Leigh-
Interesting pictures! Thanks for sharing them...
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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shifty wrote:
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> Hi folks,
>
> I bid low on some early Datsun photos on Ebay (yes, I'm an Ebay addict),
> and what do you know, I won!
>
> They are from a Detroit auto exec's trip to Japan in the mid 1930's. His
> wife is the woman in the photos. If anyone is interested in early Datsun
> photos, the guy I bought them from says he has more - I can put you in
> touch.
>
> As near as I can figure, using the Pictorial History of Pre-war Datsun,
> the cars are a 1935 sedan and a 1935 roadster. Funny, it seems they
> changed the sidemarkers every year back then as well - good thing or I'd
> have no way to guess!
>
> I made some desktop pictures (wallpaper for you Windows types) at 1024 x
> 768, check 'em out at:
>
> http://www.shiftco.com/early_datsun/
>
> Also, if anyone could proof my katakana, I would be grateful (I know just
> enough to get myself in trouble!).
>
> Leigh Brooks
> San Francisco
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