one of my friends in Virginia worked for a Nissan Dealership before I met
him. he relayed how they had literally filled a couple good size dumpsters
with roadster parts because there was no demand and they got to take a tax
writeoff for tossing them. one thing I got from him that he'd picked up was
a 300ZX turbo motor with 23k miles that was missing one head and oil pan, as
well as any induction. was a warranty thing. hadn't ever seen bridged mains
before. still have the engine.
Craig Halsted
roadsters
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lehinger" <Lehinger@fwi.com>
To: "Datsun-Roadsters" <Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net>; "Adam Bradley"
<ambradley@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:45 PM
Subject: Parts destroyed or not the twilight zone
> In the late 70s early 80s the local Datsun/ Nissan dealer 1st sold
roadster
> parts at 60% off list to dump them... I bought $300 worth... the rest went
> into the dumpster. My high school bud worked there as a mechanic and
> brought me a whole lot more than my $300 worth. New tinted high wshield
in
> box, water pumps, etc... Claimed they did not have a market for them...
more
> demand for Z parts and they needed the shelf space.
>
> Hard to believe.... Not the Twilight Zone...
> Lee Ehinger
> OROC
> FT Wayne IN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Adam Bradley
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:10 PM
> To: datsunmike; datsun
> Subject: Re: Parts destroyed (was Re: Junk letters)
>
>
> Yeah, I e-mailed with him when they were for sale. He relisted his
> Patrol speedo because no one bid on it. I can't imagine there are NO
> Patrol owners interested in low-cost NOS NLA parts!
>
> But I do find that some of the parts on eBay (like the gas grommet,
> less than $7 from Rallye) are a bit overbid - it's bid up to over $12
> right now.
>
> Adam
> '70 1600
>
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Those NOS speedos on Ebay a few weeks ago were retrieved from the
> > garbage
> > after a Nissan Distribution facility decided to throw them out!!!!!!!
> > A guy
> > who worked there took them from the garbage and gave them to the guy
> > who
> > sold them before he moved . . . for free!!!!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> > To: "datsun" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:35 PM
> > Subject: Parts destroyed (was Re: Junk letters)
> >
> >
> > > A few years back, a friend of the family worked at a Nissan only
> > local
> > > wrecking yard. They were having trouble selling parts from
> > Roadsters
> > > (they were asking a lot, too) and found that most parts on their
> > junked
> > > cars were, well, junk. He bragged to me that they had them all
> > crushed
> > > and wouldn't get any more of them. I don't buy anything from them
> > > anymore.
> > >
> > > P.S.: On the pictures of that Roadster being crushed a few days
> > ago,
> > > did anyone notice that it was a complete car, with many useful
> > parts?
> > >
> > > --- Paul <9laser3@bright.net> wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> > > >
> > > > >No one is /forcing/
> > > > >the owners of older cars to do anything (yet... ).
> > > > >
> > > > >Gary McCormick
> > > >
> > > > It isn't a matter of forcing an owner to scrap his car. It's
> > the
> > > > loss of
> > > > parts of an already rare car that bothers me. The last time this
> > > > deal was
> > > > out, there were perfectly good cars being crushed because the
> > owner
> > > > felt
> > > > obligated to to his/her part to help the earth. Parts for our
> > > > beloved
> > > > roadsters are hard to find now. We can't sit back and let some
> > one
> > > > suggest
> > > > that the 'right' thing to do is crush a few more!
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.
> > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
> Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.
> http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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