Ziggy's Stardust

[ggzilla]

Here's a razzle-dazzle mini with a trophy-winning finish

 

 

[thegreencar]

This would be an amazing craig's list find.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Nice article. The early days of Mini truckin right there :thumbsup:

[]2eDeYe]

To bad it's not in color...Thanks for scanning it :D

[Cuts metal like mad]

Naugahyde panels... :D Those poor little Nauga's :lol:

[ggzilla]

Found some more info on this truck by using Google.

 

Dwaynne's Ziggy's Stardust

 

 

Before I created this thread, I used the Ratsun search box, but didn't find it. :(

[Steroid]

Cool find. I cann't remember if I have that issue or not. What was the month/year on that one? Does it have an orange cover?

 

Ziggy's Stardust was at the first run I attended in May 1975. It was like the spread shown here with the exception of the megaphone pipes that I copied somewhat on Choptana. The truck was black with red and blue pinstriping. Notice the definate 70s style of pinstriping, which isn't done much today. Most 70s pinstripe jobs were "block" jobs. Just basic blocking of the sides and panels. That style is too time consuming for most pinstripers today. The lettering was gold. Most trucks (and boats, bikes, vans, etc.) were named in the 70s. The bulk of them having the name painted on the rear of the bed. Interestingly enough, Dwyane had His done on the front of the bedsides. Those hood scoops were actually VW aftermarket bubble vent opening rear side windows. He also had one of the first vanity plates that I had ever seen. Grodie. The rear view is dark but it looks like those megaphone pipes are there. Funny that He didn't remove His spare tire chain before the photoshoot. I cann't imagine why a photo of just the underside of His truck was put in the magazine unless those pipes are there.

[ggzilla]

It is from Petersen's Trucking Trends, 1977. It looks like a magazine, but there is no monthly date on it that I can find, so it's probably a special edition.

[Steroid]