Endangered Species: The Simple & Clean S13

Whether it’s a supercharged V8-powered Formula Drift competitor like the one seen here a few days ago, or a BN Sports kit-wearing, pavement-scraping street car – few platforms work better as a blank canvas than the Nissan Silvia. But sometimes it’s nice to take a step back and just appreciate these cars in their milder, more original form.

Take this S13 I spotted in the parking lot at Mooneyes Area 1 in Yokohama the last time I visited for instance. There’s nothing radical going on here; no excessive camber, no glittery paint, no crazy engine swap; just a stock body, some appropriate 15-inch RS Watanabe wheels and a basic front-mount intercooler setup. And I love it.

In another decade or so when Silvias and 240SXs become truly sought after classics, I’m guessing it’s going to be the cars like this one that draw the most interest, and likely command the most money. And why shouldn’t they? I guess sometimes the canvas can be just as good as the art itself.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I want to find the cleanest and most original S13 I can find and tuck it away in my garage while I can still afford to do so…

Mike Garrett
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mike@speedhunters.com

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S13 the next first gen. Camaro?
How long until they're at Barret Jackson?

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difflocked_mees

wait... an enthusiast owned s13 WITHOUT fender flares? i thought they were outlawed....
love suitableness of this car, completely blends in amongst normal cars except for car folk

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Beautiful car. Almost exactly how I would do it.

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Holy moley! That's gorgeous.

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90nissanS13@my350z

Yay!!! Gimme more!

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I LOVE IT!!! It is so clean and simple, the wheel choice is solid, the factory body and bumpers, only unsuspected bit is the large front mount intercooler

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It'll happen when the generation that adores them has disproportionate, expendable income and nostalgia.
In other words; another 20-25 years.
Better cars will be made in the meantime, but plenty of people will want to relive their youth.

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LeonardoOktavianus

Completely agree!
I personally hate wild body kits, engine swaps, and all kinds of aftermarket gauges.
Stock look is the best!

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One photo and a few words count as a special feature these days?
Man you guys have dropped the ball lately....

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Pretty poor effort for an article guys. One photo and barely 3 paragraphs? The S13 doesnt just have RS8s and a front mount, its obviously lowered, has an exhaust, a nismo front grille and brick headlights from a lower spec model. Clean S13s are great, but this is just lazy.

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Pretty poor effort for an article guys. One photo and barely 3
paragraphs? The S13 doesnt just have RS8s and a front mount, its
obviously lowered, has an exhaust, a nismo front grille and brick
headlights from a lower spec model. Clean S13s are great, but this is
just lazy.

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Go put up your site. Show everyone how it is properly done since you clearly know better.

13

Whiner spotted.

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Whiner spotted again.

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Great piece. One clean shot of a great car, and three short paragraphs to make the intelligent person think about the bigger picture. Great stuff!

16
Slappy_Pistons

I wish I'd bought one years ago.  I like it.

17

The only thing I don't like is the fast tires. Other than that refreshing to see a clean one!

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there is an old guy running around my area with a stock sil80 and every time I see him I make an offer to buy it.

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There is one for sale in Michigan, go to Muskegon Craiglist and search S13 rhd and all.

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@Sensible Damn, I should buy an S13 in this decade, then. Then I'll sell it in future and become an millionaire. Hell yeah.

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William Emm Don't comment until you're familiar with Speedhunters.

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These cars are already overvalued and overpriced by their respective community. Idiotic things like "drift taxes" are already driving prices up, and I can't imagine what it's gonna be like in the next decade with more and more being ruined by haggard body kits, rattle can paint jobs, and sticker bombed interiors.

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That last paragraph is all me. I want to find a clean car, probably do a classic two-tone Silvia conversion with stock SR20, and just enjoy the thing as Nissan built it. The S13 will be a true classic before long, and every time I see one on the road (or hell, even in magazines), they've been intentionally ruined by the owners.

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Nissan needs to sort out their priorities and get a low cost rwd sportscar (Silvia badged) out to the market and not faff around with the "crossover suv sportscar" crap they are on at the moment. Even drop their hybrid stuff into to it, but make it look good. People will flock to it. The Toybaru is a success, even if it has not sold that much. Last time I was in Japan in April, I saw many of them parked in residential areas.

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TarmacTerrorist

This guy gets it!

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cjhcjh  They did drop the z from the 45,000 price tag to around 35,000 but I feel where you are coming from. If Toyota ever releases the s-fr in the states or at all I am totally down to buy one of those

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kool pic and clean car but damm they are ugly , we didnt get ps's over here we got s13's, i owned over 10 for the reason they were so cheap a few years back and never payed more than £500 for one , i have to say reading this artical makes me a bit sad because its the reason they have gone up people buying them to make money on or just to try look kool , storing them away is the worse (i have a mate who wants to do that with a type x at the min )  instead of buying something cheap to slide about and have fun in, bmws have seem to take the place of them over here but even they are starting to go up a bit. anyways my point is dont buy cars to look at, buy them to drive and have fun in

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Slappy_Pistons

Colby O I used to see stock RPS13s up until a few years ago often piloted by elderly people.  I think they have such a nice driving position and offer relative comfort, a bit like why Mustangs are popular with older people.  It's great because they've been in one ownership for such a long time.  That was THE point at which buying an S13 made sense, even an auto.  All those have been and gone now though.

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Slappy_Pistons

In the UK, breakers like Slide Motorsport just buy them up in bulk and break them for profit.  Dunno what happens to the shells.  A few go on to be rebuilt but I think many end up as scrap because they are too far gone.  It's a relatively simple shell to resto, but of course it's the time and effort to do so, and of course money if you don't have the facilities or skills.  It's nuts to think just how much they were going for a few years ago compared to now.  Shoulda woulda coulda.

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"sometimes the canvas can be just as good as the art itself."


Genius.

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This is just so full of yes.

33

Agreed on all counts! Great looking s13.

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I'd love to see a basic looking Sil80 in the flesh...or metal rather!
Bro, not 100%, i think it did not come from the Nissan factory. It seems like it did though doesn't it?

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and what about the S12's :P

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Hey, could you guys make this picture into a poster/print that we can buy in the store?

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JesperS12 Previously owned (and LOVED) a CA18ET S12. Great little mix n' match, grab-bag of the Nissan parts warehouse put into that car. I bought it after it had been crashed into a tree. I straightened it back out the best I could but in the end, I had to sell it as it chewed through front tires like I was hoping for it to chew through back tires.


I still have the Mesh wheels off of it though. I sold it 10 years ago but STILL love those wheels and refuse to part with them. Plus they fit well and look very nice when on my S14 at track days.

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JesperS12 I had a SRA s12 as my first car. I hated the CA20 in that thing. But I loved the car. I loved it more then my s13. Well, about the same :p

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I always enjoyed the clean lightly modified streetcars the most. Nothing wrong with a wild machine with big overfenders and a big wing but in the last years I got a bit tired of seeing them so its very refreshing to see something like this beautiful silvia.

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This is basically the Nissan version of my car.

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hey there is my twin sister !

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What you mean brick light from lower spec ?

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The 500 Nissan approved SilEighty cars were built by a dealer / Tuner called 'Kids Heart' in Japan. They are all 1997 model year cars, and they never appear for sale. I have been searching for a genuine one for years, none of the import agents can find them.
I suspect they change hands within an owners club in Japan, for astronomical sums of money. :)

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JakWhite Very nice!

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JakWhite Beautiful!

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JoeyBranum Yep. I'm on board with the well-modified ones of course, but way too many of these cars have been ruined already.

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@Kuroneko Save the classics man!

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@Sensible Yep it's already happening with the higher-priced '90s stuff NSXs, Supras, GT-Rs etc.

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TarmacTerrorist

I thought s13 was a chassis reference.... What's spec got to do with it?

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my question was for William emm ... He said brick light were on lower spec model s13 and thats a false statement.
He clearly doesn't know what he is talking about.

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