From paul8kathy at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 15:24:34 2026 From: paul8kathy at gmail.com (Paul Kort) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:24:34 -0400 Subject: [Roadsters] Solely vs solex Message-ID: Is there an easy way to tell original solex carbs from later ones? Paul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RWM at rwmann.com Mon Sep 14 05:05:16 2026 From: RWM at rwmann.com (RWM@RWMann.com) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:05:16 -0400 Subject: [Roadsters] Solely vs solex In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9AEC924D-8E94-47ED-AC34-F1577F7A1C92@rwmann.com> The small float bowl covers and starter disc covers are a good tell. These are ?early? or ?type Q? 44PHH-2. - Bob Mann, ?68 2000 Solex -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172574 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- Office contact: +1-516-944-0900 > On Sep 13, 2026, at 21:02, Paul Kort wrote: > > ? > Is there an easy way to tell original solex carbs from later ones? > > Paul > ________________________________________ > > datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/rwm at rwmann.com > > From alvingogi at gmail.com Mon Sep 14 21:40:13 2026 From: alvingogi at gmail.com (Alvin Gogineni) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:40:13 -0700 Subject: [Roadsters] Roadsters galore at the 2026 Monterey Motorsports Reunion! Message-ID: RACE REPORT: Enjoy our coverage from the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Z Car Garage supported 7 cars including the #49 Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z, Four B-Sedan Datsun 510s and two Datsun Roadsters. For the first time, Japanese Motorsports were celebrated at the Rolex and Nissan/Datsun was well-represented with BRE and GTP cars. Historic B&C Sedan arranged a field of 40+ historically significant cars in the Bob Sharp Cup. Rob Fuller got 1st place driving the Corky Bel U2.5L Trans Am Datsun 510. Enjoy the in-car video and paddock highlights all on zcarblog: https://www.zcarblog.com/2026/09/14/automotive-history/race-report-2026-rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion.html Thanks to our friends and clients for stopping by the ZCG paddock and to our crew for keeping us safe Datsun Roadsters at the RMMR[ The 2026 Rolex Reunion featured no less than 12 Datsun Roadsters, roughly 9 of them racing in the John Morton Trophy (1950s?1960s SCCA Small Displacement Production Cars). Z Car Garage provided race preparation and trackside support services for our two new clients: Bruce White out of Colorado and Greg Walsh from Monterey. https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0631-768x576.jpeg You might recognize #33 from previous owner Ron Carter! The car needed some sorting prior to the Rolex reunion so we did a test day and identified some shortcomings. Jim Tyler from Datsun Restoration Products was a wonderful resource to help us get this thing going. Bruce had never driven the roadster and by the end of the Pre-Reunion he was really competitive, putting down solid 1:54s and third overall among the Datsuns. https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0450-768x576.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9374-1-400x300.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z91_6603-1-355x300.jpg Greg Walsh had a similar experience in his Dan Parkinson Roadster: he struggled in the past with his Dan Parkinson roadster and we were able to have both of these cars run flawlessly. Both clients had a great time and that was really cool running at the Pre-Reunion and Rolex. https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0478-768x576.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_2983.jpg Such a great sight seeing all these Datsun Roadsters in the paddock. Here are a few notables, with more photos in the race report: https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_1567-e1789342474873-768x575.jpg Craig Carter?s Bob Sharp-prepared Datsun 2000. Note BRE-style exhaust that wraps around frame exiting side: https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0805-768x576.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0565-e1788497791126-768x576.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0566-768x1024.jpeg #88 Christopher Van De Meulengraaf 1967 Datsun 2000. This is the first RHD 2000 I?ve ever seen racing here in the States: https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0466-768x576.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0548-400x300.jpeg https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0469-400x300.jpe Phil Mendelovitz? Ex-Bob Studdard 2000. This car won the EP national championship in 1987. Phil took 6th place overall in the John Morton Trophy and fastest Datsun Roadster running 1:49s. https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0476-768x576.jpeg The original BRE Datsun 2000 roadster driven by Frank Monise who won the Pacific Coast Championship in 1969: https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0091.jpeg VIDEO: See the Datsun Roadsters in action! Video of the Roadster and Sports cars from the 60?s in the John Morton Trophy from Turn 6, volume up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucNciVsXAr8 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: