ggzilla Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 November 1957, Datsun 1000 (210 type) Datsun Sport Car, body in FRP. Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 What does FRP actually stand for? I'm assuming a type of fiberglass. Years ago my car was in the Japanese mag Nostalgic Hero, and my box flares were listed as being FRP also. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 That's what I was thinking, but it's odd because there's no plastic in it. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 The epoxy that binds the fiberglass is a form of plastic. That car is really cute. Looks like it should be in a disney movie. :D Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Here's rear and side views Dattosan Sports Ka Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Looks like a Kaiser Darren without the sliding doors. Wonder how many Datsun actually ran on the roads. Anyone from Japan who can check this out? Maybe at the Sagamihara museum? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hmmmm looks like this: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/Datsun%20car%20trucks/Figaro.jpg[/img]"] Only about 20,000 made for JDM around '90. Powered by a MA10ET, a turbocharged 1.0 L (about 100hp) Eric Clapton had/has one. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Yes it reminded me of Nissan Pao but I didn't have a photo to compre it to. Good call. How many did Datsun run on the road? It was a prototype, so probably few if any. Here's the production Datsun Sports, not quite so low and sleek as the prototype? Datsun S211 Edited June 28, 2009 by ggzilla Quote Link to comment
datsun65 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) The white car above is the fiberglass version, one of 20 made . I own a couple of the production versions of the cars: 1960 SPL212 #206 (8th Fairlady Sold) Weekend Driver 1961 SPL213 #4: Getting a new Engine Rebuild! 1962 SPL213: #39 Awaiting a new home! Edited June 29, 2009 by datsun65 Quote Link to comment
67411sss Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm so jealous of your roadster collection Dan! How do you find the time? Quote Link to comment
datsun65 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 How do you find the time? That is a real problem...I'm currently reassessing priorities and will be thinning out the collection. Anybody got an empty museum?? Quote Link to comment
dbrick Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 That is a real problem...I'm currently reassessing priorities and will be thinning out the collection. Anybody got an empty museum?? Wonder if there's some kind of tax shelter, like putting all the cars in a trust or something. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 The Roadster showed at the 1958 LA Auto Show looked a bit different: 1957 FRP Prototype: Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Prototype: at least one Production S211: 20 Designer Ohta Yuichi at the wheel Yuichi Ohta, who had previously designed the ... prototype to the S211, the A80X. Both the A80X and S211 featured fiberglass bodywork http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_Sports Quote Link to comment
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