The two-tone paint scheme and space age styling of this Datsun 810 saloon would stun any junkyarder into full stop. While the Datsun might look something like a regular Japanese car of the time, the trick stuff was all there in this mid-size sedan. Under the hood was a fuel injected version of the six-cylinder engine found in the 240-260-280Z-cars, tweaked to kick out a … [Read more...]
JDM Astro Van and Resurrected Corolla
The resurrection of old Corollas and return of a Chevrolet Astro to the United States from Japan is proof that the end of 2009 is at hand, or that the last Santa Clara gathering of this year is now in the past. The Datsun crew by way of Ratsun Forum showed up with an eclectic mix of rear-drive classics with modern horsepower underhood. The Chevrolet Astro van featured above was … [Read more...]
Starions for Everybody
Even though there is most certainly a guy wearing a Members Only jacket and acid washed jeans that might disagree, 1982 was a long time ago. In that same year was the first production run for a car closer to the heart around here - the Mitsubishi Starion. This month's Santa Clara gathering brought a collection of newer and older players along with an impressive number of … [Read more...]
Japanese Classic Car Show Roundup
Because we need Cressida station wagons with genuine simulated wood grain paneling and Datsuns with honeycomb hubcabs now more than ever before comes this photo roundup of the 2009 Japanese Classic Car Show. Over 400 cars from as far off locales as Pennsylvania lined up early on Saturday to descend into the Hidden Valley in Irvine, California. Everything from trailered in over … [Read more...]
JCCS Retrospective Preview
Tomorrow marks the fifth consecutive year of the Japanese Classic Car Show. Owners and fans of old school Japanese cars will descend into Hidden Valley park in Irvine, California to bask in four hundred or more examples of classic Japanese car goodness. The show promises the always unique mix of museum quality survivors and legendary vintage race cars along with daily driven … [Read more...]