Archive for August 5th, 2009

Legend(s).  We’ll start with the 1st Gen.  How often do you come across a Service/Shop Manual for the First Generation Prince Skyline and Skyway Sedans and Wagons? The answer, seldom.  The joy of small-ish town mechanics, service manual libraries, as that’s often where the magic lies and knowing a young chap with a classic car addiction who works in one, can only prove beneficial.  I received a txt today that my literature had arrived to be collected.  I shot down to the place to get it straight away and came home, ripped it open and found this;

1962 Prince Skyline/Skyway Shop Manual

1962 Prince Skyline/Skyway Shop Manual

More on that in a little bit, my other recent acquisition is this;

Takara TOMY - Nissan Skyline KPGC110 RC Car

Takara TOMY - Nissan Skyline KPGC110 RC Car

A little toy car that was brought to my attention by Lochlan, an oldschool.co.nz member who lives in Japan, he asked if I would be interested in one, which I most certainly was.  I had completely forgotten about it when it arrived and I was well stoked.  I bought some AAA’s on the way home from work and proceeded to terrorize my girlfriend’s cat with it.  It was most amusing!

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