Estate(s) of the nation

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Wow!!!

[Spottedlaurel]

/\ I think that's the 'YUA' car from my photos? Good to know it is still about.

[junkyarddog]

/\ I think that's the 'YUA' car from my photos? Good to know it is still about.

That one doesn't have those rear opening 1/4 panel windows that the YUA had?

 

that banger raced one looked to be really solid too,

just look at that rear quarter after it got hit,not a hint of rot or filler!!

[Spottedlaurel]

That one doesn't have those rear opening 1/4 panel windows that the YUA had?

 

As on all Cedric estates that shared that feature, they only had the opening window on the left side (i.e. kerbside for Japan).

[junkyarddog]

As on all Cedric estates that shared that feature, they only had the opening window on the left side (i.e. kerbside for Japan).

Every day is a school day

[Heidel_Kakao]

Cedric just met a 500BHP turbo nutter bastard lol. 4WD is like playing Doom on "Please I am too young to die" in my humble opinion.

[bezzabsa]

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Cedric just met a 500BHP turbo nutter bastard lol. 4WD is like playing Doom on "Please I am too young to die" in my humble opinion.

OOOOH where was that????

[Heidel_Kakao]

Birmingham, the guy who owns it is an old friend of my brother's.

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

A snowman appears!

[Heidel_Kakao]

#GOTNOS

[Heidel_Kakao]

Anyway that is enough content for one day, I am going to bed lol!

Man these sideways pictures are annoying, sorry for any neck injuries that may have been sustained.

[Heidel_Kakao]

When can we expect a full write up please?

Not too long, will maybe start again from day one with added details and photos, or start from absolute beginning including back story but then you will be waiting ages to find out what happened at the strip joint.

[panhard65]

When you do write it up any chance of giving us a clue as to costs as Junkman just posted up a Volvo hearse in Sweden that is looking very tempting

[Heidel_Kakao]

I just realized that with an XM and Cedric I own both a Bertone and Pininfarina styled estate at the same time, pretty cool

[Anglevan]

Cant believe I missed this thread, brings back my faith in Autoshite - this is shear gold in thread write ups. What a car and what a journey. 

I have visited many of the places on your trip, went to Finland including Turku (and off back again next week) 

Spent many a time in Sweden, crossing the fantastic Oresund bridge, first in my old Talbot then a couple of years ago in my Mitsubishi L300. On that same trip we went to Billund (my daughter is mad on Lego) - Managed to go to Legoland Malaysia the same year. 

 

So reading this from end to end was pure gold for me - thanks for keeping me entertained for an hour or two, I hope one day I get to see the Cedric in real life as it's just beyond awesome... 

 

Thanks and will keep an eye on this thread now... 

[Tamworthbay]

Does yours have the wind down windows in the estate bit? That is seriously cool.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Does yours have the wind down windows in the estate bit? That is seriously cool.

 

Thats just what I was gonna ask!!! I would love a car with a special 'dog window'.

[dollywobbler]

It does, but it doesn't work. We were shown various bits that aren't where they should be.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

We’ve got a pretty blue greyhound - she’s available for photo recreations (assuming the hound hanging out the side of YUA is a grey - sure looks like one).

Edit: Don’t you have greyhounds as well?

Annnywayy...

[wuvvum]

No collection thread is complete without a sideways photo of a man pissing on a Lego Christmas tree.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Some of these shots make me wibble inside

[drum]

I was oblivious to this epicness until I saw the Cannock pictures.

 

Great car, great story and brilliant write up. Autoshite hero.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Just got a call from the MOT station and due to OMG Sno Kaos there will be no MOT being performed today Now rescheduled for Saturday 10:15.

[Heidel_Kakao]

https://wierus.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/finnland-kein-wintermaerchen/

 

I have had a blog post written about my adventure, too cool for words

[vulgalour]

Google translate signs this off with "The spiders, the British." and I have no idea what that means.

[5speedracer]

I noticed your owners manual was branded Nissan, so was Datsun just a UK brand?

Always preferred Datsun but that'll be an age thing

 

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[Heidel_Kakao]

Some nice light bedtime reading material came with Cedric.

[Heidel_Kakao]

I noticed your owners manual was branded Nissan, so was Datsun just a UK brand?

Always preferred Datsun but that'll be an age thing

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As far as I understand it was always Nissan in Japan and Datsun in Europe until they switched to Nissan. I prefer Nissan Cedric and is what I will be referring to it as. Datsun 2000 is confusing because in the rest of the world that is what the Fairlady roadster was called.

[Lacquer Peel]

Datsun everywhere but Japan I believe.

Love this car, love the story. Fingers crossed for the MOT.

[kinkersaab]

I had missed this thread.  FANTASTIC.  I Think i would be spedning too much time in the boot playing with the wind down side window.... ACE.  Will follow with interest.