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SOLVED - What car #257 - 1980 Lectra Centauri
« on: February 28, 2008, 05:35:10 PM »
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2008, 10:17:45 PM »
Sure looks like a Datsun 200SX with maybe a coupe aftermarket bits.

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Re: What car #257
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2008, 06:38:50 AM »
AKA Silvia
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2008, 07:11:42 AM »
...AKA Gazelle...
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2008, 11:15:41 AM »
There's something special about this. It had a different name altogether and was quite a different machine...
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2008, 01:56:42 PM »
AKA Sakura?
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2008, 10:47:04 AM »
All the model names can be brought back to this:  S110 Hatchback and S110 Coupe.

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Re: What car #257
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2008, 12:40:59 PM »
This car was modified by another company and sold under a completely different name, one that has nothing to do with Datsun or Nissan.
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2008, 02:42:49 PM »
All I can come up with is that Intermeccanica made a model named Viva SX. This was based on a Datsun 200 SX.

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Re: What car #257
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2008, 03:21:17 PM »
Nope - not the Viva :)

I could give you another hint, but that would make it too easy :) - after all, it is in the Experts section!
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Re: What car #257
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2008, 12:53:33 PM »
One version of the car that hasn't been mentioned is the Lectra Motors Centauri which was an American conversion of the car to electric power. They also used the actual photo shown in their publicity material.

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Re: What car #257
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2008, 04:31:20 PM »
Which would be a good reason to guess that it's exactly the name I'm looking for! Congratulations!
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