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nissan Archive
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How “The Fast and the Furious” Ruined My Teens.
Posted on December 19, 2014 | 87 CommentsAlright, the title may be a bit overdramatic and I perhaps may be giving far too much attention to a movie franchise that’s harmless at best. Still, it certainly has […] -
eBay Find: Nissan 240SX – See? There Was One
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsLast time I found an unmolested tuner car, someone in the commentariat mentioned that something that would be even harder to find stock would be a Nissan 240SX. Challenge. Accepted. -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Figaro – More Anime Than Animal
Posted on December 2, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 10/17/2011) If I told you one of the most sought after cars of the early nineties was a Nissan that only came in color hues more suited to […] -
Nissan Patrol Pickup – History In The Dealership
Posted on November 18, 2014 | 40 CommentsWhen the Nissan Patrol 4W60 was released in Japan in 1951 with its 75 HP bus engine, four wheel drive and folding windshield, it was unapologetically practical. The larger 4W70 […] -
CC Outtake: Datsun Fairlady(Sports) 2000 – Winter Is Coming.
Posted on November 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year. Well, for family time anyway. As far as the roads are concerned all the fun cars, such as this beautiful Datsun Fairlady […] -
COAL: 1989 Nissan Micra – Pint Sized Personality
Posted on August 10, 2014 | 28 CommentsWinter was past approached and my daily driver for spring and summer had been my lovely 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe. It would be criminal to drive the well preserved vintage […] -
Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short
Posted on May 7, 2014 | 77 CommentsDear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Nissan Hardbody – Let’s Do the Time Warp
Posted on May 3, 2014 | 46 CommentsThis is a simple case of disbelief. How did this 25-year-old truck survive to the modern day in such amazing condition out here in Rustopia? -
Cars of a Lifetime: 2004 Nissan Quest
Posted on April 13, 2014 | 21 CommentsA COAL segment on a modern minivan? Yes, but hear me out on this one before you scroll down to the next CC. The second generation Quest is certainly more […] -
CC DIY: Taking the Nissan Stagea to Infiniti and Beyond
Posted on February 19, 2014 | 45 CommentsOver the past couple of weeks, the CC readership has been blessed not once once but twice with posts on the Nissan Stagea–forbidden fruit to most CCers, but as common as, well, […] -
CC Outtake: Nissan Stagea re-visited – Skyline front clip version
Posted on February 15, 2014 | 13 CommentsWe saw a Nissan Stagea station wagon the other day and while it shares the same basic architecture with the famous Nissan Skyline the styling is quite different. Perhaps someone […] -
Cohort Sighting: Nissan Gets Its Act Together
Posted on January 4, 2014 | 47 CommentsDatsun used to dominate the import market in the days before Hondas commanded dealer mark-ups and waiting lists. Many blame their eventual also-ran status on their inexplicable, expensive and unproductive […] -
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 3
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 56 CommentsSo it continues. The 2000s were a decade of dying domestic brands, rapidly expanding German lineups, transitioning Korean automakers and the occasional misstep by the indefatigable Japanese. I present to […] -
CC Capsule: 1965 Datsun Fairlady – A Real Lady Tells No Stories On Herself
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 13 CommentsAs I grew up in the Midwest in the 1970s, there was a great common bias here toward American cars. I wrote that deliberately: a bias toward American cars, not […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: Citroen CX by Playart and Nissan Juke By Tomica – An Eccentric Pair
Posted on March 5, 2013 | 24 CommentsLike many of you on CC, I have a thing for unusual cars. Camrys, Impalas and Fusions are all well and good, but I would rather look at and drive […]
![How “The Fast and the Furious” Ruined My Teens. Alright, the title may be a bit overdramatic and I perhaps may be giving far too much attention to a movie franchise that’s harmless at best. Still, it certainly has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Volkswagen-Jetta-The-Fast-The-Furious-1995-06F8F155328667A.jpeg)

![Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Figaro – More Anime Than Animal (first posted 10/17/2011) If I told you one of the most sought after cars of the early nineties was a Nissan that only came in color hues more suited to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1991-Nissan-Figaro-1.jpg)
![Nissan Patrol Pickup – History In The Dealership When the Nissan Patrol 4W60 was released in Japan in 1951 with its 75 HP bus engine, four wheel drive and folding windshield, it was unapologetically practical. The larger 4W70 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/57de326e4a469f9db156b2285ce54686x.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Datsun Fairlady(Sports) 2000 – Winter Is Coming. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Well, for family time anyway. As far as the roads are concerned all the fun cars, such as this beautiful Datsun Fairlady […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2000_Sports.jpg)
![COAL: 1989 Nissan Micra – Pint Sized Personality Winter was past approached and my daily driver for spring and summer had been my lovely 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe. It would be criminal to drive the well preserved vintage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/friends.jpg)
![Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short Dear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1975-Cadillac-08.jpg)

![Cars of a Lifetime: 2004 Nissan Quest A COAL segment on a modern minivan? Yes, but hear me out on this one before you scroll down to the next CC. The second generation Quest is certainly more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2004-Nissan-Quest.jpg)
![CC DIY: Taking the Nissan Stagea to Infiniti and Beyond Over the past couple of weeks, the CC readership has been blessed not once once but twice with posts on the Nissan Stagea–forbidden fruit to most CCers, but as common as, well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Stagea-Emblem.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Nissan Stagea re-visited – Skyline front clip version We saw a Nissan Stagea station wagon the other day and while it shares the same basic architecture with the famous Nissan Skyline the styling is quite different. Perhaps someone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1997-Nissan-Stagea.jpg)
![Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 3 So it continues. The 2000s were a decade of dying domestic brands, rapidly expanding German lineups, transitioning Korean automakers and the occasional misstep by the indefatigable Japanese. I present to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/800px-Saab_9-7X_-_01-07-2012.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1965 Datsun Fairlady – A Real Lady Tells No Stories On Herself As I grew up in the Midwest in the 1970s, there was a great common bias here toward American cars. I wrote that deliberately: a bias toward American cars, not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1965DatsunFairladySP311-1jg.jpg)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: Citroen CX by Playart and Nissan Juke By Tomica – An Eccentric Pair Like many of you on CC, I have a thing for unusual cars. Camrys, Impalas and Fusions are all well and good, but I would rather look at and drive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-3-2013-03-e1362350837242.jpg)


