Yeah, I did some looking and saw that there is a lot of action around
these cars. Dropping later ricer turbo engines in them and such.
Who'dathunk ol' gramps was an incipient ricer boy. Well I guess it'll
probably sit there in the barn a while longer anyway, just going up in
value! It is actually in decent shape except for the interior which the
mice have chewed up, but the body has just a few dings, and it was a
driver til it was parked.
Thanks for the replies -- I had no idea this car might actually be worth
something other than as a platform for experimentation.
--R
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Ooh! Don't let that one get away, no matter how bad that condition.
Datsun 510s are real collector's items with a huge cult following, at
least on the West Coast. I rarely see them in Portland (a hotbed of
car nuts), but when I do they are always beautifully restored or
obviously built up for autocross or other amateur racing events
(low-profile tires, roll cage, lightweight seats, etc.).
On 1/28/06, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah it is a 510. I looked under the hood briefly and thought I saw
half shafts going to the front wheels but maybe I was delusional. I'll
do some searching on it, see what might be possible.
--R
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Sure it's front-wheel-drive? Sounds like a 510, which was RWD (and
known in its day for terrific handling... sort of a Japanese BMW
2002). (And if it IS a 510, there is lots of info out there already
on mods including engine swaps...)
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
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