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Post by tss240zg on May 30, 2013 22:20:47 GMT 1
Hi guys. Went into the loft with dad this evening and going through some boxes and dad pulled out this little beauty. Behold the Nissan MID4 concept car. This model kit is quite rare. The mid4 was the Nissan's first car i believe to use their Attessa four wheel drive system!  |
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Post by spottedlaurel on May 30, 2013 22:32:10 GMT 1
Nice find! I think I have that one in my stash. Also got this earlier version:  Revell 1:24 Nissan MID4 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I think Nissan came very close to putting this car into production, but it never quite made it. I have quite a few articles about it in the archive. |
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Post by gainsb1 on May 30, 2013 22:37:52 GMT 1
It's interesting to see the differences between the two. I wonder which one is more "realistic"?
Leigh (Area rep)
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Post by spottedlaurel on May 30, 2013 22:53:55 GMT 1
I think both are, it's just how it evolved over the years.
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Post by tss240zg on May 30, 2013 23:08:33 GMT 1
I think Nissan came very close to putting this car into production, but it never quite made it. I have quite a few articles about it in the archive. Could you email some scans if possible - i think the main reason they put it off was due to it being expensive to produce. It then evolved to the 300zx and it also used the VG30DETT. Dad say Nissan shipped it over to the UK for the British Motor Show. I think there is a picture of it somewhere will need to dig it out |
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Post by spottedlaurel on May 31, 2013 6:49:01 GMT 1
Could you email some scans if possible - i think the main reason they put it off was due to it being expensive to produce. It then evolved to the 300zx and it also used the VG30DETT. Dad say Nissan shipped it over to the UK for the British Motor Show. I think there is a picture of it somewhere will need to dig it out I'll try and do some next week. I even have the odd brochure on the early model, Nissan did this for their prototypes and concept cars that were displayed at shows. |
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Post by reallyloud on Jun 18, 2013 18:48:47 GMT 1
I remember it from the 1985 Earls court Motorfair. I took a crappy pic of the earlier model. Don't think the 2nd one ever made it as a show car here. They also issued brochures for the Mid4, which folded out into a poster.
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