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URL: http://riceornot.ricecop.com/?auto=38936
Submitted by: Skid
Comments: 28  (Read/Post)     Favorites: 0  (View)
Submitted on: 03-13-2005
View Stats Category: Car
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My sister and her boyfriend just bought this dream machine: A 1977 Datsun S510.


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#1
3-13-2005 @ 03:32:56 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
This car was owned by a local mechanic who basically riced it out as a joke. My sister's boyfriend needed another car, and the mechanic was selling this one (which, BTW, is in excellent mechanical condition) plus a parts car for $400. Has a really good stereo, to boot. Good buy, I think, if you have a sense of humor.

There is so much crap on this car: Kanji, Harley Davidson logos, NASCAR stickers, fake hood scoops, and a chrome oil cap with a Chevrolet emblem on it. Yet for some reason the car is so lame that it's actually sort of cool. I have dubbed it "The Danger Cart".

Some more pictures....

Front:
http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/datsuns510fl.jpg
Rear:
http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/datsuns510br.jpg
Interior (notice the tight dragon seat covers, the light-up shift knob, and the fan to replace the non-working air conditioner):
http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/datsuns510int.jpg
The rear speaker enclosure:
http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/datsuns510system.jpg


#2
3-13-2005 @ 03:56:20 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
That's...that's just beautiful. XD

...and I spy me some 505 in the picture of the front of this car.


#3
3-13-2005 @ 03:57:40 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#2, Yep. Hasn't moved since September, and might never again thanks to my screwing up the head on it. :(

Behind that is my mother's '03 Intrepid, behind that is the 2000 Ram I'm driving right now.


#4
3-13-2005 @ 04:00:10 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#3, WHAT?! You're driving a "newish" vehicle?!! 0_0

Haha...I'm just joshin' ya, I'm so used to you talking about driving the old Brick and workin' on the Pug.


#5
3-13-2005 @ 04:03:53 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#4, It was my father's. Technically my mother owns it, but because the electrical system in the Brick is being a bitch right now, I'm driving the Ram to work.

The best (blurry) picture I currently have of the truck: http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/2000d...enandsilver.jpg

I'm getting ready to sell the Brick, and if all goes as planned, I may have another car pretty soon (looking for something with a stick shift).


#6
3-13-2005 @ 04:13:26 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
Oh I forgot to mention: This car was originally gold, but at some point it was repainted light blue. Sometime later it was painted dark latex blue. With a roller. :P

#7
3-13-2005 @ 04:17:43 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#5, Nice truck.

You've been looking for a mkI MR2, I take it? I remember you posting a few links to Autotrader pages for ones...


#8
3-13-2005 @ 04:23:22 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#7, Considering one, but I'll probably never find one. If I ever do, though, I'll try for it. Most likely I'll get something slightly beaterish (similar to this car) and then just resell it later. Maybe an old VW; there are an awful lot of them in this area.

#9
3-13-2005 @ 04:28:08 PM
Posted By : 89Rettagt Reply | Edit | Del
#8, get a beretta ;)

#10
3-13-2005 @ 04:30:06 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#9, Hey, maybe. I'm really looking at everything under about $2000 or so. There's a clean 1990 Honda CRX for sale not too far from here for $1900, I've even thought about that.

#11
3-13-2005 @ 04:33:12 PM
Posted By : 89Rettagt Reply | Edit | Del
#10, resale value owns berettas, a decent running base will be under 2k, even the last years(96) Z26's sell for under 2500 here.

#12
3-13-2005 @ 04:58:57 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#10, Hey, if it's in good condition, and it's manual like you want, go for it. Those things are quite nice at the fuel pump too...

#13
3-13-2005 @ 05:02:04 PM
Posted By : stang392 Reply | Edit | Del
#12, indeed, plus they are rather fun to drive

#14
3-13-2005 @ 05:15:14 PM
Posted By : Hoopd87 Reply | Edit | Del
Do yourself a favor and dont buy a newer GM. Seriously. Anyway, I love these datsuns. It's in good shape, if a bit tacky. He could get good money for this car.

#15
3-13-2005 @ 06:16:38 PM
Posted By : V8Tbird Reply | Edit | Del
Thats awesome.

#16
3-13-2005 @ 06:57:00 PM
Posted By : Adambomb Reply | Edit | Del
I like these though I've only seen 2 of these in my life. Both in Arizona in 2002. One was in Phoenix in mint condition and the other was sitting abandoned on some Indian Reservation.

#17
3-13-2005 @ 07:04:20 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#16, I like them, too, and they are rare. Most have long since rusted away. This one is totally rust free, though, and the parts car only has a little surface rust (the floors are spotless).

One thing that has really surprised me since I first looked over the car is the quality of the construction: it reminds me of my Volvo. The metal is nice and thick and doesn't flex like most Japanese cars from this era, and all the panels line up well. The doors are nice and heavy and close with a satisfying chunk, rather than rattling like a coffee can full of drywall screws. I have yet to drive it (I will eventually), but I also understand that it rides smoothly (odd for a 2250 lb. car) and that the steering is nice and tight.


#18
3-13-2005 @ 07:18:38 PM
Posted By : Biohazard Reply | Edit | Del
You know you want another Volvo ;)

#19
3-13-2005 @ 07:21:08 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#18, If I found a decent Volvo with a stick, maybe.

#20
3-13-2005 @ 07:25:33 PM
Posted By : Biohazard Reply | Edit | Del
#19, Come out here to CA and you will find them by the dozens. Turbos too.

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