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What gap is this Datsun 240K briding Germany?

Datsun 240K GT sedan C110 bridging the gap in Düsseldorf – Family Album Treasures

March 10, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

Today’s Family Album Treasure Datsun 240K GT C110 isn’t part of someone’s family album. That’s because it’s an official press photo by Nissan/Datsun Germany! And the amazement over this photo doesn’t stop there either as I have so many questions about it! Let’s start to unravel this mystery photo!

Datsun 240K GT HGLC110

Let’s begin with the Datsun 240K GT, this car is actually a left-hand-drive export model of the Nissan Skyline C110. The trim level is mostly similar to the Japanese GT, but thanks to not being obstructed by engine capacity taxation, it features the larger 2.4 litre L24 engine. HGLC110 is the official code for this particular C110. Another major difference is the location of the steering wheel and the driver seat. These are now on the left side of the car. This makes this car super rare as there were only a few thousand in left-hand-drive produced.

Brochures: Datsun pricelist from 1973

December 26, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

Last week I posted a picture of the showroom of a Dutch Datsun dealership and I remembered I also got a genuine Datsun pricelist with the Dutch Datsun catalogue I bought some time ago:

The Datsun pricelist is from February 1973 (pre 1973 oil crisis) and the prices are at least a bit surprising: Continue reading

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

December 24, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

As every year a merry Christmas and the best wishes for 2015!

My wishes for the New Year are:

World peace
Cure for all diseases
Discovering a barn-find Nissan 2400GT (I’ll also settle for a Nissan 240K GT)

Video: LHD Nissan Skyline 240K in Kuwait

October 23, 2013 / banpei / 3 Comments

There have been only a few places around the world that actually got LHD Nissan Skylines during the late 60s and 70s: (some countries in) Europe and the Middle East. Most Europeans did not care very much for Japanese cars and our climate isn’t that friendly to them either, so guess where you can find them nowadays…

Bingo! ;)

In the Middle East the rust monster leaves them alone and their only thread is a bunch of Kuwaitis hooning a couple of LHD Datsun 240K C110s and C210s: Continue reading

WTF: another rare Datsun 240K GT on Marktplaats?

December 9, 2010 / banpei / 1 Comment

A few weeks ago I posted about this Datsun 240K GT, so my heart skipped another beat when I spotted this ad on Marktplaats (Dutch auction site) today:

Datsun 240K GT on Marktplaats
But immediately I spotted that it was actually a wanted ad and not a sales ad. Apparently ssaam, hf4ever, Sam and serdaraydintr did not spot it that difference easily…

BTW: I’ll post the interesting example pictures from the ad later this week.

For sale: beautiful Datsun 240K GT C110

November 14, 2010 / banpei / 30 Comments

Notice 2021: This Datsun 240K GT advertisement was over 10 years ago! It’s no use leaving a comment or emailing me if it’s still for sale!

The Doctor sent me about a week ago a link to a Belgian auction site. When I clicked on it my heart skipped a beat: there was a genuine Belgian Datsun 240K for sale! As some of you might know: the Datsun 240K GT is basically a Nissan Skyline C110 with a L24 engine!

Datsun 240K C110 for sale
When I looked at the biddings I immediately saw it was far beyond reach for me: the highest bid was already at 12000 euros (16500 US dollars).

Apart from the 280ZX rims it appears to be completely original:

Datsun 240K C110 for sale
I must add that the original wheels are not that beautiful, but if these 280ZX rims are fitted the Skyline C110 should be lowered a few inches as well. ;)

Judging from the thick layer of durst the 240K must have been a barn-find and most importantly the interior appears to have survived the time machine!

Datsun 240K C110 for sale
The seller states that it could easily be transformed into a GT-R, probably to boost the sales price. That last part was apparently very successful.

You can find the auction here