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Post by 4hammers on Aug 15, 2009 9:36:39 GMT 10
This is my barnfind Nissan Silvia. Locked away for the last 20 years, I scored it this week, along with a Honda S600 I have been chasing for a long time. Dont have a great deal of time, so just a quick rundown. Only 554 of these were built, only 49 were imported to Australia. They are totally handbuilt, using a modified Fairlady chassis. Each panel was hand formed for each car & they very rarely interchange.    |
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Post by datfreak on Aug 15, 2009 22:07:07 GMT 10
What a find!
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Post by datsunlimited on Aug 16, 2009 11:50:24 GMT 10
omg you 1 lucky man did you buy lotto ticket??? i envy you there are 2 cars i would really love
S600 and the CSP311 it would be worth a mint can i ask how much you found them 4???
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Post by 120why on Aug 16, 2009 12:30:59 GMT 10
WOW! What a find. Are you in Tassie?  ?   |
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Post by 4hammers on Aug 16, 2009 15:12:47 GMT 10
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Post by floody on Aug 16, 2009 16:32:57 GMT 10
Thats awesome! Silvia looks complete and honest which must be a stroke of luck. Is the S600 a chain drive one or shaft?
I reckon Tassie is very likely full of these kind of things; its a matter of sniffing them out before rotten old sheds collapse, rust comes knocking, owners die and things get crushed..etc.
I don't reckon a Kombi for those two could be called a sacrifice.
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Post by 4hammers on Aug 16, 2009 17:50:04 GMT 10
Yea, Honda pretty perfect...Silvia does need some tlc to get it perfect...just some touch up repairs etc. Going to re do carpet, bit of work on & in boot area...try & find an original tailight...Missing one, others made up. Really just a very good deatil it will be spot on...needs new tyres too, the fronts are unsafe...perished. The Kombi was one owner, amazing condition low mileage Sopru camper....very hard to find & very attached to it...but these are special cars. Yea, I hunt cars out like this for a hobby. Have found some crazy cars...lowest mileage car was an immacul;ate 1959 FC Holden with 18,000 mile on the clock  & thats just one car Rob J |
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Post by 120why on Aug 16, 2009 18:21:14 GMT 10
Were they both originally tassie cars???
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Post by 4hammers on Aug 16, 2009 18:58:57 GMT 10
Were they both originally tassie cars??? Yes, apparently. The Silvia CSP311 is quite cool, because its body number is Number 311 Same as the model code. The S600 is number 1516 of 1800 made...Both very rare cars. |
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Post by Datsunreal on Aug 18, 2009 11:42:33 GMT 10
mate thats rare as rocking horse shit! the only one ive ever seen is the picture in my datsun/nissan sportscar buyers guide
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Post by bluerat on Aug 23, 2009 10:14:01 GMT 10
Mate your Silvia is magic!! What a great find. Like unreal I've only ever seen one in a book, well now it's a forum and a book, LOL. Well done.
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Post by rayq on Jul 1, 2013 11:18:11 GMT 10
Just happened on this forum, don't know if it is still active. Interested to know how much work you had to do on the Silvia,& how rusty it was. As for the tail-lights, were you missing the whole assembly or just the lenses? I have moulds to reproduce the lenses, I had to replace mine.
I have enjoyed using mine as a daily driver for the last 17 years, now getting to the stage where I'm considering selling it. Pics if anyone is interested, or refer to Aus Classic Car for May 2010.
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Post by datsun510w on Aug 3, 2013 5:22:51 GMT 10
Just happened on this forum, don't know if it is still active. Interested to know how much work you had to do on the Silvia,& how rusty it was. As for the tail-lights, were you missing the whole assembly or just the lenses? I have moulds to reproduce the lenses, I had to replace mine. I have enjoyed using mine as a daily driver for the last 17 years, now getting to the stage where I'm considering selling it. Pics if anyone is interested, or refer to Aus Classic Car for May 2010. Rayq, I'm on the other side of the world(USA), but if I can figure out how to ship it I would be interested, also depending on the cars conditions. Could you please send me pictures and the price of the car. |
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Post by 1of49 on Sept 21, 2013 1:39:34 GMT 10
Just happened on this forum, don't know if it is still active. Interested to know how much work you had to do on the Silvia,& how rusty it was. As for the tail-lights, were you missing the whole assembly or just the lenses? I have moulds to reproduce the lenses, I had to replace mine. I have enjoyed using mine as a daily driver for the last 17 years, now getting to the stage where I'm considering selling it. Pics if anyone is interested, or refer to Aus Classic Car for May 2010. Hi Ray, I will start restoring my Silvia this year and would like to get in touch as I would really value ur experience. Could you send me ur email address to mfsthree@yahoo.com Thanks Mike |
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Post by 1000deluxe on Jan 24, 2014 10:28:19 GMT 10
WOW! What a find.
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