Tag: USDM Jam

The Return Of A Local Legend In Japan…

You know, I’d never thought I’d see the day when this Civic coupe would re-emerge over in Japan. It wasn’t the best kept secret ever, but Yasu from Exceed Japan actually purchased this coupe about 5 years ago as a bare shell. DPK David had decided to move on from Hondas and Yasu leaped at the chance of owning it. The two-door was one of Yasu’s favorites from the West Coast and one of the builds that really got him fascinated with how enthusiasts build Hondas in America. He had planned to rebuild the car as an homage to its prime years here in Southern California but with some updated details to make it his own. As the business grew over the years, it became less of a priority to get this thing back together. This year marked the first time Yasu even had a chance to even touch the car and over the last few months, it has started to look like its old self again. After I left Australia, I flew straight to Japan to see it for myself…

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The Top Ten Stories Of 2013 According To You…

With just a couple hours left in 2013, I thought it would be good to take a look back on the year that was and re-visit some of the most viewed stories here on The Chronicles. These are the posts that got the most traffic in 2013 and were the […]

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HIK 2013 Odaiba Japan Coverage…Part 2 of 2…

Seems like the general reaction to yesterday’s coverage of the HIK 2013 show was overwhelmingly positive, so why not just go ahead and dive into the rest of the set?… There really isn’t much left to say that hasn’t been covered already in yesterday’s post, but if you happened to […]

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HIK 2013 Odaiba Japan Coverage…Part 1…

“HIK” stands for “Hot Import Kenoh” and is a new series of events that was founded last year in Japan. These smaller events are generally pretty hard to keep track of, since I don’t have that strong of a grasp of the Japanese language, but luckily I have guys like […]

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USDM Jam 9.0 Coverage…Part 4…The Conclusion…

Happy Monday everyone… Hope you guys all had a great weekend. Mine was pretty eventful and I’ll tell you guys more about it after we get through the fourth and final concluding portion of The Chronicles’ USDM Jam 9.0 coverage. I have to say, one of my favorite posts so […]

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USDM Jam 9.0 Coverage…Part 3…

Here we go again…back now immediately with part 3 of the ongoing USDM Jam 9.0 coverage, brought to you by your’s truly, the Tactical Art crew, and Mr. Koji Karimata. This update is going up a littler earlier than normal but since I have a big weekend coming up, I […]

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USDM Jam 9.0 Coverage…Part 2…

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of USDM Jam 9.0. I’m happy that the previous post has generated so much interest because I was one of those guys, like many of you, that was waiting around the days after the event took place waiting for photos to pop up on […]

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USDM Jam 9.0 Coverage…Part 1…

The USDM Jam series is an event that is the brainchild of a Japanese enthusiast named Tetsuya Yamaguchi. It started out as an event that was mostly unknown to anyone outside of Japan, but thanks to the wonders of the internet and social media, USDM Jam has grown considerably and […]

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Wekfest SF 2012 Weekend Coverage…Part 1…

Man, what a weekend… By now, I’ve become pretty accustomed to the way things work during the week of Wekfest San Francisco, but no matter what, it always manages to be quite the overwhelming experience. All I can really say to sum up the entire weekend was that it was […]

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Autofashion VIP Festival 2011 Coverage…Part 2 of 2…

Back now with the second and concluding portion of the 2011 VIP Festival coverage. I’m glad that the photos have gotten such good feedback and brought some attention to this site from guys who probably have never been over here before. I know this is mainly a Honda-dedicated site but […]

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