Another "fully restored" car. I went to see several of those in the NY area
and walked away laughing and sometimes mad if I had to travel a distance to
see it. An Earl Scheib PJ over rust :(
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Zubkoff" <datsun65@hotmail.com>
To: <adfox@iprimus.com.au>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 7:32 AM
Subject: Long Story....Re: Australian built Datsun?
> True Roadster story.....
>
> Was in Los Angeles visiting the family 3 months ago. The day before
> arriving, I had spoken with an owner of a 1964 SPL310 that was fully
> restored that was for sale. Everything was redone..new interior, red
paint,
> chrome, no rust, etc... The owner had previously lived in japan for 10+
> years and even brought the roadster back to Japan with him. The main
problem
> was after the car had been redone, he brought the car to a shop a while
> later to have some engine work done. He then left the car there for an
> extended period of time. When he returned to retrieve the car, not only
was
> the rebuilt engine not done.....the block was missing!!!
>
> Even though it was missing the block....for a fully restored original
> spl310....it was still worth the look, because a used 1600 block could
still
> be found.
>
> So here comes the FUN part....The car was in storage, so the owner and I
> took a 20 minute ride to see the car. On the way, I mention my profession,
> and the owner of the SPL310 tells me that he really wants to sell the car
> because he was considering moving to Australia to become an Ostrich
farmer.
> He then goes on to tell me that, he previously had planned on redoing the
> interior of the car....but not in leather.....but in Ostrich!!!!
>
> Okay.
>
> Fortunately...the interior was redone in Leather..and not Ostrich.
>
> Unfortunately...the car was really rough. Body damage on almost every
panel,
> a boat handle as a replacement for the trunk handle, Upside down bumper
from
> a 1970, no top, old carpet, interior never reintalled, only had the front
> insert for the grill (rechromed only that piece?), wrong emblems, rust,
and
> a paint job that looked worse than Earl Schieb's.
>
> Oh Well....
>
> Dan Zubkoff
> 1966 CSP311 Silvia (worth more than $1.50) :)
> 1966 SPL311
>
>
>
> >----- Original Message ----- From: datsunmike To: Adam Bradley ; Paul
> ><9laser3@bright.net>;
> >
> >Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 10:19 AM Subject: Re: Australian built
> >Datsun?
> >
> >
> > > "I'd ask what leads this person to believe it was built in Australia >
>
> >rather than Japan?" > > The Kangaroo seat covers, silly :) > > Mike
>
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