Amazing “Barn Find”

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.

Though before you go there, here’s a few more pictures of it;

Yeah, it’s a gem alright.  You should see it once it was taken out of the shed and given a bit of a wash;

Japanese Nostalgic Car – Nissan Silvia CSP311 …hidden away for the last 24years.

Of course, if you read a little rather than just peering at the pictures, you’ll note that it was only discovered whilst attempting to buy another pretty special vehicle.  More on that here.

Amazing what some people keep hidden away.

-Michael