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1. Friday Video: Bollywood Love in Tokyo
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The 1966 Indian movie Love in Tokyo contains this toe-tappin’ Bollywood song and dance number that meanders through the streets of 1960s Tokyo. As a result, cameras inadvertently captured the v
Freitag, 20 November 2009

2. Toyota Celica Drifts Through Norwegian Milk Ad
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There have been examples of J-tin used in non-Japanese advertising before. However, this is the first time we’ve seen a Norwegian anime chick drift an A40 Toyota Celica through a wet obstacle co
Donnerstag, 19 November 2009

3. Reader Build: Gypsy’s 1973 Mazda RX-3
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We really appreciate all the JNC readers out there sharing their projects with us. Occasionally one goes above and beyond in bringing back a car otherwise be destined for the crusher, investing way mo
Mittwoch, 18 November 2009

4. Nostalgics on the Washington DC Mall
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It may surprise you to know that two nostalgic cars currently reside in museums along Washington DC’s famed National Mall. And why not? Nostalgics have become part of American life and history,
Dienstag, 17 November 2009

5. Mitsubishi’s Erimaki Mirage Creates Frill-Necked Lizard Boom
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We know what you’re craving: more Mitsubishi ad campaigns from 1984! Stunned by our mind-reading abilities, aren’t you? Far from an Orwellian nightmare world, that year turned out to be a
Montag, 16 November 2009

* Rock artists hate to see demo versions of their songs get leaked out to the public, if only because the demo versions are unpolished or incomplete. We bet auto designers feel the same way about pro
Samstag, 14 November 2009

7. Friday Video: Nissan Skyline Japan vs. Ford Torino
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For this week we have another Seibu Keisatsu clip pitting Daimon’s KGC210 Nissan Skyline Japan against a Blue Oval product. This chase is almost too painful to watch, as the ‘71 Ford Torin
Freitag, 13 November 2009

8. JNC on Enkei Wheels’ Official Blog
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JNC got a shout out on Enkei Wheels’ official blog! Awesome.JNC got a shout out on Enkei Wheels’ official blog! Awesome. zum Original
Donnerstag, 12 November 2009

9. Shusei Nagaoka’s 70s Space Funk Mitsubishi Ads
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It must be art week here at JNC. Having visited the tranquil papercraft of Ohta Takashi, we shall now blast off in a spaceship shaped like an electric guitar to the world of Shusei Nagaoka. Remember
Donnerstag, 12 November 2009

10. The 3D Nostalgic Artwork of Ota Takashi
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We know you’re all craving the soothing flavor of carrot shochu, but alas, limited edition bottles of Kimi Kurasu Machi have either sold out or were unavailable in your prefecture to begin with.
Donnerstag, 12 November 2009

11. SoCal Roadsters Toy Drive @ Datsun Heritage Museum
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The SoCal Roasters Owners Club held their annual charity toy drive at the Datsun Heritage Museum last weekend. We’re always looking for an excuse to head down to the DHM, so Dan and I hopped int
Mittwoch, 11 November 2009

12. Isuzu, Subaru and Daihatsu Label Liquor
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The beauty of Kimi Kurasu Machi carrot shochu is that it combines three Japanese crazes — that of regional delicacies, alcohol, and limited edition products — and wraps them all in a label
Dienstag, 10 November 2009

13. JNC Contest: 1965 Toyota EX Dream Car
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Last week’s contest in honor of the Tokyo Motor Show was a tough one. We got a lot of submissions but only one person got it right. Unprecedented! That person was Mike F. (aka toyotageek), who c
Montag, 09 November 2009

14. SEMA 2009: OS Giken TC24-B1 Twin-Cam L-Series Head
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Behold, what has been described as the holy grail for Datsun maniacs, the OS Giken TC24-B1! Imagine the sheer mad scientist insanity that must have flowed through Osamu Okazaki’s brain in order
Freitag, 06 November 2009

15. SEMA 2009: Toyota’s Old School Flavor
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Yesterday we showed you some genuine nostalgics from Subaru and Honda. Toyota has been known to bring old school cars to SEMA in the past, but this year they cooked up a bunch of new cars with old sch
Donnerstag, 05 November 2009

16. SEMA 2009: Automakers’ Nostalgics
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The floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is much sparser than it has been in recent years, but SEMA 2009 is still several times the size of some Central American nations. We were heartened to see
Mittwoch, 04 November 2009

17. SEMA 2009: Nostalgics from Subaru and Honda
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The floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is much sparser than it has been in recent years, but SEMA 2009 is still several times the size of some Central American nations. We were heartened to see
Mittwoch, 04 November 2009

18. SEMA or Bust: JNC Road Trip
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In just a few hours, we’ll be heading out to SEMA in Las Vegas to spread the nostalgic car gospel. We’ll also be reporting on all the wild, wacky and wonderful stuff from the show floor. H
Dienstag, 03 November 2009

19. JNC Contest: Guess This Concept
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With all the news of the Tokyo Motor Show last week, we thought we’d start a contest to see who can recognize this concept (Hint: It was never built). The winner will receive a Wonda Choro-Q Hak
Montag, 02 November 2009

20. Friday Video: R31 Skyline in Abunai Deka
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Here are some random clips from 80s Japanese cop show Abunai Deka, starring the R31 Nissan Skyline before they switched to the F31 Nissan Leopard / Infiniti M30. We’re not sure what’s happ
Freitag, 30 Oktober 2009

21. Kidney, Anyone? 25K-Mile 1974 Toyota Celica
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We’ve seen low mileage Celica Liftbacks before (both yellow, oddly enough), but this is the first Coupe. According to the seller, this 1974 Toyota Celica had just one owner for the first 34 year
Donnerstag, 29 Oktober 2009

22. Event Horizon – SEMA Edition
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Toyota in 2007 had a special display outside the main hall to celebrate their half-century mark, and in 2006 a bunch of their vintage trucks.  Last year, Toyo Tires displayed Roy de Guzman’s 197
Donnerstag, 29 Oktober 2009

23. GigaGigaGigaGiga Giga Pudding Sticker
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Pop quiz: what is the coolest thing in the universe? The answer, it may surprise you to know, is Giga Pudding. Unfortunately, the gelatinous delicacy is only available in Japan. But, JNCer ohcanada_00
Donnerstag, 29 Oktober 2009

24. 1977 Dodge Colt / Mitsubishi Lancer Promo Video
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It’s the late 70s and the public is clamoring for smaller, efficient cars. Sadly, your portfolio consists of a series of monster land barges where even the smallest offering is several times the
Mittwoch, 28 Oktober 2009

25. Subaru 216A, the Uber Toyota FT-86
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As if Toyotaku weren’t already miffed enough that the long-awaited return of the AE86 had a Subaru 2.0L boxer under is sloping hood. Here’s a little salt for that wound: it appears that th
Mittwoch, 28 Oktober 2009

26. Koreisha Mark to Undergo Redesign?
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After all this time we still get questions about the JNC logo. Specifically, the teardrop-shaped leaf in the upper right hand corner. To explain, we must first describe the Wakaba Mark for beginning d
Dienstag, 27 Oktober 2009

27. One More from Tokyo: 1917 Mitsubishi Model A
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There was one last old school car from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show and we’re talking old old school. The triple diamond mafia calls the 1917 Mitsubishi Model A the first production car built in Ja
Montag, 26 Oktober 2009

28. Nissan’s 40th Anniversary Z-Car Tribute
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We didn’t supply you with a Friday Video this week but Nissan has come to the rescue with a tribute to 40 years of the Datsun 240Z. Enjoy!We didn’t supply you with a Friday Video this week
Sonntag, 25 Oktober 2009

29. Actual Nostalgic Cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show
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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 r
Freitag, 23 Oktober 2009

30. Retro Honda EV-N and CR-Z at the Tokyo Motor Show
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As far as Tokyo Motor Show news goes, it could be hard to top Toyota’s heartstopper Lexus LFA from yesterday. Honda, however, may kill you with cuteness instead. We told you about the Honda EV-N
Donnerstag, 22 Oktober 2009

31. Toyotaku Rejoice! FT-86 and Lexus LF-A are Here
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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 dril
Mittwoch, 21 Oktober 2009

32. CONTEST: Fairlady Z T-Shirt from Import Bible
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Hey gang, David from Import Bible has a new T-shirt design with another old school design. This time, its the S30 Fairlady Z, and he is generously offering one free to a lucky JNC reader! This contest
Dienstag, 20 Oktober 2009

33. Toyota Meeting at the Toyota Museum of Germany
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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 Deutschl
Montag, 19 Oktober 2009

34. Friday Video: Groovin’ With Ken, Mary and Buzz
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Hey hey, Friday Video is back! In our barrage of JCCS coverage we neglected to post the solution to our last contest, where we asked readers to identify the song playing at 15:48 in Part 1 of Crayon S
Freitag, 16 Oktober 2009

35. Nissan 370Z Commemorates 40th Anniversary of 240Z
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Nissan has just announced that a special edition model 370Z to commemorate 40 years of the Z-car. Although the Datsun 240Z we all know and love was introduced on October 22, 1969, the Nissan 370Z 40th
Donnerstag, 15 Oktober 2009

36. Coolest Business Card Ever?
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We were brainsstorming business card designs recently and came across this Nissan Skyline PGC10 themed one. Turns out it’s for Intersection Magazine, which does not necessarily have a lot of J-t
Donnerstag, 15 Oktober 2009

37. EVENTS: JCCS Part Seven: So Hard to Say Goodbye
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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-pl
Mittwoch, 14 Oktober 2009

38. EVENTS: JCCS Part Six: Truck, Yeah! (And Some Race Cars)
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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
Dienstag, 13 Oktober 2009

39. The Nostalgics of Gran Turismo PSP and Forza Motorsport 3
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Just a brief intermission before continuing with the JCCS barrage. Recently, both Gran Turismo for PSP and Forza Motorsport 3 racing sim franchises have announced the master lineups. Here are all the
Montag, 12 Oktober 2009

40. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Five: The Mod Squad
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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
Sonntag, 11 Oktober 2009

41. Mad Max Datsun 240Z
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MotorMavens has posted up a feature on one of our favorite cars from the recent Japanese Classic Car Show, the Mad Max Z. We gave you a little taste of it in Part One of our JCCS coverage, but here
Samstag, 10 Oktober 2009

42. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Four: Rolling Stock
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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 it̵
Freitag, 09 Oktober 2009

43. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Three: The Exotics
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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 w
Donnerstag, 08 Oktober 2009

44. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part Two: Wagons Ho!
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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 interio
Mittwoch, 07 Oktober 2009

45. Toyota FT-86 and AE86 Drift Through GT5
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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
Mittwoch, 07 Oktober 2009

46. JCCS 2009
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A few years ago the Japanese Classic Car Show had that 'local' look to it, which is no bad thing but as the years progress, the standard gets higher and higher and the rides keep getting better and b
Dienstag, 06 Oktober 2009

47. Hachiroku Returns: Toyota FT-86 Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show
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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 rum
Dienstag, 06 Oktober 2009

48. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part One – Kyuusha Kulture
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Before daylight broke on Saturday morning Dan, John and I were already packing up the ol’ JNC wagon. It was an ungodly early hour, even for John, who was still on Texas time. As we hit “Th
Montag, 05 Oktober 2009

49. EVENTS: JCCS 2009 Part One: Kyuusha Kulture
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Before daylight broke on Saturday morning Dan, John and I were already packing up the ol’ JNC wagon. It was an ungodly early hour, even for John, who was still on Texas time. As we hit “Th
Montag, 05 Oktober 2009

50. EVENTS: Japanese Classic Car Show 2009 Preview
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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
Sonntag, 04 Oktober 2009

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