04-16-2021, 02:44 AM
Tazewell is a tiny town where I work
The Co-Op is a farm supply store.
I was buying some tomato plants when a guy pulls up in a 1989 Nissan Skyline. The Skyline was never sold in the United States, but it was a legendary supercar. Twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive, 300+ HP and weighing only 3100 lbs. 300 HP does not sound like a lot now, but the '89 Corvette only had 245 HP and weighed 3300 lbs. And, of course, it was not all-wheel-drive. Since the Skyline was only sold in Japan it was right hand drive. The guy said he had had bought it in Atlanta about 5 years ago. It was very clean and well maintained, but he was bringing in his chainsaw to have it worked on and it was sitting on some newspaper in the passenger floor. It just seemed so strange and out of place to see a guy hauling a chainsaw around Tazewell in that type of car.
I have always loved these cars. It eventually evolved into the GTR that Nissan now sells in the US.
I did not take a picture, but it was a burgundy colored version of this
![[Image: 1989_nissan_skyline-pic-3781199752964264286.jpeg]](https://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2012/04/06/00/05/1989_nissan_skyline-pic-3781199752964264286.jpeg)
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The Co-Op is a farm supply store.
I was buying some tomato plants when a guy pulls up in a 1989 Nissan Skyline. The Skyline was never sold in the United States, but it was a legendary supercar. Twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive, 300+ HP and weighing only 3100 lbs. 300 HP does not sound like a lot now, but the '89 Corvette only had 245 HP and weighed 3300 lbs. And, of course, it was not all-wheel-drive. Since the Skyline was only sold in Japan it was right hand drive. The guy said he had had bought it in Atlanta about 5 years ago. It was very clean and well maintained, but he was bringing in his chainsaw to have it worked on and it was sitting on some newspaper in the passenger floor. It just seemed so strange and out of place to see a guy hauling a chainsaw around Tazewell in that type of car.
I have always loved these cars. It eventually evolved into the GTR that Nissan now sells in the US.
I did not take a picture, but it was a burgundy colored version of this
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