Bagged Datsun 510 - SPEC SHEET episode 04 - Box One Co.

[@marksherwood5349]

love seeing older cars, keep up the great work

[@thomas9079]

Awesome! My very first car was a 1971 4-speed manual Datsun 510 4-door sedan, light yellow with a black vinyl top and black interior. I bought the car near SeaTac airport in 1975 from a women (she purchased the car brand new in downtown Seattle) who just got married and worked for the airlines. So needless to say the car had less than 9,000 miles on it. I had to work and save the money to buy the car and have enough for insurance. My Dad and I had been looking for cars that were less than $1,500, but this car was selling for $1,800. I talked my Dad into going to look at it anyway, even though it was over my budget. The women sold the car to us for $1,400, but I didn't have enough for insurance, so I talked my Dad into lending me the extra $200 I needed with the promise that I had to pay it back within 6 months (He really liked the car also and knew it was like new, so he let me buy it). I had the car for just shy of 8 years. I modified the exhaust with a high RPM long header and 2 and half inch pipe with what was called at the time a turbo muffler (Exhaust Specialties did the work in Ballard or Seattle area). I had it dyno tuned at the only place around that did it (never heard of that before, a friend told me about the shop just off of 145th and Highway 99 in 1976). With the header and the exhaust it pulled a 104 HP out of that 1600 engine, yeee haaa! It did 17 second flat quarter mile runs at between 72 & 75 MPH at SIR in Kent, could not get to go any faster even with speed shifting. The car could cook and the front end started floating over 120 MPH, no spoilers (speedometer only went to 120). When I owned the car I didn't even know it had a independent rear end. I learned a lot since then because of others teaching me all about those Datsun 510's from fine people like yourself and others in the last 40 years. Thanks and I hope you and your dear families have a wonderful year!!

[@mrbookends]

Hey Thomas, this dash of personal history was a wonderful post! I've got a '77 Datsun 620 in my garage right now, undergoing a complete overhaul and I wish I knew the history of it!

[@dallashildebrand09]

Keep it going Jonny! Love the variety of cars you're getting.

[@boxoneco]

Thank you! Hopefully I can keep finding cool cars to shoot.

[@mikeirwin4687]

Awesome work as usual , the car is awesome probably the way most people I know would have a 510

[@donwest5387]

I had 13" X 10" on mine

[@alexanderturnbull1677]

Awesome episode

[@alexdevita]

Cinematic AF!

[@MarkReid]

Sweet video, nice car. Your local too.

[@korosuchimu1479]

This car is my weekly inspiration. Did you get the tire size by chance? I'm building a 68 c30 laurel 🤙

[@johnnydatsun2730]

😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@donwest5387]

talk to a race-shop and get the rear camber fixed

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe ..

[@boxoneco]

Thank you! Much appreciated