NY Times discovers Japan classics

[LenRobertson]

I didn't see that this has been posted yet:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/automobiles/revenge-of-the-econobox-early-japanese-imports-find-admirers.html?hpw

 

Nice slide show with it. I hope the article triples the value of my 200SX and F10.

 

Len

[INDY510]

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Yeah,,, I never thought these cars were cool until I saw Fast and the Furious in 1998 ..... .. :rolleyes:

[Tristin]

Nice article. Maybe this can thrown some money towards JNC so they can put out more content and keep publishing articles. That place is hurting for money...

[king bee66]

 

 

Nice slide show with it. I hope the article triples the value of my 200SX and F10.

 

Len

 

it may be worth 300$ now :P . just joking, its would still be worth more than my car.

[Skib]

Jun is in that article :lol:

[elmerfudpucker]

"And Japanese pickups are noted for their durability; it’s not unusual to find one with 300,000 miles on the odometer."

 

 

Only 300k??? :lol:

[Datsun-San]

Very cool article! Nice to see Jun and Ben interviewed :lol: . Though, it'll be interesting to see whether this article gets spread around on other forums and JNC sites :hmm:

[RATDAT3]

Nice!

[WAGON JON]

Yeah, I've known this since 1991. Its awesome to drive an old Japanese car. I have had about 20 of them over the last 20 years or so.

[MicroMachinery]

I think I've had 20 of them over the past 5 years :lol:

[Skib]

I think Im at like 8 :P

[]2eDeYe]

Are we counting the ones that got parted out? :lol:

[K_trip]

Yes ... this was a nice read. Thanks for posting!

I don't know about it having much of an impact on values, by itself, but if there are more stories like this around - who knows? Better yet, folks keeping the cars and trucks on the road should help values. I popped in on the Santa Clara meet at the end of January. I didn't have my Datsun, nor did I stick around longer than a cup of coffee, but it was a nice group with cool cars. I'll try to do better next month, try to do my part.

 

I don't know about you, but seeing an old Datsun (or a Toyota) out on the road always puts a smile on my face. Honda's, not so much.

[jun]

Jun is in that article :lol:

 

oh wut? :ninja:

[littlejason]

Corolla GT-S is a gateway drug? At first I thought "I've always had an old Corolla, so what" but then I realized it's true... if it weren't for that, I wouldn't own a Datsun.

[sunny310]

great article. i could remember riding in my dad's b310s when i was a kid. i loved those cars so much i bought one when i got my license. those were the good old days.

[Siqx20]

woot! stickin up for the under dogs!! And those celi's!! gawd i love celica liftbacks so fauking much!!