1969 Datsun Other

1600 Convertible

2000cc

Manual

SRL31127101

Clear

I am selling a 1969 Datsun Roadster 1600. This car is completely rust free, and has zero bondo, and has never been in any accidents. The original color of the car was silver, but was switched over to red. The red paint job is nice, but not perfect I would give it a 8/10 because its not 100% straight, and there are a few nics / dings here, and there which is to be expected. During 1966 Nissan's engineers were hard at work modifying the 1595cc R series engine that was fitted to the SP311 Fairlady. This same engine was also being built in a stroked version known as the H20, which had the same bore size but had an increase in capacity to 1982cc, this H20 engine was being used in the Caball and Junior trucks. The previous R and H20 engines had a three bearing crankshaft and had imperial threads and bolts. The new versions of these engines they were working on had five bearing crankshafts and metric threads. This new 5 bearing R series engine would end up being fitted to the new 1967 1/2 Fairlady SP311. This new engine yielded no more power than the old 3 bearing R series engine, but it did give the engine an incredibly strong bottom end that was capable of withstanding extreme internal forces, far beyond those exerted by the 1595cc Fairlady.  This car has an H20 engine VIN# 839450, with a 4 speed transmission manual transmission. The engine starts up, and runs like a champ. The car is actually surprisingly fast. I have added a oil pressure gauge, water temp gauge to know exactly how much pressure and how how the car is. The car stays at 170 when driving, and can go up to about 200-210 when in traffic. The transmission is strong, and the car chirps in 1st, and 2nd gear very easily. The brakes are strong, but the car does straight a little bit to the left under hard breaking because the left side grabs better than the right. The car comes with a white hard top, and the original soft top. The original soft top needs to be recovered. They sell kits from 300 to 500$ depending on what kind of material you want to use. The dash is rough, and needs to have a dash cap / leather re-wrap to be done. The windshield has misc. little scratches. The radio works good, the heat does as well. The lights all work except for the turn signal in the front which I never investigated. The car sits on Datsun Mag wheels with good tires all around. I work at one of the biggest shipping companies in the world and can have the car shipped anywhere in the US up to your door, or out of the country. Give me a call if you have any questions (213) 308-4478