dat521gatherer Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 i think this little thing is awesome. it's the first year of these trucks being imported to the us. was there really only 5? we got to ask this guy to steer the buyer to ratsun. super fuqing rare. awesome. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Pickup-1959-Datsun-Pickup-Lg220_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a4Q7c65Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem280266826369QQitemZ280266826369 Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Hmmmm....I thought they imported 10 the first year. That still ain't hardly any. Speaking of which, whatever happened to Paul's L223? Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 good question. i think out of respect nobody has bothered to find out. i drive by his house sometimes just to make sure there are no datsuns are out front with for sale signs. i dont see the 223 in his front yard, i do see his 521 on the side of his house. poor woman has soo many datsun parts in the basement she probably doesn't know what to do.:confused: i'd like to get his 320. Link to comment
Icehouse Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I like the step in the bed! I thought the 521's were bad!!!! Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 hmm where's jay leno when you need him? something like this belongs in his collection. Link to comment
fisch Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Can you imagine being back in '59. Imagine buying this thing and talking to your chevy and ford buddies, and being like, "Oh Hell yeah, I just bought me a Japanese truck called a datsun!" Imagine the laughs! I wonder if they were more thought of as yard machines than actually something you would drive to church on Sunday. It took balls to buy a Datsun back then!! Link to comment
sr71sss Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 wow and I thought the 521 truck were tiny LOL I know that Rod of Rod Discount Datsun parts here in the bay area has had his for that long also, I remember he had his up for sale at one time for like $35,000!!! It would be cool if somebody picked it up and restored it for the datsun heritage museum in murrieta,ca. Fix it up and drive her to JCCS show in Irvine! Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 no bids! this thing has gotta be worth a couple grand easy. wtf Link to comment
fisch Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 No doubt! The coker tires are prolly worth $800-$1000 alone! Link to comment
low4life Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 wow is all i can say i think they r so damm cool wish i could find 1 here in oklahoma i have a 70 521 Link to comment
Steroid Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 OK, lets all put Our heads together on this one. How many 59 photos have We seen so far? Where were the trucks located? Is this the most COMPLETE '59 that We've seen so far? What, collectively, do We all even know about 1959s? I don't know anything but I am looking at the first 59 hubcaps at least that I have ever seen. Very cool. How far forward did hubcaps have that "D" logo pressed into them? It is the same style "D" that is on the '64 that Mark and Guy just got. Are they the same diameter? We should start a thread in trucks about 1959s. Man, I need another project like I need a ..................... BUT IT IS COOL!!!!!! Link to comment
City Hunter Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 man it went for cheap, woulda been a fun project if I had the cas space and time. I'm still after a 3 wheeled 3/4 ton mitsubishi truck from the 40s or 50s, we got a few of em here. Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 man it went for cheap... Ummm, no, it didn't sell. Notice zero bids and no winning bidder. Link to comment
NSRz32 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 That would be a fun project. Would be a nightmare to find parts for though Link to comment
Rusty Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 yup that thing is bad! the issue with these trucks are "parts" many are quick to think they are cool, (and they are) but soon find out the replacement part are nearly impossible to find:mad: but if you had nothing but time (and money)...:D:cool: I recall Paul writing "cant find glass, rubber,anything!" and he hadnt even started on complaining about engine parts.:blink: Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 being that it was 95 percent complete as long as you have a piece to copy from anything can be remade. i'm guessing the rubber would be hardest to find, but you could use generic stuff if you didn't want to spring for having everything remade. i'm sure that has to be a common engine shared with other datsuns. i mean the only things as far as the engine you'd have a hard time finding would be the head gasket and bearings. all other gaskets could be cut from a roll. i sometimes cut my own gaskets cause the ones in the store are too damn thin. i wonder what the 5 percent is thats missing. Link to comment
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