S2 Ep9: The Golden Era of JDM: The Forbidden Japanese Cars The US Demanded
When The Fast and the Furious hit theaters in 2001, it lifted Japanese car culture out of the mountain passes and dropped it straight into the American mainstream.In this episode of Past Gas, we explo...
26 Touko 33min
S2 Ep8: The Golden Era of JDM: Nitrous, Neon and... Internet Forums?
In this episode of Past Gas, we dive into the explosive rise of the tuner revolution. We explore the wild Motorex scandal that illegally brought the legendary Nissan Skyline GT-R to the US, the neon-l...
19 Touko 42min
S2 Ep7: The Golden Era of JDM: Why The Drift King Chose The AE86 for Initial D
Initial D exploded beyond the confines of car culture to a global phenomenon and broke a lot of rules along the way. In the seventh installment of our 12-part series, we explore the origins of the Ini...
12 Touko 45min
S2 Ep6: The Golden Era of JDM: How Japan Embarrassed the Racing World
For decades, the world saw Japanese cars as just efficient, economical daily commuters. Then the 1990s hit, and Japan unleashed a lineup of obsessively engineered racing monsters that completely stunn...
5 Touko 49min
S2 Ep5: The Golden Era of JDM: Inside Japan's Exclusive Outlaw Race Club
Join us in the fifth installment of Past Gas: The Golden Era of JDM, as we dive into the history of one of Japan's most elusive car clubs, The Mid Night Club. What later became a popular video game st...
28 Huhti 53min
S2 Ep4: The Golden Era of JDM: Car Zines That Made JDM Culture Global
Before the internet, Japan's underground car culture was built on independent, cheaply printed zines, word-of-mouth networks, and late-night highway runs. In this episode of Past Gas, we explore how c...
21 Huhti 44min
S2 Ep3: The Golden Era of JDM: Honda Hacked The Gas Crisis
This week, we're exploring how Japanese automakers fared during the gas crisis of the early 1970's. What led to them being in the right place at the right time? How did they expand across the globe so...
14 Huhti 49min
S2 Ep2: The Golden Era of JDM: Japanese Grand Prix
In this episode of Past Gas, we're diving into the first ever Japanese Gran Prix, and how it shaped motorsport from that day on. How did Japan's cars do against Europe's elite and experienced Formula ...
7 Huhti 55min
