<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit">I drove to work on Friday. It was 37F when I left in the morning but it was bearable doing 75-80mph top down. Why subject myself to unnecessary wind chill? I was going to meet a Ed, a new Datsun Roadster! </div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit">At work:</div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2519.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2519.jpg</a><br></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2495-e1639977382916.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2495-e1639977382916.jpg</a><br></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><br></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit">Ed recently acquired this '69 SRL, powered by a hot-rodded L-Series with Mikuni induction. It even has (imperceptible) widened steel wheels!<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2558.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2558.jpg</a><br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2562.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2562.jpg</a><br><br><br>We were able to hang for a bit in the evening talking Datsuns. Really happy for Ed as he's smitten with the car, previously owned by racer/enthusiast Troy Tinsley <br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2556.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2556.jpg</a><br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2564.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2564.jpg</a><br><br>We didn't have time for a drive but I made a short video of our meeting, and Ed left his mark with a nice burnout :lol: <br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/nS6luD6cT_U">https://youtu.be/nS6luD6cT_U</a><br><br>The 9pm drive home from SSF to San Jose made me miss my hardtop dearly but hey, it's part of the adventure when you #doitinadatsun 🥶<br></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2464-e1639977480835.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2464-e1639977480835.jpg</a><br></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><br></div></div></div>