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   MINICARS: 2016 Hot Wheels list announced

   October 16, 2015 by Mike

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   Mattel has announced the list of 2016 Hot Wheels. Among them are a few new castings that may be of interest to JNC readers. We already know about the Nissan Fairlady Z modeled after designer Jun Imai’s real car and … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   25 YEAR CLUB: The Mitsubishi GTO is officially a Japanese nostalgic car

   October 15, 2015 by Mike

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   If you had to rank the social pecking order of JDM performance cars, then the Skyline GT-R would be the king. No matter what marque you favor, it’s hard to argue against the decades of motorsport glory and performance folklore … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Road & Race

   October 15, 2015 by Mike

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   The last installment of our JCCS coverage was a homage to bone stock beauts, but a huge contributor to the popularity of Japanese cars has always been their tunability. Here are the JCCS cars that were built for street and circuit, not preservation. Joe Rapalo brought … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   VIDEO: Sung Kang’s Datsun 240Z Dream Build

   October 14, 2015 by Mike

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   Sung Kang is perhaps best known for his role as Han in the Fast & Furious movies. Like his character in the films Sung is a car guy as well, and is currently building a Datsun 240Z with the help … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   Street Neo Classics Preview: Meet Hot Wheels designer Ryu Asada at the JNC booth this Sunday

   October 14, 2015 by Mike

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   This Sunday marks the inaugural Street Neo Classics show, an event for 80s and 90s Japanese cars, brought to you by the people who created JCCS. We at JNC will of course have a booth there, and joining us to sign autographs … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   NEWS: Toyota S-FR specs leaked

   October 14, 2015 by Mike

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   When Toyota dropped photos of its upcoming Toyota’s S-FR concept, many thought it looked suspiciously production ready. As it turns out, it may be even closer than we thought. As it turns out, it has very specific specifications, and they have been leaked. A forum … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   VIDEO: A Fairlady Z for future generations

   October 13, 2015 by Mike

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   We’ve admired Glenn Chiou’s Nissan Fairlady Z ever since the moment we laid eyes on it at the 2012 Bayline Gathering. Over the years, we’ve seen it progress into what is quite possibly one of our favorite S30 Z builds in the states. What … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   PRODUCT GUIDE: Trust Racing exhaust manifolds for S30 Zs and Kenmeri Skylines

   October 13, 2015 by Mike

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   Established in 1977, Trust is an institution in the Japanese tuning world. They produce a line of high-quality exhaust manifolds for the S30 Z and L-series-equipped kenmeri Skyline, but until now those have never been officially offered in the US. American enthusiasts looking … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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    EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Stock as a Rock

    October 12, 2015 by Mike

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    This year’s Japanese Classic Car Show seemed to have more diversity in bone-stock rides than ever. We might be reaching a point where fans of J-tin are truly beginning to appreciate unmolested cars. Along with the other time warps peppering our other … Continue reading → View the full article

    

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    QotW: What was the last great golden era Japanese car?

    October 12, 2015 by Mike

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    The era of the Japanese performance car is one of automotive history’s great epochs. With everything from kei sports cars to supercar killing sedans, there was seemingly nothing the Japanese wouldn’t build. Despite cars like the Nissan GT-R and Lexus LFA, … Continue reading → View the full article

    

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    MINICARS: 2016 Hot Wheels X JNC Japan Historics line

    October 9, 2015 by Mike

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    We are very proud to announce that in 2016, Hot Wheels has created a new premium collection devoted to Japanese nostalgic cars. Called the Japan Historics line, it will feature celebrated cars from Japan’s automotive past. And of course, we are very excited … Continue reading → View the full article

    

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    ART CORNER: Oh look, someone already digitally modified a Toyota S-FR

    October 9, 2015 by Mike

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    Here’s a Toyota S-FR photoshopped with a Zero theme, some better airflow, and gunmetal Wats. It was sent to us by a fan that shall remain nameless because he works for a car company that is not Toyota. Let’s hope the S-FR sees production … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, October 9, 2015