Woody Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 My cousin just got back from Costa Rica and sent me these pics of a Datsun 510 el camino thing. All the guy could say to my cousin was " '69.....classic..." lol. Is it stock? or custom? notice it has leaf springs. All I know is that is sick. You can see the leaf spring the best in this pic. Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Wish we had those here in the states. I wonder how hard it would be to get one registered here . Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 its a 521, factory job available in other markets but never in the US Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 you just swap the vin from a truck and tell them its a 521 pick up. :D Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Not even close to "El Camino" style -- that picture is of a 4-door car/pickup. El Camino was a sporty coupe style pickup. The body style was technically named "coupe utility". Here is a true Datsun coupe/pickup, the Datsun 320 NL (1962-1964?). Ratsun club members have some of these: Here's another, Datsun 1200 pickup (1970-2007): Datsun 1200 B120 pickup Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Why swap VINs? You can register any old car in USA. No worries, no problems. Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Those tail lights are what I kind of wanted to do to the 521 but once I got a set of stock 521 tail lights for my truck I changed my mind :rolleyes: Funny what you think of when you can't find parts.. Why swap VINs? You can register any old car in USA. No worries, no problems. Alright then. Problem solved. Going to import me some 1200 utes from central america! :D Quote Link to comment
420n620 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 what part of Costa Rica, I got a friend that lives down there "every winter" and I'm going to have him check around to see if he can find one for sale. I think they look fricking cool. :cool: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Know your ElCaminos? What motor or motors were used in the '61 ElCamino? 283,327,348 or 409? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Going to import me some 1200 utes from central america! You should. There are only five known in USA right now... I think you'll find a ready market for them. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I don't really care for that model, but Costa Rica rocks. I almost got stuck there after I got pulled over for speeding the day before I was supposed to fly home :D Luckily the cops played "good cop, bad cop" and the good cop had more authority than the bad one ;) We sported the Nissan X-Trail, which frankly I wasn't too impressed with (AWD, primarily FWD). The trans liked to pop out of 4th. The crappy rock pan that the rental company bolted to the underside with self tapping screws and no lock washers fell partly off and started dragging on the highway just after getting off the worst stretch of roads we drove on :D I had to pull over at a random house...luckily there was a guy out front working on his cars so he loaned me a ratchet so I could take out the two remaining screws and pull the thing off :) Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Know your ElCaminos?What motor or motors were used in the '61 ElCamino? 283,327,348 or 409? Trick Question! Actually there were no '61,'62 or '63 ElCamnios built. Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Are they still making "el caminos" under the Holden label in Australia? Does Nissan make any Ute type vehicles in any other markets now - like possibly in South Africa, South America or Australia? We never get the cool stuff here.:mad: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 They probably say the same about us. Talked to a fella in Oz, they ran L18s in the 720 with points! I don't think any of the L series had matchboxes. The 620 and 720 have wing windows too. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Are they still making "el caminos" under the Holden label in Australia? Yes, but they don't call em El Caminos. They are RWD and have V8s. Ford has 'em too (Falcon ute). Austalia, land of the muscle car. Does Nissan make any Ute type vehicles in any other markets nowI don't think so. They stopped making the Nissan 1200/1400 ute December 2007. The remainders are selling for about $9000 USD now. Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 you just swap the vin from a truck and tell them its a 521 pick up. :D I have been told that swapping VIN tags is a felony. Not a chance i need te mess with. I also have not researched it myself either though. Jason Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Know your ElCaminos?What motor or motors were used in the '61 ElCamino? 283' date='327,348 or 409?[/quote'] Trick Question!Actually there were no '61,'62 or '63 ElCamnios built. Geez Mike. You could have given us al least a day. I knew the answer but you beat me to it.:lol: Quote Link to comment
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