Datsun 510 Roadster or Datsun Roadster 510?

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Datsun 510 Roadster or Datsun Roadster 510?

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Not mine, looks interesting...not too keen on the boxy top...but who needs a top anyway?

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Love it with the top down. Not so much with the top up. I think the roll bar would be better black so it doesn't stick out so much.
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Yep, agree on all that. this is a unibody car, so like the Z's, when you chop of the top of the box you have to add a serious c-channel under the doors, else they don't fit for long.
that top looks to be Jeep or Bronco, shortened a bit.
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The problem with the top is that it is too square in the back. If it were slanted like like the original top, it would look worlds better.
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jrusso07 wrote:Not mine, looks interesting...not too keen on the boxy top...but who needs a top anyway?

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4240830874.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I don't know why, but there are two roadster versions for sale here in SoCal........

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