GTP Cool Wall: 1971-1975 Nissan Cedric

[edawg456]

Old Japanese cars are cool in my book.

 

[Crash]

Saved from seriously uncool because it piques the curiosity as a rarely-seen and modestly stylish classic sedan.

I agree with daan, that part would makes this cool in my book.

How so? This car looks like it would fit right in with something that came out in the '70s. Looks very American to me except the mirrors.

And I suppose you're now going to tell me that this was based on a Ford?

 

[Slash]

I agree with daan, that part would makes this cool in my book.



And I suppose you're now going to tell me that this was based on a Ford?

No way.

 

[Jahgee]

Only thing keeping it from Sub-Zero

 

[Mark II Blit]

It's a mundane 70's Japanese sedan with lots of gaudy trim, awkward proportions, and an awkward name.
However, it was the patrol car of choice for the cops on the classic 80's drama Seibu Keisatsu. The amount of hilarious car chases this car has starred in allows it to sneak out of the uncool zone. 'Meh' it is.

 

[eight6er]

Really Its only about ten inches or so shorter and about 5 inches narrower than a late '60s Dart. That is NOT that big a difference.

In my opinion it is a big difference, especially when you consider a late '60s Dodge Dart is considered a compact. Other mid to large american sedans of the time will make this cedric look small.

 

[Slash]

In my opinion it is a big difference, especially when you consider a late '60s Dodge Dart is considered a compact. Other mid to large american sedans of the time will make this cedric look small.

What's that make a Mustang then? A smart car?

 

[Badasp5.0]

In my opinion it is a big difference, especially when you consider a late '60s Dodge Dart is considered a compact. Other mid to large american sedans of the time will make this cedric look small.

$5 says if you park two cars side by side you would not be able to tell that size difference by eye alone .

 

[skynyrd]

Uncool, but not disastrously so. It's alright I guess. It seems vaguely interesting somehow, but it's so dorky looking I can't in good conscious call it cool.

 

[eight6er]

$5 says if you park two cars side by side you would not be able to tell that size difference by eye alone .

I would be able to tell easily by eye, but we don't have any way of proving that do we.
If you put a cedric in with a bunch of american mid to full size sedans (as I imagined in this imaginary car show with american similar styled sedans of the era and a cedric parked in among them), it would be obviously smaller looking.
I think we'll just have to agree to disagree, there's not much point in taking this thread off topic any longer over this hypothetical situation.

 

[Tornado]

If you mirrored it so the wheel was on the left, it would look like a background vehicle from the Dukes of Hazzard.

 

[Nicksfix]

Cedric, Frederick, John, Paul, Kobiyashi .... whatever. Pick a name, it has no bearing on the coolness of this upscale form of Japanese transportation for the era it was in. It served it's purpose well.

A very solid cool.

 

[JAHHAJ]

I'm not a massive fan of older Japanese cars, this one looks ok so I voted meh.

 

[homeforsummer]

$5 says if you park two cars side by side you would not be able to tell that size difference by eye alone .

You couldn't tell that a car almost a foot shorter and almost half a foot narrower wasn't smaller by eye alone if they were parked side by side? I'd get those eyes checked if I were you...

 

[Nessy]

Cool, not for what it is, but because it shares the name with a good friend of mine.

 

[Celicaas]

I Voted Cool Because It is a Classic japanese cars and I like the Classic styling and It is Kind off luxorious i believe

 

[a6m5]

Found old brochure of the car. Talk about throwback!

Guy who owns the bottom car commented on his blog about the lack of the b-pillar. If you like to drive around with windows down, that would be a cool feature.

Restored & lowered.

 

[disinfected]

It's cool, but it looks fairly similar to just about anything else out of Japan from that time period.

 

[White & Nerdy]

With about an hour to go, I voted uncool. In the end it's just a slow, mediocre sedan with smallish engines. Properly modified, it can be cool, but stock, it's sort of like a Chrysler New Yorker to me. (Although the NY would pobably be even less cool).

EDIT: I derped. Poll doesn't close until tomorrow night.

 

[Azure Flare]

If I could build one of these, it would have SR20VET in it (RB26DETT would be a bit much), 5-speed, flared fenders, stripped-out interior, and I would call it the Nissan Cedric the Entertainer.

 

[White & Nerdy]

Shove an SBC and a Tremec T-56 in there, that's more like it.

 

[Azure Flare]

I'm thinking more of a track/drift car, not a powerhouse.

 

[White & Nerdy]

You could still do that kind of thing with the specs I posted. 400-500 HP will knock the tail loose easily.

 

[Slash]

You could still do that kind of thing with the specs I posted. 400-500 HP will knock the tail loose easily.

SBF would be even better

300 horsepower would probably be enough to get the rear to kick out. Lot of a work though. Literally everything needs to be changed. From the rear end, to the motor and trans to the radiator and every crossmember, bracket, suspension, support, mount, and every nut and bolt you can think off. Not practical but would be cool as hell.

 

[Keef]

So rugged.

What is this car? I must have it. It's way less pretentious than a 500 or Mini.

 

[Famine]

Vauxhall/Opel Adam.

It's largely the same principle as the Ford Henry, the Pagani Horacio, the Audi August and the Ferrari Enz... oooh, no wait.