Today’s Family Album Treasure is literally someone’s family album:
In the video below Hattoriworks is going through his 1987 Fuji Grand Championship photo album. Continue reading
Tag: Laurel c130 (Page 2 of 3)
Fake or not: this video of a Nissan Laurel C130 pigsbutt (butaketsu Laurel) backing up against the dude helping reverse parking is very funny:
I really wonder what will happen…
Watch the video below for the unpredictable outcome: Continue reading
The Nissan Laurel C130 hardtop coupe is also know as the butaketsu (pigsbutt) Laurel, so should its predecessor Laurel C30 hardtop coupe be called the Kobutaketsu (pigletsbutt) then?
From the front it looks exactly the same as the normal Laurel C30: Continue reading
Or at least, that’s how this proud owner would have called his latest acquisition in the early 70s:
Otousan (father) is making sure the SGX badge of his Laurel C130 is just as clearly visible on the photo as his daughter. You could almost say the Laurel is part of the family!
Also okaasan (mother) makes sure her dress matches the Laurel’s tail lights: Continue reading
I already saw this one in Mike Garrett’s coverage of the JCCA NYM on Speedhunters, but nevertheless nice to see another picture of such a brilliant car:
The only things missing now are the RS Turbo decals on the side of the car!
Found at Minkara
If you thought a 1973 pigsbutt Nissan Laurel SGX was one of the coolest cars of the 70s, behold the even cooler Nissan Laurel C130-EV:
Nissan Laurel C130-EV
Okay, I must admit it is not as good looking as its butaketsu brother but it certainly doesn’t run that hot!
Nissan Laurel C130-EV
This Electric Vehicle is powered by a 16Kw (21hp) electric motor propelling all those 1645 kilograms to an amazing top speed of 85 kilometer per hour! The lead-acid batteries make its radius an amazing 65 kilometer and I don’t want to know how long it would take before it is fully charged.
Still a cool idea though. If I had the money for it I would definitely get a second Carina and make my own Carina EV out of it. And of course retaining its RWD…
Found at [Nissan Concept Cars]