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Manga Car Spotting - The Walking Man part one

Manga Car spotting – Nissan Skyline R30 – The Walking Man [part one]

April 18, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Manga Cars

Today I’m sharing one of my vices: reading Manga and spotting cars in the background! Yes, it’s really something odd that I can’t let go and sometimes you really find nice treasures: like the Nissan Skyline R30 that made me buy this book!
Manga Car Spotting - The Walking Man part one

The Walking Man by Jiro Tanaguchi

The Manga I’m reading here is called The Walking Man by Jiro Tanaguchi. If you wish to obtain this book yourself, you can find it here: The Walking Man by Jiro Tanaguchi @ Amazon
In this first episode I’ll introduce this new concept, before jumping into each and every car I could find. I just counted them and the grand total is 23 cars, plus one surprise car that magically changes when you flip the page!

You can find the video and the high resolution scans of the panels containing manga cars below: Continue reading

JDM Trivia #3: Nissan Gloria Jack Nicklaus edition

December 16, 2015 / / 1 Comment

JDM Trivia #3: Nissan Gloria Jack Nicklaus edition

This is JDM Trivia number three!
JDM Trivia #3: Nissan Gloria Jack Nicklaus edition
Daniel O’Grady from Wasabi Cars guessed last weeks teaser: the man is indeed Jack Nicklaus and his connection with Nissan is the Nissan Gloria.

The Golden Bear

Jack Nicklaus, also nicknamed The Golden Bear, is regarded as the greatest professional golfer ever. Within the 25 years when he was actively competing he won 18 major championships. Most car manufacturers like to get a bit of that fame and glory with their classy cars and Nissan wasn’t the only one to line up for Jack Nicklaus. Continue reading

Japanese Autosport Festival: Gloria Y34 boss

May 3, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Finding a rare JDM import is always exciting and especially this imported JDM Nissan Gloria Y34 was drawing a lot of attention. I had a lot of trouble shooting some nice photos of it as many people passing by were standing in front of it.
Nissan Gloria Y34
It only got imported into the Netherlands five months ago and for a twelve year old car it doesn’t look outdated at all!

It is powered by the top of the line VQ30DET engine which outputs 280hp (210kW) and that should be very sufficient to move this 1642 kilogram heavy weight: Continue reading

Car chases: Seibu Keisatsu carnage mix!

November 7, 2011 / / 0 Comments

In following of : even more gruesome carnage from the third season of Seibu Keisatsu! (Western Police)
Disclaimer: the two videos are not suitable for fainthearted J-tin enthusiasts!

In the first minute it starts off with a huge explosion and a Nissan Bluebird SSS coupe. Could it be involved in the explosion?

In part 2 even more oldskool Nissans will be killed and if you watch all the way up to 8:01 also a non-Nissan: a Mazda Capella Coupé. Or could it be a RX-2?! Continue reading

Car chases: Seibu Keisatsu carnage mix!

October 31, 2011 / / 3 Comments

Get ready for the most gruesome carnage from Seibu Keisatsu! (Western Police)
Disclaimer: the two videos are not suitable for fainthearted J-tin enthusiasts!

In part 2 even more oldskool Nissans will be killed. Be prepared for tens of Glorias/Cedrics to be killed in a useless five minute slowmotion fight against a dirt truck in a mine field! Continue reading

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