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    1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup

    1965 Chevrolet El Camino

    There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix!

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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    The styling is like a reverse mullet. A party up front, all business in the back.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    I honestly have not seen this face before. At least in my part of the country, we had to wait a few years past 65 to start seeing these strange rolling tiny trucks--everyone else still have gangly old F150s and such.
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    11/21/09

    @Novaload: It was a few years later before these little things started to show up in Florida at all and then there were only a few of the models with larger engines.

    The Chicken Tax did a good job of keeping them from getting a start in the market on this coast. As I recall, it was not until they started "making" them in the U.S. that you saw many of them on the road.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    Dear automakers,

    Go purchase this vehicle then have all engineers and designers examine it for weeks. No, months. As long as it takes for them to realize this is a proper work truck.

    Note the lack of luxury car features from the time it was built. You get gauges, a few knobs, lights, and a radio.

    Thank you.
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    Image of skitter skitter
    11/21/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: You may need to strike it repeatedly with your marketing and product placement people, so they can understand it by osmosis.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    @skitter: Yeah, but the sell here is everyone has their own damn iPodule so they don't need an old timey built in radio. Just stick a couple of cupholders and you're good to go.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    Oh my lord this hurts. I can't watch. I will crosspost this to Japanesenostalgiccar.com in the hope that what can be saved, will be.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    @Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Yeah, but Ms. Murilee already ruined it by prying off the cool badges.
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    I would snap that up in a heartbeat... the really old Datsun pickups are way cool, easy to fix and work on (lots of parts from later Datsun's can work on them), and when it's done it's fairly rare... Now if I just wasn't 6'4" - that cab's a little small...
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    I hope you snagged the fender badge too. That's cooler than all the 24" fender badges in Oakland combined!
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    11/21/09

    @LTDScott: +1.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: +2
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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    11/21/09

    @Novaload: Ah... shit. +3
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
    So, it's short a carburetor and air cleaner, the master cylinder, the front bumper and a radiator cap? The sucker hardly has any rust. Just a solid old, nicely cared for pickup.

    Looks like that Datsun has a few hundred thousand more miles left in it. A long afternoon's work, and you're back on the road.

    Murilee, I hope you grabbed the badges...
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1965 Chevrolet El Camino

    First a '69 and now a '65. These neatly bracket my favorite year for Chevelle and El Camino styling - 1967. That year featured a bold grille and wraparound rear lights along with a little more flair to the basic 1964-vintage body.

    The 1964 Chevelle was somewhat unappealing because of its incredibly cheap-looking grille fronting a bland and boxy body. The '65 grille was an improvement, but it took the 1966 facelift to bring some much-needed curves to the overall Chevelle styling. However, the '66 also lost a great body style - the two-door wagon. To me, that model is almost up there with the El Cam in coolness. Oh well, you win some and you lose some... #1965
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/15/09

    @tonyola: I personally like the early years better. Same with Novas. #1965
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/15/09

    @tonyola: The two-door wagons were cool. Reminds me of the 1955-57 Nomad. Alas, they apparently didn't sell too well; the Standard Catalog of American Cars lists 1964 production at a mere 2,710. There's no production breakout for 1965, but it looks like only a low-end 300 was offered. #1965
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    11/15/09

    @DrLemming: Yeah, looks like they were sold as bottom-end budget workingman's wagons. Chevy should have trimmed it as an SS (or at least a Malibu) and marketed it to the young surfer/sport crowd. #1965
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/15/09

    @tonyola: At least one person has built a phantom '66 two-door. Definitely a cool body style. #1965
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1965 Chevrolet El Camino
    Back in Car & Drivers' golden years it ran an essay about automotive design trends. I recall it referring to the 1964 Chevelle as the pinnacle of the "anycar" look.

    Sounds about right to me. The 1964-65s were pretty bland and generic. You wouldn't know they were a Chevy unless finding the logo. #1965
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    11/15/09

    In reply to 1965 Chevrolet El Camino
    Pretty nice, if you can't get the matching Ranchero. I really admire the owner's consistent commitment to primer. #1965
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1965 Chevrolet El Camino
    You don't see full-on primer like that much anymore, at least not where I am. Chevy really hit its stride with these Chevelle/Mallibu designs--why not bring them back, Chevy? One square one and one rounded?
    On the good news front, I've almost persuaded my family that we need to go to Alameda, CA for vacation. They don't fully understand, but I think they're just tired of hearing about it. Hey, whatever works! #1965
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    11/15/09

    In reply to 1965 Chevrolet El Camino
    I like the boxier lines on the Chevelle, but on the ElCo, I prefer the '68-'72 models. Of course, I'd gladly still rock one, and this one is pretty sweet. #1965
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    11/02/09

    In reply to There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix!
    Jeff appears to be leading the life I would very much like to lead. However, in my version, there's a Fintail Mercedes Benz sedan with an M-100 engine under the hood....and I'm somehow taller. #fordcortina
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/02/09

    In reply to There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix!
    I'm envious and so on, but mainly I'm envious of anyone who knows a girl who'd appreciate a Fiat 850. #fordcortina
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    11/01/09

    In reply to There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix!
    How does that work for smog if the car is a 1965 and the engine is post 2000? #fordcortina
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @87CapriceEstate: In California, vehicles built in 1975 or before are exempt from emissions testing.

    With a post-'75 car, you can drop a newer engine into the car and get a Bureau Of Automotive Repair referee to certify it. At that point, the car will be tested to meet the emissions standards of the year of engine manufacture. #fordcortina
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    11/01/09

    @Murilee Martin: Thanks and I hope the skulls were a smash hit! #fordcortina
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