1974 Datsun B210 to Vasquez Rocks: Freedom to Explore

[@kevinframe757]

That car is a symphony. Every door opening, closing and hood slamming was an orchestra of metal and memories. I'm befuddled on why I've never seen this producer, but this is a class act. Amazing production!

[@javiercastillo5682]

I have a 77 B210, it was my first car, I alrready have had a Lot of Cars but this Datsun is the only one that I will never let go

[@apache-yaquibrown4060]

Javier Castillo I had a 1978, run it forever 480k miles.

[@Bryan-xf9oe]

It was a nice looking simple car!

[@paulk9985]

@@apache-yaquibrown4060 I grew up in So Cal in the 70s. These cars were EVERYwhere... everyone had one... kids, adults, you name it.

[@rickwaldren3633]

Exactly the datsun was cool still is runs forever

[@rickwaldren3633]

He sure is differant ain't he I've seen.his type before his brain says if it's old it's no good WRONG

[@Rosemont1021]

I learned to drive in a b210. It was a family car that was handed down to each kid, we called it the Ratson. It was a rusty, oxidized blue that always smelled like gasoline. We all loved it and was so sad when our dad sold it.

[@lesterrojas2656]

I LOVE DATSUN cars!!! Are very reliable,confort and good vehicles!!

[@sloth0jr]

Loved my '78 Datsun B210 coupe. 0-60 wasn't impressive, no, but I've pinned the (110mph) speedometer before. That was one of the reasons I got only about 85k miles out of mine before the engine gave up the ghost (they are also almost roll-proof given my experience - though they are not very difficult to get some air under, or to lift (guys in high school once picked up my car and reparked it sideways behind their trucks). They're super fun to thrash around dirt, feather light shifter, had very predictable handling (and was absolutely RWD, not FWD like in the craigslist ad). Never had rust issues. Nice footage of Vasquez Rocks, too. Pretty spectacular.

[@HelloRoad]

Good stuff! Yes the B210 is sloooow but I agree it can be fun to drive. I don't think I've ever gotten my B210 past 70mph. Might be possible going downhill! Thanks for checking out the vid!! :) :)

[@JimConner]

Took mine off roading to a dry lake bed and could never get it on three wheels. Tried to jump train tracks that ran across the lake bed. Got stuck on them. Took about 5 guys to pick it up off the tracks and onto the other side because it was a shortcut.... Pegged the speedo going downhill once.

[@typicalquip2025]

HAD THE VERY SAME CAR & IT WAS VERY FAST IT WENT 110 MILES AN HOUR NO PROBLEM , BEST CAR I EVER OWNED

[@sewluna]

I LOVE B210s!! I had 2 of them back in the 1970s I had a 1975 2 door coupe and a 1977 B210 plus. They both got great gas mileage, and ran like champs! I would love to find one in good shape to buy again!

[@YOKID37]

Why does this video, and channel have such amazing production value? And how does it only have 500 subscribers ??

[@HelloRoad]

Please spread the word with people that you think might like the channel! Thanks so much! 😃

[@DavidAmmerlaan]

cause, datsun

[@twoinfinity8742]

hmm about 20k subscribers now, makes more sense

[@Ade2bee]

Not any more 😛

[@torinlandyn1228]

you all prolly dont care at all but does anyone know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I would appreciate any help you can give me

[@InfiniteBoxworks]

My old coworker had one of these and I fell in love with its aesthetic. He had a plastic rat skeleton in the rear right window and it just felt right.

[@toddsmith1617]

I was 16 in 1979 when I bought my 1976 Datson. Those were the days! Mine was a 4 door. And I loved it!

[@buddy8225]

Reminds me of my 1979 Toyota Corolla my parents got me. Great video 👍😊

[@whozaskin3639]

Owning a Datsun is something to be proud of!

[@HelloRoad]

For sure! This car was so cool. I'd love to own a '75-79 200SX someday.

[@whozaskin3639]

Hello Road, if you ever have the chance, pounce on a 280z....not the zx, but a true s30 car. I'd also love an sx. Heck even one of the pulsars would be a blast. May not be 80s, but the very first Sentra se-r was hella fun too. Although, one of the hands down coolest, most functional, reliable, comfortable, and capable vehicles I've ever had was a Datsun 720 King cab, 4x4, with the factory brush guard, bed liner and lift kit. I got in a bad place financially and had to let it go, but regret that mistake at least once a week. The gear reduction in low gear was crazy. I pulled a skid loader out of the bank of a pond, the damn thing pulled a trailer with a car on it, and even yanked a 1990 Chevy King cab 1500 up a 45 degree incline. The only modification was a Weber 32/38 carb and a nice CD player. If ya ever get the chance, drive one, even if ya can't afford it, just test drive one.

[@HelloRoad]

Cool! I'll definitely check out an old Datsun 720! I've seen a few for sale around me. Sentra SE-R is fantastic-almost bought a used one back in '98. I have a 200SX SE-R race car (Liam NIssan) which is very similar and incredibly fun. :)

[@dmeyerstevenson]

The Gorn didn't die...he was merely incapacitated by the boulder Kirk tossed on him. That's why the Metrons let Kirk go on his merry way. I love that you bought a B210 and drove it up to Vasquez Rocks.

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks for the correction! It's been many years since I saw that episode! 😀

[@dmeyerstevenson]

My pleasure. A couple of friends and I made a trip to Vasquez Rocks several years ago wearing velour. :)

[@marcopolo-xj4yw]

Love it! I remember as a 10-year-old kid in the 70s, my young aunt in Canada had a brand new red B2 10. I would sit in it for hours running through the stick shift gears pretending I was driving. Yes, after some years, it had rust below the doors! Was a great dependable car. Good times.

[@robertromoff2594]

Great video and profound insights! My dad had a blue '76 and it was passed down to my brother then me. The engine made it to 155,400 miles. 60 mph was the max. The key got stuck in the ignition twice and the gas smell is likely from loose carburetor bolts or a leaking fuel line, which is just rubber in places. Dad loved the car, especially the heater. It was the cheapest car in America, at about $3,500 back in the day. Thank you!

[@par19710]

Love this, it reminded me of our 1977 lemon lime B210 my dad bought at our local dealership.

[@HelloRoad]

😃😃😃

[@richrenken]

That was awesome. When I first clicked the link, I saw the time on the advertisement and thought it was the timing for your show. I thought, cool, only a minute and a half, that won't take long. Once it started I totally forgot the time and was totally entertained. Great story, great storytelling, great concept. Love it.

[@HelloRoad]

Hey Rich, thanks for checking out the vid and for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it! :) :)

[@payamyazdi7672]

I Love my 1977 B two ten.

[@metalted6128]

Drove the wheels off a78 in 88 in high school, Literally drove the wheels off, To the junkyard. Ooh what Great memories!!!

[@GapedCeiling]

My dad's first car. The original commercials for them are gold. The one with it barreling down a river like an old Chevy ad was great. And that tag line at the end with the goofy dude saying "Haaang tough, Datsun!" lmfao

[@raymondabella2289]

As a kid in the 70s, I remember going into Hugh's supermarket and seeing an entry from to win a new Datsun B210. I remember pointing it out to my mom to enter so that if we won it, it would be my car when I was old enough to drive. I was always fascinated by the honeycomb hub caps for some reason.👍

[@jerrykosak]

Ok, I finally broke down and watched this video. Excellent! The Datsun B210 has a special place in my heart - at the very bottom. I say this with all good intention. In the late '70s, I was living in Phoenix and had no car. A friend loaned me her B210 and 4 of us took a day trip (up to and back again) the Grand Canyon. Oh, the car had no AC. That was 460 miles in one day - July - over 100 degrees and no AC. We made it home, but I'm pretty sure I passed out from heat exhaustion somewhere near Cave Creek.

[@HelloRoad]

Haha! Yeah I can't imagine the B210 would've been a great road trip car. Maybe one of the worst! Thanks for the story!!

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The wheel covers were made to resemble a honey comb , hence the name of the Honey Bee B210 model.

[@tristanmfleming]

Cool little car. My momma had one when i was a kid. That sucker just would not die!

[@lpc61]

Love this video. I had this in white my first car. Loved the hatch back. held my surfboard, bike, waterskis, even camped. this was first non four wheel drive SUV! and very reliable!

[@seanmcgivney7631]

I just found your channel, love it. The B 210 I remember well. I thought they were very stylish. I drove one once, boy was it slow!

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks for checking out my channel! Glad you're enjoying the vids. Yep, the B210 (especially the hatch) look rad, but you're right... slow!!!

[@mikevaughn866]

I took my driving test on a 1978 Datsun B210GX. Loved that car. It ran forever!!!

[@HelloRoad]

Nice! They're great little cars. Not many left on the road!

[@DownShiftRecords]

This video was so well put together. Honestly I think it's one of the best Datsun videos on the web! Awesome job man

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed it! :) :)

[@konsejitos]

I had that very same hatchback model, you are underestimating how much those cars last, how reliable they are and the fact that every engine component is reachable by hand and easy to replace. I am definitely looking for one to buy and restore.

[@jeffreypaulkelly2809]

Great video, filming, tracks and overall production. I love this little Datsun. Keep up the good work!

[@HelloRoad]

Glad you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for watching!! 😀

[@TheREALOC1972]

My "aunt", really my my dad's lifelong bestfriends sister, bought a Yellow 1975 B210 brand new when she was in the Navy and stationed in San Diego and then brought it back to Missouri when she got out and drove it back and firth while she was in college, I was a kid then but she always loved that car.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

I have 4 cars. All with over 200,000 miles. That is my obsession. I just drove my kids down to Orlando on. 2,200 miles round trip in my 03 MDX with 245,000 miles. It was just as much of an adventure to drive as it was to experience Universal. Would never change it.

[@edud8452]

Had a b210 in the late 80s ran off the road and rolled in a feild with tall grass had a farmer flip it back over with his truck it didn't have a single scratch on it👍🤣🤣

[@jeoffreyduratau2059]

So much much memories.

[@jebeq2007]

Wow! I can't believe there are still some of these around. In 1983 when I was 20yrs old I had this exact Brown B210, I loved it!. Mine even had rear window louvers wich made it even sportier. I never really thought it was that slow and mine actually had some decent pick up. I will agree that the back seat was not really for sitting passengers but I definitly put it to use with some of the girlies I knew back then.😉

[@slantsixswinger5726]

Wow, this the exact model/color my "father's" wife had about 40 years ago😲 preciate the memory

[@gene978]

WOW! you got a Great B210. I was 12 when this was new and I remember lots of these on the road just as many as the Corolla. All cars back then had only 1 mirror on one side.

[@computerweenie]

I purchased a new 1976 B210 Hatchback with a 5 speed manual and drove it all through the mountains of Pennsylvania everyday. I don't remember it being that slow actually. What I do remember is that it got fantastic gas mileage. But as fussy as I am about cars, I sold it when the drivers side quarter panel started to rust out.

[@JimConner]

Learned to drive in that car. Same color. Even used to hang out at "the rocks" a place like Vasquez Rocks.

[@1eyefuzz]

Fantastic review/story!

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much!! :) :) :)

[@skcdav410]

This Datsun model may not be a fast car, but sure as hell is reliable, it will take you to wherever you want... also the body of the coupe is pretty nice, lot's of people seem to really like the shape it has, I'm in love with my 78 120Y, and will probably keep it until either I or it can't run anymore. Loved you video, great stuff

[@johnvaldez8830]

I remember these cars were so popular at one time. Nice blast from the past!

[@HelloRoad]

And now there are very few left! Always surprised when I see another one. Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@job4him712]

Had that same car, same brown! Got me around in college years. Good on gas, basically a tin can with wheels and an engine. Turn the radio up and no more road noise!

[@HelloRoad]

Haha nice! And you've described this car perfectly!

[@logands1969]

My first car was a 76 B210 I drove it into the ground and had so much fun with it. Not stylish or fast but memories galore in it.

[@HugEBear42]

Some fun facts from a current b210 owner. They came with a massive clock option instead of a tachometer in automatic and a tachometer in manuals only, the clock replaced the small D emblem above the radio in that case.

[@cuddlybear4524]

3:58 "Little Brown Turd"!!!! That's exactly what I used to call mine!!!!

[@df3555]

OMG, I too love econobox cars. My family bought this exact B210 model, shit brown, when I was 8 years old. We drove it every weekend 4 hours to and from our beach house. Great memories. Was like a tin can... but I loved the dash design. We later had a Datsun 810 wagon in the same color. It was much more luxurious, basically a Z-car in wagon form. Great video! Glad I discovered your channel.

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much for watching, and for sharing your story!

[@Special-Guy]

My late father had this car 120y from 1977 to 2017 till my brother sold it off. A true rugged, durable and tested car and a beauty inside out if you notice the difference in design details...

[@HHH-ye1ro]

10:36 is gospel!!! Thank you. I will be spreading this word.

[@whengchung90]

Boy, you really know how to make a good looking video. I take it that the music was all you?

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks Ryan! Appreciate it :) Actually I did not write the music for this vid. It's a ton of work so it didn't leave much time to write original music. Hope to do that for future vids! A list of the music I used is in the video description above. :) :)

[@whengchung90]

Hello Road awesome dude! Keep it up!

[@Funkstar124]

I had a bright red one of these for my first car. I crashed it at 75 mph into a JCB before a bridge that I used to jump off (like the Dukes of Hazard) . The car wrote off the JCB, flipped up and landed on a Ford Cortina on my side of the road and the JCb took out a car on his side. My car set on fire and the dashboard was pushed up nearly under my chin! I had to recline the seat and slide into the back seat before getting out. It was my favourite car and it had a particular smell to the interior that I sort of liked. I wasn't too badly hurt and about three months later, my Dad sneakily bought another B210 in brown li,e this one) and left it on our drive without telling me. I was stoked when I saw it! I got it resprayed to look exactly like my old one and I was back in business. I didn't jump anymore bridges and only got rid of it when the strut mounting on the front suspension popped away from the bulkhead. Thanks for posting this video. Memories, memories....

[@TOMMYBOY6969]

I had this car in the 80's. Had to rebuilt the entire floor that was rusted away already. Amazing u cans till find some left running !

[@fratertater6130]

I saw Elliot Alvis wearing a shirt for your channel. Once I saw what it was about, I knew I would love it. So I decided to start from the beginning.

[@alpinglow]

Exceptional mpg and great ground clearance! That is a great color! I'd buy it sight unseen!

[@hillaryr13]

Love the show! Can’t wait for the next one. I'm partial to old VWs. My parents still have a ‘67 beetle and a ‘60 bus. I think my arms are still bruised from all the slug bug punches my sister gave me as a kid. One of these days I’d like to have the beetle but I’ll need to get it from Sacramento to L.A. The last time I saw it running, my dad was driving, sitting on a plastic bucket in lieu of a seat and there was no windshield. Safety first!

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks Hillary! Always great to hear all of the car stories people have. Safety third!!

[@robertgardner2816]

My first car was a B210 the butterscotch color. ran great. top speed 70mph rusty floorpan fixed with an old stop sign and sheet metal screws to pass inspection. LOL

[@oldiesgeek454]

@Robert Gar...My first car was a 74 Butterscotch b210 also. It didn't even have power steering, or an AC. It was an automatic, and didn't have honeycomb wheels either, which seems strange considering my parents bought it brand new.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Fun fact...I hauled home a king-sized wood framed waterbed kit from Costa Mesa in mine. The frame boards were sticking way into the front but it worked.

[@inbetweenland4395]

A Datsun 12Y as it was called in the U.K. I had been reading at column about cool cars in the 1970`s that had vinyl roofs. The 120 Y was one. Which is how I found your video... Any way back in the 1970`s there was loads of these on the roads in the U.K and the the reliability was the major factor. I was a kid and in the UK roads then there was loads of old British cars from the 1960`s and that Datsun just looked so modern. A neighbor had one and I remember a very cold 1975 winter and the Datsun was one of the few that would start 1st time, we had to push my dad`s Morris Traveller to get it going quite a lot. The dashboard looked so futurist then as well again compared to Morris or anything else that came from the European car makers.

[@vevenaneathna]

girl at taco bell tonight said my porsche reminded her of her old datsun so I googled till i found the car she might have been talking about then found your video. watched it all the way through with tacobell in hand. great video man.

[@HelloRoad]

Haha that's great! Glad you found the vid and enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! Which Porsche do you have? :)

[@vevenaneathna]

@@HelloRoad 986 boxster

[@jeoffreyduratau2059]

I grew up with this car! My dad bought a 120 Y in 1974. In France there where no B 210 only the120Y but the body shape was the same.

[@robertkeder3466]

My first new car. A Brown B210 . Brings back memories 🙂

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

I had a white 1978 B-210 coupe in 1992. 😎 Car was mostly Bondo. I was 19 that summer.

[@cgrscott]

The sound of that B210 engine pushes memory buttons.

[@stevem1260]

I can still remember driving to the Datsun dealer,in our ‘70 Dodge Dart, to pick up my Dad’s new 77 B210. Blue.

[@jonathanhernandez4304]

My dad always loved VW bugs. He had one way way back when he was in college but always bought performance sedans by the time I was around. We were Indy car fans soo.. Well, I grew up with a Buick GS 1970. But in college Somehow I ended up with a Datsun B210. It was all I could afford. At first I was ashamed of it. But it grew on me like a VW Bug. I never floored an accelerator pedal as much as I did owning this car and it never complained. Never accelerated good either, but I learned to accept its limits because it was absolutely reliable and people kinda liked it. Same color...

[@jamesdarcy3902]

I bought a new 1977 B-210 Hatchback with the Borg Warner 5 speed at age 19, drove it for 8 years and 160,000 miles and never let me down.I wonder how much better it could have been with today's modern ignition systems instead of that inefficient points and condenser? I changed the oil every 3000 miles and tuned it up every 6000 miles ( plugs, points, condenser, rotor). I still remember pushing the car in 5th gear to get the #1 cylinder at top dead center to gap the points. Averaged 33mpg for my ownership. R-2-4 1-3-5

[@johnmooller6000]

Fun. Great music and editing. The car is a silly one. Looking fwd to the rest of these films.

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks John!! Glad you dig it! Yes it's a really weird car. More coming soon! :) :

[@joerumler48]

I would buy it in a heartbeat

[@shannonfamily]

My mother had one of these and seeing that backseat brings back memories, and smells! So when I was 3 my mothers Pinto (Brown) was stolen on my birthday...and she bought a Yellow B210 to replace it... It may have been reliable-ish but my mother swore the B210 was the reason Datsun changed their name to Nissan and she refused to ever even entertain buying one for the rest of her life.

[@bagelroman]

Yes, the Datsun B210 does come with a tachometer.. that is only for the B210GX version. I daily drive a 1978 Datsun B210GX every day which is also a beautiful brown color like this one, and I am 17 years old. My brown beauty has 303,XXX miles on it with much more to come. The engine size for the GX model is a 1.4L and the non-GX model is a 1.2L. This car is amazing and really fun to drive around and great project car to have some fun with. amazing video and I love the edits. Thanks!

[@HelloRoad]

Ah cool! Thanks for the info on the GX! And thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! :) :)

[@bagelroman]

Beautiful paint color and amazing body shape!

[@sheanedwards3406]

B210 GXs are pimp I've got a 76 and a 78

[@jshend47]

I had one, and your description is very accurate. Mine had the stripe decal on the side, so it might have been a little faster.😂😂😂

[@nopenotgonna175]

Passenger side-view mirrors were options on most economy cars in the 70s. As were rear window defoggers. As an old man (get off my lawn!) it kinda blows my mind when I see Toyota Corollas with heated seats and nav. If you want to see a comically bad movie featuring a B210 check out the movie Go with a pre-Tom Cruise Katie Holmes.

[@randomprecisionmotors3130]

My Brother had a '74 Datsun B210 Coupe he bought new 'Citrus Orange', and in relatively short time was reduced to rolling rust (S.E. Ct.) that ran great! Not sure what became of it, but if memory serves he drove it into the ground...very little maintenance was ever done to the car unless it had to be, and it took him over a decade to kill it...

[@thisguysnameismatt4460]

My first car was a 78 with a trunk, 2 door 4 speed manual. Block cracked, heater core shot, but it would get me everywhere, even hundreds of mile round trips. I off roaded it, water over the hood , mud to middle of the fenders, snow, and deep snow (car deep like 12"), jumped it (all 4 wheels off the ground) and i just couldnt kill it. Not the prettiest car, kind of ugly really, but def a suprisingly capable car. Lots of rust for sure. Truly a fun car.

[@fernarias]

Datsuns rusted in California too. My moms 510 rusted in front of the windshield. We lived in LAs southbay and there was hardly any rain from 1980 to 1990, while she had it.

[@jackx917]

I had 1977 B210, exact same color in about 1979. It was a great car and ran very well. I don't remember it being slow, as it had hot firing, high spark plugs, per California standards as I remember, or something like that. I'd love to have that car again.

[@chrisnash2154]

OMG. Thanks for the great video! I'm 52 and this was my 1st car. Yes, it was slow and ugly, but it was mine. It helped having a swap meet stereo though.

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video! :) :)

[@jagers4xford471]

I loved my 210, I had two. Then I bought the 510, had two of those. Datsun/Nissan made great little cars back in the day. Can anyone forget the 240Z?

[@luizmpx833]

Around the year 2000 I had the opportunity to drive a Datsun pickup, and the door and the hood made the same sound as you video

[@deannaussery4800]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.... I have never subscribed to anything on youtube, until now. I look forward to watching more of you adventures. Maybe I will make time to start taking some of my own!

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! More episodes coming soon. Definitely take some adventures of your own :) :)

[@gman8578]

Excellent 👌. Loving your cars...and videos

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@Italian144]

That would be the absolute perfect car to have

[@tonya.1697]

New subscriber here! The first video i watched was the new corolla cross. I liked that. Then i suscribed and went thru the playlist....lol...i find this 1974 Datsun B210! I was a young kid, but i do recall being driven in one a few time in the late 70s/early '80s. I think it was then when i started to notice and like Japanese cars. My only vehicle experience were the big old american V8 sedans and coupes my father/uncles/Everyone drove back then. This video brought back a lot of memories of being young and riding around in something ''different'', and eventually growing up and buying my own new and used japanese cars and trucks. (Mind you, i still will always love the old American cars from the 1930s thru early 1970s....just cannot afford to buy/drive/restore the ones i like.).

[@asplenic16180]

Very nicely put together! I came to your site via the Poobaru G500 vid. Fun stuff, that one!! A Gremlin, You definitely need to find an early '70s AMC Gremlin, a good oxidized 'yellow' one; heck maybe even the small block 304 V8 if you can find one!! :D "Where's the rest of your car toots?" was a line in the commercials go forth and search! ;)

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much for checking out the vids! Glad you dig 'em. Would love to find a Gremlin! There is one with oxidized yellow paint on Autotrader right now. But it's in bad shape and they're asking nearly $6k! I'll keep looking! :) :)

[@asplenic16180]

Ah ha!! yes, goo immediate find. I know you're in Cali, but how about this gem, denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/1981-amc-spirit-4wd/6390023654.html It's basically a lifted AWD gremlin, right? AMC so like the old eagle AWD wagon. This looks pretty good. Oooo, and you could make a series of videos with the road trip to get the car!! Whaddyasay? ;) Ciao for now. -MW-

[@HelloRoad]

Wow that thing is super cool! Good idea... Maybe I'll call the guy...

[@lescook354]

I live in New Zealand and have a Nissan NZ built Datsun 1200 SSS which they made 800 off up to 1973. They where raced and a favored car to steel. Delarto carbs, modified head, hi back seats and SSS badging. Les

[@kingofbacc2365]

Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" song brought my here.

[@BullieDad100]

I love those Datsuns! I was looking at cars way before I was old enough to egally drive and I thought I'd get one of those for my first car. Alas, it was not meant to be.....Now my actual first car, a '73 Ford Maverick, actually taught me a lot; like the importance of tie rods! LOL

[@tomkozic8505]

Funny! Great cars, I had one, loved it

[@HelloRoad]

😀

[@visualmusic4]

Awesome Ethan! Loved watching this and had a big smile on my face the whole time. Kind of nostalgic for me too... My first car was a 78 B210 in Orange. Bought it for $500 bucks in high school and had to make monthly payments for a year! After purchasing the car, I put a giant 01 on the passenger side door for obvious reasons. Haha. Lots of rust, in fact could feel the water splashing through the floor during rain or over puddles. Made it kind of exciting tho. Looking forward to your AMC Pacer video, next!?!? :)

[@HelloRoad]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad to hear your story about your B210! After posting this I heard from a few other people who had old stories about their B210's as well! AMC Pacer could be next, we'll see!

[@jacobperez5861]

I have one of those, and it's my first car. A nice project to work with! Saludos desde México, buen video.

[@HelloRoad]

Very nice! What a cool car to have as a first car!

[@williamchow1624]

Love that car.

[@mark00159]

Can you show more pictures of the back end again. It hilarious looking

[@traveltrektrains8365]

My very first car ( in 1984) with my name on the title was a 76 Datsun B210 Hatchback. 4 speed, faded white, rusting under the doors. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed your video. Flashbacks were amazing. And you are right, not very fast but great memories. 1 question, I noted in your video while you were driving, "no key in the ignition?", How did that work? LOL (Starting around the 5:12 mark)

[@HelloRoad]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the vid! Not many of these cars left on the road! Ignition switch didn't work, so previous owner jury-rigged another switch that could simply be operated with a screwdriver! You can see that at 4:14 in this vid. Thanks so much for watching!

[@traveltrektrains8365]

​@@HelloRoad Definitely make me smile. Mine had a ding in the drive shaft providing a unique vibration, keep up the inspiring work.

[@pencilfluff......5489]

I love the way it look , who cares how slow it is ,!!

[@BiggCliph]

We have the same jelly. Nice.

[@HelloRoad]

It's good!!

[@teknykill]

I drove one of these it was fun! We used to turn the key off pump gas turn key and car would back fire , scared many people on Bikes lol I was 17 then

[@juansola4121]

I had one back in the day, it is very reliable and very ECONOMIC. 35 MPG on the middle of the oil crisis was great. I was a student back then so it fits me so good back then.YES it was sloooooowww..m

[@Smittyschannel]

yep! my first guess was Star Trek & the battle with Gorn

[@randytaylor8565]

i had a 1979 Datsun 210 hatchback and it was a great car that had almost 400 thousand miles when i sild it in 1989

[@robertsmith5744]

I had one, great car and cheap too.