Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 28th April 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Wed 29th April 2026 from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1985 Nissan Stanza 1. 6 GL
No Reserve - Low mileage and ownership!
Registration No: C558 GHD
Chassis No: JN100FT11U0470958
MOT: Exempt
Single-family ownership (three keepers) and just 42, 000 miles from new
Complete with its original dealer registration plates and rear window sticker from John Taylor Garages of Bradford
Notably original, and supplied with the original service book and owner’s manual
Variously sold as Nissans and Datsuns and offered as a saloon or a hatchback, the Stanza was introduced in 1977 as a more upmarket and ‘European’ sister to the A10 Violet. A major change occurred with the arrival of the T11 series of 1981, when the Stanza moved to a front-wheel drive platform—the first mid-range Datsun to do so. It was sold chiefly with 1. 6- or 1. 8-litre four-cylinder engines, and in L, GL and SGL trim levels. From 1982, the Datsun name was phased out in favour of Nissan, and for 1987 the Stanza was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird.
Never mind exotic supercars—if you desire something truly exclusive and almost unobtainable, you’d do just as well with a Nissan Stanza. As of 2026, it is estimated that just twenty-five Stanzas still exist in Britain, with only five licensed for the road. This 1. 6 GL is one of them, and remarkably it has been in the same family from new, with all three keepers resident at the same address in Baildon Shipley, near Bradford. The original number plates, rear window sticker and service book reveal that it was purchased through John Taylor Garages Ltd. of Bradford, and it shows three service stamps up to 1988.
The Stanza was in regular use until 2016, since when it has been in storage, but it was only ever used sparingly, covering just 42, 000 miles from new. Consequently, it appears now in exceedingly good condition, and fully deserves a sympathetic owner who will continue to preserve it. With the ever-increasing popularity of the Festival of the Unexceptional, this wonderfully rare and original machine even has a realistic chance of being a concours award winner! Complete with its service book and owner’s manual, there cannot be another one quite like this.
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