Went and saw that 1970 1600 listed on craigslist. It looked fine, has ZERO rust... Not even corrosion. The fenderwells were sparkling clean, just normal road dust.. Drove my first 1600 and I say they are snappy little guys aren't they.. Seats are perfect, new carpet nicely done, new cloth top and the interior is about a 8 out of 10 with the dash having a crack or two.
Oil pressure read about 1/2 while driving. Shifter felt good, went into all gears well. Clutch did not slip or jerk or grab. Exhaust smelled nice and clean.
A light tap in the left rear, looked underneath and it was nicely repaired. nothing major, extremely minor.
Has all original wheels with the nice grey color to them. Original owners manual as well. No rust or rot in the trunk.
I was pleasantly surprised by the zip in this car. Makes me drool to think what a 2000 would do..
So..., I paid 5800 for it..
It was built in April of 1970. Might be the newest known out there..
Your opinions please? Still going to get a 2000 just wanna be sure I did OK with this one.
The original paint was that puke mountain dew green ( yellow??)
So did I do OK? Be honest...
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datsun65
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Is this the car?
If so, I think you did okay...
The 70 1600 is a cool car, but probably the least collectible of the roadster models. But, all roadsters are pretty rare & all are very cool. Does the car still have its air injection system/smog pump?
Having a good top and interior is always a nice.....
The roadster never came stock in a 'puke mountain dew green'. There was a pale yellow color though.No, green color though.
Let's see some pictures....
Dan
If so, I think you did okay...
The 70 1600 is a cool car, but probably the least collectible of the roadster models. But, all roadsters are pretty rare & all are very cool. Does the car still have its air injection system/smog pump?
Having a good top and interior is always a nice.....
The roadster never came stock in a 'puke mountain dew green'. There was a pale yellow color though.No, green color though.
Let's see some pictures....
Dan
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Sounds like you've done good to me.
Hell yes a 1600 scoots. It was built for a tight twisty road. In that environment the biggest difference between a SR and an SP is the skill, confidence and hell-bent craziness of the driver. Sure, on the straight. a good running SR will eat up an healthy SP. But on the curves.. Well, Nissan geared the SP to snap out of the curve to dive into the next.
Go through the brake system and drive train like your life depended on it, and put her through her paces. That's her true purpose. Looking pretty is secondary to that.
Hell yes a 1600 scoots. It was built for a tight twisty road. In that environment the biggest difference between a SR and an SP is the skill, confidence and hell-bent craziness of the driver. Sure, on the straight. a good running SR will eat up an healthy SP. But on the curves.. Well, Nissan geared the SP to snap out of the curve to dive into the next.
Go through the brake system and drive train like your life depended on it, and put her through her paces. That's her true purpose. Looking pretty is secondary to that.
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Honestly, I like it......cause it looks just like my car! (hub caps in trunk)
http://community.webshots.com/photo/547 ... 2546rPOKCX
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Why?
Mostly from both the value guides (not much help here) and my own observations from watching the prices of roadsters over the past 15 years. Please don't take my observations as fact...just my opinion (BTW: I've previously owned two 70 1600s in the past)
In the guides, the 2000s almost always commands higher prices than the 1600s.
The 1970 model also had the culmination of many changes which were made to the 68 and up models...
1) Smog Gear / Air Injection System
2) Alternator Relocation to the exhaust side of the engine
3) Funky return mini gas tank reseviour
4) Rectangular Marker lights (like the 510 & z cars)
5) Large reflectors in the rear, vs the smaller relectors which were stacked vertically
6) Big front turn signal lights vs smaller light with chrome bezal used on 63-69
and more...
Now as I said...all roadsters are cool..I like them all. But, from the $$ perspective (again, my own personnal observation), it just doesn't seem like the 70 1600 command as high as a premium as many of the other models out there...
Mostly from both the value guides (not much help here) and my own observations from watching the prices of roadsters over the past 15 years. Please don't take my observations as fact...just my opinion (BTW: I've previously owned two 70 1600s in the past)
In the guides, the 2000s almost always commands higher prices than the 1600s.
The 1970 model also had the culmination of many changes which were made to the 68 and up models...
1) Smog Gear / Air Injection System
2) Alternator Relocation to the exhaust side of the engine
3) Funky return mini gas tank reseviour
4) Rectangular Marker lights (like the 510 & z cars)
5) Large reflectors in the rear, vs the smaller relectors which were stacked vertically
6) Big front turn signal lights vs smaller light with chrome bezal used on 63-69
and more...
Now as I said...all roadsters are cool..I like them all. But, from the $$ perspective (again, my own personnal observation), it just doesn't seem like the 70 1600 command as high as a premium as many of the other models out there...
Dan
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I had a little friendly run through mountian twisties with a 2L Solex car. I was in my bone stock 1600. I did just fine, thank you very much. He was leading so I could tell from what he was doing what the road ahead was like. I dove into the corners harder and braked later and kept up fine. I expect that if I had been leading he would have been all over me and would have passed. Went on a run with the local Z club. In tight stuff the 1600 kept up fine. Out in the open it was all over of course. Just can't keep up with those long legs of the Z.
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Yeah, me neither, Mark, especially the "Then I do my taxes..." comment. If the car's that nice, it should have you grinning every time you take 'er for a spin. Heck, mine's under a tarp waiting for brakes, and I still smile. 
Just curious, Peter, that's all.
Just curious, Peter, that's all.
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'67 1600 - frame off started in 2014. Now I know why roadster projects take so long. What a stupid idea.
'66 1600 - parts car
'66 WPL411 ***SOLD***
A couple of Porsches, a RAV4 Hybrid, and a motorcycle
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