Jayden71 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Datsun...Because fuck you! 4 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 So... Datsun=Smart Car? You bet! And not in the mini current "Smart Car" go cart format meaning. I bought my 1967 RL411 on 10 March 1968 and am still driving it. How many 47 year old cars can you say that about? Best $1700 I ever spent. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 You bet! And not in the mini current "Smart Car" go cart format meaning. I bought my 1967 RL411 on 10 March 1968 and am still driving it. How many 47 year old cars can you say that about? Best $1700 I ever spent. At least 2. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 At least 2. Pfft, 2! That's just outrageous! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 So... What the heck?! All of the sudden everybody lost interest in Lada? Although, it wasn't the thread title/topic TO BEGIN WITH???!!! lol Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 So... What the heck?! All of the sudden everybody lost interest in Lada? Although, it wasn't the thread title/topic TO BEGIN WITH???!!! lol We loose our focus pretty.....SQUIRREL!! 1 Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hhahahaha! No kidding, Q! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Well, retuning to the thread topic, "Ratsun.net is not a Forum. It's an Addiction!", Here's my side if the story: I've been posting here a lot lately in diff threads because I've been taking interest in the forum lately due to a bit of spare time. I actually find it more productive than played-out Fbook. Which, I actually never took the interest of creating an actual account for myself. Here, is more of a family and the love of Dat ride, which many of us have in common. And, it's been somewhat of a fun addiction that I've been checking up on things here throughout my days. So long live Ratsun.net, maaaaing! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 ^Wow!!! Heheheh. No kidding! Them, having the same looks for decades, without changing HAS indeed become one of the big shockers for me. It's actually really funny but at the same time, true. I've seen one as late as that 2012 and it had the exact look as the 1980's one (and all the ones after that) and it looked really nice and well built! It even had EFI! Built strong, overall but did not see if they had ever fixed the front suspension issue, though. Really sweet pics. Nice! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas, everyone! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 The V W Beetle was similar. Small improvements every year but the body wasn't changed a lot. The outside is susceptible to damage so finding a 20- year older fender that interchanges to your '66 is really nice. Wasn't there a cab company that built cabs that the front left fender would fit the rear right? Same the other side? The headlight/tail light would make the difference. They never changed from year to year and everything swapped. Cab companies just swap from a wrecked one to a current damaged one and keep going. Used a reliable chevy six and power train. Cars would last half a million miles, often longer. 1 Quote Link to comment
Chuck Most Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Some of the early Checkers might have had interchangable fenders. I know the early '50's Studebaker pickups used fenders that were used on front and rear (driver's side front fender was the same as the passenger's side rear fender, etc.) Checker themselves practically never changed. '56 Model Later model, after they'd switched to quad headlights. Even later model, with the federally mandated "cowcatcher" bumpers. Same basic car from 1956, in production all the way up to 1982. 1 Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 That is really neat- to have old cars interchange with new car parts, keeping their original look. Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Was reading the latest NWDE thread and although we work in conjunction, hence, ... the title of this thread^^. :-\ Oh. And, Happy New Year everyone! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Just thought I'd throw this in from my recent trip to Nicaragua. Lol Oh yeah! Notice the nice-looking lady giving me that huuuge bright smile, at the left, mid screen?!! :w00t: Lol!!! Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Many years ago there was a company called the Modular Car Company here in I believe Redondo Beach CA. They reassembled VWs from whatever parts they could get. Every major piece interchanged so what you got was a shell from 1 year, a pan from another year, a pair of matching front fenders and another pair of matching rear fenders. They would test drive them on Aviation Boulevard before investing any money in paint. Those multicolored vehicles were indeed a sight! My kids called them "Spaghetti Cars". Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Many years ago there was a company called the Modular Car Company here in I believe Redondo Beach CA. They reassembled VWs from whatever parts they could get. Every major piece interchanged so what you got was a shell from 1 year, a pan from another year, a pair of matching front fenders and another pair of matching rear fenders. They would test drive them on Aviation Boulevard before investing any money in paint. Those multicolored vehicles were indeed a sight! My kids called them "Spaghetti Cars". The early VOLKSWATSUNS?!! Lol!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
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