Go on then, guess;
Do you know? I didn't
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You’ve got a day or until someone guesses/knows it, whichever comes first. The prize is a dollar that I will present to you should we ever meet.
They just keep coming, you know there’s got to be a metric f**kload of magical cars tucked away places you just don’t get to see them an then when someone stumbles upon them for whatever reason, you’re always just taken aback with their existence. One such car that’s come to light in Australia recently is this little sucker;
CSP311 Nissan Silvia
Just magic. Such a beautiful car. The very first Nissan to wear the ‘Silvia’ nameplate. It’s a shame they stopped for so long afterward and then stopped again more recently. The first Silvia was a new body ontop of Fairlady Roadster mechanicals. This particular one has a few bits incorrect but that’s a price to be paid when all of this shape were hand-made so any breaks and such, especially in a place other than it’s country of origin (Japan) would prove difficult to get the required parts to replace. This fine example of a motor vehicle is in Tasmania. You can read more about it via the JNC (Japanese Nostalgic Car) forums.
This little ‘Rat’ Bug, is for sale not too far from me. It’s in Winton, Southland. I normally wouldn’t put your average for sale type deal up on here but I think it’s likely to have a potential market in viewers from here and as the guy who owns it is essentially local. Why the hell not?! Check it out for yourself;
“Spec” List;
-’enhanced patina’ half fake, half real (looks real)
-pinstriped under patina to look old
-5″ narrowed beam
-dropped spindles
-new king pins
-new link pins
-1600 single port (new cylinders and pistons
- big webber twin barrel carb (needs manifold)
-Near on no rust (i cut and welded almost all of it, bear in mind its a rat so bit rough)
-I think it’s 100% complete
-near new 145/50 tyres, or whatever smart car tyres are
etc. etc.
You can check out some more pictures and the links to perhaps go on to purchase it, by clicking (more…)
I found these whilst trawling one of many million Japanese car sites, some of the cars I’ve seen before, others not so much but they’re all pretty badass in their own way, check ‘em out;
Mazda R100
Toyota Corolla KE10
Honda Life
Wouldn't you just love to be part of it?
Photo courtesy of the gallery of Star-Road, Japan.
