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S2 Ep5: 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 started as a way for Japan's elite car tuners, enthusiasts and even Automotive Exe ...  Show more

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 car magazines transformed Japanese tuning from a hidden, unauthorized subculture ...  Show more

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