Vintage Datsun 1500, 1600, and 2000 Roadster Racing Photos

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Datsun 1500 Fairlady Racing Images

3rd National Stock Car Race (1964/08/16)
Grand National Class:



'64 THOMPSON CONN NATIONAL RACE (1964/09/07)

Bob Sharp's 1964 Datsun 1500 Race Cars:







'65 Bardahl Trophy Race (1965/08/24)



'65 SCCA North Eastern Division race (1965/09/25)



Enjoy,

Michael

[Dano]

These are awsome!Would make great posters.

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Datsun 1600 Racing Images

4th Clubman race Fuji tournament (1966/03/27)



GT: # 27 Fairlady / Isamu Kasuya


GT: # 25 Fairlady / Kunimitsu Takahashi


'66 3rd Japan Grand Prix (1966/05/03)

GT class start




All Japan Automobile Club against race (bridge circuit) (1967/01/15)



'67 Rothman 12-hour race (1967/09/03)

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Datsun 2000 Racing Images

'67 4th Japan Grand Prix (1967/05/03)

GT (Grand Touring) class start


Fairlady 2000 (winner: Kurosawa Motoharu)


Fairlady 2000 (second place: Masahiro Hasemi)


'67 Suzuka 12-hour car race (1967/07/22)





'68 Japan Grand Prix (1968/05/03)

GT (Grand Touring) Class Start


Fairlady 2000 (winner: Kenji Miyakotai)




Fairlady 2000 (second place: Mitsuo Tamura)


Fairlady 2000 (third place: Tsujimoto Seiichiro)

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More Datsun 2000 Roadster Racing Images

'69 SCCA · National Race South Pacific Division first leg (1969/02/23)

Jack Scoville Wins at Las Vegas




'69 JAF Grand Prix (1969/05/03)

Fairlady 2000 (winner: Toshimori Yasushi-shi)




'69 NET Speed ​​Cup (1969/08/10)

GC: # 2 Fairlady 2000


GC: # 22 Fairlady 2000


'69 Japan Grand Prix (1969/10/10)

GT Touring Class Start


Fairlady 2000 (second place: Kurosawa ShunTakeshi)


Fairlady 2000 (third place: Hisao Koizumi)


5th Shevuron Surfers Paradise 6-hour race (1969/11/02)

# 12 Fairlady

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Just imagine what this sounded like....

[theunz]

Thanks for the early Christmas present Michael. Fascinating photos indeed! A time when you could drive your race car to and from the track. Mike

[spriso]

Thanks Mike--

It is very interesting to study the variations in oil coolers, fresh air brake ducts, wheel flares, and some interesting attempts at aero in these images.

Michael.

[theunz]

Looks like one even has the hideous fastback hard top.

[theunz]

Interesting how all the cars in the Japaneese races are running steel wheels, while the U.S. Cars are using alloys. I'm sure our strong economy had something to do with how much better prepared the American cars were.

[msampsel]

i loved seeing the plethora of right hand drives all at once!

[Alvin]

Michael THANK YOU!

I think I nearly passed out too much good stuff at once!



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1500s ARE TERRIBLE and SLOW AS #*$&$!

[Alvin]

[msampsel]

Looks like most of the Japanese cars liked to race with hardtops (maybe class specific) I'm not writing a book ...

Bob Sharp and team liked no top and short windshield. Wonder which was better ... ho hum ...

[sports imports]

I liked the Surrey top on the 1500 in the first picture at the back. Window at the rear and no top. Oops, its a TR4, hence the Surrey or targa top. Anyways, I think these would work great on a Datsun.



Ross
sports imports