Nissan's vintage Skylines are the most beautiful cars at the New York Auto Show
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OGG
Master of the Meh
Very cool.
Symbolic Motors in La Jolla used to have several pristine vintage Skylines at one their facilities. I managed to snap a few pics on one of my visits. I'll see if they're still in my photobucket.
They are about as beautiful as Japanese cars could be, with few exceptions like the Toyota 2000 GT and the 240Z among a few others. Have to give props to the Datsun 1600 Roadster too of course.
I miss having my GT-R now and then, but I'm not regretting letting it go to a new home. I actually miss my 280ZX and my 96 300ZX Twin Turbo much more.
Of course, I'd sell a kidney to have an R34...
Symbolic Motors in La Jolla used to have several pristine vintage Skylines at one their facilities. I managed to snap a few pics on one of my visits. I'll see if they're still in my photobucket.
They are about as beautiful as Japanese cars could be, with few exceptions like the Toyota 2000 GT and the 240Z among a few others. Have to give props to the Datsun 1600 Roadster too of course.
I miss having my GT-R now and then, but I'm not regretting letting it go to a new home. I actually miss my 280ZX and my 96 300ZX Twin Turbo much more.
Of course, I'd sell a kidney to have an R34...
mikesr1963
Gonna walk my dog, you?
That 69 is sweet.
mongooz
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YES, YES IT IS!!!
(because you should have used a 4 speed)
i was once considering buying a 1960 MGA with a 283 Chevy in it. i also had a 4 speed.
the only thing that was stopping me was that it looked too much like a back yard job and i didn't want to have to end up re-engineering everything some dufus did.
Rick 381
Boob Enthusiast
A guy I knew way back when put a 289 and a 4 speed in a Austin-Healey 100-6. The biggest problem he had was that if he dropped the clutch to fast he bent the wire wheels. The originals were 60 spoke and he was looking for some Cobra wire since they were 72 spoke he though they might take the torque better. No idea if he ever found them.
OGG
Master of the Meh
"Datsun" was strictly an export name for the Nissan Brand. The company thought it would go over better in Western markets. In 1982, they started putting "Datsun by Nissan" badges on the export/US cars. In 84 they ditched the Datsun name altogether. Quixotic as it is, the Datsun name has returned in some markets in recent years (India) as an entry level brand with cars targeted to the lower end.
Conversely, as the article mentioned: The original Skylines were built by Prince Motors which was an independent Japanese car maker with no affiliation to larger brands. Nissan took over Prince in the late 60s and the rest is history.
OGG
Master of the Meh
Love the Interceptor. Gorgeous car.
I am a steadfast hater of dropping non-Nissan engines into Z cars. However, I have a buddy with a built 383 Stroker motor on two bottles stuffed into a 240Z that has been banned from virtually every track in California. It is ludicrous. It can wheelie all the way through 1/4 mile like nothing. It's a terrifying car. Best part, after grenading several corporate GM rear ends with it, he popped the original Datsun rear end back in as a temporary fix, and it's been in there since. It refuses to break.
I have a good friend that lives close to you named Scott, he's a tech wizard at Netflix. Anyway, he has a 280Z with a built RB26DETT (R34 Skyline motor) in it pushing about 750 BHP to the rear wheels. It's a thing of beauty.
Saw one of these a few days ago by my house. It had Datsun SCCA SS livery on it with the wide BFG's.
