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Bah. It doesn't make sense... need a big whiteboard and a committee to work this out. I've sent an email to someone who might know

I'm interested! And I can wait. No money right now anyway!

When was that publication??

Not legal advice though huh Mike

I'd like to see one of these in a Z http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/17/bmw-officially-announces-new-n54-turbo-engine/

This is probably going off topic a bit but John, do you know if the Cosmo 13B is any different than the Gen 3 RX-7 13B?

Thanks Miles, yes it did work. For want of starting a bit of a discussion I would like to bring up a couple of things I'm not sure how true this is? If the GT-R's were so expensive, how did mere illegal street racers get their mitts on them? I'm sure we all know the mistake here. ROFL The author gets straight to the point! I thought it was released in 1989? Nice article though, thanks!

It's aluminium, not chrome. It is a purpose-built race car that has a showcar finish to it. Fantastic!! I do agree with you zman I would prefer to make do with a couple of extra kg and keep a nice looking stock dash. But beggars can't be choosers

Very interesting. So that's the first mention of C111? Were there previous modeles mentioned, C110, that were "facelifted"? If so, that would prove that the difference between GC110 and GC111 was the E. So the "belt-buckle" only came on GC111? That's interesting too... I don't think going off topic is a bad thing, as the original question has been answered and this saves making a whole new topic

Hi Jim - I was always under the impression the 2000GT got the belt-buckle grille, and the 2000GT-X got the same grille as the 240K - whether they were C110's or C111's. I also thought that C111 simply meant the car was post-facelift, but after seeing that the difference between C210 and C211 was supposedly fuel injection, I wonder if maybe it's the same case with the C110/C111? That would explain why none of our Aussie C110's are C111's. But I thought one of the perks of the GTX-E was fuel injection over the other models... so perhaps not. What do you think? I'm just theorising here...

What a great find! Of course you never got the clock out It's all fun. I was lucky enough to have the clarion radio pamphlet and original owner's manual come with my car. But in my parts car I found a nice black plastic case from a Victorian Datsun dealership - score! Smells a bit like cigarettes though.

Good spotting Arne - it does look a bit different. However, there were a number of variants of the Disco Volante... I would hazzard a guess that this is just a slightly different one. Most of the pictures on the Internet are of two cars - a hard top and a spider which are both owned by the Alfa Romeo museum just outside of Milano. The reason I think this is more likely than say, an MG-based replica, is because of the obviously different details compared to the very "correct" bodywork. e.g. indicators. I'm going to do some research and hopefully get back to you on this one!! One thing is for certain, it would be very WEIRD for a genuine Disco Volante to be carried on the back of a trailer uncovered or anything... and without a polizia escort!!

Actually yeah, going through my pictures it looks like just the home-market 2000GT "belt-buckle" (as Jim christened it!) painted over and without the middle bits.

It looks like a modified/customised grille to me. I don't think it's C10 though. It looks almost like a 200B... Maybe it's from a SWB C110.

Thankyou Miles and Art. I do have a 240Z fuel rail. I disconnected the fuel return line just above the fuel pump just then - it didn't spurt out any fuel or anything (I would imagine that's normal?). Fuel was there though. So if it is blocked, it would be further towards the tank, right? Might have to get someone to look at it if this is the case. I don't anything here that could blow high pressure air through.. I have considered an electric fuel pump - that info is fantastic and only sways me more towards converting. I will put it on my list of "things to do"!

Holy crap! Looks like it has been covered in dust for a while... might get a new lease on life soon! I can't believe you saw this, just on a trailer being transported... not covered up or anything. That's just BONKERS! Very famous car. "Disco Volante" literally means "Flying Saucer" in Italian. No prizes for guessing why it's called that!

It probably ended without bids and was restarted Notice it lists parts for the C110 and the C10. This would be interesting But a little too much for me. I think you're right Tom, it must include both... If you look closely at the second pic you will see the first heading is "GC110" - ie long wheel base!

I've got it! Currently being "backed up" to DVD. Craig, that KT movie sounds awesome too. I really hope it will be aired again this year - and please make sure to tell us if you find out when/if it is scheduled!

Nice score! It will look just right. If you ever do get tired of the radio, you could buy a nifty little device that looks like a cassette, but plugs into your memory stick and plays MP3s. I have one somewhere...

Hi Dave, I do hope you are reunited with another Skyline soon. Just for clarification on this - the Prince S54-BE was sold in Australia, the C10 was not, the C110 was (of course no GT-R's), C210 was, R30 was, R31 was, and a limited run of R32 GT-R's were sold to homoglate them for Bathurst. We haven't had any since. In regards to Motorex, this is what I heard, for what it's worth:

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Awesome information Alan. It never ceases to amaze me that these cars still exist and are run every now and then in Japan. Amaze is probably not the right word.... more like, ecstatic! For now, I can only hope Nissan Australia does something with the Winfield Skylines next year with the release of the new GT-R. Somehow I doubt it though. They wouldn't even let me park my 240Z next to the 350Z at the entrance of the hotel at it's official debut... "A Datsun?" Your comment about none of the aforementioned cars being in your top ten list makes me curious. Not even the R380-II? I realise I am going way off-"topic" here... but if you are not too busy I am sure I'm not the only one who would love to hear your impractical list Thankyou too Ron for letting this be a constructive thread. I wish you luck with your talks with Nissan.

One was back to Japan, the other to Kuwait. They are still worth a pretty penny in Japan compared to Australia!