RE: 1965(ish) Prince Skyline GT's

[Terry & Heather]

Richard, I don't seem to have any good specs here but this little snippet of info will give you a bit of an idea about the difference. These cars were ahead of their time, some of the features found their way into the 1600  although whose idea was it to have a 99 litre fuel tank, start saving up for a trip to the servo.   BTW The Prince Gloria was the luxury version of the Skyline.   PRINCE  SKYLINE  GT  S54  SERIES  1965 - 1968 When Prince wanted to go racing with the Skyline someone had the bright idea of taking out the 4cyl. engine and replacing it with the 6cyl. from the S40 Gloria. At first a small number were built to homologate the cars for racing, when these proved so popular they decided to put the GT into full production. There was no way the 6cyl. engine would fit in the S50, so what they did was they cut the car in front of the fire wall and inserted an extra 8 inches of panel work into the nose of the car to give the extra room needed. When you look inside the engine bay this modification is clearly visible. This gave the car a very dramatic appearance with it's long bonnet and short boot.   It was available in two versions, the "B" model had the 1988cc 6cyl. 127hp OHC G7 engine. It had triple 40DCOE-18 Weber carbs, 5 speed close ratio gearbox, 99 litre fuel tank, full instrumentation, limited slip diff, power brake booster and a higher compression engine.   The "A" model had a 106hp single carb version of the G7 with a lower compression ratio. Both models had disc front brakes with twin piston callipers and alloy finned drums at the rear. Later models had flow through ventilation with small eye ball vents added to the dashboard. Later cars were sold as either a Prince A200GT or Nissan A200GT. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Clough Sent: Sunday, 3 September 2000 6:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1965(ish) Prince Skyline GT's I'm keeping quiet on the whereabouts of Prince Skyline until I decide whether I'm interested in takiing it on as a restoration.  I also need to see if I can do the conversions to take it from a genuine GT - A  to the sexier GT - B specs.   Any one have the original performance info on these two models?   ----- Original Message ----- From: Mick Ralph To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2000 22:39 PM Subject: Re: 1965(ish) Prince Skyline GT's MY FAVOURITE ALL TIME CAR     With all the options (lsd, 5 speed, 4 wheel discs etc etc ) a very sweet car. I went for a drive in one when i was very young and it was very new. I was 10 and our family car was a Vanguard Spacemaster. It was the first time i saw a motor vehicle as being for anything other than a people carrier. When this guy changed into 5th at 100mph and those webers roared I was hooked. I  have no idea what they are worth but I'd love to own one.. In fact I'd probly sell the 1600 to get one. I think there were lots of different Princes and they are not all GT's. Will u let us know if u find out Richard.. BTW Where is it and is there an asking price? cheers Mick   ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Clough To: Datsun 1600 Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 6:27 PM Subject: 1965(ish) Prince Skyline GT's Anyone have an idea what a 1965 Prince Skyline GT-A is worth?  This is the predecessor to the current Skylines and 1600's.  It looks like an elongated early 1600.   The one I looked at has rust in the lower doors and outer sills.  Body and interior is complete, straight and in original paint.  It is a four speed GTA but comes with the GT-B triple weber manifold and three dial dashboard. 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