…when seeing this makes you happy;
The fender hides the truth.
Not quite as well off but not horrible
It’s a 36 year old Nissan. It could have been a LOT worse!
-Michael
Archive for August, 2009
You know you’re into old cars…
August 19, 2009
OS GIKEN Kit Mania! FJ24
August 19, 2009
must say, I’m pretty damn tempted. But further inspection reveals it doesn’t come with any 2.4l-specific conrods, and one set of piston rings is missing. Though I suppose I could use regular FJ20 ‘rods – the seller claims his standard rods worked fine…
Might not be the best value for ¥298,000 (NZ$4665), although the crank itself is probably worth moonbeams.
whadaya think?
Guess that Car
August 18, 2009
Go on then, guess;
Do you know? I didn't
Click the image to see it larger if you think that it helps. All answers on a postcard to ; retro-classics (ie. leave a comment)
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.
Amazing “Barn Find”
August 17, 2009
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.
