Museum Quality: A 1965 Nissan Silvia (CSP311) - One of just 550!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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Finally! A Nissan Silvia that HASN'T been drifted! A rare bird, indeed. No, I'm sure no-one would be crazy enough to drift a certified classic car of which only 550 were made.
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When I was stationed in Japan in the late 60’s I saw one of the first gen Silvia coupes. They were beautiful!
Nice. And it's actually amazing the number that can still be seen at events and garages given the small number of these that were produced.
It's a lovely looking car, imagine if they had gone into full production, they would have sold like hot cakes.
One Majestic Beast. Dream car for sure.
One last thing, it was precisely that colour with bone seats. A very tight car body wise with a smooth comfortable ride.
Very very nice Silvia!
I see Jensen got named already... First thing that came into my mind when you spoke about handbuilt cars is the Volvo P1800 (aka the Saint's car) which was handbuilt by Jensen. The Silvia CSP311 could be seen as the Japanese P1800. The Silvia and P1800 may only be apart 3 years but IMO the Silvia's styling is more than 10 years ahead of the P1800. ;)
I'm not overly familiar with the Jensen built cars but I think you are spot on with the styling comment.
6 days you've left us hangin in a good way lol what a find this truly is an awesome old car that I never would have ever seen if wasn't for you thanks
Haha. Glad you enjoyed. :)
Wow, Its so clean! Lucky if you could find a used car that clean!
I know. Stunning.
Love this car . Still checking the older vids :)
wow! that is clean, i never knew they made a Silvia back in the 60s, thanks for posting it, very interesting :)
Thanks. So very clean. Amazing.
That is a beautiful car. And it's a Silvia? AND a Nissan?! Whoa. You're bringing the rarities, Dan. I'm lovin' it, as McDonald's theme would go.:)
Hehe. I'm lovin' it too. :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this car!
The lines of this thing are simply awesome!
Museum quality be damned, I would drive this thing all the time!
The Fairlady is pretty sweet too.
Hey, how's it being a Dad? Yep, some sweet cars. :)
Sweet looking car! I've never seen a Nissan Silvia before. I've seen pics of the Silvia, but I've never seen any video about the car. Thanks for posting.
Hi Jason. Thanks, man. It certainly is a nice car. :)
WasabiCars I agree. Was it ever sold in Australia? Have you ever seen any while living in Australia? For some reason, it has never sold here in the United States. :)
Jason Carpp
Yeah, I was reading that a batch of 40-50 got sent to Australia. I never saw one when I was there though.
That must make them extra rare. If any were sold here in the USA, it was such limited numbers, that those that were sold weren't driven very often, so people didn't see them very often.
Very cool Silvia! Looks as if some Jensen or BMW styling cues from the same era....
Yeah, a few people mentioned about the Jenson. I'd love to see one of those Interceptors in people one of these days.
MustangConnection1 It is a copy of a lancia fulvia
Super_Slav Whilst they have very similar looks, both were actually first displayed in 1963. Silvia in production in 1964, Fulvia in 1965. No way it was a 'copy' - even the Japanese could not copy THAT quick!! haha. It's the same as the mis-truth that the Fairlady roadsters were a 'copy' of the MGB, when both were shown in 1962.
Yep, that' my first thought ! A well done copy it is, though !
Unfortunately it's no cheap alternative for the real thing...;-)
Albrecht von Goertz is the designer. Look him up, he made some real gems.
Beautiful car. Kinda reminds me of a Jensen Interceptor.
i know what you mean.
Yeah, I can see it. :)
Wow. That's a real beauty. Great find.
Yes, I was in the right place at the right time. ;-)
This car is very similar to the Lancia "Fulvia" a well known rally car in the 60's, and probably the most elegant small car of its day LANCIA FULVIA COUPE' 1,3 S III SERIE 1974, I love both myself.
*The original Silvia coupe* (CSP311) was designed by Albrecht von Goertz and was hand-made from 1965-1968. The Lancia Fulvia coupe was designed by Piero Castagnero and while it entered production at the same time, from 1965-1967, the aesthetic similarity is all the more remarkable when one considers that the Silvia is driven by the rear wheels, while the Fulvia is front wheel drive, with its engine hanging ahead of the transaxle. While it was Castagnero's high-water mark, Goertz is lavishly celebrated for having also styled the Toyota 2000GT and the BMW 507.
Very nice car! It's amazing how sanitary it is compared to some of the rusted out hulks you've showed us that were half it's age...
For sure. Looks like it wouldn't have any miles on it. It does though.
hi daniel ,i am a big fan of your videos .i love japanese cars they are amazing and i think that you are doing very well.
humberto ruiz Thanks. :)
Man that is a good looking car, it kind of reminds me of the Saints car from the 1960's tv show, the old Volvo P1800.
I just googled the Volvo to reacquaint myself with it. Nice looking car.
indeed, kinda like a baby aston really
I had one in 1968 in Wollongong NSW. Chrome widies on er, she looked the business.
Such a beautiful car.
Thanks, man. :) Btw, I saw a stunning TA22 GTV. I look forward to posting it. Could be a while though. :/
Ooo. Can't wait. My buddy here in the states got a 74 GTV from JDM Legends a while back and it has these little unicorn characters in the side stripes on the fender... Any idea what those are all about? Can't find info on it anywhere.
Ian Jennings Actually, I don't. I have had a good look at them up close but I don't know the significance. :(
That recent Nissan concept IDX or whatever, not the race one but the one that was even this color looked a lot like this.
Ah, yeah. I didn't take much notice of those concepts but I see what you mean.
Unbelievable, you must of been ecstatic when you found it.
I was. It surprised the life out of me.
Awesome car I would like to have that one. Those Fairlady's that made it to the states were S1600 and S2000's. A friend had a S2000 and it was fun and fast
Sweet. Wish my friend had one.
Geez...what an amazing car! I love Silvias! Please find this one's younger brother, the s10.
I would LOVE to find an S10. Some S110's too.
WasabiCars
Hopefully you'll find one that is smothered in rust, to raise awareness of the dwindling supply of these classic cars. Until then I'll be waiting.
Thanks for sharing this, absolutely stunning car, amazing condition compared to that other red one you found. It still boggles the mind that these were hand-made.
Hey there. Yeah, that red one was in a sad state.
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Gorgeous!
It is. ;-)
A SILVIA THAT HASNT BEEN USED FOR DRIFTING?!
Are you in a parallel universe, Daniel?
Hahaha. Well, no-one's going to drift a 1st-gen. The more recent ones though, they're sideways as much as forward to back.
Well worth the wait!!! :D Great vid as usual Mr O'Grady!
Hey, how've you been? Glad you enjoyed. :)
WasabiCars All good thanks! Driving a Mazda Demio now, since my MX-5 had to be crushed after being crashed into in October. Great fun... lol! How about yourself?
A sweet ride for sure. It does remind me of the Jensen Interceptor, which is a good thing. :-)
Those Interceptors always intrigued me. Big-block Chrysler engines in a British car. They were British? Ah, yes. Just checked Wikipedia.
the carbis are Hitachi's not SU's. Great videos Love them all
Oops, so they are. :/ Thanks.
God... that's what i call a darn sexy 1st gen Silvia.
Love it!
Yeah, man. Sexy as. :)
Very cool Silvia!! There is one of those Datsun Roadsters in my town, and its pretty much mint. Only see it at car show though:(. Great video Dan!!
Cool. Good to see they're still getting around. :)
Great car !!!
i had one as my first car and as a young fella did not appreciate what i had.
im in west ausand an owner of crowns 64 custom sedan and two 65 utes.
Oh my. Amazing. Hey, I'll post some Crown vids soon. I've had them in the pipeline forever but just didn't get around to it. Thanks for the nudge.
this looks a LOT like that car Nissan previewed at that auto show recently. People were saying it was a datsun 510 throwback or whatever but no it's definately this thing.
I couldn't immediately see it but the proportions are very similar.
Shame that Nissan isn't interested in actively bringing back the Silvia badge nowadays...Its all about the GTR & the upcoming 400Z...What about the affordable performance RWD cars!???:-p
No wonder even the S13 still selling for solid prices used in my country.I couldn't stomach the prices so the best I could do for a banger car was the A31 Cefiro I got in my garage at the moment. ;-)
The carbs would be Hitachi my dad says they where similar to su's but had a knurled nut/mixture screw where as the su had a normal type nut allso slightly different throttle pivot assembly. Not sure about it all but food for thought :-)
Yes, they are Hitachis. My bad. :/
No prob. My dad is one of those older fellows that knows a lot about allmost everything lol. Showed him this rear beauty and he told me all about the damn cabbies. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. Sorry. I love what you do and hope I get to go back to Japan again and have a proper look around, as I've only been as part of other flights. Thanks for your show I realy do enjoy it!
The body seems to remind me of a Jensen Interceptor from the time period.
thank you a very interesting and pretty car, talking now about the red one (that looks like it my have been that gold colour
Originally) did you notice the spelling of Nissan on the rocker cover!! why a Y
Hahaha. No, I didn't notice the Y until you said. Odd, because also on the engine "Nissan" is cast into it. Very odd.
Beautiful car, didn't these have a 3 speed gearbox?
Wow!!!
I think so too. :)
D: Impossibly pristine...
It must be a time machine! :D
sorry Daniel for watching your video really late, I just came back from my old school, the bye bye day (I don't know how to call it :\ ), but anyways, what a cool car! cool as usual, but this time it even has the factory radio! i also love the way the gas tank cap follows the boot/trunk line, but i just see a little detail... that left mirror, is the correct one? i know it's from that Nissan, but i think it was a replacement for the right side, not the left :\
Do you mean graduation day? If not, I guess I'd just call it "the last day of school". Either way, congratulations. As for the mirror, I had a good at it but I have no clue. :/
WasabiCars no, it wasn't the last day of school or the graduation neither, my previous school had a lot of ceremonies and they have something like giving the school flag and other things to the previous grade and sing the school hymn. but it was sort of like the last day ceremony but not on the last day, because that will be on Wednesday, in my current school too, oh, and thank you very much, have a great day (good evening actually) ^_^
taunusv4power I see. I'm not really a ceremony guy. I hope you enjoyed though. )
WasabiCars thanks, me neither, I don't like ceremonies :S
ahhhhhhhhh!!! Amazing CSP311!!! I like it!!! GooD Job、Mr.Daniel!!!．．．lol:)
Tomoyuki Watanabe 渡辺 朋幸 partⅡ Thank you! :)
Looks a bit like a Lancia Fulvia 😉
No doubt about it
2:14 what kind of station wagon is that? I want one!
The white one? That'd be a Honda.... Sorry, I forget the name, but ultra rare. :/
You should really make a video of it if you ever see it again! :D
I think that is Honda Accord Aerodeck.
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ooh, Very nice!? You got a problem with that RED car, Dan!? >:o How dare you! LOL! JK! ;)
;-)
Beautiful!
Too right. :)