It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...
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It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...
[QUOTE=kingofthering;761002]It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...[/QUOTE]
Really? I didn't catch it... Tho might be - he was a rally driver.
[quote=kingofthering;761002]It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...[/quote]
He was a successful navigator initailly for Alpine and then Nissan.
[QUOTE=Matra et Alpine;761056]He was a successful navigator initailly for Alpine and then Nissan.[/QUOTE]
Yep, sorry, I meant 'participant', not 'driver' :o
I love that old Nissan Skyline GT-R. The Japanes make such beautiful looking and charming cars. Not to mention, the great reliability and build quality of most Japanese cars.
Nice garage, but a bad photograper. All the modern racers are nice, but are probably well pictured allready. The oldie's are much rarer and there are just a few pictures. Missed oppurtunity...
Location might be here:
[url=http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=nissan+zama&sll=35.196326,136.877203&sspn=9.224697,20.566406&ie=UTF8&ll=35.487022,139.430966&spn=0.017961,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1]nissan zama - Google Maps[/url]
I assume it's somewhere on this location.. Maybe one of the buildings on the southern side ?
Who else spotted the keys in the R390 GT1? :D
we have a p35 chassis at uni its good to see one in the flesh. the r390 is stunning though and how sweet are the early gt racers (s13 silvias)?!?!
cheers
I'm pretty sure that most of the cars are there just for long term storage (fluids drained, stuff like that). Who's going to have the time to make sure that all the cars are driven?
Very nice collection. I would have made sure I had some serious photography equipment with me if I was going there.
Every car maker should have a facility like that for real enthusiasts.
Love the rusted up old rally cars and all the old Le Mans prototype race cars.
I want that RS-X gazelle!
The r34's are so beautiful. Why did nissan discontinue them?
[quote=NSXType-R;761249]I'm pretty sure that most of the cars are there just for long term storage (fluids drained, stuff like that). Who's going to have the time to make sure that all the cars are driven? [/quote]
The Japanese :)
Don't know about the Mazda one, but Honda motorbikes "storage" runs them on a regular basis ( regular being once every 6 months for the engines that have only a few hours of life left :( )
[QUOTE=Fuerte100;762742]The r34's are so beautiful. Why did nissan discontinue them?[/QUOTE]
Usually Japanese cars are replaced every three years or so to meet new emission regulations. For instance, the R33 was produced from 1995 to 1998 and the R34 was produced from 1999 to 2002.
[QUOTE=Matra et Alpine;762752]The Japanese :)
Don't know about the Mazda one, but Honda motorbikes "storage" runs them on a regular basis ( regular being once every 6 months for the engines that have only a few hours of life left :( )[/QUOTE]
What do you mean by only a few hours of life left?
As in there are no replacement parts and it'll just run itself to death?
I know that Honda has a few cars in its museum as part of the "running museum" thingy and it's basically cars that are constantly kept in running order but also on display as well. I would wish that all classic cars are kept like that.
[QUOTE=fisetdavid26;762755]Usually Japanese cars are replaced every three years or so to meet new emission regulations. For instance, the R33 was produced from 1995 to 1998 and the R34 was produced from 1999 to 2002.[/QUOTE]
Actually, the Mazda RX-7 (last generation) was built for quite a long time.
I guess it met the regulations? :confused: