Does your roadster have a Name?
Moderators: notoptoy, S Allen, Solex68
- RBMann
- Roadsteraholic
- Posts: 546
- Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:37 pm
- Location: Kenmore, WA
- Model: 1500/1600
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Does your roadster have a Name?
Do you have a name for your roadster?
Meet Kiku, which means Chrysanthemum in Japanese and is also the Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan. A Fairlady that doesn't mind getting dirty on a drive.
Meet Kiku, which means Chrysanthemum in Japanese and is also the Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan. A Fairlady that doesn't mind getting dirty on a drive.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
RBMann
mechanic on '69-1600(not mine)
mechanic on '69-1600(not mine)
- PandaBoy
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 110
- Joined: Thu May 21, 2015 1:35 pm
- Location: Ridgeway, ON Canada
- Model: 2000
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
Yes, I call it %&$#?@! every time that there is another issue.
Michael Borysenko
Ridgeway, ON Canada
1969 SRL311-10641
1990 Porsche 928 S4
2007 Infiniti FX45
2009 Infiniti FX50S
Ridgeway, ON Canada
1969 SRL311-10641
1990 Porsche 928 S4
2007 Infiniti FX45
2009 Infiniti FX50S
- AC77
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 472
- Joined: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:21 am
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
It was Boise since that's where I got it and it seemed to be as good a name as any. But after having it, I think the PO painted it green because it's a money pit, so I'm considering a name change
- Gregs672000
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 9064
- Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:47 pm
- Location: Tacoma, WA
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
The Blaster. At least that is what I often refer to it as. Not sure if that is in relation to it being a blast to drive, or in relation to the Jedi referring to a blaster as a "crude but effective weapon." Datsun Roadster: Clearly a crude but effective weapon!
Greg Burrows
'67 2000 #588
Tacoma, WA
'67 2000 #588
Tacoma, WA
- jrusso07
- Roadsteraholic
- Posts: 1701
- Joined: Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:02 am
- Location: Penn Yan, NY
- Model: 2000
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
My yellow 70 is Cynthia. Cus I like the name. Must be some subliminally created attachment there somewhere in the mess of thoughts and confusion some call a brain.
Joe
1969 SRL311 - Solex
1970 SPL311 - U20 mod
1970 SRL311
1969 SRL311 - Solex
1970 SPL311 - U20 mod
1970 SRL311
- spl310
- Roadster Guru
- Posts: 13217
- Joined: Sun Dec 29, 2002 10:38 pm
- Location: In front of this keyboard... in Jacksonville, Florida!
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
I remember that Andrew Murphy named his 67.5 2000 Hiro.
"Wow, a Roadster!" Stuart Little
1967.5 2000
1967.5 2000
1964 1500
1964 1500
1967.5 1600
1968 chassis
2006 Acura MDX
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI wagon
1995 F350 Powerstroke!
More...
1967.5 2000
1967.5 2000
1964 1500
1964 1500
1967.5 1600
1968 chassis
2006 Acura MDX
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI wagon
1995 F350 Powerstroke!
More...
-
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 1627
- Joined: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:53 pm
- Location: Not Here
- Model: 1500/1600
- Year: Low Windshield-64-67.5
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
"Frankie"
Short for Frankenstein, because there are parts from so many different vehicles in/on it...
GM alternator and temperature sensors
Ford throttlebody and injectors
Honda fuel pump and regulator
Mazda (additional) fuse panel
Volvo calipers
Altima rotors
240SX 5spd (changed 5th gear)
'84 Nissan Diesel front housing for tranny
Used to have a portion of a Subaru air intake, removed for now....
240Z clutch
Many various aftermarket parts also....gauges, springs, shocks....
Custom EFI intake and header.....
But, that name is only on here...at home it's just "the Datsun"....
Short for Frankenstein, because there are parts from so many different vehicles in/on it...
GM alternator and temperature sensors
Ford throttlebody and injectors
Honda fuel pump and regulator
Mazda (additional) fuse panel
Volvo calipers
Altima rotors
240SX 5spd (changed 5th gear)
'84 Nissan Diesel front housing for tranny
Used to have a portion of a Subaru air intake, removed for now....
240Z clutch
Many various aftermarket parts also....gauges, springs, shocks....
Custom EFI intake and header.....
But, that name is only on here...at home it's just "the Datsun"....
-
- Roadster Fanatic
- Posts: 162
- Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:08 pm
- Location: Spokane, Wa.
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
My car has had a hard existence, it could have been scrapped decades ago so, I don't cuss at it. The previous two owners I cuss at.
While it is up on jack stands I have taught my grand kids to call it "The Lump".
When it moves under its own power I will call it "Consuelo", the first owner (I think). She is the one who drove it to the beaches in SoCal and to Palomar U. in 1970. I hope she had a good time at the beach.
While it is up on jack stands I have taught my grand kids to call it "The Lump".
When it moves under its own power I will call it "Consuelo", the first owner (I think). She is the one who drove it to the beaches in SoCal and to Palomar U. in 1970. I hope she had a good time at the beach.
- Cyclewrks
- Roadster Fanatic
- Posts: 119
- Joined: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:30 am
- Location: Nashville, TN area
- Model: 1500/1600
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
Mine is named Julie after Julie Andrews who was the original Eliza in the My FairLady on Broadway. She lost the movie role to Aubrey Hepburn (whose singing was overdubbed in the movies to boot) when Warner Studios didn't think Andrews had the star power to make the movie a success.
"Life is not a journey to the grave intent to arrive safely in a pretty, well preserved body-but rather arriving in a broadside skid, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming "Damn, what a friggin ride!"- Anon
'70 1600
'70 1600
- jarhead
- Roadster Enthusiast
- Posts: 230
- Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:55 am
- Location: Fairfield, CT
- 68DSU
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 1000
- Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:02 am
- Location: Fair Oaks, Ca.
- Model: 1500/1600
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
Mine is, "The DSU". Named by the bride it reflects the only letters remaining on the hood.
Rick
Constantly working on the Datsun whenever I get around to it.
1968 SPL 311
1987 Toyota MR2 T-top (don't hate, wife's car)
2014 Ford Mustang convertible
SPF 50
Constantly working on the Datsun whenever I get around to it.
1968 SPL 311
1987 Toyota MR2 T-top (don't hate, wife's car)
2014 Ford Mustang convertible
SPF 50
- car_cursed
- Roadster Fanatic
- Posts: 167
- Joined: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:42 am
- Location: Salt Lake
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
My kids refer to it as the Red Car, my wife probably has some less than kind names.
64 3 seater 1500
72 Vespa small frame 90
58 VW Ragtop Bug
72 Vespa small frame 90
58 VW Ragtop Bug
- crzydave
- Roadster Newby
- Posts: 24
- Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:31 am
- Location: North Dallas
- tjp
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 2564
- Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:49 am
- Location: Belleville, WI
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
Rusty....as in the RustyRoadster because she was my Dad's daily driver from new until about 20 years later, including hundreds of trip to Tahoe to ski, three years in England where they salt the roads and more years in after all that when my brother drove her while in college in San Francisco..........so she is a rusty crusty Roadster in need of new sheet metal.
My junk pile:
71 Jeep Gladiator. Restored w/#s matching engine. My WeeBeasty
70 1600 legit 2nd owner. Stroked and bored
Several salvaged w access to a barn full of parts, part cars & whole cars
......What's in the barn is for sale. What do you need?
71 Jeep Gladiator. Restored w/#s matching engine. My WeeBeasty
70 1600 legit 2nd owner. Stroked and bored
Several salvaged w access to a barn full of parts, part cars & whole cars
......What's in the barn is for sale. What do you need?
- datseen
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 224
- Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:18 pm
- Location: Los Angeles
- Contact:
Re: Does your roadster have a Name?
Datseen in honor of our buddy who couldn't pronounce Datsun. The name stuck. I ordered custom plates a while ago and they have been sitting at the DMV I've been hesitant about removing the original plates with the discontinued month sticker. They want me to turn them in when i pick up the new plates.
Jon T
'69 2000
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datseen69/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX031T ... Rx0DhiqX5Q
Website: http://www.datseen.com (just pics, no useful info )
'69 2000
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datseen69/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX031T ... Rx0DhiqX5Q
Website: http://www.datseen.com (just pics, no useful info )