[Roadsters] FW: roadster

[RWM]

For starters, a VIN would help.



Scott Sheeler wrote:
> Anyone on the List know anything about the 1600 race car this guy in San Jose
> is describing?  Seems someone on the list knows about every roadster ever
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> Scott Sheeler
> http://thedatsunroadsterbook.com/
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> From: ronin1805 at comcast.net
> To: poontang188 at hotmail.com
> Subject: roadster
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:25:16 -0800
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> Dear Sir;
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>     I found this email address on your website of the " Datsun Roadster Book".
> I hope you can help me in researching a 1968? SPL311 1600 race car that I
> have.   I live in San Jose, California.  About 1972 myself and two of my
> friends attempted to break into the SCCA road racing bit.  Around 1974 one of
> these friends  purchased this specific datsun roadster.  The seller told my
> friend that it was an ex- factory car, pulled of the line, had never seen the
> street, etc etc.... Now I had two years experience trying to turn street cars
> into race cars and knew how involved and difficult it was.  When I looked at
> the roadster and it's suspension setup there was a BIG difference in how I
> could try to " race"  build a car, and how this one was done.  This looked
> like something that  one of our local race shops would produce.  ( Huffaker
> Engineering and Frey racing Enterprises were local celebraties  in the SCCA
> circuit)  Very simple and looked like it would work on the track.  Anyway we
> set up the car and eventually my buddy took it to his only regional race at
> Laguna Seca in Monterey.  Now he was a good driver,, but I couldn't believe
> what he did to the field of cars as well as the cars that were in the next
> class level.  ( If memory serves me right he was running in F production,
> maybe G and running with two other production classes.) The previous owner had
> told us to keep the TR4 carbs on it ( illegal we found out later) which we did
> and this thing was running and hugging the turns like it was born on that
> track. It was smoking everybody.  At the time this led me to believe that this
> was a special car.  My buddy DNF'd as he got alittle to bold and broke the
> steering box when he slid into the infield while taking a turn too hot.  That
> is the last time the car has run and it still sits with me today.  Now I can
> tell you alot more if you need specifics about the car,  ( the go fast goodies
> out of the factory race parts sections, the minilites,  goodyear bluestreak
> wet tires etc. etc. if you need that info.   )
>      What I am specifically looking for is for you to direct me to records,
> websites, books etc. that I can research to find out the history of this car
> or if it is just a well built home job.  I am thinking about getting into
> vintage racing and this has been bugging me for quite some time.  Anyhelp
> youcan give me would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks Much
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> Sincerely Jaime Saldivar.