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nissan Archive
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COAL: 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R – Kismet
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe time had finally come. I’d been dreaming of having a classic car pretty much my entire life, but either finances, circumstances or both had gotten in the way. -
Rental Car Review: 2024 Nissan Kicks SV
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 17 CommentsMy 2024 started off with a bang, literally. My 2018 BMW 740e COAL was rear ended at a red light in January. -
![Bear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Skyline5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1)")
CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1)
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsBear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […] -
![Sometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 31 CommentsSometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-320-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?")
Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […] -
![Four decades is a long time for a car nameplate. The Cedric burst on the scene in 1960 and ten generations later, in mid-1999, the last iteration of this venerable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20210515_143918_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Nissan Cedric (Y34) Premium Limited – Muted Finale")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Nissan Cedric (Y34) Premium Limited – Muted Finale
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 14 CommentsFour decades is a long time for a car nameplate. The Cedric burst on the scene in 1960 and ten generations later, in mid-1999, the last iteration of this venerable […] -
![Datsun 210 images from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. It’s no surprise to Curbside readers that some car models have different lives, all depending on what market they are sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53006524357_462ff94361_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1979 Datsun 210 (Sunny) – The Many Identities Of A Nissan Sunny; A Gallery Of Curbside Finds")
Cohort Classic: 1979 Datsun 210 (Sunny) – The Many Identities Of A Nissan Sunny; A Gallery Of Curbside Finds
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsDatsun 210 images from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. It’s no surprise to Curbside readers that some car models have different lives, all depending on what market they are sold […] -
![I had just gotten out of my car to capture a few snaps, while not far away, both mechanics stopped working. One of them, the pick-up’s owner, approached me with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220612_141627632_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’61-’63 Datsun Pickup (320) – “Victory Won’t Be Taken Away…”")
Curbside Classic: ’61-’63 Datsun Pickup (320) – “Victory Won’t Be Taken Away…”
Posted on November 30, 2022 | 12 CommentsI had just gotten out of my car to capture a few snaps, while not far away, both mechanics stopped working. One of them, the pick-up’s owner, approached me with […] -
![Can’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220501_092710521_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season")
Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 14 CommentsCan’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […] -
![“Añejo” the Spanish word for ‘the old one‘ or ‘the aged one,’ most generally used to denote fine aged liquors. Is this nicely preserved Datsun 411 such a case? Has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220624_132514025_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’65-’67 Datsun 411 (Bluebird) – “El Añejo” (The Aged One)")
Curbside Classic: ’65-’67 Datsun 411 (Bluebird) – “El Añejo” (The Aged One)
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 18 Comments“Añejo” the Spanish word for ‘the old one‘ or ‘the aged one,’ most generally used to denote fine aged liquors. Is this nicely preserved Datsun 411 such a case? Has […] -
![(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-06-20-12.17.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.")
Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.
Posted on June 27, 2022 | 7 Comments(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […] -
![Luxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/50534519242_318b986919_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 11 CommentsLuxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ssszz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak")
Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […] -
![Nissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49594781203_10c44b20ba_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version")
Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 14 CommentsNissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […] -
![Here in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220321_161917814_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […]
