Datsuns on Belle Isle 1973

**Wheels** · February-18-12, 01:47 PM

Has anyone told you this is DETROIT?

Does anyone really care about Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, or any other import for that matter?

**p69rrh51** · February-18-12, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Wheels

Has anyone told you this is DETROIT?

Does anyone really care about Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, or any other import for that matter?

Nissan-Datsun one in the same company. Datsun renamed itself after the parent company to avoid bad name recognition due to very poor products. Also yes there are many who care about imports and not just those from Japan!

**Huggybear** · February-18-12, 02:30 PM

Just the first minute shows a quadfecta of brands that were awful the late '60s/early '70s: Fiats, Subarus, Datsuns, and AMC!

HB

**p69rrh51** · February-18-12, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Huggybear

Just the first minute shows a quadfecta of brands that were awful the late '60s/early '70s: Fiats, Subarus, Datsuns, and AMC!

HB

I will take my 69 AMX and put it up against any competitor of the time! Also a good friend's father who "had" to drive an ambassador many years beyond its expected lifetime, most of its competitors barely lasted half as long as the amabassador did. And for Subaru, except for some rust issues were mechanically is solid as they are today.

**Packman41** · February-18-12, 10:23 PM

To p69rrh51:

You have an AMX too?? Mine is a 1968 with 23,500 miles and my brother has a 1969 that he customized. Welcome to the club. Name: 1968 AMX 75mb.JPG
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**p69rrh51** · February-18-12, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Packman41

To p69rrh51:

You have an AMX too?? Mine is a 1968 with 23,500 miles and my brother has a 1969 that he customized. Welcome to the club. Name: 1968 AMX 75mb.JPG
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Nice wheels!! I hope you add a least a few miles every year.
Also while not being a big fan of most Japanese manufacturers I would not mind owning a 240Z or a Toyota 2000GT.

**Zacha341** · February-19-12, 08:56 AM

That's right, look around there are plenty of Detroiters striving here with all matter of car [[if lucky seeing how the bus situation is). Yeah I recall the crud of Datsun and have never owned a Nissan! I am a Ford and Toyota driver for the most part, long term what I like to drive. I did drive a Nissan Maxima for a bit.....

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Nissan-Datsun one in the same company. Datsun renamed itself after the parent company to avoid bad name recognition due to very poor products. Also yes there are many who care about imports and not just those from Japan!

**black gold man** · February-18-12, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Wheels

Has anyone told you this is DETROIT?

Does anyone really care about Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, or any other import for that matter?

What a dumb ass remark why did you fucking click it.

People like this care

http://www.detroitdatsun.com/ And many other people in the DETROIT area. .

**Wheels** · February-18-12, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by black gold man

What a dumb ass remark why did you fucking click it.

People like this care

http://www.detroitdatsun.com/ And many other people in the DETROIT area. .

LMFAO I love this site. Technical info NONE

**black gold man** · February-18-12, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Wheels

LMFAO I love this site. Technical info NONE

The only thing it was to inform you of was your a dumb ass..

**Wheels** · February-18-12, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by black gold man

The only thing it was to inform you of was your a dumb ass..

Take another hit off that Datsun tail pipe and chill out.

**black gold man** · February-18-12, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Wheels

Take another hit off that Datsun tail pipe and chill out.

Ok your here that means your into DATSUNS.

Take a look at this guys addiction. There are many videos.

Every year dec 25 open party at jims.

**astongraham** · February-21-12, 09:36 PM

I care a great deal actually

Originally Posted by Wheels

Has anyone told you this is DETROIT?

Does anyone really care about Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, or any other import for that matter?

**black gold man** · February-21-12, 10:51 PM

Datsuns racing downfall

"Datsun 'Z' cars had won the last ten annual SCCA C-Production championships, so Freddy Baker's best practice lap was calculated to cause some unrest. No Jaguar of any kind had ever circulated Road Atlanta as quickly as this."

After the pace car left the track, the Datsun driver next to me [[Jim Fitzgerald) pulled out ahead of me, jumped the start, and the race still got the green flag. I was about half a car length behind him when they threw the flag. All of a sudden he turned right" [Baker was on the inside – to Fitzgerald's right] "and he started bouncing off the Jaguar......" "His door was hitting my left front fender. I thought 'Oh my God!' I could see the inside guard rail and the grass and had a picture of finishing the race, a DNF, on the first lap. He almost got me onto the grass. Without thinking I turned into him, trying to push him off and kept my foot to the floor."
"I got by Fitz on the straight. From that point on I hardly looked in my mirrors. The race is what's in front of you ; not what's behind. I just kept my foot in."
http://www.xclusively-jaguar.co.uk/x..._11-05-01.html

Must see if you like jags http://www.xclusively-jaguar.co.uk/n...y_2011/gtj.pdf

Some boys from Ohio fixed up an old jag and whopped ass on the DATSUNS.
The DATSUN crew saw how fast the jag was and drew straws to see who
was going to be the designated hitter to take the jag out.
Jim Fitzgerald wore the DD tag on his suit that day.
It is really a great story you should read up on.
but here is a video.