Project 240K

Project 260K GT-R started with the idea of restoring an old Datsun to be used as a charity rally. As an avid Skyline fan (and owner of an R33 Series 3 GT-R), i wanted to rebuild an old car as i had always had modern cars (with the exception of a green Datsun Stanza while learning to drive), and wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts side of things. I looked a little into the history of the Skyline in Australia past the more common R31, R32 and R33 models.

After a quick search on a couple of Australian online car trading website, i discovered the early 1980′s Nissan Skyline (c210), it seemed a good choice, and met much of the criteria i was looking for.. it was old (old enough to rally), available in a coupe (my favourite shape), relatively cheap to buy and was of course a Skyline (The first time the name appeared on a Datsun/Nissan in Australia).

After doing a bit more research into the C210, i discovered that it’s predecessor the C110 had also been sold in Australia. Named the Datsun 240K in Australia (making reference to the naturally aspirated 2.4 litre L series engine, shared with many datsuns of the time). after a little more research i discovered the fact that the C110 had actually rolled out of the factory in GT-R guise, named the Nissan KPGC110 2000GT-R.. at that point, my choice was clear!