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Car was on the road till 2002,still has drum brakes with no booster,so i took off the road as it just dosent stop like new cars. Pics are from when it was on the road back in 1999, still in good nik just needs some TLC.

Item:1963 Prince Skyline S50e

Location:Holland Park,Brisbane.

Item Condition:Overall good condition,needs engine rebuilt or new engine,small rust repairs and upgrade to disks on the front.

Reason for Selling:Dont have the money to rebuild her so ill give it to someone who can.

Price and Payment Conditions:$3000 ono, Cash or Bank Cheque

Extra Info:Will need to be trailored,not registed or running.Have all parts for car nothing missing. Has a ford single rail LSD in it,also installed Koni shocks in the back, new tyres on the rear,original seats out of car and stored inside house.

Must not be many of this model left,chance to own a true classic.

Contact Details: PM me here, or call me to arrange a look on :0410 211 627

Thx Jason.

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hey mate, just some questions

how much money do you think (approx) it would take to fix up the brakes and engine and rust and pretty much to get it registered....have you been given any quotes?

is it a column shift or the floor shifter? does it have buckets or a bench.

any chance of some new pics of the car, interior, engine, brakes, rust...pretty much everything!

thanks, gus.

Edited by Gus-

From memory this model was 4 cylinder engine (??)

When you say 'ford single rail LSD in it' do you mean its got a Ford single rail gearbox in place of the original and an LSD ??

Edit: Google is your friend:

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/prince.html

Definately a 4 cyl engine and could be either floor shift or column depending on seat configuration.

Edited by SteveL

Thank for the quick reply's, ok ill give you as much info as i can on her.

Its the 4 cylinder model,has a 1500cc with 4 speed floor shifted gearbox. The diff is a 8 1/2 inch borg warner LSD, bit of overkill but will handle 300hp no worries.

Costs to fix her up will vary depending how much work you can do yourself.

Engine rebuild or replacement, disk brakes, fix rust and new carpet, this is the list ive made for myself to be addressed.

I was going to chuck a sr20 in her as the old 1500cc has zero balls.

The rest of the car is in good condition, hoodlining is perfect, rear shocks are new koni's, rear tires are new, paint is still in great nik except for about 5 rust spots which i think was from bad prepping of joins, have the original seats in great nik.

It does need a bit of work, brakes only need a booster fitted to make them good but disks up front would be nice, like most old princes ive seen its had ford drum brakes fitted of and old v8 thats why its got the ford lsd, 14 inch rims instead of 13inch.

Id say it could be as cheap as 5k to 10k to get her fully up and running again with about 20k needed for my planned disk brakes and sr20 powerplant with a full respray.

Ill get some more recent pics today and post them up tonight, if you are keen for a look just let me know.

Thx jason.

no one interested in a early skyline it seems!

Jason - you need to post pics of the car now, not what it did look 6 years ago. In particular of the rust and the interior condition. Based on your description and what I know about rust in cars of this age, it might be worth what your asking for it......but it could also be worth a lot less. I'm in Melbourne, so that also makes things a bit 'hard' for me in terms of assessing the car.

Jason - you need to post pics of the car now, not what it did look 6 years ago.    In particular of the rust and the interior condition.   Based on your description and what I know about rust in cars of this age, it might be worth what your asking for it......but it could also be worth a lot less.   I'm in Melbourne, so that also makes things a bit 'hard' for me in terms of assessing the car.

Sorry steve mate ive had troubles getting my hands on a camera, i got 2 photo's of it the other day but the quality is a bit average,we were in the middle of a storm :P

Ive circled the rust, its there but it isnt to bad ill get some more shots during the weekend for you. The car has been sitting for awhile but is stll in pretty good condition, seats are inside my house in perfect nik.

Hoodling is perfect ill get some photo's to show you so just be patient.

Look im keen to get rid of it and not 100% sure what its worth so i am willing to be flexiable with the price.

As of now im looking for 2k to get people a little more interested in it. For that price this car is a bargin,cost me 9k with work to do when i bought it so for 2k its a perfect oldschool project for someone that wants something that is rare as hens teeth.

Ill get some pics up of the whole car over the weekend.

Thx Jason.

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Edited by JonnyTheBoy

Jason,

You can contact me and i can include it in the Prince Skyline GT Register emails if you like. I run the email service that is provided by the Prince Skyline Register of Australia. Drop me a line at [email protected] or call me on 0439 658 779. We have about 60 members who are all Prince owners or people looking for a Prince. We have over 100 cars listed on the register and the number is constantly growing. I'm sure if i emailed your ad and pics to our group you would get some interest....

Let me know.

Jason (also)

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