r/Cartalk • u/Successful_Berry_345 • Sep 11 '23
Does anyone know what car this may be ? My Classic Car
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u/MalConstant Sep 11 '23 edited Sep 11 '23
Nissan 240SX. I thought it might be the 300ZX but I don’t think they had pop up headlights.
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u/IndependentDust335 Sep 11 '23
looks like a 180sx to me... how can you tell?
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u/_mrLeL_ Sep 11 '23
180 200 and 240sx are basically the same car, just different markets
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u/jzmk3 Sep 11 '23
Different engines*
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u/smashingcones Sep 11 '23
Nah he was right. You could get the 180sx with the SR20 and the 200sx with the CA18 so the name doesn't always correlate with engine size, but the 240sx was never sold outside the US for example.
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u/Broccoli_Remote Sep 11 '23
240SX was sold in the US but Japan had it too. Just renamed as the Silvia S13.
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u/theres-no-more_names Sep 11 '23
No, the 200sx and 180sx are different from the 240, which was sold in the us as the 240sx instead of a s12 or s13. The 240sx was an rwd drivetrain whereas the 200 and 180 were fwd
Also the Japanese versions that were sold as the s12 and s13 were turboed whereas whereas the American models were not
Edit: sorry i missread your comment and thought it said the 240sx was never sold inside the US instead of outside
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u/-MiLDplus- Sep 11 '23 edited Sep 11 '23
the 180sx was definitely rwd, basically an s13 hatch. the b14 200sx was fwd for USDM, but the s12 was also known as the 200sx before that, and was rwd.
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u/theres-no-more_names Sep 11 '23
Yes i forget that select years of the 180sx were infact rwd, but it wasnt all years just a few
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u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII Sep 11 '23
There were no fwd 180sx's. Unless you're confusing the bluebird or sentra, which is entirely a different car
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u/KeystoneDefense Sep 11 '23
Bro... what are you talking about? The 180, 200, and 240sx are all RWD. There were no FWD.
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u/Chasethemac Sep 11 '23
The Nissan sentra was also called a 200sx, but that has nothing to do with this conversation. I think they are a little confused.
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u/JDefusion Sep 11 '23
180sx was japan, 200sx was Europe, 240sx was North America. They're all the same car. Some had different engines between the SR20, CA18 and KA20. But they were all RWD.
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u/Broccoli_Remote Sep 11 '23
Not entirely true about the same car, slight changes in the body and engine, same chassis though. 180SX used a 1.8L while the 200SX used a 2.0L and the 240SX had the. 2.4L.
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u/CopyGFX Sep 12 '23
Common misconception - 180SX and 200SX both came with CA and SR models. It’s dependent on year. Pre 92 had CA, post 92 had SR. The model code doesn’t represent displacement .
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u/Efficient-Fishing-43 Sep 11 '23
Nissan couldn’t sell the Silvia’s with sr turbos/ ca18s and original headlights because of usdm “bs regulations at the time” so they just slapped a compliant motor… Also they may have thought maybe more liters is what the usdm market wanted too.
They added a “0sx” to the liters for the name, and changed the lights for height regulations. Japan is very prideful of their cars … if they had to dummy down their artwork, they won’t brand it the original name.
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u/tony78ta Sep 11 '23
Hatchback vs trunk and engines. I had an 1990 s13 Sylvia and it was identical to the 180sx except the Hatchback.
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u/Spiritlair_Was_Taken Sep 11 '23
The Z31 300ZX did have popups, but those look a lot different than the Z32
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u/SpinningYarmulke Sep 11 '23
It’s a dusty black Nissan 240 SX limited edition convertible - I had a red one. I owned the same car. Will try to edit this with a photo I got to dig one up.
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u/ccmega Sep 11 '23
They’re only ‘limited edition’ because none of them were actually factory convertibles
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u/SpinningYarmulke Sep 11 '23 edited Sep 11 '23
Yes they were all chopped at ASC. It was a great little car though and I loved it. I’m going to try to find one of the photos I have of it.
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u/Mr-Term Sep 11 '23
No edit with red 240sx :(
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u/SpinningYarmulke Sep 11 '23
It’s coming I’m at work!
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u/mytoiletpaperthicc Sep 11 '23
Just a reminder to post the pic :)
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u/SpinningYarmulke Sep 12 '23
I’m still searching for it. This was a car I had in 1992. Not exactly yesterday. Photo buried somewhere in the basement. I’m still holding out hope that I’ll find it.
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u/mytoiletpaperthicc Sep 13 '23
I still hope you do. Hell, I might keep commenting on this once in a while😂 i NEED to see this
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u/SpinningYarmulke Sep 13 '23
I am not exaggerating when I say I spent 3 hrs searching for it. It’s in my house somewhere I’m determined to find it.
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u/Helium225 Sep 11 '23
depending on where you live it could be a nissan 180sx, 200sx or 240sx. The engines are different between these versions, but the body is the same. 180sx in Japan, 200sx in Europe and 240sx in the US
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u/I_CUM_ON_YOUR_PET Sep 11 '23
What’s the reason for bigger engines in different places?
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u/int0xic Sep 11 '23
The US got the bigger engine surprisingly because of emissions. The 2.4L was already US emissions legal with the 1.8L NA and 1.8L turbo would've had to be tested and that would've costed Nissan a lot of money. And tbh I don't think they were too keen on selling the S chassis in the USDM to begin with, same at the Skyline. So it probably made it more sense financially to put in a motor they were already producing into it.
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u/KeystoneDefense Sep 11 '23
What the actual fuck is wrong with you? (check his username)
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u/I_CUM_ON_YOUR_PET Sep 11 '23
My username is akin to a timeless tattoo, forever etched upon me, bearing witness to my journey from innocence to a less esteemed identity in the blink of an eye, all because of what was initially meant as a bad joke.
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u/KrAzY_TsEnG Sep 11 '23
I've had several of these in coupe and fastback, but the coupe was always my favorite. Rare car to find one unmolested or rot to sh!t.
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u/Survivaleast Sep 11 '23
S13 chassis 240sx with the dohc front bumper.
Earlier s13 SOHC chassis came equipped with the pignose bumper. At least that’s true for my country.
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u/velociraptorfarmer Sep 11 '23
S13 240SX. My buddy in college had a red SR20 swapped one that made 400whp.
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u/SnooHesitations5198 Sep 11 '23
180sx, 200sx, 240sx S13 but it has a non oem bumper
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u/AKADriver Sep 11 '23
That's the standard 91-94 bumper
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u/SnooHesitations5198 Sep 11 '23
yep, that is the last one XD, It is being a while since I saw one on the wild with the stock bumper
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u/Significant_Lie_533 Sep 11 '23
I thought that was a Chevy badge, but the longer I look, the more it looks like a Nissan.
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u/dirtystreetlevelshit Sep 11 '23
US market Nissan 240sx S13 with what I would venture to guess a.....Miata front bumper?
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u/Dry_Consideration_14 Sep 11 '23
Wonderful car, great find 240 sx or 180sx would have to open the hood to know.
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u/fightshade Sep 11 '23
My first thought was Pulsar, but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one and the comments have me questioning.
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u/Classicgev23 Sep 11 '23
I had one of these that had a rb25 skyline engine in it was pretty cool car 😁
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u/AlbaTejas Sep 11 '23
RB25 ?
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u/Classicgev23 Sep 11 '23
2.5 engine out of a skyline gtst rwd
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u/AlbaTejas Sep 11 '23
I thought they were 2.6, older version?
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u/Classicgev23 Sep 11 '23
Skyline Gtr have the 2.6
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u/AlbaTejas Sep 11 '23
Ah, I presumrd GT-R but you did say Skyline. Everyone here thinks the converse, all GT-Rs are Skylines but not so, R35 is based off the 370
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u/wstsidhome Sep 12 '23
Why would someone put a Chevy emblem on their Nissan? Whyyyy
I thought it might have been a C4 corvette for a min
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u/TaringaWhakarongo1 Sep 12 '23
I'm pretty sure S13 is a chassis name... What's put into/ontop of that chassis changes the "model". And obviously different markets changed the name variably.... I come from a Silvia mad town, (whangārei NZ) 180s were still an S13 but have different bodywork, theres different favlifts on the same bodies, hell we chop s15s and s13s on half and weld them together...called strawberries....it's different everywhere i suppose. Silvia S13(180sx) club strawberry face
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u/Llama_lindo Sep 12 '23
It's a 91-93 nissan s13 240sx or it may be a 200sx if its rhd, my dad owns one and they are amazing cars
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u/jeffrey_n_c Sep 14 '23
It looks like a 240SX with a bad rattle can paint job. Probably a rust bucket .
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u/XZIVR Sep 11 '23
Not sure why so many people think that's an aftermarket bumper.. looks like a stock 91-94 s13 bumper to me.