If you ever wanted to get yourself an export version of the Nissan Cedric (in this instance Datsun 260C) I think you’d be hard pressed to find yourself anything even vaguely better than this one that is on trademe.co.nz right now;

Immaculate

It’s cars like this that make me wish I had a job that paid a lot more so I would actually be able to save a few pennies here and there.  Fantastic car.  If you’re in the market for one make it this one, I doubt you’d ever regret it.

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I was browsing through the legendary RR and I came across this which had been shared from another website, and is for sale on another, so I figure it’s fair game to share on RC

The paint and everything about it, is so period correct, that despite it being a car I would otherwise find no interest in, I can’t help but admire it.

All the colours of the 70's rainbow!

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Browsing though NZ’s most popular local auction site, trademe.co.nz, you often stumble across the odd gem amongst the sea of modern cars, a few months ago this Volkswagen Beetle was stumbled upon, it disappeared for a while but popped up again recently,  if you look at everything but the rear end, you wouldn’t pick it apart from any other Beetle.  It’s not until you see the rear and how the engine cover is sitting that you realise this isn’t your run of the mill Beetle nor your run of the mill conversion.

Toyota powered VW

As you can see, this dub is 4AGE powered.  One of Toyota’s most famous engines, this particular one turbocharged and slapped into the ass end of the unsuspecting German people’s car.

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