C210 Skyline - Video Compilation

Here's a video compilation of the C210 Nissan Skyline which i had been going gaga over with for the past few months. Have to love everything about it, the song, the car, the shots, the 80'ness.

*Another info tho, back then in Japan when purchasing a car they actually have soundtracks of the car you're buying such as the one above. It's basically a Skyline song. Much like a marketing and merchandise gimmick, where you could get the cassette tapes and even stickers! but who on earth would want to hate them if their super duper awesome classic Skylines that evolved to the legendary R35 GT-R you see today? If you ever had originals, they most probably worth a lot today...

There were several other different types of Skylines that had different soundtracks for the particular model. Skylines weren't the only model offered, even the Nissan Laurel and Cedrics had their own songs. Speaking of Design wise, If you do some research on it, every Skyline from the first KPGC110 to C210 has a line on the rear quarter of the car that stretches back. It was called a surfline, a trademark design used on Skyline models till the KDR30 came along.. ( Where the mid 80's soap box designs started evolving, that caused the trademark surfline to be marked off) Sad isn't it? But oh well... Life goes on

C210 Skyline - I Heart JAPAN

It's been 2 month's since i've had my last post on the blog. Although I had plans to update it a little earlier last month, procrastination had my guard down. My designs kinda suck in these recent times probably because of my lack of practice and being a little bit more focused on SPM this year. Its not the lack of Inspiration or passion, but there's just some missing ingredient or link that ignites its spark. I guess the spark is misfiring and the ideas aren't igniting very well. Instead of getting the results i'd want, it turns out the opposite as i expect it to be and instead makes me uninspired. Of course I'll fix that somehow... The conclusion was about why I had decided to blog on this topic was the raging passion I have everyday for a c210 skyline and a license sometime soon (which my mom refuses to allow me to get a license till i'm 21, yes i know its horrendously ridiculous)

Gold is the new Black, 80's Colour Combo rocks. c210 Nissan Skyline 2000GT

Just so you're confused or aren't sure why i'm posting about old classic cars, check out a few posts back about the classic Mazda Rx-3 I blogged about. I am indeed a fan of classic cars. The c210 Skyline was a Nissan Skyline produced in 1978-1982, where it was the first Japanese car to offer a Turbo (early turbo's were quite inefficient because they weren't intercooled and had no blow off valves) and were offered in different bodyshells. Hardtop coupe, sedan and station wagon. It also offered different engines and trims :- 1800cc and 2400cc. And in turn, Nissan actually marketed them as Datsun 240k's and 180k's outside the Japanese market. Thus they sold it here in Malaysia too. It's just dissapointing that many people don't see the real value and Gem they are (many Malaysians would consider them as junk at the first glance due to many run down conditions, even I compromised its potential when i first saw it). Recently I had just made a compilation of c210 Skylines pictures on facebook, for Inspirations sake. By the way just so you're wondering why I added the I Heart JAPAN on the post, skylines were nicknamed according to their popularity from their ad's such as KGC110 - Hakosuka or C110 - Kenmeri (coupe), GC110 - Yonmeri(sedan) Therefore C210's was nicknamed JAPAN. The Japanese nickname their cars in their motoring sub cultures. (Example :- Toyota Corolla AE86 - Hachiroku.)

I am a fan of SKYLINE JAPAN! C210 Skylines a.k.a Datsun 180k rawks!

Here are my personal favourites, especially the blue one you see here.. in Daikoku Futo (the infamous complicated, facinating, strange, metropolitan, modern highway you see in Japan or Japanese games) oh! and wangan midnight if you're more familiar with. Pics adapted from 7tune. Speedhunters, abc hobby and some random ones.

Now check out the RC body for a c210!

Now on the other hand, apart from C210 Skylines, here are some of my artwork done recently. Although their not sketches * and this blog was meant for the sketches and designs, but i still consider these as my designs and works of art. Lol

Yup, thats for it, will be posting a c210 video soon :D