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Rally drivers Hiroshi Masuoka and Teruo Katsuta receive Japanese government’s Sports Achievement Award

1 week ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Two rally racers have received the Japanese government’s Sports Achievement Award. The honor is given to individuals that have made outstanding contributions in the world of sports. Hiroshi Masuoka won the Paris-Dakar Rally back-to-back, contributing to Mitsubishi’s era of dominance in the race. Teruo Katsuta won the first All-Japan Rally Series in 1969 and in 1975 became the first Japanese driver to compete in the RAC Rally.
A Mazda Miata quote about light weight may be among automotive history’s greatest

1 week ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

When answering the question of what defines the Mazda Miata, chief technology officer Ryuichi Umeshita just laid down what might go down as one of the great quotes of automotive history: “I would say the most important thing is that it is lightweight.
The ultimate Mazda Miata model car collection can be yours for just $1,300

1 week ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Strap in, NA Miata fans. Mazda Japan has unveiled the ultimate collection of MX-5 scale models. The 17-model diecast car set, each slightly different, represents the complete history of the first-generation Mazda Roadster. And it costs a whopping ¥180,000, or about $1300 USD. Last year at the annual Roadster Karuizawa Meeting in Japan, Mazda conducted a survey of MX-5 fans. The model car set of 17 1/43-scale cars is the result of that survey.
QotW: What car has been absolutely ruined by pop culture?

1 week ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Pop culture can make cars into stars, but also destroy them. If it wasn’t for Back to the Future the DeLorean would be a historical footnote. If it wasn’t for 007, the Aston Martin DB4 would not even be uttered in the same breath as Porsche today. On the other hand, how many Highland Green ’68 Mustangs do we have to see at a Ford show? How many JZA80 Supras must be bastardized to recreate a cringey car from a mediocre movie?
Isuzu’s 80s pickup restomod steals the Bangkok Motor Show

2 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

At the recent Bangkok Motor Show it was Isuzu that surprised attendees with a restomod based on an 80s compact truck. The Dragonmax Concept began life as a 1988 Isuzu TFR pickup built for the Thai market. Isuzu updated almost every aspect of the truck except for the body, which remains remarkably faithful to the blister-flared design that adorned the North American Isuzu Pickup, Amigo, and Rodeo.
QotW: What’s your craziest tire-related story?

2 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Today, April 7, is Tire Gauge Day in Japan. It was established by Asahi Sangyo, a tire gauge manufacturer established in 1946, to remind people of the importance of keeping your car tires properly inflated. My craziest story doesn’t involve the tires on my own car, but that of a tractor-trailer wheel-and-tire combo that came bounding over the highway median one day while I was taking my 66,000-mile factory 5-speed ’97 Lexus SC300 out for a drive one day.
Sayonara, Supra. The MkV Final Edition is here

3 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

It seems like only yesterday the purists were up in arms about the Supra being a BMW underneath. Seven years later, it seems that enthusiasts have come to accept the A90 for what it is, a pure sports car that exists in spite of a dying segment. A rarity. But time waits for no one, and the Supra must also drive off into the sunset. The 2026 GR Supra MkV Final Edition will mark the end of the A90. The MkV Final Edition will be limited to 1300 units in North America and will arrive in two phases.
Toyota’s Yuzu Edition GR86 is a throwback to the original Scion FR-S

3 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Are people starting to get nostalgic about Scions? The original FR-S was a revelation, a lightweight FR sports coupe at a time when the segment seemed almost extinct. It’s no wonder it became a tuner favorite. Toyota’s Scion brand is no longer with us, but an entire generation of car enthusiasts came of age with the marque’s mod-friendly business model. For 2026, Toyota is returning to those heady days by releasing a GR86 Yuzu Edition.
Japanese car importers get whiplash from slew of new tariffs

3 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Car enthusiasts looking to buy an imported Japanese car or truck likely experienced a roller coaster of emotions yesterday. As the Trump administration rolls out its tariffs the news seemed to vacillate between very good and very bad for JDM vehicle buyers, and at the end of the day the result is still not 100 percent clear, but most likely landing on the “bad” side.
Honda to auction parts from iconic racing engines, starting with Ayrton Senna’s championship V10

3 weeks ago | japanesenostalgiccar.com | Ben Hsu

Honda Racing will soon make engine parts from its most famous racing machines available for purchase. To kick things off, they’re auctioning pieces from the V10 Formula 1 engine in which Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger won the 1990 F1 season. After that, the company will offer up IndyCar and racing motorcycle engine parts from the Honda Collection Hall as well.