Arguably no car inspires masses of tuner enthusiasts and causes young men to go into irrecoverable swoons of adoration quite like the legendary Nissan 240SX. It is not that the Nissan is particularly a powerhouse or that its styling forces comparisons to the great engineering masterpieces of its time. It’s simply the result of what happens when the West’s love affair with Eastern pop culture runs unchecked.
So one can imagine what must have gone through Melissa Gibson’s mind when she laid eyes on a 1995 Nissan 240SX at a local dealership in 2004. It only took one look and, without so much as a test drive, she was signing the purchase papers. The lack of a test drive was no oversight. Gibson didn’t have her license yet. But it wouldn’t stop her from possessing an enviable cult classic.
