Richard - dreams do come true. I had a similar experience. I had taken my
'63 to a local shop for some work and they told me the delivery gal saw it
and asked if I wanted another "Fairlady". Since my is a true Fairlady, I was
intrigued, so I dropped by the local NAPA auto parts heading home and talked
with her. They had a car in the backyard for 7 years parked by her dad and it
was heading to the scrap heap.
We stopped by (yeah my wife was with me - tow bar in hand) and discovered it
was not a fairlady ('63 - '65), but a '69 2000 with a scripted FAIRLADY
insignia on the back. It was not covered, top windows were gone, mud and
leaves
3 - 4 inches deep inside, but I saw potential.
You can see its evolution on _www.wycroc.org_ (http://www.wycroc.org) under
OUR GANG - Gary Lasater. It's now a gorgeous yellow and black and runs like
a banshee.
BTW - that was my third roadster around the house (now have 5).
Gary Lasater - Parker CO
founding member _www.WyCROC.org_ (http://www.wycroc.org/)
1963 SPL310-00161C
1963 SPL310-00289B (Single Carb)
1964 SPL310-01289
1969 SRL311-12536 (licensed as '70)
1970 SPL311-28169
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