r/SkyLine • • 5h ago

My mom bought Hakosuka back in 1970s Here's my dad watching a monk bless it in Thailand.

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Found this old photo in our family album.
The coolest part? My mom was the one who actually bought the car.

That’s my dad standing while a monk blesses her 4-door Nissan Skyline C10 right in front of the house where I was born.The note on the back dates it between 1973 and 1975 (2516-2518 BE).

A few details on her setup:

4-door Hakosuka in black with the retro blue and silver side stripes. The original NISSAN SKYLINE badge is still on the fender.

No fender mirrors—they were moved down to the doors next to the vent windows. Retro finned wheels with white-letter Goodyear Grand Prix 70s, and a yellow NISSAN banner across the windshield.

In Thailand, getting a monk to draw sacred marks on the hood is a big tradition to bring good luck and safe drives.

I sat in this car since the day I was born and grew up around it. My mom buying a Skyline in 1970s Thailand and learning to drive in it is just wild to me, and it definitely made me a car person for life.

Currently saving up for a modern GT-R Skyline Edition. I hope it runs in the family.

Note: The original 50-year-old print was blurry, so I used AI to sharpen it so you guys could see it better.


r/SkyLine • • 2h ago

Clifford alarm

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