GTP Cool Wall: 1965-1971 Nissan Cedric 130

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1965-1971 Nissan Cedric 130

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1965-1971 Nissan Cedric 130 nominated by @mustafur

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Body Styles: 4-door sedan, 4-door wagon, 3-door van
Engines: 2.0L H20 I4, 2.0L J20 I6, 2.0L L20 I6, 2.3L L23 I6, 2.4L L24 I6, 2.2L SD22 diesel I4, 4.0L Y40 V8
Power: 70 hp (2.2L Diesel)-197 hp (4.0L V8)
Torque: 123-237 lb-ft
Weight: 1280kg
Transmission: 3 speed automatic, 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: Front-engined, rear wheel drive
Additional Information: Designed by Pininfarina the Cedric was Designed as a Compact Luxury car that Sat under the Nissan President in the range.​

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The Y40/44 V8 has always intrigued me. A Japanese small block Chevy of sorts. The car has a goofy name, but it has good lines, and a good mix of period power trains.

Cool.
 
The one in the main picture doesn't look too bad, aside from the fender mirrors. V8 is interesting, but only 49/hp per liter. :rolleyes: :P

Also seems to be named after a hotel bellhop or a butler.
 
Designed by Pininfarina
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That makes it all the more impressive that, looking on Google, every restyle it seems to have had looks like a generic amalgamation of styling cues that Detroit had already moved away from several years prior to its introduction.
 
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That makes it all the more impressive that, looking on Google, every restyle it seems to have had looks like a generic amalgamation of styling cues that Detroit had already moved away from several years prior to its introduction.
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This was in the Copy everything America and Europe makes era of Japanese car though, so it is to be expected.

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The Pininfarina touch is obvious if not very similar to the Fiat 124.
 
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mustafur
The Pininfarina touch is obvious if not very similar to the Fiat 124.
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I'm not seeing much 124 in there.
Joey D
Every time I see this car brought up somewhere I can't help but think of this dude...

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The license plate should be

NTRTNR

:P

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I think the first picture looks fantastic but the others, not so much. Especially the wagon.

Opting for cool.
 
From what i can gather, the V8 engined version was just a handful made for Police use. Not sold to the public.

The most power this really had was 131hp from the L24.
 
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These things have a cult following from the car modding scene. But like most Japanese stuff of the period, they are basically junk - similar build quality and rust resistance to British and Italian cars of that era.

Bland and boring.

Uncool.
 
I know nothing about these cars except it looks damned cool in the OP pic, plus someone at Nissan thought the name 'Cedric' was a winner. Doubly cool!
 
TheCracker
From what i can gather, the V8 engined version was just a handful made for Police use. Not sold to the public.

The most power this really had was 131hp from the L24.
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Which is about as common as the rest of the models.

Then again the majority of those left are likely to have an RB Engine under the bonnet now.
 
-Fred-
There's not a cool Cedric in the world.
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Nonsense.

One of my friends is called Cedric and he's one cool mutha 🤬. Very popular with the ladies and is quite the martial artist. Oh and he makes cool music too. What's not cool about that?

Car in the OP looks cool.
 
Didn't a later version of this become the standard Tokyo taxi? I seem to vaguely remember an issue of Top Gear Magazine where they reviewed it in the new cars section and gave it a 18/20. Mainly because it had doily seat covers, I think...

This version, though... I kinda like it, but it's not eliciting a strong reaction from me. Meh.
 
I'm leaning towards cool with this one. Never heard of this car until now, but after seeing it I think it looks nice inside and out, especially with a 4.0 V8.
 
It's not that bad, I dig the looks mostly. This was also Nissan very back then there. The first one in the OP is pretty sexy though.

That's a low cool.
 

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