SEMA 2009: Nostalgics from Subaru and Honda
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...
View ArticleWednesday Wall(s): Vintage Subarus by BOW
Remember last week’s nostalgic Honda wallpapers by BOW? Here are some Subarus for your desktop backgrounding pleasure. [Subaru]
View ArticleFriday Video: A Brief History of Subaru
I can’t even remember the last time we posted a Subaru topic. So here’s one for all you Fuji Heavies, a corporate video showing the history of the company. [Youtube]
View ArticleFriday Video: Subaru commercials want your heartstrings tugged
ToMoCo has plenty of FR heritage to capitalize on as they gear up for the Toyota 86 launch, but what about its Subaru BRZ twin? Instead of drifting XT coupes we get a disowned son reuniting with his...
View ArticleQotW: What’s the best Japanese car commercial from the West?
The Japanese are known for offbeat, zany or downright insane car commercials, but clearly not all of them would translate to western audiences. International marketing departments have their own way of...
View ArticleCalifornia to enact vintage license plate program
Great news for nostalgic car owners in California. The state has just announced today a new program that will allow classic car owners to get period correct license plates based on the year their cars...
View ArticleGRAND TOURING: Journey to Subaru of America’s History Collection, Part 01
You’d never guess as you drove by, but in a nondescript warehouse just across the Delaware river from Philadelphia lies the most eclectic stash of boxer motored, all-wheel-drive vehicles in the US....
View ArticleGRAND TOURING: Tokyo and Nagoya Street Scenes
We saw plenty of nostalgics on our recent trip to Japan, and we’ll have more coverage of those as soon as we go through the photos. In the meantime, please enjoy these omiyage, or souvenirs. You’ll be...
View ArticleART CORNER: Rocket Craft’s stuffed cars are the cutest thing ever
The problem with cars is that they’re made of metal. That means rust, skinned knuckles, and, most importantly, an inability to be cuddly. A shop called Rocket Craft has solved that last one for us by...
View ArticleThe Subaru Legacy is officially a Japanese nostalgic car, Part 01
As mentioned, the great machines that debuted a quarter century ago have made 2014 the year of the JNC. As it draws to a close, let’s sneak in another a member of the “Class of 1989.” This late entry...
View ArticleJNC‘s top stories of 2014
As we mentioned, 2014 was the Year of the JNC. As it draws to a close, let’s look back at the things that most interested JNCers over the last 365 days. Some of the most popular stories this year had...
View ArticleThe Subaru Legacy is officially a Japanese nostalgic car, Part 02
Let’s get right back into the groove this new year by continuing the induction of the original Subaru Legacy into the 25 Year Club. In Part 01, we studied its origins, but despite its humble family...
View ArticleJNC RADIO: Sing along to the The Auto Show Song
Originally released in 1964, “The Auto Show Song” was composed by famed Japanese songwriter Tetsuro Hoshino and performed by action movie star/singer Akira Kobayashi (there are a lot of crossover...
View ArticleCOLLECTIONS: Subaru’s heritage exhibition at its Tokyo headquarters
Subaru recently opened an exhibition of its most iconic cars at its headquarters building in Japan. Loosely translated as “The Finest Cars of the Six Stars,” its name is a reference to the six-star...
View ArticleEVENTS: Initial D World meet
If people are willing to dress up as country squires, high-mannered butlers, and Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey season premieres, then why not an Initial D-themed car meet? As the most popular work of...
View ArticleEVENTS: Subaru holds first official Fan Meeting in Japan
Subaru recently held its inaugural Fan Meeting at the Subaru Kenkyu Center in Tochigi. SKC fort short, the Research & Testing Center is the proving ground where many of Subaru’s signature high...
View ArticlePIXELATED: Hooning a Brumby through the Outback in Forza Horizon 3
Eleven years ago when the Forza franchise originally launched there was an AE86, an R32 GT-R and that was about it for JNCs. Over the last decade, however, more and more have been added to the game....
View ArticleBOXING DAY: 50 Years of the Subaru Boxer Engine
Lead vehicle designer Shinroku Momose “was not fussy about the engine,” recalls Motomitsu Honda, who worked in Subaru engine department in 1966. Momose merely “presented the required dimensions and...
View Article100 YEAR CLUB: Isuzu Motors
What’s Japan’s oldest automaker? Like most questions, the answer isn’t necessarily a simple one, but there’s one thing that we can guarantee. It’s not Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, or any of the marques you...
View ArticleVIDEO: Let’s not forget how awesome the Legacy RS was
Before the WRX, STI or any of Subaru’s three-letter suffixes for the Impreza became synonymous with rallying, there was the Legacy RS. Here’s a thrilling video of Colin McRae tearing through the 1993...
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