"Gloria" was sung by Laura Branigan but the Original was by Van Morrison. "Gloria" is a rock song and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go".
As already mentioned, the Van Morrison Gloria is entirely different from what Wizard sang(?), but it's been covered a lot. It's the one with the chorus that sings out the letters G-L-O-R-I-A, followed by Gloria! Wizard's Gloria on the other hand is by the St Louis Blues, circa 2019
I own one. They share alot of parts with the q45, engine parts with the VQ30 from the maxima, and alot of suspension parts are interchangeable with a 240sx. They were available in japan with a VG30, a VQ30, an rb25 with awd, and an RD28. They were also released in the middle east in left hand drive form.
They didn't share suspension components as much from the z32. But the 300zx brakes are a bolt on upgrade to these cars. The Y32, the generation before this has the VG 3.0 engine in either NA or turbo form not twin turbo like the z32.
The Japanese voice when you turned over the ignition wasn't the car actually speaking, but the ETC. ETC is an automated system for toll roads that uses a card connected to your bank account that you insert into a card holder ETC unit somewhere in the car. It is an aftermarket addition that allows you to drive through tolls without stopping to pay. It was just saying that your ETC card was not inserted. Also, in case you didn't know, the number plates are fake. The top is Hiroshima prefecture, 1945 is the date, and the numbers are Aug 9th, the date the bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. I think they meant Aug 6th, the date the bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. Kinda messed up.
The Japanese voice is saying to "please insert the card" カードを入れてください。 ka-do wo irete kudasai. It's referring to the ETC card which is used to automatically pay highway tolls.
Gloria, you're always on the run now Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it You really don't remember, was it something that he said? Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria? Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'? If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'? You don't have to answer Leave them hangin' on the line, oh oh oh, calling Gloria Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria) I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria) But you really don't remember, was it something that they said? Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria? A ha ha, a ha ha, Gloria, how's it gonna go down? Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound? Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon? Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's comin' back soon And you really don't remember, was it something that he said? Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria? Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'? If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'? You don't have to answer Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria) I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria) But you really don't remember, was it something that they said? Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Whilst that is probably the norm, it is also the land that makes crazy exhaust systems that make a Mercedes Benz S600 sound like a '90s Formula One car 🤷♂
Gran Turismo= 4 circular head lights. Ultima= turbo model. One piece rectangular headlights were called Broughams. GT's were the sporty ones and Bourghams tend to have my gandpa features like buttons on the steering wheel. I own a 93 GTU and love daily driving it. All cars are just made up of a collection of Nissan parts so with a little work, they can be easily maintained in the US.
I had a 99 Infiniti Q45 which very much reminds me of this (I think they may even share a structure) & it was one of the best cars Ive ever owned! Heated seats & electric curtain on the rear in a 99! A luxurious land yatch from the 90s that could take a corner without feeling like an actual boat.
I have been working on vehicles for over 30 years. All I drive are Japanese cars. A good friend has a 89 GTR that I work on here and there. I consider myself somewhat informed when it comes to JDM vehicles, but I have NEVER even heard of a Nissan Gloria, much less seen one!!! Excellent video! Thanks for sharing this car with us.
@@markremy4946 I do not recall saying anything about crappy American quality. But since you did, American vehicles are crap compared to Japanese vehicles when it comes to QC and longevity.
Every time to start the engine, it says in Japanese "Please insert ETC card." which is pay card for highway in Japan. Cedric/ Gloria were base model of Infinity Q45 and they were built on same line, so I assume they share many parts. Next generation was sold in US as Infinity M30.
The summer of 2022 on Cape Cod I saw a Nissan Gloria station wagon w/ a diesel, it had originally been imported to Canada but it still had right hand drive. Quite a nice wagon.
Usually the Japanese it is speaking on startup is likely “Please Insert your ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) Card”. It’s basically the Japanese equivalent of an E-ZPass Transponder.
This car was produced only 2 years into the beginning study on ETC operation in Japan. There was no manufacturer producing cars that acknowledged the Electronic toll system at that time because it was still being studied and had not been fully implemented yet.
I lived in New Zealand for several years and the majority of the cars their were imported from Japan. Like the Toyota soarer coupe. Had one, what a car, wish I still had it. It never let me down and being the 2.5 twin turbo, it was quick. Rear wheel drive. Wonderful car, in silver. Five spoke wheels. Still miss it. John
I used to own a grey-import Mitsubishi L300 Delica. Only 15 years old to come to Canada. Delica-specific parts had to come from Japan, but the importer had the connections to make it happen. If you had a Mitsubishi part number you could get parts through the usual channels, but if a Mitubishi dealer asked what kind of car it was for you either changed the subject or lied. The Super Exceed trim level meant soft mohair upholstery. None of this leather rubbish.
Seeing an RHD car on Car Wizard gives me all forms of goosebumps. I love Nissan Barges. From the Glorias, Laurels, Presidents etc. With my ultimate sportscar being the R34.
I don't know. My gut tells me this could be the most elegant car you've had on your channel. Sure there have been more costly cars and more prestigious cars but this has a sense of aesthetic balance that's just magical to me.
As expected, it has one of those card reader things in it. It's asking you to insert a card whenever you have the ignition on. I think these were used as a way to go through tolls quickly. The only thing I can think to compare it to is Floridas SunPass system.
Of course here in Florida you stick a SunPass card to your windshield, its internal antenna picks up a signal (transmitted at suitable locations) that powers it up, and it sends back a signal with its ID, indicating that it’s present. Easier for us Florida Men to use!
I thought it was a Toyota Chaser until you said it is a Nissan Gloria! The song was first sung by Umberto Tozzi in 1979, with Laura Branigan (R.I.P.) remaking it and singing it as part of her very first album, "Branigan", in 1982! 😉
Unlike the US where leather is considered the premium for seat material, in Japan cloth is usually preferred for executive level cars like this Gloria, and even higher level vehicles like the Toyota Century. Cloth doesn't make anywhere near as much noise as leather when you sit on it or move around on it, and that is what gives it a premium status.
@markasread4349 agreed, most leather seats really are not comfortable at all and are too rock hard, I drive a 2002 Mercury Cougar with the upgraded leather seats and I kinda wish it had the classic late 90s plushy cloth Ford seats that the Cougar came standard with instead
my 97' crown vic had leather but it was extremely comfrotable, not stiff at all and more like a leather couch. I think they changed to the more "premium" stiff leather seats after the cosmetic refresh.@@Karmy.
It was on sale for two or 3years in Canada as Ifiniti m45. It only had v8 while Japan also got 6 cylinder. Front and back end we re-designed but it was Gloria.
Hey car wizard, been watching your channel for like 2-3 years now, ever since I discovered hoovies garage back in 2019/2020! So I'm currently a mechanic at a tire shop(2nd company, not to be named). I've been doing work on my own vehicles for like 7 years, but only been working in a shop environment for a little over a year. Well, it seems like my passion is fading away because my work isn't being appreciated anywhere I go, just always seems like I'm rushed and I get that it's the name of the game to get cars done quick but, imo I feel like these places just want sub par work done that gets the customer in and out and... That's just not my mentality. I like doing quality work, not just "git er done"! Not sure if anyone else in comments has felt this way but at this point I'm just ready to get out of the automotive industry, I like doing it at my own pace on my own stuff but when it comes to being rushed, that's when I start messing things up.
I was actually surprised how easy it is to import a JDM vehicle when i looked into it ( i am buying a toyota century). My area is full of these JDM mini trucks and other kei cars.
Japanese imports are still popular here in the UK, but during the boom years in the 90's you could find some highly desirable cars. Most have failed the very strict "Shaken" inspection which is expensive, this like the MOT test in the UK is done at 3 years old from new, but it is very strict, hence you can find some excellent examples in the Japan car auctions where cars are inspected and graded. I bought a grade 4.5 Mitsubishi FTO via an importer, it only required some paintwork to bring it up to a grade 5. Spare parts can be a problem as a lot of these cars were not intended to be sold outside Japan, Mitsubishi imported about 200 FTO's hence you could order parts via dealers but they have now gone from the UK. Good luck to The Wizard or the owner in finding the spare parts, if you know anyone that can read and speak Japanese it will be a big help.
I was only thinking a few weeks ago, “what happened to all of the FTOs?”. There was a period about 20 years ago where they were really common in the UK, but they all just seemed to vanish overnight. Must’ve all rusted away. Cracking looking car.
FTO's were a common sight in the 2000's due to the high number that were imported, but cars intended only for the Japanese market have no rustproofing and if you didn't have them treated they just rusted away failing the MOT. I had mine rustproofed and all the paintwork issues rectified before i used it it was still rust free when i sold it, sadly many importers didn't bother.@@siwynjones
My Dad had an Impreza WRX from Japan back in the late 90s. As you say a combination of RHD and the Shaken test provided a steady supply of fun Japanese cars to the UK. He's still got a DC5 Integra Type-R that he's had restored to a good condition. There was some tax benefit to importing them via Northern Ireland, so they had NI plates.
There were a number of importers that used to ship then to NI and then to the UK. My FTO was shipped directly to the UK, you had to check what grade they were lower graded cars needed a lot of work to make them worth owning. Today the high cost of shipping has made them expensive, at least we enjoyed them whilst we could.@@jamesweatherley9215
Very R32ish headlights fascia. Very cool! My city has tons of JDM Kei cars, Subarus, some Toyota's, and a few R32/33/34s. Never seen a Gloria nor did I know it existed. Thanks for sharing, Wizard!
The engine is relatively small and HP is modest for such a large car. I owned a 1997 Infiniti Q45 (Nissan Cima in Japan) in the U.S. It had a 4.1 liter engine with 266 HP. (I now have been driving an '03 Q45 for eight years; it has a 4.5 l. engine with 340 HP. And a somewhat harsher ride compared to the '97, because I think after 2000 Nissan thought everybody wants a sport-tuned suspension, even in a luxury sedan.)
The exhaust is like that due to space limitations under the car the twin pipes are the best way to fit a large enough muffler to make it run almost silently
He said it fast, I thought he was going to explain later in the video but it never happened. Like that it was some Japanese trim level and not an actual turbo.
I've had many staked UJs replaced. The local prop-shop would machine in a circlip groove and find a suitably dimensioned joint. I've owned a couple of JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars here in the UK, there are several specialists for parts, but I could get most things I needed for my Honda Beat through the local Honda main dealer.
Fantastic video. Cloth seats in Japan are preferred over Leather. These seats are incredibly beautiful. Mercedes S class sedans in Europe were mostly velour along with velour door panel inserts. Also they wear very well and are super comfortable. RHD Japanese vehicles are the rage now. My son has a Honda Acty Street van. Awesome 3 cylinder, 5 speed manual, AWD high roof van. Right hand drive of course. They get them imported into the port of Houston.
Cloth seats in my 13 year old Astra, perfect condition. Leather seats in my MX5 after one year (only pleasure mileage) have marks etc. plus the other issue when warm (has heated seats so no problem when it is cold). So though I love my MX5, yes, would prefer cloth seats if possible.
a really big thanks to you mr and the great Miss Wizard for given the effort and time to explain the quark and features of this car i used to watch rolling when i was a kid and i was very curious about it
No they rested their thumb a lot on that steering wheel spoke, as I have seen that wear pattern a lot on a few vehicles. Basically they had their hand below that spoke grabbing, so that tells me they must of done a lot of highway or straight road ways over there. Might also be the pinky bottom of the hand resting there, but it is hand and finger wear that caused it.
In Japan wool is more preferred than leather. Like for JDM LS 400 come with wool and little doily’s that cover the top portion of the seats they are hard to find on the older JDM cars now
The Gloria is a pretty interesting and quirky car. it's sibling Cedric got the very ingenious toroidal CVT at the next, and last, generation. although they were basically the same car, only the Cedric got the toroidal, not the Gloria.
So did anybody else notice the front license plate says "Hiroshima 1945" as well as "08-09" underneath, which would be August 9th. The day the of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. That's kind of.. interesting.
I came here because I saw that you are working on a Nissan pickup with Z24i 2.4L napz electro-injection I have one too that I drive often its an 86.5 D21 built in japan JN6 and shipped to California. I got it cheap without most wires and vacuum hoses the 8 plugs and finicky timing had confounded many because it only has 70k original miles. cant wait for the video I have a couple up of my 86 truck and 88 2 door pathy VG30i. This era can be hard to work on but its my favorite.
There were left-hand drive Glorias (IIRC, in the middle east), just as an FYI. EDIT: Also, cloth seats seemed to be pretty popular in 90's Japan even with luxury cars (see: the Toyota Century often having cloth seats in spite of being a Rolls-Royce competitor)
it is likely that a Buddhist would not want to sit on animal hide per their religion. I would guess that is a least partly responsible for the cloth option in Asia.
Yeah Leather seats are UGLY! I bought an Armada S trim because it came in fabric seats: Same with the 3rd gen tacoma: Fabric seats: My 97 4R is also got fabric seats and those are like new! Leather seats are junk!
@@janpur1417 Do no harm is interpreted by many to not kill animals whenever possible. I would think killing an animal for it's hide to sit on might be interpreted by some as easily avoided and doing harm. But that's only my understanding I don't claim to be an expert
Just in case, nobody else has told Mrs. Wizard yet, cloth seats are considered to be more of a luxury in japan than leather so you don't see leather seats often in the nicest high-end cars...
車魔法使いさん will hopefully feature more Japanese cars in the future. There’s a fair bit of fun sports cars and oddities we don’t see much. So it’s really interesting to see someone that knows what they are talking about go over them. Like the old Skylines or NSX among many others.
Cool car wizard!!!! Japanese people actually preferred the cloth type interior over leather in most of their cars. Even the full luxury limo spec Toyota Century powered by a V12 commonly had cloth/wool type interiors.
We have those in New Zealand. NZ imports second hand Japanese used cars, have done since the mid nineties. We had some awesome JDM cars, the country is full of these gems.
There's a bunch of dealerships in VA that exclusively carry JDMs like this Gloria. The prices are way cheaper than a poorer build new car from 2023 and since they use stock Nissan parts, it's easy to maintain. Even those that racked up high mileage work great. The only thing is getting used to right hand driving and your state inspection regulations. Some states don't require inspection for 25+ cars.
Looks like Nissan was panicking to capture some Lexus LS sales with that model. I've never heard or seen one of these, how cool is that with such an early infotainment system! It's wild seeing an old style square screen in the car. Thanks for sharing Wizard fam!
Still, in a way it looks even cooler than Lexus LS (which takes too much in design from Mercedes) and have its own style, reminding, but not copying from, Volvo or even Jaguar. Should be VERY cool in black.
It certainly has the early 1990-94 LS400 shifter, it looks identical in both shape and buttons, I wonder if they used the same 4 speed Aisin transmission as well which had 3 speeds plus manual overdrive hence the switch button on the shifter.
Good to see a right hand drive In your workshop. The Gloria, Toyota celseor and chaser are all big jdm vip pimp daddy cars. Lexus v8 engine into either of these 3 are pretty common now :)
My dad had his garage in his garage for a while in the 70's, a Datsun 240K GT automatic 4-door. Not aesthetically beautiful, but very pleasant to drive and relatively reliable. Nowadays, I wouldn't advise buying Nissan, I've had my fix.
I remember the Prince Gloria 6 that was sold here in Australia in the late 60s before Prince was taken over by Nissan. The engine I believe was a slightly de-tuned version of the 2 litre six cylinder engine used in the Prince Skyline GT.
It sounds like the voice says in Japanese“カードを入れてください” and in Romanized letters is “Kādo o iretekudasai”. This means “Please insert your card”. After reading the other comments about the transportation card makes sense now. ウィザードさん、頑張ってください！
Would be fun to see more videos on this car, fun fact up here in Canada you can import cars that are 15 years or older, so you see alot "newer" imported cars up here. They did introduce this car to North America in the 11th Gen as it was imported as the 2nd Gen Infiniti M45 which only on sale for 2 years before they released the 3rd Gen Infiniti M. This car also had a larger engine from the standard Glorias when it was imported to be sold as an Infiniti.
Pretty sure the steering wheel is wrapped in some cheap aftermarket cover. With an interior that nice (and, yes, wool cloth seats is a trim level above leather) I highly doubt they'd supply a OEM steering wheel looking that poor.
Gloria" is a 1979 song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100
a few guesses on the exhaust. 2 smaller muffler/resonators may have been more feasible than a single larger one for space and clearance reasons, and or they split the exhaust for ease of maintenence of everything in the middle there.
My first 4 wheeled vehicle was a Jeep Fleetvan. Right hand drive, and you drove it standing up. F head (no, not a flat head, and F head) 4 cyl. Must have made a whole 50 HP, had it's piston rings worked. The problem was I got so used to driving on the right side, that when I got into a standard left hand drive car, I tended to turn too sharp.
0:56 LHD versions of the Y33 Gloria & Cedric did exist. With the Gloria being sold in the Middle East/GCC while Cedric in some Asian countries (e.g China i believe?). They only came with a VQ30DE V6 and lacked some fancy and quirky features that JDM equivalent received (as usual).
Think the exhaust is like that to maximize air velocity of the exhaust with the most air that can exit. I built a similar exhaust on one of my old vehicles and it breathes so much better and is way WAY more responsive.
Laura Branigan. 1952-2004. I suspect that that there's no room for one muffler hench two small mufflers. I guess that the car has to have antique status(25 years).
"Gloria" was sung by Laura Branigan but the Original was by Van Morrison.
"Gloria" is a rock song and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go".
The Van Morrison Gloria is a completely different song. Wizard's thinking of the Laura Branigan one.
They’re two totally different songs. Gloria was first released by the Italian pop singer Umberto Tozzi in 1979
different Gloria altogether sung by Van Morrisn
The Van Morrison version was also remade by The Doors, although changed a bit, not surprisingly. 🙂
As already mentioned, the Van Morrison Gloria is entirely different from what Wizard sang(?), but it's been covered a lot. It's the one with the chorus that sings out the letters G-L-O-R-I-A, followed by Gloria!
Wizard's Gloria on the other hand is by the St Louis Blues, circa 2019
In Japan, wool-cloth seats are considered more luxurious than leather.
I heard that. And I'm happy they have taste
I heard they prefer to cloth because it's so hot in the summer. (i.e why the AC button is so heavily used) :)
Wool. Like cashmere
Also they are MUCH more durable than leather - my JDM GS460 13 years old and even the driver's seat still looks new.
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I own one. They share alot of parts with the q45, engine parts with the VQ30 from the maxima, and alot of suspension parts are interchangeable with a 240sx. They were available in japan with a VG30, a VQ30, an rb25 with awd, and an RD28. They were also released in the middle east in left hand drive form.
I thought they shared a lot of suspension components with z31/z32 chassis cars and the engine too
They didn't share suspension components as much from the z32. But the 300zx brakes are a bolt on upgrade to these cars. The Y32, the generation before this has the VG 3.0 engine in either NA or turbo form not twin turbo like the z32.
u r right, we had them in the middle east , but turbo i have not seen,
Yep here for the “look at Infinity”
It's basically a RHD version of the Infiniti Q45🤷♂️.
The Japanese voice when you turned over the ignition wasn't the car actually speaking, but the ETC. ETC is an automated system for toll roads that uses a card connected to your bank account that you insert into a card holder ETC unit somewhere in the car. It is an aftermarket addition that allows you to drive through tolls without stopping to pay. It was just saying that your ETC card was not inserted. Also, in case you didn't know, the number plates are fake. The top is Hiroshima prefecture, 1945 is the date, and the numbers are Aug 9th, the date the bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. I think they meant Aug 6th, the date the bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. Kinda messed up.
Thanks for clarifying the plate numbers, it had me wondering, especially the 1945.
ETC is asking this politly, very Japanese.
Why the fake plates with the bomb reference? So weird..
@@joaogoncalves815Some people never forget.
@@joaogoncalves815 edgy weeb bought the car probably
The Japanese voice is saying to "please insert the card" カードを入れてください。 ka-do wo irete kudasai. It's referring to the ETC card which is used to automatically pay highway tolls.
The odd exhaust is probably to make the system quieter. Japan is really polite and having a loud exhaust would be impolite.
Not only that, but the smaller diameter pipes allow more clearance under the rear suspension.
Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it
You really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh oh oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
A ha ha, a ha ha, Gloria, how's it gonna go down?
Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound?
Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon?
Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's comin' back soon
And you really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Whilst that is probably the norm, it is also the land that makes crazy exhaust systems that make a Mercedes Benz S600 sound like a '90s Formula One car 🤷♂
@@ryanstevens6010 Every culture has its counter-culture
Thought so.
Gran Turismo= 4 circular head lights. Ultima= turbo model. One piece rectangular headlights were called Broughams. GT's were the sporty ones and Bourghams tend to have my gandpa features like buttons on the steering wheel. I own a 93 GTU and love daily driving it. All cars are just made up of a collection of Nissan parts so with a little work, they can be easily maintained in the US.
I had a 99 Infiniti Q45 which very much reminds me of this (I think they may even share a structure) & it was one of the best cars Ive ever owned! Heated seats & electric curtain on the rear in a 99! A luxurious land yatch from the 90s that could take a corner without feeling like an actual boat.
I have been working on vehicles for over 30 years. All I drive are Japanese cars. A good friend has a 89 GTR that I work on here and there. I consider myself somewhat informed when it comes to JDM vehicles, but I have NEVER even heard of a Nissan Gloria, much less seen one!!! Excellent video! Thanks for sharing this car with us.
Me too .. late 90s Toyota and Nissan
I only drive Chevy.I have a 1995 Caprice.Oh yeah, 523,000 miles.What's that about crappy American quality???🤣
@@markremy4946 I do not recall saying anything about crappy American quality. But since you did, American vehicles are crap compared to Japanese vehicles when it comes to QC and longevity.
@@nismo2070 .....but BOOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤣
I lived in Japan for 12 years and the Gloria is like the Caddy of Japan. Also the Nissan Cedric and Toyota Crown are top luxury too.
GUIBO!!!
TWO! FLIPPING! YEARS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TWO YEARS FOR YOU TO SAY THAT!
I can go to bed with a smile. Thanks, David.
Gloria was written in 1982 and sung by Laura Branigan!
It was originally released in 1979 and was an italian song. Branigan sung a translated cover version.
@@vibingwithvinyl Self Controll too :D
Laura Branigan sang Gloria 😀
@@mogyimartin01 Yup. I recently uploaded a vinyl rip of it on my channel.
and it's an amazing song..
A 300 and an Arnage had a baby.
Every time to start the engine, it says in Japanese "Please insert ETC card." which is pay card for highway in Japan. Cedric/ Gloria were base model of Infinity Q45 and they were built on same line, so I assume they share many parts. Next generation was sold in US as Infinity M30.
The summer of 2022 on Cape Cod I saw a Nissan Gloria station wagon w/ a diesel, it had originally been imported to Canada but it still had right hand drive. Quite a nice wagon.
Are you sure it was a Gloria, and not a Stagea?
@@yuris6125 I spoke to its owner and had the opportunity to look over the car while parked at the harbor marina.
Cool car! Fun fact: these were sold in the US with (a slight redesign) as the Infiniti M45.
We got the generation after this, the Y34, as the M45. This is the Y33, which also has a Cima model that we got as the second generation Q45.
@@d34thby1337 ohhh, that's quite right! I forgot about that detail. :)
I love cloth seats especially from the 80s GM velour interiors…so comfy also
Bring back plush velour-make mouse fur great again!
Usually the Japanese it is speaking on startup is likely “Please Insert your ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) Card”. It’s basically the Japanese equivalent of an E-ZPass Transponder.
This car was produced only 2 years into the beginning study on ETC operation in Japan. There was no manufacturer producing cars that acknowledged the Electronic toll system at that time because it was still being studied and had not been fully implemented yet.
My 2004 Toyota Celsior always tells me this on starting in a soothing Japanese lady’s voice, the only bit I understand is ETC.
@@eatfatlivelong1529 but there were aftermarket readers that the vehicle owner could have installed when ETC became available.
@@digitalrailroader interesting. Thx.
@@eatfatlivelong1529 Almost ALL ETC systems are voluntary aftermarket user installs in Japan.
I lived in New Zealand for several years and the majority of the cars their were imported from Japan. Like the Toyota soarer coupe. Had one, what a car, wish I still had it. It never let me down and being the 2.5 twin turbo, it was quick. Rear wheel drive. Wonderful car, in silver. Five spoke wheels. Still miss it. John
I used to own a grey-import Mitsubishi L300 Delica. Only 15 years old to come to Canada.
Delica-specific parts had to come from Japan, but the importer had the connections to make it happen. If you had a Mitsubishi part number you could get parts through the usual channels, but if a Mitubishi dealer asked what kind of car it was for you either changed the subject or lied.
The Super Exceed trim level meant soft mohair upholstery. None of this leather rubbish.
Seeing an RHD car on Car Wizard gives me all forms of goosebumps. I love Nissan Barges. From the Glorias, Laurels, Presidents etc. With my ultimate sportscar being the R34.
I don't know. My gut tells me this could be the most elegant car you've had on your channel. Sure there have been more costly cars and more prestigious cars but this has a sense of aesthetic balance that's just magical to me.
The song Gloria was sung by Laura Branigan, who sadly died in 2004, and a was hit in 1982. It was written by Umberto Tozzi.
As expected, it has one of those card reader things in it. It's asking you to insert a card whenever you have the ignition on. I think these were used as a way to go through tolls quickly. The only thing I can think to compare it to is Floridas SunPass system.
Oh wow, that is so amazing! Thanks for sharing! That was way ahead of it's time
Of course here in Florida you stick a SunPass card to your windshield, its internal antenna picks up a signal (transmitted at suitable locations) that powers it up, and it sends back a signal with its ID, indicating that it’s present. Easier for us Florida Men to use!
@@JasonFlorida AFAIK, they don't come from the factory with these, but are an aftermarket accessory, so it may not be the same age as this vehicle
This is exactly what that sound is when turning it on. It's for the Toll Expressways in Japan. She is saying "Please insert card"
It’s not a hidey hole,it’s a proper ashtray. With a proper cigar/cigarette lighter.
How funny, I just made almost the same comment. 😂
I thought it was a Toyota Chaser until you said it is a Nissan Gloria!
The song was first sung by Umberto Tozzi in 1979, with Laura Branigan (R.I.P.) remaking it and singing it as part of her very first album, "Branigan", in 1982! 😉
Unlike the US where leather is considered the premium for seat material, in Japan cloth is usually preferred for executive level cars like this Gloria, and even higher level vehicles like the Toyota Century. Cloth doesn't make anywhere near as much noise as leather when you sit on it or move around on it, and that is what gives it a premium status.
I have often read that one of their reasons for preferring cloth over leather is the heat factor as well as noise true or not I have no idea.
@markasread4349 agreed, most leather seats really are not comfortable at all and are too rock hard, I drive a 2002 Mercury Cougar with the upgraded leather seats and I kinda wish it had the classic late 90s plushy cloth Ford seats that the Cougar came standard with instead
But not any old cloth, only wool-cloth. Cheap cloth seats are still lesser trim than leather.
premium cloth is often wool!
my 97' crown vic had leather but it was extremely comfrotable, not stiff at all and more like a leather couch. I think they changed to the more "premium" stiff leather seats after the cosmetic refresh.@@Karmy.
It was on sale for two or 3years in Canada as Ifiniti m45. It only had v8 while Japan also got 6 cylinder. Front and back end we re-designed but it was Gloria.
Hey car wizard, been watching your channel for like 2-3 years now, ever since I discovered hoovies garage back in 2019/2020! So I'm currently a mechanic at a tire shop(2nd company, not to be named). I've been doing work on my own vehicles for like 7 years, but only been working in a shop environment for a little over a year. Well, it seems like my passion is fading away because my work isn't being appreciated anywhere I go, just always seems like I'm rushed and I get that it's the name of the game to get cars done quick but, imo I feel like these places just want sub par work done that gets the customer in and out and... That's just not my mentality. I like doing quality work, not just "git er done"! Not sure if anyone else in comments has felt this way but at this point I'm just ready to get out of the automotive industry, I like doing it at my own pace on my own stuff but when it comes to being rushed, that's when I start messing things up.
Go into diesel maintenance or industrial maintenance, keep doing cars as a hobby.
Amen!
I was actually surprised how easy it is to import a JDM vehicle when i looked into it ( i am buying a toyota century). My area is full of these JDM mini trucks and other kei cars.
Japanese imports are still popular here in the UK, but during the boom years in the 90's
you could find some highly desirable cars.
Most have failed the very strict "Shaken" inspection which is expensive, this like the MOT
test in the UK is done at 3 years old from new, but it is very strict, hence you can find some
excellent examples in the Japan car auctions where cars are inspected and graded.
I bought a grade 4.5 Mitsubishi FTO via an importer, it only required some paintwork
to bring it up to a grade 5.
Spare parts can be a problem as a lot of these cars were not intended to be sold outside
Japan, Mitsubishi imported about 200 FTO's hence you could order parts via dealers
but they have now gone from the UK.
Good luck to The Wizard or the owner in finding the spare parts, if you know anyone that
can read and speak Japanese it will be a big help.
I was only thinking a few weeks ago, “what happened to all of the FTOs?”. There was a period about 20 years ago where they were really common in the UK, but they all just seemed to vanish overnight. Must’ve all rusted away. Cracking looking car.
FTO's were a common sight in the 2000's due to the high number that were imported,
but cars intended only for the Japanese market have no rustproofing and if you didn't
have them treated they just rusted away failing the MOT.
I had mine rustproofed and all the paintwork issues rectified before i used it
it was still rust free when i sold it, sadly many importers didn't bother.@@siwynjones
My Dad had an Impreza WRX from Japan back in the late 90s. As you say a combination of RHD and the Shaken test provided a steady supply of fun Japanese cars to the UK. He's still got a DC5 Integra Type-R that he's had restored to a good condition. There was some tax benefit to importing them via Northern Ireland, so they had NI plates.
There were a number of importers that used to ship then to NI and then to the UK.
My FTO was shipped directly to the UK, you had to check what grade they were
lower graded cars needed a lot of work to make them worth owning.
Today the high cost of shipping has made them expensive, at least we enjoyed
them whilst we could.@@jamesweatherley9215
Very R32ish headlights fascia. Very cool! My city has tons of JDM Kei cars, Subarus, some Toyota's, and a few R32/33/34s. Never seen a Gloria nor did I know it existed. Thanks for sharing, Wizard!
The engine is relatively small and HP is modest for such a large car. I owned a 1997 Infiniti Q45 (Nissan Cima in Japan) in the U.S. It had a 4.1 liter engine with 266 HP. (I now have been driving an '03 Q45 for eight years; it has a 4.5 l. engine with 340 HP. And a somewhat harsher ride compared to the '97, because I think after 2000 Nissan thought everybody wants a sport-tuned suspension, even in a luxury sedan.)
i had a Y32 Nissan Cedric/Gloria GT from 2006-2012. was a great Car
The group was called 'Them' (from nothern Ireland) and the lead singer, before he went solo was... the incredible Van Morrison!
In Japan frabric seats are preferred over leather, have a look at high-end luxury vehicles like the Toyota Century for example.
i love the boxy shapes of all these 2000-ish Japanese sedans. I wish they’d come back.
I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable of Japanese cars and I've never heard of a Gloria. So cool and glad you made the video to share with us.
Now Mrs. Wizard... That's not a "hidey hole"... That would be an ash tray and cigarette lighter. 😂 😆 🙄
The exhaust is like that due to space limitations under the car the twin pipes are the best way to fit a large enough muffler to make it run almost silently
Gloria
Laura Branigan · 1982
It was originally released in 1979 and was an italian song. Branigan sung a translated cover version.
Van Morrison's (or Them's) Gloria (from 1964) would've been much more preferable...
I'm not much of a Nissan fan, but I sure like the looks of this one! I was surprised to see the independent rear suspension! Cool! Great vid, wizard!
It's all about comfort and quiet for the back passengers. Wool breathes better than leather so luxury vehicles in Japan are equipped with wool...
"This Gloria has a naturally aspirated 3 liter V6 turbo." 😂😂😂 Wizard is losing his touch.
yeah i heard that also straight away.. i was just checking to see if anyone else picked it up before posting the same comment as you
" naturally aspirated 3 liter V6 turbo" He did say it was rare.
He said it fast, I thought he was going to explain later in the video but it never happened. Like that it was some Japanese trim level and not an actual turbo.
Since when is a turbo naturally aspirated? I hope he said that intentionally to see if we would catch it
@@paulkesner3315 nah, he just misspoke, it's a vq30det under the hood and I'm 99% sure it was this way from the factory
I remember seeing one of these at a car show. I used to own a '98 Maxima with the same brilliant VG engine as this one.
I've had many staked UJs replaced. The local prop-shop would machine in a circlip groove and find a suitably dimensioned joint. I've owned a couple of JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars here in the UK, there are several specialists for parts, but I could get most things I needed for my Honda Beat through the local Honda main dealer.
Fantastic video. Cloth seats in Japan are preferred over Leather. These seats are incredibly beautiful. Mercedes S class sedans in Europe were mostly velour along with velour door panel inserts. Also they wear very well and are super comfortable. RHD Japanese vehicles are the rage now. My son has a Honda Acty Street van. Awesome 3 cylinder, 5 speed manual, AWD high roof van. Right hand drive of course. They get them imported into the port of Houston.
Cloth seats in my 13 year old Astra, perfect condition. Leather seats in my MX5 after one year (only pleasure mileage) have marks etc. plus the other issue when warm (has heated seats so no problem when it is cold). So though I love my MX5, yes, would prefer cloth seats if possible.
The doors did a song called Gloria but I highly doubt it was played on the radio.
a really big thanks to you mr and the great Miss Wizard for given the effort and time to explain the quark and features of this car i used to watch rolling when i was a kid and i was very curious about it
They share parts with the Y33 Q34, Y34 M45, and Y50 Q45. Pretty cool ride. The Gloria has the better engine though
No they rested their thumb a lot on that steering wheel spoke, as I have seen that wear pattern a lot on a few vehicles. Basically they had their hand below that spoke grabbing, so that tells me they must of done a lot of highway or straight road ways over there. Might also be the pinky bottom of the hand resting there, but it is hand and finger wear that caused it.
In Japan wool is more preferred than leather. Like for JDM LS 400 come with wool and little doily’s that cover the top portion of the seats they are hard to find on the older JDM cars now
The Gloria is a pretty interesting and quirky car. it's sibling Cedric got the very ingenious toroidal CVT at the next, and last, generation. although they were basically the same car, only the Cedric got the toroidal, not the Gloria.
10:00 there are shops that can modify/machine staked driveshafts to be rebuildable. I got one for my 1986 BMW E28. This Gloria is a lovely motor.
Frame-less front doors 😮👍Thank you for showing.
So did anybody else notice the front license plate says "Hiroshima 1945" as well as "08-09" underneath, which would be August 9th. The day the of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. That's kind of.. interesting.
I did notice that I’m glad I wasn’t the only one
The NA version of that engine puts out 227hp and I think the turbo version puts out 266hp
I came here because I saw that you are working on a Nissan pickup with Z24i 2.4L napz electro-injection I have one too that I drive often its an 86.5 D21 built in japan JN6 and shipped to California. I got it cheap without most wires and vacuum hoses the 8 plugs and finicky timing had confounded many because it only has 70k original miles. cant wait for the video I have a couple up of my 86 truck and 88 2 door pathy VG30i. This era can be hard to work on but its my favorite.
Looks like the drivers, oops,front passenger door has been repainted.
These thing are so good reliable enough easy to work on it I test drive a c35 laurel since then I'm obsessed with these japanese gems
I LOVE that in-Dash CRT screen, I totally spotted it before it even turned on!
There were left-hand drive Glorias (IIRC, in the middle east), just as an FYI.
EDIT: Also, cloth seats seemed to be pretty popular in 90's Japan even with luxury cars (see: the Toyota Century often having cloth seats in spite of being a Rolls-Royce competitor)
it is likely that a Buddhist would not want to sit on animal hide per their religion. I would guess that is a least partly responsible for the cloth option in Asia.
Yeah Leather seats are UGLY! I bought an Armada S trim because it came in fabric seats: Same with the 3rd gen tacoma: Fabric seats: My 97 4R is also got fabric seats and those are like new! Leather seats are junk!
@@ish474 I don't think Buddhism says so, because I am a Buddhist
@@janpur1417 Do no harm is interpreted by many to not kill animals whenever possible. I would think killing an animal for it's hide to sit on might be interpreted by some as easily avoided and doing harm. But that's only my understanding I don't claim to be an expert
Just in case, nobody else has told Mrs. Wizard yet, cloth seats are considered to be more of a luxury in japan than leather so you don't see leather seats often in the nicest high-end cars...
Looks like an Infinity Q45. Beautiful old school sedan
The Wizard has really come out of his shell from the first time he was on Hoovie's garage! LOL GLORIA!
車魔法使いさん will hopefully feature more Japanese cars in the future. There’s a fair bit of fun sports cars and oddities we don’t see much. So it’s really interesting to see someone that knows what they are talking about go over them.
Like the old Skylines or NSX among many others.
Cool car wizard!!!! Japanese people actually preferred the cloth type interior over leather in most of their cars. Even the full luxury limo spec Toyota Century powered by a V12 commonly had cloth/wool type interiors.
This model actually became the Infiniti M45 in the US market in 2002 I believe. Very cool cars, and very under appreciated!
This is a very cool model from pre-Renault ownership era and before Renault ran Nissan into the ground.
Laura Branigan from Long Island NY lived near me She died of cancer .. Very talented pretty.
We have those in New Zealand. NZ imports second hand Japanese used cars, have done since the mid nineties.
We had some awesome JDM cars, the country is full of these gems.
This is cool, always like learning about cars I've never heard of
There's a bunch of dealerships in VA that exclusively carry JDMs like this Gloria. The prices are way cheaper than a poorer build new car from 2023 and since they use stock Nissan parts, it's easy to maintain. Even those that racked up high mileage work great. The only thing is getting used to right hand driving and your state inspection regulations. Some states don't require inspection for 25+ cars.
Looks like Nissan was panicking to capture some Lexus LS sales with that model. I've never heard or seen one of these, how cool is that with such an early infotainment system! It's wild seeing an old style square screen in the car. Thanks for sharing Wizard fam!
First thing I thought, looks similar to an earlier Lexus
Still, in a way it looks even cooler than Lexus LS (which takes too much in design from Mercedes) and have its own style, reminding, but not copying from, Volvo or even Jaguar. Should be VERY cool in black.
It certainly has the early 1990-94 LS400 shifter, it looks identical in both shape and buttons, I wonder if they used the same 4 speed Aisin transmission as well which had 3 speeds plus manual overdrive hence the switch button on the shifter.
I would've rather gone with the Gloria song by Them (Van Morrison)...
Gee el oh ar eye ah - Glooooria!!
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Laura Branigan - Gloria (1982), also known for her biggest hit Self Control (1984).
RIP (2004, brain aneurysm).
Good to see a right hand drive In your workshop. The Gloria, Toyota celseor and chaser are all big jdm vip pimp daddy cars. Lexus v8 engine into either of these 3 are pretty common now :)
I really want a JDM sedan like that Gloria or a Cedric, what a wonderful find that owner has on their hands
My dad had his garage in his garage for a while in the 70's, a Datsun 240K GT automatic 4-door. Not aesthetically beautiful, but very pleasant to drive and relatively reliable. Nowadays, I wouldn't advise buying Nissan, I've had my fix.
I remember the Prince Gloria 6 that was sold here in Australia in the late 60s before Prince was taken over by Nissan. The engine I believe was a slightly de-tuned version of the 2 litre six cylinder engine used in the Prince Skyline GT.
I visited Japan back in 01 and saw the 11th gen Gloria. I also got to see the Toyota SC 430 before it was sold in the US. Japan is amazing.
I drove one of these for several years when we lived in Japan. So nice!
It reminds me of a Lexus saloon from the 90's
It sounds like the voice says in Japanese“カードを入れてください” and in Romanized letters is “Kādo o iretekudasai”.
This means “Please insert your card”. After reading the other comments about the transportation card makes sense now.
ウィザードさん、頑張ってください！
Excellent translation.
Literally “Card Insert please” very well done!
The front tag on that car is messed up...08/09/1945...the day Nagasaki was nuked...
Would be fun to see more videos on this car, fun fact up here in Canada you can import cars that are 15 years or older, so you see alot "newer" imported cars up here.
They did introduce this car to North America in the 11th Gen as it was imported as the 2nd Gen Infiniti M45 which only on sale for 2 years before they released the 3rd Gen Infiniti M. This car also had a larger engine from the standard Glorias when it was imported to be sold as an Infiniti.
Pretty sure the steering wheel is wrapped in some cheap aftermarket cover. With an interior that nice (and, yes, wool cloth seats is a trim level above leather) I highly doubt they'd supply a OEM steering wheel looking that poor.
It's clear as day that the cover is an add-on.
Nissan is pretty good about recycling parts so hopefully some Infiniti M45 parts and gaskets from other RWD VQ cars like a 350Z would work.
Would have been perfect timing for the "overnight parts from Japan" Fast and Furious joke lol
Gloria" is a 1979 song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100
... when Nissan (GTR etc excluding of course).
The good old days without the french!
We have these here in Dubai. Always loved the way they looked. Never got to drive one though
a few guesses on the exhaust. 2 smaller muffler/resonators may have been more feasible than a single larger one for space and clearance reasons, and or they split the exhaust for ease of maintenence of everything in the middle there.
My first 4 wheeled vehicle was a Jeep Fleetvan. Right hand drive, and you drove it standing up. F head (no, not a flat head, and F head) 4 cyl. Must have made a whole 50 HP, had it's piston rings worked. The problem was I got so used to driving on the right side, that when I got into a standard left hand drive car, I tended to turn too sharp.
Naturally aspirated turbo😮😮😮
0:56 LHD versions of the Y33 Gloria & Cedric did exist.
With the Gloria being sold in the Middle East/GCC while Cedric in some Asian countries (e.g China i believe?). They only came with a VQ30DE V6 and lacked some fancy and quirky features that JDM equivalent received (as usual).
Think the exhaust is like that to maximize air velocity of the exhaust with the most air that can exit. I built a similar exhaust on one of my old vehicles and it breathes so much better and is way WAY more responsive.
We got the Cedric/Gloria as the first generation Infiniti M45.
Laura Branigan. 1952-2004. I suspect that that there's no room for one muffler hench two small mufflers. I guess that the car has to have antique status(25 years).
After hearing you sing, its plainly evident that Mrs. Wizard is a saint 😂