I'm back in Datsun - 67.5 2000
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:53 pm
Hey 311 community,
I couldn't be happier to find myself in a Datsun again after after so many years. Decades ago, I was driving, sometimes crashing, a Datsun as a high school and college kid. My Datsun journey began with a 1972 240z (crashed), then a 1971 240z. For some crazy reason I traded in my '71 for a new Celica in 1984. Missing the visceral experience the Datsun brought me, I found a 67.5 1600 in Dallas as a young Army 2LT. The Roadster traveled with me across the county through Cape Cod to Virginia Beach where it was finally sold in 1998. A third 240z, an orange '72, just like the first one was found in Florida in 2010, and sold in 2016, in favor of the '88 911 Carrera. My fondness of the '67.5 R16 from so many years ago was the impetus for me to keep my eye on the Datsun roadster and 240z market even as I plowed head-first into Porsche air-cooled ownership. The '67.5 was always the sweet-spot for me, even though I had never even saw one, but imaged it would feel like an early L24 motor I so enjoyed. I remember driving to Bob Sharpe Racing in my first 240z from my home in Rhode Island and spotting a race-prepped 2000 Roadster. I have no idea what year the car was, but I loved the thought of owning one. I had never seen one for sale until recently on BaT. Now I didn't buy that car, but I found the The550 Roadster for sale a month ago and moved on it pretty quickly given it's rarity. I would love to find a Roadster gathering somewhere Mid-Atlantic region or on the East Coast. So, your East Coast guys let me know if you interested in a meet-up and drive.
I couldn't be happier to find myself in a Datsun again after after so many years. Decades ago, I was driving, sometimes crashing, a Datsun as a high school and college kid. My Datsun journey began with a 1972 240z (crashed), then a 1971 240z. For some crazy reason I traded in my '71 for a new Celica in 1984. Missing the visceral experience the Datsun brought me, I found a 67.5 1600 in Dallas as a young Army 2LT. The Roadster traveled with me across the county through Cape Cod to Virginia Beach where it was finally sold in 1998. A third 240z, an orange '72, just like the first one was found in Florida in 2010, and sold in 2016, in favor of the '88 911 Carrera. My fondness of the '67.5 R16 from so many years ago was the impetus for me to keep my eye on the Datsun roadster and 240z market even as I plowed head-first into Porsche air-cooled ownership. The '67.5 was always the sweet-spot for me, even though I had never even saw one, but imaged it would feel like an early L24 motor I so enjoyed. I remember driving to Bob Sharpe Racing in my first 240z from my home in Rhode Island and spotting a race-prepped 2000 Roadster. I have no idea what year the car was, but I loved the thought of owning one. I had never seen one for sale until recently on BaT. Now I didn't buy that car, but I found the The550 Roadster for sale a month ago and moved on it pretty quickly given it's rarity. I would love to find a Roadster gathering somewhere Mid-Atlantic region or on the East Coast. So, your East Coast guys let me know if you interested in a meet-up and drive.
Great looking car, a 67 1/2 with Solex’s, the holly grail of roadsters. Welcome! The most reliable information will be found on this forum. Feel free to ask away.
