Anyone into Datsuns?

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Sat Oct 22, 11 5:51 pm

Bought this earlier this year.

The most solid of Datsun bodies known to man. Bear in mind these thinks usually rotted within a week of its life

This car however lived in CA all its life till I brought it to these damp and miserable shores.

Spent some dough on it for sure...more that the look will tell you.

I've always been keen on the shape and this being the first year of manufacture makes it desirable in the Datsun Z world.....lighter and all that.

Been standing for many years so needed defribrillating.

I'm a mint car fan so driving this old donkey is a major revelation but I love it

Question is.............Do you get it????

However...underneath this solid mess

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sat Oct 22, 11 6:01 pm

Sweet!

There was a menber on here called 'Will Datsun' Hated Datsuns he did!

Dunno what happened to him though.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Oct 22, 11 6:06 pm

240Z??

One of the nicest early Japanese shapes!!

They have a fantastic dash if i remember correctly with deep round dials..........a nice place to be.

Some of the early Mazda's had something about them too...

Where have you put all your cash then........Specs/Info required!

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Sat Oct 22, 11 7:43 pm

I remember Will.

Funny but as a nipper I hated all things Japanese of the day except the 240/260 but acutally looking at some of them today they have aged well

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Sat Oct 22, 11 9:38 pm

I like it

are the wide wheels and plastic arches an aftermarket add on?

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Sat Oct 22, 11 10:21 pm

Yes...wide wheels 9's front 10's rear on sticky tyres

Arches put on to cover them but Datsun made a rare Z called the ZG which wore these arches

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sat Oct 22, 11 10:27 pm

great car viper man, never owned one but fancied one, yep some of the old 70s jap cars look great old mazda rx, toyota corrola mitzi stuff etc

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Oct 22, 11 10:30 pm

Great cars in their day. Many Yank owners stuck Chevy V8s in them. There was a Rover 3.5 powered one used to park near me when i was a lad.

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Sun Oct 23, 11 5:22 pm

Yes I "get it"

.............that's mint, luv it

Looks to be properly sorted, very nice son, you gonna hill climb/sprint/track day it

Must have owned at least 20 of em

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Sun Oct 23, 11 5:55 pm

Wouldn't mind doing some track work in the old sausage but it'll need to be quicker and sort the anchors....they're rubbish.

Think my bicycle has bigger discs

Think it'll have to go inside over the winter other wise it'll disintegrate

Post by **MattH** » Wed Oct 26, 11 8:50 pm

Like that alot!!
I also like the same era 240K , 2 or 4 door, same running gear as the Z, they may have even called it the Skyline back then, not sure.

Anyway old Jap stuff is great IMO.

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Wed Oct 26, 11 10:26 pm

MattH wrote:Like that alot!!
I also like the same era 240K , 2 or 4 door, same running gear as the Z, they may have even called it the Skyline back then, not sure.

Anyway old Jap stuff is great IMO.

The old Skylines are superb but a small fortune unfortunately

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Wed Oct 26, 11 10:54 pm

I did not know they made old Skylines? thought it was something in the last 10 years to keep up with Subaru's and Evos then i saw fast Five and thought whatis that good looking old car? a vintage Skyline?

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Thu Oct 27, 11 11:38 am

TYREMAN wrote:I did not know they made old Skylines? thought it was something in the last 10 years to keep up with Subaru's and Evos then i saw fast Five and thought whatis that good looking old car? a vintage Skyline?

Exactly.......Thats the car...super rare and super trumpy

Post by **TyreFryer** » Thu Oct 27, 11 11:41 am

TYREMAN wrote:I did not know they made old Skylines? thought it was something in the last 10 years to keep up with Subaru's and Evos then i saw fast Five and thought whatis that good looking old car? a vintage Skyline?

Links to any pics Tony?