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Ash,
Have a
look at the Early Datsun web site. There is a link to Prince, plenty of
reading for the history buffs here.
Terry
Does anyone have a pic of one of these?
I have no
idea how to even imagine how one of these would look.
Thanx,
Ash.
Terry & Heather wrote:
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 - 1968When 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.
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 -----
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?cheersMick ----- Original Message -----
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. No 5 speed or LSD
however.
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