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SUV Of The Day: September 25, 2009; Novacar '88 Nissan Pathfinder
Topic Started: Sep 25 2009, 01:31 AM (824 Views)
Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Today's car of the day is Novacar's 1988 Nissan Pathfinder.

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The Nissan Pathfinder and (Japanese: Nissan Terrano) were originally compact SUVs and they are now mid-size SUVs. Whereas the Pathfinder is sold in North America, the name first introduced in late 1986, elsewhere in the world the vehicle was known as the Terrano. The first generation Pathfinder/Terrano platform is known as the WD21. The second generation Pathfinder platform is known as the R50, and the third generation is known as the R51. The Pathfinder is slotted in size between the Murano and Armada or Patrol, but in price between the Xterra and Murano. The Pathfinders traditional Japanese competitor is the Toyota 4Runner.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pathfinder

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The joys of a free online encyclopedia anyone can edit- the Pathfinder's page is currently hacked. I've done my best to piece things together, though I had to laugh at the fact that the 1978 Pathfinder (no such vehicle!) came with a curved dash. Novacar is a Portugese brand that was eventually absorbed by Majorette. Some Majorette castings ended up in the Novacar range as well, but with the trademark plastic bodies (with metal bases) of Novacars.

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The North American first generation Pathfinder came in two different bodies and shared styling and most components with the Nissan Hardbody Truck. Built on a ladder-type frame, the Pathfinder was Nissan's response to the S-10 Blazer, Ford Explorer, the Jeep Cherokee and other non-domestic SUV's like the Toyota 4Runner Isuzu Trooper and the Mitsubishi Montero. WD21 Pathfinders were available in both 2WD and 4WD configurations. In the US from 1986.5 to 1989 Pathfinders came with a two door body. In early 1990 it became a four door in the United States.

When the four door was introduced, Nissan chose to conceal the door handles as a part of the "C" pillar trim to visually make it appear like a two door truck with a camper shell, with conventional door handles on the front doors. This appearance approach was also used on the first generation Chevrolet S-10 Blazer with conventional door handles for the rear doors. This design tradition is still used on some Nissan SUV's currently offered, to include the Nissan Armada and the Nissan Xterra.


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jedimario
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RAWR
Wikipedia page looks fine to me.

Anyway, I actually have one of these. Love this casting, love the (older) 1:1s.
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Novacar wasn't the only company to have metal bases and plastic bodies. Kidco produced some as well. Come to think about it, their aren't many SUVs from the 1980s produced in small scale. If there are, I'm blanking at the moment.
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james_autos
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This one was unique to Novacar. It never got absorbed into the Majorette range.

There's been talk of Majorette producing the 2007 Nissan Pathfinder but so far nothing has surfaced, which is a shame as it;d make a cracking little model.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
The smaller manufacturer's stick to the formula I always comment about---take a boxy compact or stodgy vehicle and issue a casting with rally graphics (or yellow, red or blue glass) so they can hope for some sales from the kiddies who don't know a Pathfinder from a Yugo. And, they don't need to know the difference, anyway. :lol:
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
I have this one in a fire livery, which I got in a multipack with a Renault Ambulance and a Chevy Impala police with cast shut front doors made from the Majo tooling. All have plastic bodies. I didn't know what Novacar was in those days.
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