New '66 1600 Owner in Southern Cal
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:33 pm
I am a new owner from Southern Cal who recently purchased a beautiful '66 1600 from a prior 311s.0rg member who was moved out the country.
I had previously had access to a 1600 many moons ago when I was in high school and loved driving old roadsters. My first car I purchased was a '71 Triumph Spitfire that was really fun, but really impractical for a broke college student. I had been searching for a old roadster for about 6 months and when I came across this '66 which had the advantages of being in really great shape, being local, and being within my budget. While the car is in great shape and I am getting used to the quirks of owning a 50 year old car again.
Within a week or two of ownership I have had a few minor issues such as the drivers window crank falling off (if anyone has picture or info on where to get a new retention spring, it would be much appreciated), the drivers door latch wouldn't close (fixed with a search from this site) and the key is now firmly stuck in the trunk lock (I have tried the "wire trick" without success so far...if anyone has a picture or diagram of trunk latch it may help me maneuver the wire).
Despite the quirks, I love driving the car and glad to be part of the Datsun Community.
Ill post pictures soon.
Thanks,
Jeff
I had previously had access to a 1600 many moons ago when I was in high school and loved driving old roadsters. My first car I purchased was a '71 Triumph Spitfire that was really fun, but really impractical for a broke college student. I had been searching for a old roadster for about 6 months and when I came across this '66 which had the advantages of being in really great shape, being local, and being within my budget. While the car is in great shape and I am getting used to the quirks of owning a 50 year old car again.
Within a week or two of ownership I have had a few minor issues such as the drivers window crank falling off (if anyone has picture or info on where to get a new retention spring, it would be much appreciated), the drivers door latch wouldn't close (fixed with a search from this site) and the key is now firmly stuck in the trunk lock (I have tried the "wire trick" without success so far...if anyone has a picture or diagram of trunk latch it may help me maneuver the wire).
Despite the quirks, I love driving the car and glad to be part of the Datsun Community.
Ill post pictures soon.
Thanks,
Jeff
