Posts by Jun Tanaka
Japanese Car Auction Find: Alfa Romeo RZ (Zagato-Designed Convertible)
It’s almost a year since I posted about an Alfa Romeo SZ that I had seen in one of the car auctions in J…
Read MoreJapan Car Auction Finds: Ferrari 599 (2007)
My heart goes out to Ferrari owners everywhere. Why? Well, on top of having the terrible burden of being part …
Read MoreRare 2011 Lexus LFA at Auction In Japan
Toyota’s answer to the supercar makers of the world is a stunning performance machine — but unfort…
Read MoreJapan's January Car Sales Ranking Driven By Hybrids and Kei Cars
Japan’s January car sales rankings have just been announced — and the effect of the December decis…
Read MoreToyota Highlander (Kluger) Production Moved To Indiana
Even the mighty Toyota is suffering from the scourge of the high Yen. It just does not make much sense to buil…
Read MoreGordon Murray and Toray – Teewave AR1 Was Just The Start
We broke the story of Gordon Murray’s involvement in the Toray Teewave AR1 electric sports concept that …
Read MoreSubaru 360s Reborn as Electric Vehicles (EV) — The Cutest Retro EVs Ever?
The Subaru 360 is a little bundle of automotive cuteness that sold 392,000 units in Japan between 1958 and 197…
Read More2000GT SEV Solar EV Crazy Car Project at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012
The original Toyota 2000GT is a sleek throw-back from the late 60s. Just 337 of these were built between 1967 …
Read MoreNissan GT-R Nismo GT3 2012 – 33.6 Million Yen Bargain
OK, so the GT-R isn’t quite fast enough for you? Really? 0- – 60 in 2.7 seconds isn’t good e…
Read MoreTop Ten Japan Car Blog Posts of 2011
The sun hasn’t quite set on 2011 just yet, but this is a good time to take a look back over the last yea…
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