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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 23, 2012 15:52:45 GMT 1
yeh thats a 240K GT. UK spec 2door hardtop Skyline KGC210 or maybe KHGC210? Glad to see you've a thread up on yours  |
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Post by scooobyslayer on Dec 24, 2012 11:28:22 GMT 1
yeh thats a 240K GT. UK spec 2door hardtop Skyline KGC210 or maybe KHGC210? Glad to see you've a thread up on yours mines a kgc210, whats the difference in a khgc210 ? |
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 24, 2012 15:27:41 GMT 1
i thought the H ment it had a straight six. i'm sure i've seen it on the C110. maybe they're all different.  maybe i made it up ;D |
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Post by spottedlaurel on Dec 28, 2012 9:45:29 GMT 1
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 28, 2012 9:53:39 GMT 1
looking at the cars around it, it doesn't look like the datsun lasted any less then it's rivals?
Mk3 Cortinas, Mk1 Escort, HC Viva all same age...
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Post by spottedlaurel on Dec 28, 2012 11:45:22 GMT 1
looking at the cars around it, it doesn't look like the datsun lasted any less then it's rivals? Mk3 Cortinas, Mk1 Escort, HC Viva all same age... Indeed, the Escort lasted 11yrs same as the Laurel. 10yrs seems to be about average, and I'd say that was true of most stuff from the '70s. I remember some very grotty Mk3 Cortinas, Vivas etc in the '80s. |
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Post by roddyc130 on Dec 28, 2012 18:57:56 GMT 1
Breaks my heart to think of that bumper and panels getting crushed ... bet the seats were ok in it ... lol
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Post by Talking Hoarse on Dec 28, 2012 19:59:11 GMT 1
looking at the cars around it, it doesn't look like the datsun lasted any less then it's rivals? Mk3 Cortinas, Mk1 Escort, HC Viva all same age... Up here all cars rusted badly, at least until paints and rustproofing improved in the 1980's. I certainly remember 2 year old Escort (early MkI) vans with holes in wing tops (possibly they had factory primer only underneath), and crusted seam caps /strips on Mini's when only 3 or 4 year old. However Fiats, Lancias (etc) & Datsuns were probably the worst - with horror stories of dealers doing rot repairs on brand new Fiats in 1960's & 70's, and certainly of sills being put on 3 year old Bluebirds. What all this did do is to develop a healthy aftermarket underseal business - like Ziebart, Endrust, Cadulac etc. Even now I am pleasantly surprised when I travel south & see a 90's Clio or Rover 25 etc without rusty rear wheel arches. So lets look after our rare old cars that have survived all of this, and make sure they do not end up on the heap because of rot that can be prevented. Maybe £50 spent now on cavity wax can prevent future weldathons. Ed |
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Post by spottedlaurel on Jan 15, 2013 21:29:13 GMT 1
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Post by Matt_S on Jan 15, 2013 21:51:24 GMT 1
yes.
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Post by wilko on Feb 3, 2013 20:27:26 GMT 1
That P130 (?) 2000-6 estate in Norfolk might be the one that got banger raced at Swaffham in 1999?
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Post by spottedlaurel on Feb 4, 2013 11:04:28 GMT 1
That P130 (?) 2000-6 estate in Norfolk might be the one that got banger raced at Swaffham in 1999? The one that Gary Madgwick raced? I don’t think it was, the one at Medler’s was really rough whereas the raced one at Swaffham was pretty decent. I took quite a few photos of it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 19:39:55 GMT 1
Top idea for a thread Anyone fancy a game of "Spot the Datsun" Circa 1989? Scanner Ahoy!!!    |
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Post by spottedlaurel on Feb 4, 2013 20:35:43 GMT 1
Great shots! Celica in the top one too.
Datsun in the bottom photo (B310?) looks to have been driven in France judging by the yellow headlights. I remember painting the lights on my B11 Sunny for my first trip there in '93, never bothered since and they don't even have it on their own cars nowadays.
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Post by wilko on Feb 5, 2013 4:38:35 GMT 1
That P130 (?) 2000-6 estate in Norfolk might be the one that got banger raced at Swaffham in 1999? The one that Gary Madgwick raced? I don’t think it was, the one at Medler’s was really rough whereas the raced one at Swaffham was pretty decent. I took quite a few photos of it. Ah, ok! I was doing photography back then too, was at that meeting snapping from the infield, helped fund the petrol for a poor student. I got let down by my first Nissan a week after that meeting, E-reg Sunny 5 door 1.6 8v, head gasket went. Repaired and flogged on, next car was a Ford Sierra twin cam that lasted for years, took me until I started racing FWD bluebirds to like Nissan again! |
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