RX-510,No Not A Dime W/13B!

whit · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:34 pm

http://oldcarjunkie.wordpress.com/2011/ ... da-rx-510/ :shock:

john · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:43 pm

So they called it a 510 and put Skyline tail lights on it?

timmy201 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:52 pm

Backs quite nice. Not so sure about the front...

timmy201 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:57 pm

Oh and this was around before the skyline!

http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=195027

john · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:30 pm

timmy201 wrote:

Oh and this was around before the Skyline

I know. T'was a joke.

Garant · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:25 am

timmy201 wrote:

Oh and this was around before the skyline!

http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=195027

i read the ausrotary thread, but nobody bothers to look at the original c110 concept sketches

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2010/04 ... -sketches/

as there are no round tail lamps in any of the sketches, it seems very plausible that nissan parroted the tails from rx510 concept with slight alterations

fascinating bit of historical info

Packergreg · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:19 am

Was Mazda in cahoots with AMC on this one?

whit · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:44 pm

Ya the rear shot looks a little "A.M.C. Matadorish".

For a 71' concept it looks like 77-79' Auto Styling.
If I had to guess I would have thought 1978.

I hope its collecting dust somewhere safe :idea:

Chuxa · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:59 pm

whit wrote:

Ya the rear shot looks a little "A.M.C. Matadorish".

For a 71' concept it looks like 77-79' Auto Styling.
If I had to guess I would have thought 1978.

I hope its collecting dust somewhere safe :idea:

I belive that it was destroey short after this photoes been taken. But i would love to see replicas if any exists.

rx4rx7 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:33 am

isn't it an rx3 with a different nose and bum?

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:41 am

Wow, I love it, it looks better than the normal RX-3/808. It gives the car more body.

Chuxa · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:46 am

rx4rx7 wrote:

isn't it an rx3 with a different nose and bum?

Yes it was build to promote rx3

mazda 818 wrote:

Wow, I love it, it looks better than the normal RX-3/808. It gives the car more body.

i love it but never seen it before unfortunately it will be impossible to find one of them only if some one realy handy can make it based on 10 photos.

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:07 am

Chuxa wrote:

rx4rx7 wrote:

isn't it an rx3 with a different nose and bum?

Yes it was build to promote rx3

mazda 818 wrote:

Wow, I love it, it looks better than the normal RX-3/808. It gives the car more body.

i love it but never seen it before unfortunately it will be impossible to find one of them only if some one realy handy can make it based on 10 photos.

Nothing is impossible, the only thing you need is a very very big bag with money. :mrgreen:

Savannarx3 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:54 am

Those pics in the article linked are actually my photos, which I posted on Ausrotary. I searched for literally years for a copy of the Car Graphic 1971 Annual as I had read in the issues index that it had an article on the car, and I'd never even seen a photo of the rear of the car. The pictures are not scans, but photos I took because I didn't want to risk damaging the magazine. It took me ages to get good shots with only a minimum of distortion.

I love the style of the car, although the front is a little over the top. I'd like to build a replica, but would settle for just the wheels and flares!

matt wrote:

i read the ausrotary thread, but nobody bothers to look at the original c110 concept sketches

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2010/04 ... -sketches/

as there are no round tail lamps in any of the sketches, it seems very plausible that nissan parroted the tails from rx510 concept with slight alterations

fascinating bit of historical info

I can't see the pics in that article. Is it just me or are they gone?

Garant · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:09 am

Savannarx3 wrote:

Those pics in the article linked are actually my photos, which I posted on Ausrotary. I searched for literally years for a copy of the Car Graphic 1971 Annual as I had read in the issues index that it had an article on the car, and I'd never even seen a photo of the rear of the car. The pictures are not scans, but photos I took because I didn't want to risk damaging the magazine. It took me ages to get good shots with only a minimum of distortion.

I love the style of the car, although the front is a little over the top. I'd like to build a replica, but would settle for just the wheels and flares!

matt wrote:

i read the ausrotary thread, but nobody bothers to look at the original c110 concept sketches

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2010/04 ... -sketches/

as there are no round tail lamps in any of the sketches, it seems very plausible that nissan parroted the tails from rx510 concept with slight alterations

fascinating bit of historical info

I can't see the pics in that article. Is it just me or are they gone?

gypsy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:32 pm

I've sometimes toyed with the idea of building a 3rd custom or street project car and would consider something like this however I just don't like the front end to put myself through all the torture. The front end is some seriously confused styling. I think there is just too much of it for such a small car. Also looks too American for a Japanese car. Most of the work looks reasonably straight forward. The biggest expense would be having the front bar made, and Im pretty sure one of the custom wheel places could spin up the wheels for a few grand without too much trouble. I think its a perfect project to devalue a perfectly good 808 or Rx3

RX-2Fan · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:26 pm

Does that front end remind anyone else of the cosmo/RX5?

ewokracing · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:22 pm

Chuxa wrote:

whit wrote:

Ya the rear shot looks a little "A.M.C. Matadorish".

For a 71' concept it looks like 77-79' Auto Styling.
If I had to guess I would have thought 1978.

I hope its collecting dust somewhere safe :idea:

I belive that it was destroey short after this photoes been taken. But i would love to see replicas if any exists.

I'm pretty sure the RX-510 still exists (if that is the one you meant that was destroyed?)

Didn't DMRH or someone find it sitting in the Mazda HQ in an underground carpark?

ewokracing · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:24 pm

Savannarx3 wrote:

I love the style of the car, although the front is a little over the top. I'd like to build a replica, but would settle for just the wheels and flares!

^ internet high five my friend. The Wheels are awesome.

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