Tag: Nissan Silvia (Page 4 of 6)

Family Album Treasures: Group C

February 23, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Back in 1983 the Group C races (prototypes) were the main event at the Fuji International Speedway with its smaller brother Group 5 (Super Silhouette) being the teaser for the big race. Not surprisingly the Group 5 cars were way more popular than the Group C as they were looking like the cars in real life. One of the exceptions to this was the Hasemi Skyline Group C endurance racer that looked awfully similar to its Group 5 counterpart:

Same engine (570hp turbo charged LZ20b) but then with a lower, wider and more agressive looking bodywork! I would certainly pose in front of that as a little kid!

But why limit yourself to the Hasemi Skyline when there is also the Nissan Silvia March1: Continue reading

JAF2011: Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix

June 13, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

On Friday I already promised some some photos of a spectacular Nissan. Well here it is: a widebody Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix!

Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix widebody @ JAF2011
The car looked very very clean. No spec of rust to be found and the whole car appeared to be 100% authentic!

The Grand Prix version of the Nissan Silvia was a limited edition (4.400 built) from which the majority featured the more powerful FJ20E engine.

Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix widebody @ JAF2011
This particular Silvia also featured that very same FJ20E engine. :)

The Silvia also featured a set of periodically correct shoes:

Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix widebody @ JAF2011
Most of the S12 Grand Prix widebodies featured these vintage Gotti 3 piece rims.

Nissan Silvia S12 Grand Prix widebody @ JAF2011
I never saw a Grand Prix before and I must admit I was blown away by its appearance! Hence I spent four precious pieces of celluloid on it. ;)

Family Album Treasures: Silvia wishes you peace!

May 20, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

We had some family album photos with a Silvia S13 before and also had someone doing the peace sign, but this photo combines them both!

Be in peace with Silvia!
The Silvia is an early Q’s model produced in 1988 powered by the trusty twin cam CA18DE and a four speed automatic.
The owners wife is posing in front of the car in the late 80s and according to him they drove the car in their honeymoon. Now that’s a nice slide to put into your family album!

Found at [k-yoko]

Japanese rustoseums (part twentythree)

May 5, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Part twenty three??? Yeah I kind of forgot to post this, so I skipped one a few weeks ago. ;)

This Nissan Silvia CPS311 project shows you that not all rustoseums end up as a piece of crumbled oxidized iron!

Amazing what they eventually did with the car. However I do wonder how much of that original CSP311 was used in the restored one!

Direct link to video: NISSAN Silvia CSP311

WTF: Sex with a Nissan Silvia?

February 3, 2011 / banpei / 4 Comments

Sex with a Nissan Silvia S110?
The answer is yes:

Nissan Sex?
Or could it be that the Silvia has sex with a Fairlady? (Hence the ZSex badge)

Found at [Speed Hero]

Video: drifting on Kurume in 1991

November 23, 2010 / banpei / 2 Comments

I think these three videos are about the earliest drift videos to be found on Youtube so far!
Be prepared for an overkill of Hakosuka Skylines, Corolla Levin AE86s and Sprinter Trueno AE86s, (brand new) Nissan Silvia and 180SX S13s, Mazda FCs, MR2 AW11s, Isuzu Gemini, Eunos Roadster, Lancer Turbo, Toyota Carina and even an Isuzu Piazza right at the beginning! Two of the videos are shot on the pass next to Kurume (Fukuokai) and the other one on Yz circuit in Mizunami!

In this second video it really shows how dangerous the drifts of these guys actually were: I stopped counting after the tenth near accident with oncoming traffic!

Yes, a real bunch of lunatics!

There is some serious action on the YZ circuit going on and at 4:36 you can spot an occasional zenki Carina GT twice:

Looking at all this track action I get the feeling the aftermarket for springs and shocks wasn’t as big as today! Most of the cars drift like a boat! :D

I understand why Shuichi Shigeno got inspired by his drift friends back in the early nineties! These guys really were way before drifting went from fun to pro.

All videos found at [Pipiyumio]