Hot on the heels of the Dave Frellsen update (and BTW, thanks for the feedback) we finally have an update that doesn't relate to SCCA roadster racing. In '68 and '69, factory Solex roadsters were ent
The GT-R Concept that may hit the US was featured in the January issue of Road & Track (Page 44). It may not be called the Skyline, certainly in Japan, because it looks nothing like the Skyline Sedan
These caps also fit the Libres which I'm now running on my 1600. If the "Z" in your caps has a black rubberised surround then Mark "Stickerman" Dent's Datsun stickers (very slightly trimmed to fit th
BRE actually started with CenterLines on the roadsters, moved to AR Libres and only later went on to the AR Le Mans wheels, which Pete Brock designed. Bob McQueen and Gene Felton kept the Le Mans wh
<<Damn, those are nice shots! Now, if we can just get SOVREN to recognize the validity of all your research, maybe they'll let the roadster racers use spooks. They were trying to claim that the spook
Cool - I'd not seen a few of those pics before - plenty more where those came from and some pages on Elroy will follow - here's a taster of Elroy's 1600 and his cool Datsun pickup in 1967: http://ww
If 00113 is the serial number then that's a very early 1600 - there can't be many survivors before number 113. Mike Bell's Registry shows just one car earlier than this. Rob www.fairlady.org /// dats
Hi Mark The Club Cobra site is down at the moment but the following is the mirror site - they have around 3000 members who can answer any questions and there's a load of info on the site itself - Fro
If anyone's interested I have a new web address (although the old one still works) www.fairlady.org Thanks again to Van Pham for the continued use of his cool spinning D logo. There are lots of deve
I've uploaded a number of the images from the mag plus a few that weren't featured. Check the link through the main page: www.datsun.org/fairlady/intro.htm The Practical Classics images have been sc
This month there's a fantastic roadster race shot showing Gene Felton, Dave Frellsen and Fitzy - you rarely get a (roadster) race shot that captures the action like this one. Check out URL: www.dats
I needed to shout this one from the roof tops I finally have my daily driver back after the "Cobra" incident on 3 August (4 1/2 months ago). Around #7,000 (about$10,500) later, she is finally a new c
Mr Iizuka's tail lamp design for the roadster did not originally include the reflectors - this was an afterthought to comply with the legislation of various countries - still a great design though. H
Hi George If there's a little rust it's my 1600 - if there's no rust it's the 2000! In the original book (The Ultimate Classic Car book) they digitally removed the rust - DK gave me a pre-production
Does anyone have any Zagato badges I can stick on the roadster? Seems like they help the price. Rob 2000 Roadster DB4GT (I wish) 1600 Roadster Volante (with rust) /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sid - got this off the web: << There is not currently a strong reason for avoiding contact of a battery with a concrete floor. The battery's contact with the concrete should not create a problem with
Hi John Just saw this post from a while back - I think this is the one: http://www.ncrscca.com/texas.jpg They look like JapCo wings etc from Jap-Co Race Glass http://www.piner.com/japco Roadster Pri