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Title: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Manky Monkey on June 28, 2020, 09:06:21 PM One of my New York buddies sent me some photos from a swap meet he was at today.
I thought this was an MG with aftermarket rear lights, but it's actually a Datsun. Love the sideways facing rear seat! Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Manky Monkey on June 28, 2020, 09:08:27 PM .
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Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: merv on June 29, 2020, 08:08:09 AM Nice looking car car, that rear seat is different
Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Manky Monkey on June 29, 2020, 09:36:17 AM I guess it's a sensible solution to the lack of legroom, but I wonder if it was factory standard or an owner conversion?
Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Tony oily bike on June 29, 2020, 03:12:37 PM Looks like the car's a Datsun Fairlady.
Watching at the video, the presenter says the rear seat was standard for the Japanese market, but not for the American market. Here's a couple up for sale https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1151251 https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1191681 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBymrHssro Small bit of background info https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1968-70-datsun-2000-roadster Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Manky Monkey on June 30, 2020, 07:48:23 AM Nice little video.
Didn't shean Connery drive something similar in the first James Bond film? Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Tony oily bike on June 30, 2020, 07:27:37 PM Nice little video. Didn't shean Connery drive something similar in the first James Bond film? In Doctor No he drove a British Sunbeam Alpine. In You Only Live Twice he was in a Toyota 2000, which is very collectable nowadays, even the price of the model made by Corgi costs a few bob. Title: Re: MGBG... Datsun Post by: Manky Monkey on June 30, 2020, 10:24:23 PM Yeah, it was the Toyota I was thinking of.
I've seen that somewhere -the Bond exhibition at Beaulieu maybe? I'm sure the display info said they'd wanted a hard top, but Connery was too tall for it, so they had to go with the soft top version. |