JDM Origins » Multimedia http://www.jdmorigins.com Japanese classic and Nostalgic cars Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Toyota FT86 at Nurburgring http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/toyota-ft86-at-nurburgring/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/toyota-ft86-at-nurburgring/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:11:56 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=927 We featured the FT-86 last week with photos of the prototype. Now the first ever video of the Toyota FT-86 / Subaru 086a test mule at the Nurburgring. Looks quite promising for a track car!

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/toyota-ft86-at-nurburgring/feed/ 0 Gran Turismo 5: Toyota FT-86 Concept Video http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/gran-turismo-5-toyota-ft-86-concept-video/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/gran-turismo-5-toyota-ft-86-concept-video/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:18:16 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=934 A quick look at a new car and new tracks for Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Toyota FT-86 Concept car.

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/10/gran-turismo-5-toyota-ft-86-concept-video/feed/ 0 Brap Brap Brap http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/brap-brap-brap/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/brap-brap-brap/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:59:28 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=787 Brap Brap Brap! This is the Mazda 787B that took the win at Le Mans 24-hours in 1991.

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/brap-brap-brap/feed/ 0 Build Your Rotary Engine in Under 5 Minutes http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/build-your-rotary-engine-in-under-5-minutes/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/build-your-rotary-engine-in-under-5-minutes/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:52:48 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=783 Ok, so we stretched the truth. You can’t put one together in 5 minutes unless you’re playing it back at fast-forward speeds. But hey, at least it’s cool to watch.

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/build-your-rotary-engine-in-under-5-minutes/feed/ 0 Driven To Be Ultimate; Black Gold http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/driven-to-be-ultimate-black-gold/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/driven-to-be-ultimate-black-gold/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:20:12 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=720 This commercial for the limited 10th Anniversary “Black Gold” edition Datsun 280zx is “Driven To Be Ultimate.”  I wonder if it comes with a mustache like that.

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/08/driven-to-be-ultimate-black-gold/feed/ 1 A Good Looking Car Eh? http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/07/a-good-looking-car-celica/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/07/a-good-looking-car-celica/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:29:27 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=664 This good lookin’ car is sure to make you a good lookin’ driver.  It might make you 6′2″ Dan Gurney too!

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/07/a-good-looking-car-celica/feed/ 0 Spotted: Toyota MR2 in La Roux – In for the Kill http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/spotted-toyota-mr2-in-la-roux-in-for-the-kill/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/spotted-toyota-mr2-in-la-roux-in-for-the-kill/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:48:01 +0000 Charles Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=655 Once in awhile we will catch maybe 5 seconds of a Japanese classic car in the background of a movie set. This time we get a whole song with the cold nostalgic feel of how it must have been in the 80’s.

Does anybody know what the meaning behind this song is?

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/spotted-toyota-mr2-in-la-roux-in-for-the-kill/feed/ 1 Give Me a Turbo, and I Come Alive! http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/give-me-a-turbo-and-i-come-alive/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/give-me-a-turbo-and-i-come-alive/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:40:30 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=639 Give this David Hasselhoff look-a-like a turbo 200sx, and he’ll come alive!  Literally!

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/give-me-a-turbo-and-i-come-alive/feed/ 0 Looking For The Mazda Experience? http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/looking-for-the-mazda-experience/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/looking-for-the-mazda-experience/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:52:23 +0000 Chacko Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=627 The more we looked, the more we liked. We are definitely feeling the Mazda experience now, you should look too.

]]> http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/looking-for-the-mazda-experience/feed/ 0 Jazzed Up 1973 Toyota Celica http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/jazzed-up-1973-toyota-celica/ http://www.jdmorigins.com/2009/06/jazzed-up-1973-toyota-celica/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:26:39 +0000 Charles Xiong http://www.jdmorigins.com/?p=614 “Get your ‘jazzed up’ Celica ST at your Toyota dealer!” Gotta love those classic Toyota commercials.

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