ok. bag on los angeles if you want to. but one thing i have noticed living here for eleven odd years is that it is like a living car museum. driving north today on arroyo seco in pasadena, i saw a li
When I lived in L.A. I would see the strangest cars with manufacturer's plates. Oddly enough, usually in Marina Del Rey. Leigh Brooks BADROC noticed living driving (nissan) /// datsun-roadsters@autox
I'll vouch for that. It's almost shocking how many old cars (still in good shape) I see when I go there. I saw a beautiful old Z car last time - looked showroom. It's really not that bad if you can a
I work near a lot of consulates and embassies and see lots of euro cars in NY. I saw an Opel station wagon and euro Audi this morning. On days past I have seen minis, lambos and ferraris that are not
When I worked for Honda in Arizona I got to drive a lot of cars that did not officially exist. I drove a del-sol in 1989, introduced in 1993. I drove the new body Prelude in 1990, introduced in 92. W
In San Antonio last week I saw what looked kinda like a 240SX (bigger maybe)with a "Sylvia" badge, was I seeing things? -Marc /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
When I was driving to work the other day in the SF bay area I saw a Skyline. This was a Left hand drive. I thought these were for Japanese internal consumption only, so would have expected it to be a
There is only one company allowed to bring GTRs into the US and federalize them. It is MotoRex. Here is their site: http://www.skylinegtr.com Daniel Beatty 65 1600 SRoadster NOWROCer When I was drivi
There are only 1 or 2 LHD skylines in the US I believe. None of which are in norcal... are you 100% sure it was a skyline, and not a black 240SX with R32 skyline tailights? (There's a guy with one of
According to the MotoRex website there is a company in the US that sells a LHD conversion kit for the Skyline. == Adam '70 1600 SPL311-28181 http://www.picturetrail.com/abend Yahoo! Sports - Coverage
Silvia was the mother of Romulus that founded the city of Rome in 753 BC. That's the official story on how Nissan got the name in the first place. Silvia is also a common female name mostly in the la
Nissan also apparently compared their new coupe to the Lancia Fulvia (similar lines and aimed at the same market), and came up with the Silvia name(Silvia/Fulvia?). Trivia Bob www.fairlady.org /// da
Silvia was presented a year ahead of the Fulvia. It also had more power and was RWD unlike the Lancia. Thomas /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
<< Silvia was presented a year ahead of the Fulvia. It also had more power and was RWD unlike the Lancia. >. Thomas - difficult one to call. This is what I have: Fulvia saloon debuted at the Geneva M
The Fulvia came out in 1963, does this mean the Silvia (spelled it right this time) came out in 1962? -Marc T. /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list