Tiny first-generation Silvia coupe is powered by an 89 hp 1.6-liter, twin-carb motor, and is far too nice to turn into a drift weapon
Original Nissan Silvia was unveiled in 1964 and based on the Fairlady platform. Slow, largely hand-built production process meant only 554 were made in three years. Almost all remained in Japan but this 1965 car is now for sale on Bring-a-Trailer in the U.S. Even those of us not fully immersed in drifting culture are familiar with Nissan ’s S-series sports cars, the rear-wheel drive S10-15 coupes sold with Silvia, 200SX, 240SX and other badges between the mid 1970s and early 2000s.
Related: You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Nissan Silvia Pickup The X-shaped ladder chassis and running gear came from the Fairlady, Nissan’s answer to the MGB, and though the design was credited to Kazuo Kimura and Fumio Yoshida, Albrecht Graf von Goertz, who had previously created the 507 for BMW and would go on to shape the Toyota 2000GT, is said to have had an influence very early on in the project. And get a load of that interior.
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