Inside the NISMO Omori Factory
Nismo’s Ōmori Factory is in Tsurumi, Yokohama, Nissan's birthplace. The car company was established in Yokohama in 1933. In 1968 the company moved its headquarters to Ginza, an upscale shopping district in
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Datsun 240Z Rally Legacy: The Z Car That Conquered Safari And Monte Carlo
We stopped in to visit the Datsun 240Z Rally Cars at the Nissan Heritage Center in Japan; for more from our visit to Japan. In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make
OS Giken Releases L Series Head
OS Giken was born in the early 1960s; Osamu Okazaki wanted to build a true high-performance Japanese race car to compete against the sports cars from Europe dominating the sport at the
The Nissan Heritage Collection
by Michael Satterfield This summer the team at The Gentleman Racer had a lot of adventures. From hanging out with RWB Indonesia, Road Tripping Across the American Southwest and working on more exciting
Video: The Kanjozoku
by Michael Satterfield @TheGentlemanRacer @TheGentRacer Kanjozoku is the name that the illegal street racers of Osaka go by, they race “the Loop” a ring road that is 4.77 miles and is elevated
Pinion Announce Partnership with Iron Heart
Pinion might not be a name many Americans know when it comes to watches, but this new kid on the block has been mixing things up in the fine watch world.
Honda Super Cub gets 3D trademark
HONDA SUPER CUB BECOMES FIRST VEHICLE IN JAPAN TO RECEIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRADEMARK The iconic design and shape of the world’s largest selling vehicle, Honda’s Super Cub scooter, has been recognised with it
Pictorial: Tokyo
by Michael Satterfield Photos from my first trip to Tokyo it was 2004 and I had gone to visit two of my closest friends one who was stationed in Japan with the
The Gentleman Racer visits Nissan World Headquarters
by Roman Vanecek On a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to stop by Nissan’s world headquarters in Yokohama. New and stylish it looks like an average Japanese office building,
Shelby Asia Testing at Fuji Speedway
TGR Staff Shelby Asia is the official source for all things Shelby in the Asian market, they are based near Tokyo and build some really cool rides, including this Cobra they have
Eiji Toyoda dies at 100, 1913-2013
New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., a $400 million joint venture between General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motors Corp., was inaugurated with a dedication ceremony at the Fremont, Calif., plant. Toyota Chairman Eiji
Anachronorm’s New Athletic Shoe = Great Driving Shoe
One of my favorite brands out of Japan, Anachronorm, has released their new Paradise Rubber Athletic Shoe. It looks like they would make amazing driving shoes you could wear without looking like
The Nissan Figaro
This is one of those cars I wish was sold in the US, as a lover of small city cars this is one that we missed out on. They are the kind
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