Found in Parking Lot

"Connqr" (connqr) 05/07/2018 at 19:21 • Filed to: Nissan 240sx, Bad photography, *insert tag here*

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I saw a strange one today. Initially approaching this guy from the back I thought “Oh cool, an S13 Silvia. You don’t see many of these over here.” Then I noticed the fact that it was LHD, had an early pig nose 240sx front end and rear 240sx badging. Based on the fact that it’s a drift-spec S chassis Nissan, I have to assume that some of these odd things are due to crashes. My leading theory is that it started life as an early 240sx, got an S13 body swap at some point and was later crashed with the owner reverting to the car’s original front end. What do you guys think is up with this oddity? (Bonus weirdo points for being a drift spec car in a grocery store parking lot.)

EDIT: I’m dumb and I overthink things. The 180sx was hatch only but they also had a notchback 240sx to compensate for the lack of a Silvia over here. It’s still pretty cool, just not as cool and odd as I first thought.

PS. Ignore the shitty quality images. The sun was in full force and kinda made a big human shaped shadow in the lead image and some visible rays in the second. If I had had more time (or less direct sun) they would have turned out much better.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Connqr 05/07/2018 at 19:56

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Uhm, we’re sure that’s not just a 240SX notch? Japan never got the popups with the notchback, but we did.

Or are you seeing something JDM i’m missing?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/07/2018 at 20:00

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Yup I almost bought a white one years ago.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Connqr 05/07/2018 at 20:05

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Unless those taillights are different, that’s just a garden-variety 240SX coupe.

Connqr > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/07/2018 at 21:51

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No, I think I’m the dumb one here. I’m so used to seeing the hatchback version that I forgot they made a notchback version. (I think the 180sx was hatch only which doesn’t help)

Connqr > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/07/2018 at 21:52

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Yeah, it’s just a 240sx notchback. I always forget they made one as the 180sx was hatch only.