oldmates260z Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 As provided by dat2kman ...... many thanks Really amazing how the Zed took off compared to the roadster. The numbers did slow a little when the 260 came out Quote
Moderators PB260Z Posted January 8, 2015 Moderators Posted January 8, 2015 As provided by dat2kman ...... many thanks Really amazing how the Zed took off compared to the roadster. The numbers did slow a little when the 260 came out Just shows what is possible when a company answers market demand with a great car package at an affordable price. The S30 set a new benchmark in affordable sports motoring in its day. The original MX-5 also sold like hot cakes for the same reasons. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 8, 2015 Administrators Posted January 8, 2015 Those must be global figures but how accurate I'm not sure? The majority of s30z's would have gone to North America. Still compared to many of the muscle cars produced the s30 could be considered low production. The roadsters were very limited numbers wise. What does a 64 Fairlady Roadster Coupe look like? The non exported version? Also what book is it from and is it counting domestic market cars also? Quote
oldmates260z Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 This would be the Coupe...you can see why it did not go too far: http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/silvia.htm Quote
HS30-H Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 As provided by dat2kman ...... many thanks Really amazing how the Zed took off compared to the roadster. The numbers did slow a little when the 260 came out Those figures are wildly inaccurate. Really all over the place. Quote
HS30-H Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 This would be the Coupe...you can see why it did not go too far: http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/silvia.htm It's the CSP311 Silvia, and its good looks (you might not agree... ) had little to do with its relatively low production figures. It was - by its very nature - always going to be a low-volume car. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 8, 2015 Administrators Posted January 8, 2015 Those figures are wildly inaccurate. Really all over the place. I would have to agree, although it's not that I don't appreciate the sharing of this information and scan from whatever source it is. The Silvia coupe must have had more than 27 units produced. The figures I've heard about 'exported' numbers to Australia was around 40-50 units arrived here. Not sure if that included other Pacific Islands (as it would appear at least 1 or 2 made their way there but could have been private imports). Quote
1600dave Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 The figure of 27 for Fairlady "coupes" is for 1964 only. I'd have to consult my "Fairlady" book, but from memory the figure is 40-odd that came to Australia over a period of a few years, and 400-500 or somewhere in that vicinity for overall produstion Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 9, 2015 Administrators Posted January 9, 2015 Is it even accurate to describe the CSP311 Silvia as a 'Fairlady Coupe' though? It was based on the same chassis but I don't think it was ever intended to be a Fairlady. From WikiPedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Silvia The Nissan Silvia CSP331 made its public debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in September of 1964 as the "Datsun Coupe 1500". The introductory model was a hand-built coupe based on the Fairlady convertible, styled with input from *. The CSP311 was powered by the 96 hp 1.6 L Nissan R series engine. The engine was equipped with twin SU carburetors. Production ceased in 1968 after a mere 554 were made (mainly in 1965), each one of them unique with body panels crafted by hand. Most of the vehicles remained in Japan; however, 49 examples were exported to Australia and another 10 went to other countries. The low production numbers and tedious method of construction assured that each car was unique and valuable; this is reflected by the car's purchase price of almost twice as much as the next model in the manufacturer's lineup at the time. After production ceased in 1968, the Silvia nameplate would not grace another Nissan vehicle until 1974. Its marketing approach was similar to the Isuzu 117 Coupé. * Don't mention the war! Since Wikipedia mentions ZEE German, I'm not sure how much more we can trust about that snippet of info. Quote
dat2kman Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 It's a USA publshed in early 1980's book, " complete guide to datsun models" The yanks never got the CSP311, they knew about it, and had only seen pucs of it, hence calling t a "Roadster Coupe" Whats with blanking out Albrect Goertze's name? Nissan employed him, but the finished designs were a collective effort by many in the design teams, same goes for many car makers! As far as numbers go, if it is innacurate ( just like American engine dynos) then, what are THE accurate numbers! Or are we quibbling ( i love it when Rowan Atkinson enunciates words such as,,,, quibblleing,,,) ver minor differences of Z numbers,,,, The Roadster numbers are pretty accurate. This book has a lot of mdel reference detail, cars and commercials, pics, stories from owners, but is Merican centric Quote
1600dave Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Technically, not even all "Fairlady's" are called "Fairlady". I have two, one is badged as a Datsun Fairlady, the other is badged as a Datsun 1600. I also have two other cars badged as "Datsun 1600", these have roofs and 4 doors Quote
Mr Camouflage Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 The Silvia coupe must have had more than 27 units produced. 554 units if you add up the numbers for all the years listed. Quote
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