So just how large is this Nissan V8? Would it fit in a roadster? Any manuel
transmissions available for it? Not that I could do it, not yet anyway.
David Pina
Alan Bent wrote:
> The Nissan V8 that is for sale is out of the Nissan President, which was
> Nissan's big luxury car before they started building the Infiniti. The
> first President came out in 1965, it had a 4 litre V8 (Y40 series
> 195hp). In the 1970s they made some slight changes to it's appearence
> and raised it's capacity to 4.4 litres (Y44 series 200hp). You can see a
> photo of the President at
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/cedric.html
> A few Nissan Presidents came here to Australia. The Japanese consulate
> had several Presidents and Nissan Australia bought a few in for their
> executives in the 1970s. The V8s are available through some Japanese
> engine importers over here for around $700. I have seen a 240Z fitted
> with one. Nissan's other V8 was the Nissan Prince Royal. Only 20 of
> these were made. They were built exclusively for the Japanese royal
> family. They have a 6373cc V8 that is machined out of a solid block of
> metal. The horse power figure quoted was "sufficient".
> Alan Bent - Queensland , Australia
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1965 Silvia CSP311
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310
> 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31 - 1963 Bluebird P312
> 1963 Cedric Sedan P31 - 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31
> 1969 Super Six G130
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