2009 Canby: A 240SX Retro Oddity
Some of you have no doubt heard of the Canby Datsun Show that took place this past weekend up in Oregon. Well this year there was the fine assortment of eye candy Datsuns and eyesore Ratsuns, but one truly bizarre 240SX Retro Oddity showed up in Glow Green to stun the crowd:
Not having spoken to the owner/creator of this of this Frankenstein, we can only guess as to the reasoning behind it.
Perhaps it was a trick to get his 240SX into a Datsun show? Who knows? Ok, so if the owner of this special vehicle cares to step up and explain himself, inquiring minds would like to know why … WHY?
Oh, here’s a nice Canby ‘09 Gallery if you want to see “normal” Datsuns.
credit: various Ratsun folk
June 17th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Interesting, to say the least. ?
June 17th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Alrighty then…..so if a Silvia nose and 180SX body is a Sil-80, and that is a 180B nose with a 180SX tail…so that makes it a 180-80?
June 17th, 2009 at 8:26 am
i’d call it a 610sx.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:33 am
isn’t that the prototype for the new “retro” Nissan?
June 17th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Doesn’t look to bad, I’d lose the side skirts, change the paint to gun gray, and use a set of vintage wheels… I can kind see where he was going with it…kinda?
June 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
@kev The Japanese name for the 180B was Bluebird, so I would call it a Blue-80 then!
Perhaps this would have been a better car for Impact Blue than that Sil-80.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Intriguing idea, if only the body lines didn’t clash so badly.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
@ Bob, I agree..maybe if that fender gap was smaller and the tops of the fenders were cut to fit it would look pretty good
June 17th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
THAT IS HORRID!!! I’ve owned several 240s and would love to own some awesome ole school Datsun’s. I guess to each his own.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Reminds me of the ’90s Thunderbirds with ‘49 Ford noses and tails. Yes, I’m using the plural for a reason- someone offered (still does) a fiberglass conversion kit.
June 18th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
yuk but not to my taste
June 18th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
sil-datsun?!
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa???!!!!!!
im confused!
June 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
It is from Japan and I am too interesting and always take it happy
June 21st, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Glad to see some pics of the car after it got sold. I saw it on CL not to long ago (thanks to Ratsun.net) and then it disappeared. Looks like it got bought and painted.
Honestly, if it weren’t for the ill-fitting fenders I’d rock it. Would definitely make an interesting drift mobile. Much better than that trans-am 240.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Hey that’s my photo! At Canby I spoke with the owner, a nice guy named Alvin from Vancouver, BC. He told me it happened when the 240SX got wrecked in the front … and he had the 610 parts car, and so tried it. He called it the “240-610″. More photos in my album at http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/?start=80
August 1st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Personally, I hate it. But I’d love to have that front end for my 610, so maybe it’s jealousy talking…
August 19th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
hey..an amzing piece of engineering..wow!!!…i wud love to see it in freal. This guy is a genious and we hope to see more from u bro…awesummmm!!
September 10th, 2009 at 3:11 am
That guy is actually from Surrey, British Columbia. Ugly ass car, use to have an rusty orange front, and a blue 240 side with white racing stripes
January 20th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
this is a very ugly car just take it to the junk yard with the owner(scammer)