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I'm pretty much done with my Samurai rebuild. Everything mechanical is done, it is exactly the way I have dreamt about having it for 10 years. All I have left is a bit of body work and paint.
So what happens to me today? THIS!
A 1970 Datsun 510. I have always thought that these are cool, but never really looked too hard for one. We'll now I have one and it basically fell into my lap.
Sunday night I was leaving St. George for Las Vegas to take the Immigration Enforcement Agent exam (Which I think I did quite well on). I was filling up at the Texaco on Bluff Street and I noticed this little fella sitting by the Dixieland Tire and Service next door. It looked to be in pretty good shape for a 40 year old econobox.
On my way back to Salt Lake Monday I stopped by again and spoke with the owner. Turned out he was planning on dismantling it an selling off the parts, but if I wanted to buy the whole thing he would sell it to me for what he bought it for. A whopping $250! $250!!!!
So now I am the proud owner of a 1970 Datsun 510 4-door sedan in non-running condition with a pretty straight body and a sun beaten interior. I won't lie, I am super stoked, but I just got done with a pretty expensive rebuild on a vehicle most people would just toss. Do I really need another one? At least my wife is excited for this one.
So what happens to me today? THIS!
A 1970 Datsun 510. I have always thought that these are cool, but never really looked too hard for one. We'll now I have one and it basically fell into my lap.
Sunday night I was leaving St. George for Las Vegas to take the Immigration Enforcement Agent exam (Which I think I did quite well on). I was filling up at the Texaco on Bluff Street and I noticed this little fella sitting by the Dixieland Tire and Service next door. It looked to be in pretty good shape for a 40 year old econobox.
On my way back to Salt Lake Monday I stopped by again and spoke with the owner. Turned out he was planning on dismantling it an selling off the parts, but if I wanted to buy the whole thing he would sell it to me for what he bought it for. A whopping $250! $250!!!!
So now I am the proud owner of a 1970 Datsun 510 4-door sedan in non-running condition with a pretty straight body and a sun beaten interior. I won't lie, I am super stoked, but I just got done with a pretty expensive rebuild on a vehicle most people would just toss. Do I really need another one? At least my wife is excited for this one.
