Nissan Cedric

The Nissan Cedric is a large luxurious automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family. In later years, the Nissan Skyline was positioned as a sports sedan/coupe, whereas the Nissan Gloria was turned into a sporty version of the Cedric (with identical styling but using a different radiator grille and front & rear light clusters). In Japan, the Cedric/Gloria series was affectionately called Cedglo, and this long running series finally came to an end in October 2004, being replaced by the Nissan Fuga.

30

The first Cedric was the "30" series, introduced in 1960 and produced through 1961. It used a 1.5L (1488cc) G-series I4 engine which produced 71hp (53kW). The 1.9L (1883cc) H-series with 95hp (71kW) was optional. A 4-speed manual transmission with the top three gears synchronized was standard. The first Cedric featured two stacked headlights on either side of a large grille.

31

The "31" series was produced for 1962 and 1965. The quad headlights were now mounted horizontally, but the same engines were used. The Cedric was updated in 1964 with a new dashboard, an alternator rather than a generator, and a new starter system. A new grille was adopted for 1965.

Special

The Cedric Special, produced from 1963 to 1965, was a long wheelbase version with extra chrome and other luxury additions. Under the hood was a large 2.9L (2825cc) K-series I6 producing 118hp (88kW).

P130

Produced from 1965 through 1971, the P130 Cedric had fashionable Pininfarina bodywork and several new engine options.

Engines:

• 1965-1971 2.0L (1983cc) H20 I4, 99hp (74kW)
• 1965-1971 2.0L (1973cc) J20 I6, 109hp (81kW) (Standard and Deluxe)
• 1965-1971 2.2L (2164cc) SD22 Diesel I4, 70hp (52kW) (Diesel)
• 1965-1971 2.0L (1998cc) L20 OHC I6, 112hp (84kW)
• 1965-1971 2.0L (1998cc) L20 OHC twin-carb I6, 123hp (92kW) (Special 6)
• 1968 2.3L (2263cc) L23 OHC I6, 123hp (92kW)
• 1969-1971 2.4L (2393cc) L24 OHC I6, 130hp (97kW)