dan Hsu

SoCal may have its drawbacks, but there aren’t many places where you can put the call out for a hachiroku party and have over 100 cars show up. AE86 Nights has been doing this almost every Saturday night since April of 2007, … Continue reading →

Posted in events, toyota | Tagged 510, a60, ae86, AE86 Nights, bluebird, corolla, corona, cressida, datsun, e20, e70, enkei, enkei 92, gt-s, gurachan, levin, mark II, mx73, nissan, peanut, rt112, sprinter, sr-5, ssr, supra, t110, te21, te72, toyota, trueno, vip, x60, x70 | 17 Comments

Aoshima Gurachan Collection Nissan Fairlady 240ZG

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday we showed you some Aoshima 1/6 models of vintage Japanese racing barrels. On the opposite end of the scale scale Aoshima offers these bosozoku sleds from the 1/64 Gurachan Collection. The series has been out for a while, but … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, a20, aoshima, bosozoku, c10, c130, celica, chaser, cressida, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, gurachan, gx61, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, laurel, mark II, mazda, minicars, nissan, rx-3, s30, savanna, skyline, x60 | 6 Comments