Eric,
You must have been double jointed in HS as were your GFs.
A good friend in my youth, Fred, who I went to HS with had a Dad who owned a
Datsun dealership. I belive he had a yellow 67.5 2L for his use while in HS
and I remember sharing many good times with him in it although after all
these years it is fuzzy. His Dad later sold me a used 67 1600 when I was
ready to buy my first car. I really don't remember how much I paid but it
was red. He later sold me a 510 and then the ultimate - a used 1971 240 for
dirt cheap.
I blew Fred's mind when I pulled up to our 15th HS reunion in a red
Roadster!!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Frisbee <efris@home.com>
Cc: David A. Fox <dafox1@hotmail.com>; <willie2570@hotmail.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Friendly Texans help me Enjoy the Ride
> I *really* hate to tell you this, but... I did own my toy while in High
> School! 16 and having a cool car like a roadster is unbelievable fun!
> 14 years later, it's still cool, but don't use it for the same reasons
> now.. ;)
>
> Eric
> WyCROC
>
> "David A. Fox" wrote:
> >
> > Nice story. I too wish I'd have owned my toy while in high school.
Better
> > late than never though.
> >
> > BS&CW,
> > DAFox
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Mark Gill" <willie2570@hotmail.com>
> > Reply-To: "Mark Gill" <willie2570@hotmail.com>
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Friendly Texans help me Enjoy the Ride
> > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 02:09:55 GMT
> >
> > Howdie List,
> > Texans are really friendly people! If all of you could be Texans, you
would
> > know what I mean.
> >
> > You may meet a few Texans in life. But remember your social graces and
> > never ask if someone's from Texas. One Famous Rule of Etiquette is
"Never
> > ask a person if he is from Texas. If they are from Texas, they will be
sure
> > to mention it in every conversation. And if they are not from Texas,
you do
> > not want to embarrass them".
> >
> > My recently purchased California Roadster has worked hard to become a
Texan
> > and really enjoys motoring to Dallas on an almost daily basis. Have
kind of
> > gotten use to the friendly honks, waves, and thumbs up (much different
from
> > the finger as in some other states :') that the Roadster receives on a
daily
> > basis. I have been amazed at the wide variety of folks, who have made a
> > point of commenting while in rush hour traffic, gas stations,
restaurants,
> > etc. The Roadster has gotten favorable compliments from Cadillac to
Lexus
> > drivers to teenagers in pickups. Often people will work their way
across
> > several lanes of congested rush hour traffic to ask about and compliment
the
> > classic Roadster good looks.
> >
> > A few weeks back, early one morning leaving for work, it was still pitch
> > dark. The night air was cooler than normal, so I had put on my light
jacket
> > to keep off the pre-dawn chill. The slow rumble of the idling Roadster,
> > brought a pleasing musical note to the silent motionless morning air as
I
> > climbed aboard for the 40 plus mile commute. Backing the topless
Roadster
> > out of the drive, noticed that the moon was almost full. My mind
wandered
> > back to my much younger high school dating years. Oh, to be a youngster
in
> > school again, and have a cool Roadster convertible rather than your
parents
> > old Army green Chevy. Boy, would the girls have dug me in a
convertible.
> > Another glance at the driver through the mirror smoked that pipe dream.
> >
> > As the Roadster wound through the gears and the neighborhood, we came
upon a
> > loading school bus coming down the opposite side of the street. The
yellow
> > and red lights awoke the darkness with commanding flashes. The Roadster
> > came to a law respecting stop and I gave the accelerator a couple of
kicks
> > to soothe the rumbling two litre's idle .
> >
> > A young boy probably around 12 or 13 wandered out of the house. Rubbing
his
> > eyes he slowly stumbled to the patient school bus. Then off to spend a
> > boring day with some ancient, uninspired teachers (that thought brought
the
> > back to school dream back to rude reality).
> >
> > Ending the daydream, found me glancing toward the clear, starlit sky.
It
> > was then I noticed that several of the buses windows were coming down.
I
> > could just imagine a bunch of teenage boys, trying to get the girls to
> > complain about being too cold. Of course, the boys don't mind because
> > they're tough.
> >
> > Then all at once, four or five small hands emerged through the open
windows,
> > and the Datsun Roadster receives a group teenager "thumbs up." The
buses
> > flashers flick off, and I wave a friendly thanks to my fellow though
much,
> > much younger Datsun Roadster admirers. Of course, the Roadster can't
wave.
> > So it says "Howdie" and "Thanks ya'll" by leaving respectable strips of
> > rubber in two gears.
> >
> > The Datsun Roadster may have been born around the same time as these
young
> > teenagers' geezer parents, but Texans young and old recognize and
appreciate
> > the Datsun Roadster cache and ageless styling.
> >
> > Enjoy the ride everytime you can and share your Friendly Texas Smile
with
> > the top down!
> >
> > Mark Gill
> > Denton, TX
> >
> > SRL311 14359
> > 1970
> >
> > The Roadster's starter works great at times and not at all at other
times.
> > My practice recently is to look for hills to park on, which tends to be
a
> > real challenge in North Texas. Thankfully, I have made a lot of new
Texas
> > friends asking for a push start with great frequency. If it hadn't been
for
> > places other than Texas, we probably would not have had electric
starters.
> > Thanks ya'll, there is lot of good in everybody from every state and
> > country.
> >
> >
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