Mazda took a significant gamble in 1989 when it released the Miata, its take on the classic British roadster. The risk paid off, and after eight years of building the car’s first generation NA models...
Mazda’s millionth MX-5 Miata, a Soul Red Club edition. Photos courtesy Mazda. Whodathunk in the late Eighties that we were ready for a small, lightweight sports car of modest power – and impeccable r...
Servicing a Ferrari can sometimes cost as much as an entirely new car. And then there’s their apparent propensity to catch fire. But out of adversity comes opportunity, and Eric Hutchinson embraced t...
Today, the terms “convertible sports car” and “Mazda” seem to go hand in hand, as the brand’s MX-5 Miata has proven itself the best-selling two-seat sports car in the world. Before there was the Miat...
If you’re a connoisseur of Sixties diesel sedans, and you’re looking for something more unusual than a Mercedes-Benz or even a Peugeot, this 1964 Isuzu Bellel Deluxe Diesel offered for sale on Hemmin...
Photos by Bryan Thompson. Editor’s note: This piece comes to us from automotive designer and design journalist Bryan Thompson. Bryan is a frequent contributor to Hemmings, and an avid fan of finding ...
One of the unlikeliest stories we’ve seen on Japanese Nostalgic Car as of late was their look back at that hazily remembered period of time in the late 1970s when Japanese cars suddenly became fair g...
2015 Touge California. Photos by Ben Hsu, courtesy Japanese Nostalgic Car . North America has its share of rally events for classic cars, including the Hemmings-sponsored Great Race, the Colorado Gra...
First-generation 1970 Toyota Corolla. Photos courtesy Toyota. In November of 1966, Toyota launched a new model in the Japanese market, slotting in below the popular Corona. Called the Corolla, it was...
Out of the recent spate of stories about the five-year anniversary of the tsunami that hit Japan came this rather special one, highlighted by Japanese Nostalgic Car, about a one-owner unrestored 1971...
Photo by Jeff Koch. In 1969, Honda introduced its first U.S. market automobile, the N600 sedan. Developed from the Japanese market N360, the N600 underwent an extensive testing program in the United ...
1958 Toyota Toyopet Crown, in left-hand drive. Photo courtesy Toyota Motor Corporation. When the first Toyota Toyopet Crowns landed on the docks in Los Angeles in the late summer of 1957, no one on h...
There’s a little bit of work left to be done on this 1970 Datsun 510 for sale on Hemmings.com, but that’s nothing compared to the restoration work the seller’s already completed, from floor and rocke...
1968 Subaru 360. Images courtesy Subaru America. Vintage Japanese vehicle enthusiasts aside, Subaru isn’t a brand that most Americans associate with collectible cars. Perhaps that’s a testament to th...
Photo courtesy London Classic Car Show. Day continues to follow night, grass remains green, and the inhabitants of one car-producing country maintain that their car industry has produced the best car...
Launched in 1990, the Z32 Nissan 300ZX was a radical departure from its predecessor, both in terms of styling and in performance. Clothed in sexy new sheetmetal, the reborn Nissan Z offered a reworke...
Three decades after Toyota stopped selling the FJ40 Land Cruiser in the United States, the right-sized rigs continue to have a cult following, largely for their impressive off-road capabilities. A fe...
In 1987, the Toyota Supra split off from the Celica line to become a stand-alone model. Celicas became front-wheel drive, while the A70 Supra, with more sporting intentions, remained on a rear-drive ...
The VW Type 2 in the photo above is apparently a one-family, low-mileage example that also happens to be one of the oldest right-hand drive Volkswagens ever. And as bad as it looks in the photo, it t...
True, whoever buys this 1979 Isuzu 117XG sport coupe for sale on Hemmings.com is only likely to see another one here in the States in a plate glass window reflection, but it’s got more than just the ...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its racing and performance division, TRD, Toyota put together a half-hour look back over TRD’s greatest hits, whether on the track, on the road, or off-road. ( vi...
While most Americans are familiar with Toyota’s popular FJ40 series of Land Cruiser, sold in this country from 1958 through 1984, the Japanese automaker produced other variants of the FJ40 series pla...
The burden of owning an original car — for some people, at least — is that they can’t just willy-nilly add or restore items, and repairs have to be extremely deliberate. But stepping back a bit from ...
After decades of being passed over by collectors, Datsun 240Zs appear to be getting some of the respect they deserve. While current buyers favor Day One cars, the truth of the matter is this: by the ...
First-generation Honda Accords are a rare sight on American roads these days, since most were used up by a string of ever more budget-constrained owners, or consumed by the tinworm until no longer ab...