Datsun Cedric

2cv · 03-07-2009 09:09AM #1

Were these ever sold here?

I remember when i was a kid, my dad's neighbour had one of these, same colour. I think it was a 2.8 litre diesel.

ti gui · 03-07-2009 09:13AM

good morning dave
you've some questions!

2cv · 03-07-2009 09:20AM

ti gui wrote: »

good morning dave
you've some questions!

I know i do :-))

I was just browsing the internet and found this one... Then i remembered our neighbour having one. Very plush car, very comfy. Have never seen one here though.

gyppo · 03-07-2009 09:42AM

It just so happens theres one for sale........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/929436

(its not mine btw!).

this is probably and ex uk car. I dont know if they were sold here.

Blue850 · 03-07-2009 09:46AM

Weren't they sold as the Laurel here?

03-07-2009 10:11AM

Blue850 wrote: »

Weren't they sold as the Laurel here?

I don't think so but I'm not 100% sure. The Laurel was sold as a 2.0 and 2.4 whereas the Cedric was a 2.8 (google shows a 2.6 version as well) - in petrol versions anyway. My uncle in Belfast had a series of Laurels and Cedrics and they're the engine configurations that I remember.

They had a really silky smooth 6 cylinder engine that sounded fantastic. The bodies tended to rust quite quickly hence the fact that he had so many - I don't think that he kept any of them for more than two years.

edit: I don't remember ever seeing an original 26 county Cedric.

Edit again: further googling shows that I could be completely wrong but its virtually impossible to tell for sure what was available in the UK/Irish markets and what was available worldwide. I think that the Cedric always had a 'C' suffix whereas the Laurel had an 'L' suffix which would indicate to me that they were distinct models.

MercMad · 03-07-2009 10:55AM

That photo does look a lot like the last generation Laurel to be sold in Irleand before the Maxima arrived a few years later.

The Cedric was imported here in the 70's but not the 80's or 90's AFAIK. I dont think 80's Datsuns had the 2.8 diesel factory fitted, could be wrong though !

carchaeologist · 03-07-2009 07:41PM

gyppo wrote: »

It just so happens theres one for sale........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/929436

(its not mine btw!).

this is probably and ex uk car. I dont know if they were sold here.

:eek:.. Fap fap fap...A little too expensive though...

quattro777 · 03-07-2009 08:13PM

Could be a 2nd hand jap import, those wing mirrors dont look original to me.

G Luxel · 04-07-2009 10:15PM

I would think that the car for sale on donedeal is a Japanese import.
I used to remember a few Laurels when I was a teen, one was a station wagon which had fake wooden panels like the US station wagons. There
was another model inbetween called the 280 C and that was sold here because there was an original Irish regd car a few miles away from which I used to see at Hot Rod events about 15 years ago although thankfully not hot rodding.

Ive been in the cedric taxi a few times and Top Gear did a feature on the present model, which is only available to taxi and private hire companies in Japan. Still very much the same as the 280 E Brougham from the 80s.

carchaeologist · 05-07-2009 02:41AM

G Luxel wrote: »

280 C and that was sold here because there was an original Irish regd car a few miles away from which I used to see at Hot Rod events about 15 years ago although thankfully not hot rodding.

What hot rod events?

G Luxel · 06-07-2009 09:55PM

It was a hot rod event that was on annually at a festival in south tipperary during the summer months. There were the usual mini's and beetles, once there was a real beauty, an audi 100 Coupe. I saw the silver 280 C in the carpark and I think it was from somewhere around there.

carchaeologist · 06-07-2009 10:04PM

G Luxel wrote: »

It was a hot rod event that was on annually at a festival in south tipperary during the summer months. There were the usual mini's and beetles, once there was a real beauty, an audi 100 Coupe. I saw the silver 280 C in the carpark and I think it was from somewhere around there.

Surely in rosegreen?

carchaeologist · 06-07-2009 10:13PM

This one was raced in rosegreen a few years back..

Though by its paint and finish i reckon it was an english team that bought it over.The car was mint,seemed to have no rust whatsoever anywhere.

Kevin_Herron · 06-07-2009 10:55PM

The car probably was mint. The 280C's and Crowns never seem to fetch much money.
I think people have an elevated view of the mk1 Granada as being the cooler car and to be honest I'd prefer the Granada myself!

carchaeologist · 06-07-2009 11:01PM

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The car probably was mint. The 280C's and Crowns never seem to fetch much money.
I think people have an elevated view of the mk1 Granada as being the cooler car and to be honest I'd prefer the Granada myself!

Yes,i would too,MK1 Granada is a very nice car, although the 280s and crowns have a rarity factor alright perhaps.

The banger boys love them all...

carchaeologist · 06-07-2009 11:19PM

Heres one i hadnt seen before.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://members.fortunecity.com/mang01/Nissan/images/Mvc-607f.jpg&imgrefurl=http://members.fortunecity.com/mang01/Nissan/Cedric.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=63&tbnid=QYNjzT7BC6MWLM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddatsun%2Bcedric&hl=en-GB&usg=__eaPUII0UPhwatX5HQL0aBVHvNVg=&ei=_3dSSuT5Id_LjAfRysz7AQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image

Datsun Cedric

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