What's your favorite Japanese classic?

Gotta be the KPGC10 Skyline GT-R. Never sold here in the USA, but quite importable these days with enough cash.

Yeah, a KPGC10 would be cool. There were 2 here in Napa for about a month. The 4 door was sold, and just recently the 2 door went away. I think they were both GT-X versions as they both had L20As. Still cool enough.

Will

check out the old school mazda... this is what i'm talking about!!

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hope the link works..

Not sure if it's old enough to classify, but my favorite would be the '88-'91 CRX-si. If not old enough, I'd pick the S800 and Datsun 240Z.

Mine would be 240Z fixed up just like CMS project 240Z but in that orange Datsun painted the cars. Or a 280Z 2+2 in dark green. That would be a sweet ride on classic car rallies or tours. That red Datsun 2000 is awesome. It must be one heck of a ride.

I'm a sucker for 510's. I have a street car and a race car.

I also have a 280Z in my stable.

Early 240Z with a 5 speed added. The Z was so good it killed the British cars.

Hey, another second-gen CRX fan. I had an '88 CRX Si back in the day and now have a B16A-powered '88 HF. Neat cars.

It also helped kill other cars besides British, like the Opel GT.

You can see David's CRX project over on GRM: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/category/project-cars/current-project-cars/1988-honda-crx-track-rat/

Neato little Mazda R100 on ebay at the moment - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Genuine-Mazda-R100_W0QQitemZ150209983233QQihZ005QQcategoryZ18211QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Although methinks $25k is a bit steep.

There are soooo many good choices. I can only get it down to a top-5 list...

1) Mazda Cosmo. --Click Me--

2) Datsun 240Z --Click Me--

3) Honda S600/800 --Click Me--

4) Subaru Brat --Just a strange bit of personal nostalgia, Couldn't find any good links.

5) Hakosuka Skyline --Click Me--

I still love my 1990 Mariner Blue Miata. Even Hagerty considers her a classic, with only 23K on the clock. I have the hard top wcich has not seen the car since the day she came home! Still one of my favotite cars to drive. I sure wish I could take my MGB body and fit it to a Miata chassis and drive train. What a sweet ride!

We had a '78 810 for about 10 years when I was growing up. My dad traded the 240Z for it. It was a fun car, if extremely ugly, even then. You simply don't see them anymore at all!

The Toyota 2000GT and the early Datsun Z-cars are great looking, but they're way out of my league these days in terms of cost. I'm keen on many of the tiny, post war Japanese work-vehicles like the Honda TN360 Truck. Many had the "kei" level engines (360cc). They still make many versions of these vehicles and although they're not legal for road use, I see them used on the grounds of Newark Airport and our local military bases.

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And the Daihatsu Hi-Jet 550

Has to be the early Datsun Z. Have had mine since new. Been coast to coast and north to south. Still happy after all these years.:grin:

Not in my book. I am a big fan of the early Z's ...in late 1971 the wait list to get one from a dealer was about 4 months, so about 4 months before graduating college, I gave the dealer a deposit and ordered a new one, white/red int.; then about 2 weeks before it arrived, I saw a '67 E-type roadster in perfect condition for less money (new Z was about $4200, E's at that time were selling for way under $3k), gave my spot in the Datsun line to a friend and bought the Jag. That Jag was my favorite car since my childhood, when I first saw them in '61. Both nice cars ...just my little story of both.

All good choices. Still love my 240Z. Have a hankering for another early RX-7 and would definitely make a spot in the garage for an 85 CRX Si

Owned a 1970 Datsun 2000 before...great car! I now own a newer classic which is just as rare.

This is a 1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS with the "IronMan" limited edition package. Only 420 of these cars were made that year. Pretty unique

tim go to the www.rx7club.com. there is a whole section of first gen. cars and parts for sale... when i lived in hotlanta, my cousin and i had a house that we rented together.. people used to see us working on our 7s in the driveway.. they'd stop by to give us there 7 that got parked for whatever reason...

btw tim i made modified magazine with my friends third gen. rx7... the article is titled "man on a mission"(march edition)... in the first picture of article, that is me in the drivers seat... i had to do the photo shoot for him because he is in egypt... us rx7 guys stick together!!

sorry for the thread jack...:omg:

I would have to go for pretty much any of the early RX series cars. Or pickups.

That said I have a soft spot for the most Datsuns and 70's Toyotas.

Greg, I once had a 79 200SX - the UGLY one. Wouldn't call it a classic by any stretch, but I kinda liked it.

I had an 82 200SX. It was a 2.2 liter with dual spark plugs. The notchback coupe. Revved like a tractor, but looked like a small mustang. Two toned blue and the car talked! "Ding. Lights are on." LOL

Hello all,

I am from Australia and this is the first time I have viewed this website. I like this thread and had to put my 2 cents in. I have owned for 5 years a 1991 R32 GTR skyline which I pamper and am slowly ageing into a classic!

I would love to own a Porsche 356 or my friends Honda S800 coupe, which only has a couple of thousand miles, always garaged and original factory plastic for transport on sunvisors!