The unjustifiably forgotten Nissan 200SX
Pure 80s awesomeness.
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You don’t know anyone who owns one. You’ve never heard of it. Every 15 year old male with a learner’s permit considers its successor, the 240SX, God’s gift to motoring. Maybe that’s okay. Maybe the S12 is too good and too rare for pizza-faced wannabe drift kings.
I’m a fan of forgotten cars, little gems of motoring that the masses forgot because of poor marketing or poor timing. I owned two Mazda 929s, given my affection to a Chrysler Crossfire and, not shockingly, I own a Saab — an entire manufacturer that was almost obsolete. One of these days, I’d love to own an Infiniti M30 convertible.
The 200SX most Americans remember was a jelly bean-shaped front wheel drive Nissan Sentra with the SR20 I4 out of the Infinti G20 and a nicer set of wheels. It made a nice growl and scooted along at a reasonable pace, but it looked like a Mercury Tracer. That’s not the car I’m talking about.
The rear-drive S12 chassis predates, logically, the S13 and S14 sold as the 240SX in the United States. In Europe they called it a Silvia. In Japan, the hatchback version was called a Gazelle. The engine was in front, the drive wheels were in the back, and it made 115hp through a 2.0L CA20 I4. Later S12s briefly received Nissan’s legendary VG30, so says Wikipedia.
Most importantly, I wanted to share a supercharged 200SX being built and restored by an innovative fellow at NICO. So, click the link for details.
Fast Tube by Casper
Fast Tube by Casper
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Jesda, you may remember me as JHof from NICOCLUB. I once wrote about my s12–an’87 V6 (“18 years with a Z’s Cousin”). I gave the car to my grandson a couple years ago, and last week he ran it into another car, sustaining front end damage. He can’t afford to fix it and needs to sell it. Any ideas how he can find a buyer? Overall, it’s a clean car, worthy of repair. It’s never been abused and would be a great parts car or a rebuild.Contact me at 352-369-9029 or by email if you have any ideas. Thanks…