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Craigslist ad from the Datsun Cars/Trucks for sale reminds me of a story


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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/car/404539368.html From the for sale section. I like that v8 69, looks pretty clean!

 

About 2 years back, my cousin had a 67, with a 327/M20 combo. Had a narrowed Mopar 8.75" rear end, with posi (not sure of the gears though). He paid $1500, and it was it good shape. He bought it on a Monday, and wrecked it the Friday of that week! He was driving normal, going around a corner in the rain, and it just came around and slammed into the bank, started flipping. The cab was crushed flat with the bed, trapping him and his friend in the truck upside down in the middle of the road. Luckily someone he knew happened to come along shortly after, and pulled them out. No one was seriously injured.

 

Wish I had some pics I could put up, but they pulled the cab off, and it may have been taken to the scrap yard. I bought the 8.75" rear, but haven't pulled it out yet. The bed is still ok, and on the frame, along with the 4 speed. My cousin pulled the engine for something else. I thought it might be cool to drop another cab and front clip on it, but a Datsun just wasn't meant to take that abuse.

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