Nissan S10 Silvia walk around

The Nissan Silvia line goes back further than you might think. This 1976 S10 is an incredibly rare example of the the car.
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[@Zeem4]

That dashboard is a work of art.

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

It looks surprisingly modern for 1976.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

More than a hint of Citroen SM in the way the dash swoops over the instrument binnacle.......

[@aston-martin-internationalist]

I was fortunate enough to visit Nissan's heritage museum in Zama a few years ago and there was one of these there in amongst a gaggle of other Silvias and Violets. The styling of this era of Nissans was just sublime.

[@furiousdriving]

Theres somewhere Id like to go

[@jefferysmith3930]

I think this was the first Datsun badged as a 200sx in the USA. Horribly ugly with DOT spec bumpers but lovely in its original form. I haven’t seen one since I was a child. Thanks for sharing it Matt.

[@johnussss]

200SX in Australia as well, friend had one, they rusted badly.

[@timcarpenter2441]

In my younger days, I found this contemporary Japanese styling quite alien, but now I feel I understand and appreciate it more. Some vehicles are very artistic and characterful.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Yes, me too - Japanese cars never really appealed to me when I was much younger - I always found their designs awkward when compared with European (and especially Italian) designs. But now that most modern cars are either bland as porridge, or plain fugley, I’ve started to appreciate 70s Japanese car designs much more.......this one is a thing of beauty!

[@Bmovie5000]

I owned one! I was stunned when I saw this video come up. I bought one of these, a 1977 Silver Datsun in 1994 for $500. In Canada these were branded as the 200SX, but identical in most respects other than door based side mirrors and ugly 5 mph crash bumpers. Mine was my second car and my first real car. It had the L20B 2.0 L 4 cylinder and a 5 speed manual transmission. Despite being weird, it was quite reliable and rugged and proved its worth getting on back roads and logging roads. Fantastic video, brought back a lot of memories. Sad that a real road test was not possible.

[@TheStobb50]

I remember these cars looked lovely but by the time you got to the bottom of the street it had rusted away, just shows how things have changed

[@a11csc]

and we could have bought them for peanuts makes ya cry

[@sailordave1000]

No one would mistake this car for anything else in the road. Completely unique styling. For mid to late 70s it actually handled very well. It was a slow car that was fun to drive fast. Wasn’t as good as the Toyota Celica but was an OK alternative. Fuel efficient alternative to most other cars of the era.

[@kokonut1350]

5:32 - I didn't expect the dashboard design to look more like a modern car from the 2000s 👀👀👀👀

[@Bumper3D]

Wow, that is a beautiful car! The exterior is great but the interior is superb! I wish car interiors still came colour coded like this. I had a Citroën BX with brown everything, but anything newer than that is basically all black (or gray), save for the seat covering materials. And what a lovely shade of green the interior is, proper 70s stuff! Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing this with us!

[@sthelamendozabravo260]

Wow, Never seen one of these. Futuristic styling for those days. It certainly stands out today.

[@neilsheppard6673]

A stunning Japanese car from the 1970's, many thanks for showing us Matt!

[@johngrubb1590]

Last time I saw an s10 was about 30 years ago and it was a complete rot box, but it still looked good and the one you just showed was stunning & right up my street but lack of funds would stop me from buying it.❤😭

[@tinniswood2577]

Love 70's Japanese cars and this one is a beauty.

[@chrismccartney8668]

In the days before wind tunnels made everything look like a jelly mould....

[@nigelrudd670]

Posh version of the 120y 😉🤓👍

[@TheOracle65]

I used to have a 120Y 4 Door “Sedan”, rusty as all hell but the engine and gear-change were so smooth and it never failed to start. The 120Y Coupe is a very similar shape to the Silvia, and probably more of them still about.

[@superadventure6297]

I had a photo of a 120Y in a recent video.. it's surprisingly handsome.

[@luvstellauk]

No, looks closer to the 120A FII Coupe but obviously bigger.

[@Strike86]

Aside from the colour that interior design could be 20 years ahead of its time. The dashboard shape is amazing.

[@fhwolthuis]

I used to hate this 70s Japanese styling but grown to like it now. Great find again, Matt!

[@bigjohno242]

Totally agree . I now love the Japanese cars of the 70s too

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Me too😁

[@robenglish416]

Wow, that colour! Take this before the Skylark every day of the week!

[@downesy68]

My first car was a 1975 Toyota Celica and this is clearly Nissan’s answer to that. We had quite a few different Datsuns in Australia in the mid 70s but the Silvia wasn’t one of them. I’d say this is based on the platform of the car known as the 180B here in Australia but that had an independent rear end so it must be older than that. Fascinating car. Great video.

[@steved3702]

He mentioned the B210 which we knew as the 120Y and the overall shape is certainly reminiscent of that. The first 'Silvia' we got was the S12, but it was badged Gazelle and was seen as an underpowered hairdresser's car at the time. One of the headlines, in either Wheels or Motor (cannot remember which) was 'Lame Gazelle". Ouch.

[@glensainsbury428]

Those wing mirrors are something else! It's as though a car designer in the 🇺🇸described a dodge challenger over the phone to their counterpart in 🇯🇵.

[@MarkieC1990]

Wow! Gorgeous. Never seen an S10 in the flesh. It’s a shame more classic Japanese cars didn’t survive 😔

[@trabali5168]

well i remember the silvia of the mid 80's, dont think i ever saw one of these though................that back end is amazing!!

[@jamieflanagan7946]

I remember these as a Kid in Northern Ireland, usually Copper colored or a pastel Yellow. Green looks Great! There was alot of Blue A110S too.

[@martinogold]

INew one on me, and I've never wanted anything so much in my life. Even the colour is perfect, what a thing.

[@martinogold]

Touch of Fulvia Zagato about that rear window too.

[@ruairiobradaigh9810]

Nice fermanagh number plate 👍

[@andrewduffield2322]

I was not expecting the back end to look like that!

[@frothe42]

OMG, I haven't seen this model in a very long time! I think we in the US got this as the 200SX. I do remember this! This model is extremely, extremely rare !

[@frothe42]

Definitely a Japanese import, wing mirrors are a dead giveaway. What a time warp!

[@furiousdriving]

You did, but with a 2 litre instead of the 1.8

[@SirOsisofLiver]

I remember seeing 200SX around on the East coast. I thought they were odd looking at the time. They also absolutely dissolved when exposed to road salt, as so many cars did at the time.

[@frothe42]

@@SirOsisofLiver It is so very rare to see these Datsun models survive because they were somewhat disposable. I remember Consumer Reports complaining about the 5 speed gearbox, that 1st was below reverse, which I believe it wasn't standard. Most Japanese cars were made so flimsy, rusted so easily, that they were simply junked.

[@alanhindmarch657]

I had an S14, but would love this S10!

[@nigelh4617]

My flabber is well and truly gasted. What a car. I bet that the original owner also had a bottle green Draylon three piece lounge suite and an avocado bathroom suite.

[@alansimpson835]

Tea shelfery for small people. Well of course. We'd already established it was spec'd by a leprechaun. Love that radio placement too. It almost meets the instrument binnacle

[@jkk244]

In the US, this model was called the Datsun 200SX from 1975-1979 and it looked even weirder because huge ungainly chrome 5mph safety bumpers were fitted to meet US regulations. Google it, but be prepared to shield your eyes! :).

[@fritzkuhne2055]

as my favorite color is green, i find this interior absolutely stunning!

[@jonathanfrankel6787]

I love seeing stuff like this. It also shows how far ahead Japanese cars were at that time. We changed from a Fiat to a 1975 Datsun 140j. Built in radio, decent heating, comfortable velour. Above all it actually never failed to start first time.

[@leighhogben1423]

Wow! What a find! I love that car. When i first saw this car the front reminded me of a Leyland P76 & rear quarter of a Mustang. Thanks for showing us all such a rare car 👍

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

I admit I have never seen one before but what a beautiful work of art. If only I had the cash.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Wow, never seen nor heard of this creature. Part Celica, part 1600 (510), part 180B, part Skyline... Great dash! Weird that the 510 had independent rear and this has horse and cart.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

Some leaf spring suspensions of the 70s were more comfortable than the modern independent suspensions.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@kamrankhan-lj1ng Wish I had experienced that.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

Take the jdm corolla of 2000s. A leaf sprung corolla of the 70s had more pliant ride than that.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@kamrankhan-lj1ng Fortunately I've not a history with Corollas. Unfortunately I have a history of Australian made leaf sprung cars and they are near all as comfortable as a Cobb n Co wagon in a rocky river bed and handle about the same. I miss the the axle tramp and the amazing way the the live axle with its massive unsprung weight bounces around on corrugated bends sending one into a tailspin to visit the nearest ditch. Ahhhh.. they were the days, dunno why they ever stopped making them.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

@@CathodeRayNipplez about JDM car suspensions, it is more about the harshness of post 2000 cars than about the softness of leaf spring suspensions of the 70s😉

[@wanderinggentile]

These were plentiful in North America when I was of a certain (ink still wet on my first driving licence) age. I have driven one. The best I can say about the dynamics is that they were not memorable. But coming from an era where innovation had lapsed behind regulation, they were relatively quick, sporty and dead reliable. The second (1980?-84) generation was quicker, but more conventional-looking.

[@Kevin6t8]

1:40. American here. You just confirmed my suspicions! I owned a 77 B210 GX. ✌🏼🧔🏻👍🏼

[@Kevin6t8]

The GX package gave it that same style sport steering wheel, sport bucket seats, some sporty decals on the outside, and that dogleg 5 spd gearbox with no reverse lock-out, hence that annoying buzzer. I wish I had those alloys. My car had the steel wheels with the infamous honeycomb wheel covers.

[@erichahn1153]

Was sold in the USA as the Datsun 710 with different head and tail light treatments. A step up from the 210 and step down from the 610. Thanks for all the interesting cars.

[@malcolmscott4150]

Beautiful car - one of my fave was the Mazda 929 Luce coupe from ‘73 also sold as RX4 here in Australia as we got the Datsun 180B SSS coupe also with an independent rear but we didn’t get this Silvia here - great era of 2 door coupes from Japan 🇯🇵 - great work 👍

[@ckmacboy]

8:22 “pull up. Pull up”

[@luvstellauk]

I miss these old Datsuns, I had a 120Y Coupe, a 120A FII coupe and a 180 SSS Coupe.

[@steveburn8125]

That is soooo Japanese in it’s styling, and all the good for it. Beautiful

[@markotango54]

What a car 😎👌 it reminds me of my dad's Datsun Bluebird 180B SSS which he bought brand new in 1973. I love the pillarless design and the wind down little rear windows

[@portnaluinge]

What a beautiful thing. Not quite as perfectly pretty as the Isuzu 117, but absolutely in that ballpark.

[@superadventure6297]

Nah man this is prettier, it's more striking, more angular, more chunky and jutting outs shapes and more chrome). The Isuzu is more Italian inspired, looks too plain (although if you're more partial to Italian design- yes that's the car for you)

[@portnaluinge]

@@superadventure6297 To be fair, I am a sucker for a Giugiaro coupe.

[@mastercylinder1939]

That horn gave me the horn, not to mention the “cockpit”!

[@pickering746]

Why I love this channel, never seen one of these Nissan's before, but now I want one 😎

[@esssexboy]

Nice looking car... I used to have a 1979 160j that I slightly customised with Woolrace wheels. Looked the nuts and was a joy to drive. Datsun's had really nice styling back then & it all went horribly wrong when they called everything Nissan.

[@dmodeboy]

That is one gorgeous car. Absolutely stunning. The interior doesn't look dated to me. And the steering wheel...😍😍

[@furiousdriving]

Isn't it amazing!

[@hutchcraftcp]

I had a neighbor who bought one new in the states. Datsun 200SX here. His was blue with stripes along the side that wrapped up over the boot lid. Of course American cars had the huge safety bumpers

[@andrewgurney6019]

Beautiful car and what a stunning color, thanks for sharing!

[@jtbtabimono]

7:56 EXH Temp is indeed the exhaust temperature warning lamp. A compulsory item for all cat fitted cars in Japan. By the way, the cat became compulsory in 1975 over there so this car being a 1976 would be subject to having a cat. 10:14 That's the service specification label, this one saying replace engine oil every 5,000km (3000 miles) and gear oil every 40,000km (25,000miles), brake fluid every year only with Nissan NR3 spec fluid which is basically a DOT3.

[@huwdavies6650]

Remarkably well preserved.

[@johang7498]

Japanese cars of the 1970s most certainly have a very distinctive charm. The thing is, they made so many different models for generally short periods of time, it's easy to forget many of them. The uniqueness of this silvia then somehow gets lost until the moment you see one again. I'd say its styling is a cross between that very odd-looking (but also highly interesting) cherry coupé and the iconic Z-models.

[@henryhol8538]

This car reminds me of this cars Mazda competitor that my Mum had when we lived in West Africa. It was badged the 121 (no, not that one) also called the Cosmo in some markets, its Rotary counterpart was called the RX-5. The reverse sound on the Nissan seems to have been modelled on that of a James Bond villain's intruder alarm!

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

That's gorgeous, and I'd never even heard of it!

[@markwright3161]

11:33 Beautiful smooth action on those wipers and no dribble.

[@Jaxs2]

My Grandad had a one to pull a caravan , but it suffered badly with corrosion unfortunately, we did have some horrendous winters in the 70s I have never see one since , don't even know where he got it from , but you got a lot for the money, its quite beautiful nowadays 👌 considered ugly at the time 🤔 good luck to anyone trying to source parts for that, it really is a hens tooth 🤔 another great review Matt 👍

[@peterriggall8409]

We had the Datsun 240K in Aus. in early 70’s available in 4 door sedan or 2 door coupe. Bit similar to this. They had straight six engines of 2.4 litres from memory. Very smooth engine. They were quite popular.

[@furiousdriving]

It was based on a Nissan/Datsun common platform so probably very similar in a lot of ways

[@ololiver92]

Still on sale on the website. Great car 🚗 👌

[@dudstep]

That is a gorgeous car. The Japanese made some fantastic looking cars in the 70s, especially Nissan.

[@vidtech2630]

The styling of this car , even when new would have been outdated by 5 to 7 years.

[@mastercylinder1939]

Those early designed Japanese cars were amazing in the looks department.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

"There is no triangle of doom" LOL great HubNut reference. Great car, those old Japanese cars are special.

[@peterlazarus1876]

A real beauty. Divine

[@s_class7027]

Nice spot lights and wing mirrors

[@mpersad]

I saved this to watch on Saturday. What a wonderful review of this coupe. Terrific video on a terrific channel.

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks!

[@TheOracle65]

Amazing condition and original spec too, lovely! The chrome finishing is just gorgeous. Nice one Matt, good to see rare and different cars on the channel.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Lovely looking car, thanks for bringing that one to our attention. Now you can see where the idea for the 160J SSS came from, same dog leg box too. High spec for its time, same as most Japanese cars were, but with the same survival rate cos their favourite pastime was rotting away at an alarming rate.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

1970s = Vivid Colour. Sensationally baroque styling, especially the rear. Amazing. Thank you for turning this up. 👍😊

[@furiousdriving]

Its definitely of its time!

[@timonsolus]

That’s a gorgeous car. Really deserves a full restoration from somebody. Hope it goes to someone willing to spend a lot of money on it.

[@furiousdriving]

Its actually very good, the paint is excellent if dusty, its been in storage and needs a good clean and full service and its good to go

[@BungleBare]

That looks like it was designed as a very pretty, but larger, car initially, then the design has been nipped down in width, wheels shrunk to suit the parts bin components, etc., etc. To me that leaves it as an interesting design that’s maybe 85% as good as the designer(s) originally intended. Still cool though. 😎

[@Grimwriggler]

WOW My immediate thought from seeing the rear end was how striking it was to the Vauxhall viva estate. having never seen the nissan ..ever. This is a great channel Matt. what a rare and beautiful car

[@Ricketik65]

What a gorgeous little car, reminds me of the 120 Y. And that interior!

[@philgreen5316]

"serious hornage" 🤣 Great Datsun, love it!

[@jonp5641]

Cooltastic car, paintwork looks immaculate and what a lovely colour!

[@grayfool]

First again! What a thing. Never seen one before. Thanks Matt.

[@jonathonbrambell8047]

That's just a piece of art stunning 👍👍

[@parkecorepersonaltrainingp2601]

I thought I knew most cars. Wow I have never seen one of those ever. Excellent review as always. 😊😊🤗

[@furiousdriving]

Thank you 🤗

[@pauletterayner2191]

Back in 1980 one of my best friends father owned a160j sss with the same gearbox.

[@GentilsGarage]

Amazing looking car. Incredible amount of design cues and styles and they all work together. The designers didn't know when to stop designing it. There's also an air of Citroen SM on the dashboard, as well as the rear quarters. Fantastic.

[@furiousdriving]

Theres something of everything on that one!

[@willdatsun]

Cool car.. a few points, we never got these in the UK, or possibly anywhere in Europe, the first Silvia we in the UK got was the S12 in 1985. The B210 never got the 1.8 engine, in fact in most lands (for example the UK) they only got 1.2 OHV (Badged 120Y)

[@cornishrider]

Galactic styling! Love the rear light design, probably the only car ever to have New on its badges!

[@auser1484]

Car pron right there.

[@Bigbaldybear]

Wow, thanks for showing us that beauty

[@RichieRouge206]

This is achingly beautiful car. It is awash with design details and it’s incredible. The rear end is amazing and the condition is unbelievable. Such a cool test and walk around Matt!

[@joeseeking3572]

Sold in the us as the first 200SX - styling of the 'insect that ate Tokyo' school - hideous / and I wanted one in high school because - no money, and since it was outdated almost instantly, by the early 80's it was cheap. No matter what the mags said, somehow it seemed sleek & cool - ooh, the dash, it's a Sports Car :) Never found one and probably just as well, since my 77 Accord was likely a much better (and more sophisticated) car. What did almost get me though was an 1980 810 (Bluebird) 2dr hardtop with the stick. Unfortunately there was so much slop in the steering and suspension that I didn't even need Dad to tell me 'no' as I pulled back into the guy's yard (should have been a clue, that), with my hard earned savings still in my pocket as we drove away in the smaller, slower, but at least correctly maintained Honda. Thanks - never thought I'd see one of these again.

[@petertrinder3127]

Another great classic Wayne has found .

[@Andyface79]

I do remember one of these actually. It would've been the early 90s and it was white and rusty and had big big bumpers (American.) It kind of weirded out my 6 year old self, like seeing a weird insect for the first time. We had a lot of old Datsun's actually, for being in the middle of the country.

[@timcox7673]

where the front mudguard panel meets the headlights reminds me of the much disliked 1965 HD series Holden , people thought they were pedestrian slicers.

[@kahmed7328]

What a stunning car!

[@timspooner59]

I used to have an rx5 coupe from this era. Very similar to look at.

[@stevesrover]

It’s great! Love this era of Nissans/Datsuns.

[@jibjab351]

Stunning looking car

[@maxidyne]

This is why this channel is a gem! Love it.

[@furiousdriving]

Always looking for something different!

[@manofthehour6856]

Amazing stuff, as usual!!! I have only seen cars of this type in pictures certainly, and took them for granted then. But now, almost any car from before 1990 fascinates me. Once the jellybean / jellybaby took hold, and then SUV's / 4 x 4s here in the States, or wose pickups, I have a distinctly greater appreciation for ye good old days! Between this and last week's Cord, I'm gobsmacked!!! Thanks very much, FD!!!!

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Matt,nice walk round on this Nissan Silvia S10,it looks so cleans tidy car indeded.

[@elizabethcherry920]

In the US they call these Silvias the Datsun 200SX and the next generation the sister to the Silvia was called the Nissan Gazelle

[@bunter6]

Gorgeous, looks a bit like a mini 1970 Ford Torino

[@TheStwat]

Oh my god!! Just look at it. It's fecking fantastic!!!!