It’s a bit tough being into kaido racers in Kansai. After seeing all of the goings on in Canada and L.A., not to mention in other regions of Japan at the beginning of the year, we were chomping at the bit waiting until the first major Kansai (Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto/etc.) Kyusha event
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New Year Touring 2023 was CRAZY!!
Last year’s NYT event was the first of its kind in the area, creating plenty of anticipation for this year. We saw even more out-of-town visitors this time around, who made sure to make a fashionable entrance. Most notable was a custom, Group C-inspired, Geo Metro, created by a group
Read MoreZ My Heart! — The Legend of Atsushi Muto’s Z
Even 40 years later, Atsushi Muto ( 武藤厚司 ) and his legendary American Z is still talked about today. While it was covered heavily in magazines back then, there is very little information online about this iconic car. Originally Muto wasn’t planning on buying a Z. It wasn’t until he
Read MoreVintage Pioneer stereos — Lonesome Car-boy 101
The Lonesome Car-boy ( ロンサムカーボーイ ) line of component car audio was released in 1977 in Japan and would also make its release worldwide as Pioneer Component. This was the first component system released with other companies soon following. Sony had the “My Deen” component system, Kenwood had the “Trio”
Read MoreSilhouette Mazda Cosmo
Hey how’s it going everyone, we’re Jon and Astrid from Moonlight Runners and we’re going to be kick starting our YouTube channel with our silhouette Cosmo build. We plan to do tips and tricks and bring everyone along our daily work lives. We’re excited to share our knowledge about fiberglass,
Read More7 Days in Riverside – Preparing for N.A. Nonsuri 2022 Part 1
“Even sea bream is not delicious when eaten in loneliness.” – Japanese Expression Day 1 – An American Welcome The United States of America. Regardless of wether you hold the belief that its the greatest country on Earth, or a social experiment that got way out of hand, you have
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