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Car of the Day : May 16, 2013; Yat Ming '73 Nissan Laurel 2000 GSX
Topic Started: May 15 2013, 05:21 PM (959 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Yat Ming's 1973 Nissan Laurel 2000 GSX (Datsun 200L).


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The Nissan Laurel was introduced by Nissan in 1968 as a new model designed to slot above the 1968 Bluebird 510, with the same sense of luxury found in the Nissan Cedric 130 but with slightly reduced dimensions. It was released as a Nissan after Prince merged with Nissan. Laurels for years shared many components and architectures with the Skyline range. The Laurel was not sold new in Japan at dealerships that sold the Skyline and Gloria, former Prince products. Instead the Laurel was sold at Nissan Motor Shop as the top model.



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Nissan Laurel


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The Laurel is a good looking car, but I am not sure I've ever seen a real one. Wikipedia shows that it was also sold as the Datsun 200L, but was it ever sold in the U.S. as such? Any Nissan experts among us who know the answer?


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In April 1972 the second Laurel generation appeared, again in four-door saloon and two-door hardtop coupé form affectionately known as the Butaketsu Laurel ("pig's butt") because of its "big" rear quarter panels and tail section, with the taillights incorporated into the rear bumper. The saloon now was endowed with a rear beam axle and leaf springs, while the coupé clung to Independent Rear Suspension.



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Engines available at the time were the four-cylinder 1,815 cc G18 and 1,990 cc G20, and the six-cylinder 1998 cc L20. Both the G20 and L20 were available with twin SU carburettors as an option. However, only the G20 equipped cars outwardly announced this with a “Twin Carburettor 2000GX” badge. In September 1975, in order to meet the new emissions regulations for that year, the L26 was replaced by the larger yet 2,753 cc L28 six-cylinder. Because of the difficulty in meeting the emissions regulations, the twin-carburetted engines were all discontinued.



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GothicCarsUrban
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The Laurel was never sold in the US, but we got the similar but smaller Violet as a 610 and the first-gen Stanza as the 710. The 200L was for British, Irish, continental European and Australian markets...

Nice casting that I'll have to keep my eyes out for. Eagle-eyed diecast fans will notice that the Laurel (but not one derived from this casting) is the basis of the Hot Wheels Mad Manga.
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Dean-o-mite
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Thank you for that info, Sir!
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Sak
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Bangerkid45-Jon Isaacs-found one of these when he was with me at the Columbus Farmer's Market here in New Jersey last Sunday morning.
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Econobox that ain't, and for a Yat that looks rather well done. The wheels are cheap, to be expected, but not wholly unattractive on this model.
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Another nice little YatMing casting from the "old days". I think I still have this one tucked away in a box in the basement which means someday it will show up on one of my sale posts.
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