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    1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!

    PCH, Engines Not Found In Nature, Part II: Turbo Rotary Datsun 510 or V8 Austin-Healey Sprite?

    1971 Datsun 510
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    Image of TheClap TheClap
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    I want a Datsun 510. I want a Datsun 510 so bad. But $19000 is super steep. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @TheClap: Yeah, I want one super bad, too. But 19 grand? Jeez that's crazy. Not my type of mods either, though I'm a big fan of batteries relocated to the trunk. #1971datsun510
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    11/17/09

    @eggwich del fiero: Battery from front t back got me a solid 15 hundredths on the dragstrip. #1971datsun510
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    11/17/09

    @spuy767: I believe it. Putting that weight over the right rear should make a difference, .15 is impressive.
    I don't want to make any drivetrain mods til I get some more miles on my car, but battery relocation, lighter wheels and bigger tires, and short shifter here I come! (right after my novelty-sized check arrives, at least.) #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    CP, though I want to rescue this one...save it from the idiots.

    It's actually, in my mind, worth it without some of the crap in/on it. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    Save those kinds of "accessories" and stupid asking price for an early '90s Maxima.

    Pass the pipe. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    Poor thing's been raped. I love those cars, but this guy's taste is lacking. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    What a terrible thing to do to a straight 510. Flames and retarded wheels, yuk.

    When will people learn that the nice way to mod old cars is gently, and using period(ish) parts? #1971datsun510
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    I kinda like Datsun 510's, we had a wagon when I was a kid. I remember Mom driving it like a she-maniac, but that was normal. I thought it was just a crappy little car, and preferred the '71 Pontiac Safari Wagon that replaced it. It had a clamshell tailgate, which I thought was slick.

    I found out about the Datsun's racing heritage by reading "The Stainless Steel Carrot," by a BRE driver. Since then, I've respected 510's, but not this one. I wouldn't spend 19 grand of YOUR money on this crock. Crack. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    It's a lot of cheddar for this little mouse. Nicely done and turned out, but misses the essence of the original. Glad to see they went whole hog on the radio. The price is maybe good for the most perfect 510, or one with an impressive racing history. Ah, what is that sweet aroma of burning plastic filling my lungs? #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    That's the shiniest Datsun I've ever seen...but it's about $17,000 too Sunny for my taste. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    Meh. I love these cars for all the reasons that no longer apply to this one. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @Alfisted: Aptly put. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @Alfisted: I was about to post that the V6 is entirely wrong for this, but you've covered that as well. Bravo. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

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    And here's your complimentary subscription. #1971datsun510
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    Image of HammSammich HammSammich
    11/16/09

    @Novaload: Sweet! I've been planning to get a subscription to this magazine so I can decide which body kit will make my '95 Cavalier faster! #1971datsun510
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/16/09

    @HammSammich: Save your money and slap on thirty or forty stickers. You'll be running low twelves in the quarter mile in no time. #1971datsun510
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    Image of HammSammich HammSammich
    11/16/09

    @Six Flags Over Tomsk: Maybe I'll try that. The rear Deck spoiler I built for it using plans from an old Time/Life "How to Build" series doesn't seem to help at all. I think the handrail is creating too much drag. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Scuba Steve Scuba Steve
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    The mods that owner added do not appreciate in value, nor does the Datsun 510. Combining the two does not justify 19k, no way, no how. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @Scuba Steve: Unabused Datsun 510s have been appreciating over the past decade. In fact, I believe there was a DOTS post here on Jalopnik that mentioned that 510s have actually appreciated much faster and become more collectible than 2002s. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC:

    Ah, I stand corrected. It does have a certain charm to it, If done right. #1971datsun510
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    The 510 has fully earned its rep as a highly capable mini-BMW but let's face it - its mission was still low-priced econobox. The gods intended it to be a better-than-average appliance that can actually be tossed around a bit, not some tarted-up show queen that will never be driven in anger again. I'm sure a lot of effort went into this car, but I'm still calling Crack Pipe because of the misguided effort to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. #1971datsun510
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    11/16/09

    @tonyola: I'd say they took a perfectly good silk ear and tried turning it into a sow's Prada purse. #1971datsun510
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    I kinda like it and it looks like it's been pretty well done (or overdone). I wouldn't pay $19K for it though and for some reason it makes me think of Integra Girl... #1971datsun510
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    Pipe. Show cars are inherently useless. #1971datsun510
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/16/09

    In reply to 1971 Datsun 510 Showcar for $19,000!
    I want to drive the damn thing, not look at it.

    Nice work. Looks great. Probably goes like stink. But if I can't hit the pothole without wincing at there goes another $300 wheel instead of better check the toe-in later, then it's overdone.

    That's one mighty fine crack pipe you got there.
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    Image of an gucci skyline mane an gucci skyline mane
    11/17/09

    @Elhigh: $300 is pretty cheap..

    :| #1971datsun510
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    11/17/09

    @an gucci skyline mane: Last time I paid $300 for a wheel, it came with three more just like it, free.

    $300 ain't cheap. $50 is cheap - all you need is enough metal and strength to hold the air in and the car up under load. Everything else is money blown on looks and possible weight reduction.

    This thing would've looked sharp on freshly-painted junkyard Ranchos. That's what, $50 all the way around the car, plus one in the spare well? #1971datsun510
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