I may be the earliest continuous owner with a new 1966 still owned and running (most of the time). Gary C /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
Jeff, I did buy mine back. I originally bought my '70 2000 Roadster in 1978 while in college. It was my daily driver for the next 10 years. During this time I also acquired a wife and daughter. One d
I just finished doing a restoration/rebuild of a '71 BMW 2800 and was planning on showing it at the Monterey Historics back in.... 1996 I think. Well, two days fresh out of the paint booth I went for
For once, it's good to be young(er).. I have been around Datsun roadsters my ENTIRE life... 32 years worth currently and I bet few, other than my brothers can beat that! My dads first Datsun was a '6
My Dad drove his new silver 2000 home from the dealership in 1969, when I was 10. Now it's parked in my garage, still drive it occasionally, but it's waiting to be restored .... Great list, great thr
I have the 70 1600 I bought in 1988. It was red then, originally Sora Blue, now Primrose Yellow. I first saw one in the driveway next door when I was about twelve. The man next door worked for Obi's
Nice idea Dan - good stories! I was 14 (1974) and wanted a Roadster after working with Kim Blough (now Idaho Z) for free to learn about sports cars. Found a black '68 1600 with red interior in town.
My dad was the Ford dealer in Emporia Kansas, and in the fall of 1966 Ford was on strike and he couln't get any new Fords from the factory. So when the Datsun rep came calling one day, and offered hi
Great story. Makes me think of the time my roadster quit in Salina, KS. I went to Beggs motor co., a Datsun Dealership Which was the size of a gas station (1971) and had them work on it. I ended up
Maybe we have a tie. My father bought my roadster new in 1966 (I was only two at the time). It was his second roadster. He bought a used '63 1500 with the third seat when he was stationed in Okinawa.