<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Hello Stephen and all, <div><br></div><div>Interesting observation about sale dates and registrations. I bought my 68 Roadster in September 1968 in California, sold and registered to me as a 69. </div><div><br></div><div>Body repairs several years later they installed 69 parts that had to be remedied to look like 68 parts like the rest of the car. </div><div><br></div><div>No side markers, satin headlight rims, 68 rear bumper with license light embedded, old steering box. </div><div><br></div><div>I think that Datsun/Nissan was fast and loose with their title years. Not sure it mattered much at the time. Those change are now recognized as DOT requirements by roadster fans.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you are all well. God bless and keep on roadstering. Dewey <br><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Stephen Holst via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
<br>Sent: Oct 13, 2018 8:53 AM
<br>To: dave <dave@ranteer.com>, Charles Hubbard via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
<br>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Another Roadster on Craigslist
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HI:<br>
All good comments.<br>
The year disparity might stem from the general practices of Datsun and California registration back in the day:<br>
California registered vehicles according to the year sold. My !968 was registered as a 1969 because I bought it in 1969. Most Fairladys were imported for the California market so the general year disparity could stem from registration practices. Nissan (Datsun) was not consistent on how cars were equipped. Some had marker lights and some did not (Datsun was very concerned on the new (DOT) rules) the padded dash after 67 1/2 satin headlight surrounds and marker lights were all tied into the problem. They were all equipped by boat load. I have always thought that that we should call them “from the “aki Maru” arrival Long Beach November 1970”.<br>
I would cut the owner some slack in the year designation but<br>
The paint is horrible<br>
Engine compartment is bad (a couple of hours cleanup could increase the value by 1000<br>
15,500 is clearly too much.<br>
How long has the rust prone car been in a beach community in Alabama (get one from Calif. Or Arizona).<br>
His rare padded dash is one of the plastic overlays on the same cracked dash we all have.<br>
Still nice to see<br>
Steve<br>
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On 10/12/18, 4:45 PM, "Charles Hubbard via Datsun-roadsters" <<a target="_blank" href="datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 12, 2018 10:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jim Svedise <<a target="_blank" href="svedise@hotmail.com">svedise@hotmail.com</a>><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Roadsters] Another Roadster on Craigslist<br>
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<b>To:</b> Gary McCormick <<a target="_blank" href="gkmcc@sbcglobal.net">gkmcc@sbcglobal.net</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 12, 2018 8:36 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Roadsters] Another Roadster on Craigslist<br>
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</span></font><font size="1"><font face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt">And it a 70 not a 69. <br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 12, 2018 7:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Datsun Roadster List <<a target="_blank" href="datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Roadsters] Another Roadster on Craigslist<br>
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</span></font><font size="1"><font face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Non-stock color is a minus. The exterior is so shiny & pretty, why didn’t he clean up the engine compartment?<br>
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