This email reminded me of a very cool web picture...
http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/osawa/carAlbum/JCCA97.2/IMAGE012.JPEG
Has a picture of a Silvia CSP311 and Toyota Sports 800 side by side.
Dan Zubkoff
San MAteo, CA
1966 CSP311, SPL311
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>, "John F Sandhoff"
><sandhoff@csus.edu>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: OT Toyota sports 800 and more
>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:18:21 -0500
>
>From what I remember all Toyota Sports were right hand drive and they were
>only exported to countries that have such vehicles, like England. There
>probably were conversions done to import them into other countries.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>;
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:44 AM
>Subject: Re: OT Toyota sports 800 and more
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > I know someone in Sacramento who owns one of these (in better
> > condition, too). Unfortunately it spends most of its time buried in
> > his garage... And I believe my friends' is RHD (it's been a while
> > since I've seen it and I've never been in it).
> >
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > --- John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu> wrote:
> > > For those looking for a unique alternative, this showed up in
> > > our local paper. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE CAR, except
> > > what I found on a web page: twin cylinder, 800 cc, 4 spd (see
> > > http://hometown.aol.com/Spinnetti/Pages/s800_page/Sports800.html)
> > >
> > > 1959 Toyota sports 800 - extremely rare, totally restored targa top
> > > coupe Incredible amount of spares! $12,750. 530-620-5175 ext 11 days,
> > > 530-620-5319 eves
> > >
> > > p.s. This is the Northern CA area. Also listed are: 52 MGTD, 58 TR3,
> > > 59 BMW Isetta, 60 Turner, 74 mini cooper S
> > >
> > > -- John
> > > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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