Hereward Dundas-Taylor's right hand drive 1969 2 liter. Purchased 12/1986. U20, Solex powered with a 5 speed gear box. Exterior color deep gold with a faun with red trimed interior. No roll bar. Car has both hard and soft tops. Car is in show room condition. Nick named "Goldie". Hereward hails from Sydney, New South Wales, Austrailia and is a member of the Datsun Sports Owners of Australia.
Special Notes:
(1) wiring harness had the factory date tag of August 1969
(2) Wheels had the factory date stamp of September 1969
(3) Steering box was the later 1970 variety
(4) front indcators were also the larger non chromed 1970 variety.
(5) 1969 speedo
(6) Original Colour: Red
(7) 2000cc U20 Engine with 5 Speed Transmittion
Driven daily as 1st car by all owners since 1969/70. Known history: Bought by Hereward Dundas-Taylor (email:roadster@dundas-taylor.com) Black Friday 13th December, 1986 as is AU$3,300 from bodgy car dealer in Townsville, North Queensland. Previous owner a female. Previous to that a Lawyer. Car originally sold new in Ingham, North Queensland, Australia.
Major Trauma's & Restorations:
(1) Nth Queensland. Sometime in 1970's: front drivers side head-on impact while crossing One lane bridge in Nth Qld. Rebuilt.
(2) Townsville, Queensland: 1st minor restore: pre-1983. ReColoured to dull-White
(3) Brisbane, Queensland. 1987 (August): single car accident (down hill backwards - no brakes).
(4) Brisbane, Queensland. 1989: 1st major restore, 100% stripped: ReColoured to Tichion Gold - see photo.(costing AU$15,000)
(5) Brisbane, Queensland. 1989 (October): accident. Hit a Four Wheel Drive in the rear (bad road surface).
(6) Sydney, NSW. 1992: First major engine rebuild at 110,000 miles. Costing AU$3,500
(7) Sydney, NSW. 1996 (December): stolen and trashed. Car retrieved May 1997.
(8) Gold Coast, Queensland. 2002 - 2003: completely rebuilt on Gold Coast. Sandblasted & ReColoured to Mica Gold
Supplied Photo taken 6th March 1995 infront of the Pacific Ocean, Kiama, NSW Coast (South of Sydney), Australia.
Photo taken by then owner, Hereward Dundas-TaylorDetails are on the picture. Hereward hails from Austrailia.