WTB skyline in the US

[bigoak]

Man, are you going to be pissed when he pulls up in his new Skyline...

[five&dime]

That would be a kick to the teeth

[bigoak]

Awww..he's a good guy...probably let you shine the rims...

Did you see the one on bringatrailer.com? Looks sick.

[five&dime]

Watching on eBay. Few of them appear to have some bondo showing. Looks to be a pretty legit place though

Edited August 19, 2009 by five&dime

[bigoak]

Yeah, as long as they seem to be telling the truth and not hiding the flaws, you'll have an idea of what you're getting into...

Can't wait until you take the plunge...

[HS30-H]

Here are two more recently imported skylines for sale in CA. One is a 1971 2000 GT-R clone http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170371655310&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT. The other is a 1974 2000 GT http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170371647392&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT.

Some of the wording on those e-bay ads is very poorly chosen. The ad for one of the C10s contains the line "...This is a 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT "GT-R Clone" (it was converted from a 2000GT to a GT-R)."

It most certainly has not been converted from a 2000GT into a GT-R, nor is such a thing possible. These are factory model designations and factory build codes that you can not mess about with.

I don't have any problem with 'replicas' ( I'm building a 432-R replica myself ) but the term has a very subjective meaning. If sellers like this want to claim that a certain car is a "GT-R clone", then I'd honestly expect it to have a LOT more GT-R specific details. I don't think many people outside Japan realise just how many fundamental differences that entails. Maybe the term 'Lookalike' would be more apt?

The C110 looks like a nice car, but the two C10s look like they were towards the lower end of the market in Japan and have been 'tarted up' a bit for sale. One of them in particular has been painted over some very suspect 'repairs' which will need proper rectification before they become structurally unsound. It's OK if you know what you are getting yourself into ( and are happy to pay the price for it based on that knowledge ) but anyone who thinks they are going to get a really good car for not too much money is most likely going to get a nasty surprise. Buyer beware.

Alan T.