Collection update: enjoy gents!
Definitely one of my favorite in my collection, is this pair of Santa Ana, CA frames. Santa Ana is a large metropolitan city that is largely of Hispanic demographic. Once a haven for gangs and and other miscreants, Santa Ana has cleaned up quite a bit in the last few years thanks to grants and efforts to revitalise it. The site of the former Santa Ana Datsun Dealership is now a shitty strip mall complete with a Home Depot and Starbucks Coffee.
A close second for favorites is my recently completed pair of Pomona Valley Datsun frames. This city needs no introduction, as it is home to one of the largest classic car events west of the Mississippi.
Last of my complete sets is this Universal City Datsun license frame set. Morrie Sage was a household name for many years in the LA area as he owned several dealerships all over the greater Los Angeles area. The original Universal City Datsun dealership still stands today overlooking the 101 freeway in Hollywood, CA near the Hollywood Bowl and Universal Studios theme park. This set is a variant, and the more common of the two would be the frame with the smaller " universal city " font.
Here are some random favorites of mine. The Datsun Saves frame and plate was acquired from two members of Ratsun and I am eternally grateful to them. This Irvine Datsun frame is one of three that I own. The other two are on the truck that they were born with at Irvine Datsun, CA- which is located about 5 miles from where I live. The dealership still stands at the Irvine Auto Center off the Interstate 5 and 405 freeways in Orange County. This is the only Canoga Datsun license frame I have ever seen, and hence remains a permanent member of my collection.
Here is a small set from some popular Los Angeles dealerships. Gardena frames are relatively common regardless of what " theplateframeking " says. Long Beach frames are sought after due to their proximity to the LA Harbour and San Pedro where just about every Datsun that entered the United States passed through. Torrance Datsun is a nice one to have, as it was home to Datsun headquarters near the 110 freeway near Compton.
The last of my random sets is out of Orange County also, with the exception of Whittier Sun Datsun. Huntington Beach Dot Datsun was located off of Beach Blvd in HB where what is now a Kia dealership if I'm not mistaken. It is hard to tell if the building is the original building where Datsun stood. Huntington Beach AKA " Surf City " is where I am originally from, and although most of it's sleepy beach town charm has made way for a tourist trap, it will always be home to me. The Orange Datsun dealership also still stands to this day as Stadium Nissan in Orange, CA off the 57 freeway near the Anaheim Stadium. Home to legions of Anaheim Angels " fans " since 2003.