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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Gordon,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How about 666?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jerry Krakauer</p><p class=MsoNormal>SRL311 00099</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">RWM via Datsun-roadsters</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, February 10, 2022 4:01 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:gsglasgow@comcast.net">Gordon Glasgow</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">roadster list</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Roadsters] Two FairladyZ, 55 years apart</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>531 beige gray (silver) metallic was the best roadster color I’ve ever seen. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Of course it was my first roadster, so…<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Bob Mann, ‘68 2000 Solex <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Feb 10, 2022, at 15:55, Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p>The ones I've seen appear to be solid grey, no metallic.</p><p>There are some metallic silver-grey or charcoal grey colors that I like, but so many of these new colors appear to be just industrial paint. Think HVAC systems or electrical power boxes. I predict they will age about as well as the earth tones of the mid 1980's.</p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/10/2022 12:27 PM, Steve Brohard wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is the new color a metallic silver blue or is it a solid gray?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 2:14 PM Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p>Not a fan. I'm seeing quite a few new cars in similar shades of grey. I haven't seen one yet that I thought looked good.</p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/10/2022 7:48 AM, Alvin Gogineni via Datsun-roadsters wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Trust me Pat, it works really well! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Spreadury is building sn SR20-powered '66 in a similar shade:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51868823066_8fd56277f1_b.jpg">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51868823066_8fd56277f1_b.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51786249318_6fa722038d_b.jpg">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51786249318_6fa722038d_b.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It changes in varying light....to almost the same color shift as the original roadster silver-gray color #666, like Eric' '68<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_8987-1536x1152.jpeg">https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_8987-1536x1152.jpeg</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 7:33 AM Pat Horne <<a href="mailto:patintexas@icloud.com">patintexas@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looks like a great match for that car. Funny, I don’t think it would work on a roadster! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Peace,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pat<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pat Horne <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>We support Habitat for Humanity<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Feb 10, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Alvin Gogineni via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nissan just released photos of a new paint color for the 2023 Z. Photographer Larry Chen shot the new Z at Nissan Design America in San Diego, California: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2023-Nissan-Z_Boulder-Gray-18.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2023-Nissan-Z_Boulder-Gray-18.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What's cool is that I took photos of my Datsun Roadster in the same exact location back in 2016 when I was running the Touge California Rally:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4374.jpg">https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4374.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>:)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/patintexas@icloud.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/patintexas@icloud.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>________________________________________</pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gsglasgow@comcast.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gsglasgow@comcast.net</a></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><pre>-- </pre><pre>Gordon Glasgow (he/him/his)</pre><pre>Renton, WA</pre></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/slbrohard@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/slbrohard@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote><pre>-- </pre><pre>Gordon Glasgow (he/him/his)</pre><pre>Renton, WA</pre></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>________________________________________<br><br>datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br><br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/rwm@rwmann.com<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>