sad,

[Pedro_The_Swift]

was looking in the 4 sales of a few (australian) off road sites the other night

and found my old race car,, advertised as " and a spare car" in one of the adds,, so you can imagine what condition it was in:mad:


and some idiot had painted it green,,



it just looked so sad,,,:(

[Sprint]

what was it?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


sigh,, so many good times,,













and some slow ones:angel:
:p

[pop058]

http://www.aulro.com/app/data/500/medium/SCAN1.JPG


sigh,, so many good times,,

and some slow ones:angel:
:p

Ah! a P510, now that bring a few memories back.

paul

[Pedro_The_Swift]

mine actually HAD a proper (well, american--)P510 badge on the boot lid,,



should've kept it:(

[pop058]

i will have a dig around and see if I can find some pics of my old girl. A mate also had one and I am sure I have pics of his too

paul

[Olive Drab]

I'm a sucker for any kind of motorsport. What is this car and what class was it raced in?
cheers
Jason


I wanna be a racing car driver when i grow up.
i just can't bring myself to grow up though.:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

"What" has already been stated,,:p

but from hmm, let me count backwards,,,

'87 to, er, '01 it raced in a CAMS class called "2WD Production Enduro" a bit in NSW, a bit in QLD and one in SA

the car won the NSW state rally championship in '86
and I won the QLD Off Road Short Course title in '93

I only stopped because of a stress problem with my eye,,
sold the car, bought a boat , changed jobs, went fishing for a couple of years.

Still navigating in this-https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/398.jpg


The Dato was only ever a bit of fun,,
after riding with someone that can really pedal, I understood that early,, but,, I still miss 591,, most of my car control came from doing the hard yards,, 3-400 racing kays in a day teaches you lots of things,, and I felt most of them thru the seat of my pants,,;):D:cool:

[pop058]

Just to clarify it. It's more common name is a "Datsun 1600" The model (like most Dato's) is a series of numbers and letter/s. Eg. 180B, 120Y, 260C, 720 (ute) and, more recently 350Z. The 1600 was not commonly known (outside of motorsport) as the P510 (1600cc) and (the less common 1800cc) H510.
Nostalga has got me, so I will try and dig out some old memories.

paul

[DiscoDan]

I thought it was a Datto 1600, a mate use to rally one up here in Qld. (since moved back to NZ and now rallys a Datto 180b sss two door( sorry don't know correct names) )

Thanks for the info on the correct name.

Danny

[abaddonxi]

Ah, 510.

Rilka and my first week together, 12 inches of mud, big tree, horrible drop on the other side.

Love those cars.

:D

Simon

[pop058]

OK, done some digging and found a shot of my old girl as well as a couple of "action" shots of Jon's (a mate) 510. The parked up shot of my "72-510" was taken in '84 ? outside my place in Darwin.

The B&W shot was taken during a rally in the NT about the same era. It is interesting to note the the "route instruction" at this time was "turn right before fence, CAUTION- do not over shoot".

The "Yump" shot was taken during a prologue at the Hidden Valley Motorsport Complex in Darwin long before they sealed the autocross track for the tintops (V8 supercars)

Pedro, you mentioned the NSW State Rally titles. It will involve some more digging, but I will try and find some more pics of a mate in Sydney's RS2000 Escort which got the 1984 Group "A" state title. Most of my motorsport on dirt (Group "G" rally and Grand National speedway) was done in the Territory although I did navigate for Ken (RS2000) for a couple of the NSW state rounds. Jon's 510 and (an incarnation of) Ken's RS2000 went onto compete in the original Sydney to Darwin "Wynn's Safari. Both non-finishers unfortunately.

paul

[awabbit6]

Seems there are a few of us with a Datto history. Here's my evolution.

Starting with ... the 120Y! ... Did quite a few motorkhanas in this beast!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1390.jpg

Then on to the 1600. As it was purchased for the sum of $50

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1391.jpg

Built to rally ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1392.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1393.jpg

Then it evolved into a tarmac car ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1394.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1395.jpg

Then all the good stuff out of the 1600 went into the 1200 ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1396.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1397.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/1398.jpg

The 1200 is still with me but the others have gone. The 1600 was bought by a mechanical engineer who still uses it from time to time and has done many more mods to it (the ones that involve the money that I never have)

I even fired up the 1200 this afternoon ... filled the shed with av-gas fumes ... mmmmmm


Paul

[Bigmark]

yeah that 3rd photo is a ripper, if thats queensland then it was a dry year i am guessing.



OK, done some digging and found a shot of my old girl as well as a couple of "action" shots of Jon's (a mate) 510. The parked up shot of my "72-510" was taken in '84 ? outside my place in Darwin.

The B&W shot was taken during a rally in the NT about the same era. It is interesting to note the the "route instruction" at this time was "turn right before fence, CAUTION- do not over shoot".

The "Yump" shot was taken during a prologue at the Hidden Valley Motorsport Complex in Darwin long before they sealed the autocross track for the tintops (V8 supercars)

Pedro, you mentioned the NSW State Rally titles. It will involve some more digging, but I will try and find some more pics of a mate in Sydney's RS2000 Escort which got the 1984 Group "A" state title. Most of my motorsport on dirt (Group "G" rally and Grand National speedway) was done in the Territory although I did navigate for Ken (RS2000) for a couple of the NSW state rounds. Jon's 510 and (an incarnation of) Ken's RS2000 went onto compete in the original Sydney to Darwin "Wynn's Safari. Both non-finishers unfortunately.

paul

[Sprint]

i soooooo shouldnt be looking at this thread..... slowly working on a pair of V8 falcons, one to turn into a daily driver/tow car, the other to turn into a hillclimb/short circuit sprint car......

now i'm thinking a datto would be a LOT cheaper, simpler and more fun

dag nabbit, redneck bush boys like me shouldnt be tempted away from V8's!

[pop058]

It does seem like there are a few closest Dato fans amongst us. Paul (awibbit6), your 1200 looks so nice. They are just a classic shape. Never been a real fan of the utes, but the coupes are different story.

My mate, Jon's 510 (the one in the air and doing the fencing) was a real piece of work. Just over 200 horsies from the mid mounted 2.4 (engine set back about 23 inches IIRC) , option 1 box, R200 diff, fully adjustable suspension and discs all round. Nothing quite sounds like a Dato at full noise in the forest at night sucking through a couple of DellOrto's

Sprint, The dato's are definately fun, but so is cubic inches. What falcons are you playing with, and great idea to build one and race another one. Learnt the hard way many years ago, never race your street car. Before and after shots from a club meeting at Oran Park in Sydney 30 years ago. Damm, this is getting nostalgic

paul

[rick130]

Sorry to hear Pedro.
I know one of my old cars is still being looked after as a Hillclimber.
Now sports big wings, big slicks and a supercharged 4AG-E :D
I don't know how the poor little Hewland copes.
The owner tracked me down a few years ago and sent me pics.

[Sprint]

Sprint, The dato's are definately fun, but so is cubic inches. What falcons are you playing with, and great idea to build one and race another one. Learnt the hard way many years ago, never race your street car. Before and after shots from a club meeting at Oran Park in Sydney 30 years ago. Damm, this is getting nostalgic

paul

plan is for a 347 stroker in the EB Ghia, rebuild everything and keep it as an auto so its a halfway sensible daily driver/tow car

plan for my ED XR8 Sprint is a 289 with a centrifugal supercharger, richmond 5 speed and make it rev a bit......

as for the whole combined daily driver/race car plan..... yea, the enforcers seem to take a dim view of it, and the number of commodore driving wannabe's trying to egg you into a race gets tiring after a while!

edit: ouch! what on earth happened to that poor XA???????

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Sorry to hear Pedro.
I know one of my old cars is still being looked after as a Hillclimber.
Now sports big wings, big slicks and a supercharged 4AG-E :D
I don't know how the poor little Hewland copes.
The owner tracked me down a few years ago and sent me pics.


Did you say PICS?:eek:
:lol2:

[pop058]

plan is for a 347 stroker in the EB Ghia, rebuild everything and keep it as an auto so its a halfway sensible daily driver/tow car

plan for my ED XR8 Sprint is a 289 with a centrifugal supercharger, richmond 5 speed and make it rev a bit......

as for the whole combined daily driver/race car plan..... yea, the enforcers seem to take a dim view of it, and the number of commodore driving wannabe's trying to egg you into a race gets tiring after a while!

edit: ouch! what on earth happened to that poor XA???????

I put the XA into the wall at Repco corner (as it was known then) coming onto the main straight at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney on a club day. In hindsight, I put it down to the lack of connection between my brain and right foot (I was only a pup then). The meeting was being run by the Holden Sporting Car Club, so some blue pride may have also clouded my judgement.

Any pics of your EB/ED's available as anything Blue (particularly XA's and EB's) are on my wish list. Beside the '73 JG33 in pics, I have had a couple of Mk 1 GT Cortinas (1 being setup for Group "G") as well as a gagle of other Fords. SWMBO says I have to get rid of some stuff before I can get anymore toys. An EBGT being ontop of the list. In the meantime, I have to settle for what I've got

paul

[abaddonxi]

How's this for a coincidence?

Rilka's 510 was blue (1968) with NSW plates AKI.

Simon

[Bigmark]

Heres a nice 347 stroker marking 505hp - its a video on a dyno test from a website i just created for a client.
Thought you might be interested.




plan is for a 347 stroker in the EB Ghia, rebuild everything and keep it as an auto so its a halfway sensible daily driver/tow car

plan for my ED XR8 Sprint is a 289 with a centrifugal supercharger, richmond 5 speed and make it rev a bit......

as for the whole combined daily driver/race car plan..... yea, the enforcers seem to take a dim view of it, and the number of commodore driving wannabe's trying to egg you into a race gets tiring after a while!

edit: ouch! what on earth happened to that poor XA???????

[Pedro_The_Swift]

How's this for a coincidence?

Rilka's 510 was blue (1968) with NSW plates AKI.

Simon


I thought that powder blue was a '72 only colour,,,

hmmm a '68!
with those loverly short front struts!



and funny windscreen wipers?:angel:

[Sprint]

Heres a nice 347 stroker marking 505hp - its a video on a dyno test from a website i just created for a client.
Thought you might be interested.

not chasing bulk power, more interested in bulk torque from the stroker, remember, its a daily driver/tow car, not a racer

[Sprint]

I put the XA into the wall at Repco corner (as it was known then) coming onto the main straight at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney on a club day. In hindsight, I put it down to the lack of connection between my brain and right foot (I was only a pup then). The meeting was being run by the Holden Sporting Car Club, so some blue pride may have also clouded my judgement.
lol i've almost put the sprint into the weeds a couple of times on backroads, yet to have a decent stack though

that said, there have been times when i've been left wondering exactly how on earth i figured out how to avoid getting myself killed through sheer stupidity!


Any pics of your EB/ED's available as anything Blue (particularly XA's and EB's) are on my wish list. Beside the '73 JG33 in pics, I have had a couple of Mk 1 GT Cortinas (1 being setup for Group "G") as well as a gagle of other Fords. SWMBO says I have to get rid of some stuff before I can get anymore toys. An EBGT being ontop of the list. In the meantime, I have to settle for what I've got

paul

my EB Ghia is, i believe, rosewood (not going to check the paint code at this time of night lol)
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13994&stc=1&d=1235998359
my XR8 Sprint is Cobalt Blue
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
not mine, but nearly identical
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13993&stc=1&d=1235998206

[awabbit6]

How's this for a coincidence?

Rilka's 510 was blue (1968) with NSW plates AKI.

Simon


I thought that powder blue was a '72 only colour,,,

hmmm a '68!
with those loverly short front struts!



and funny windscreen wipers?:angel:

And don't they look good in blue! I went for blue when I fitted a couple of blue doors (the originals copped a bit of damage :angel:) and decided the entire car should be that colour.

I think mine was a '71. I may even have the original compliance plate here still (it "fell" off)...


Paul

[Pedro_The_Swift]

QUICK QUIZZ!!!
where was the compliance plate located on a Datsun 1600??

(no hints Paul,,,)

[awabbit6]

QUICK QUIZZ!!!
where was the compliance plate located on a Datsun 1600??

(no hints Paul,,,)

Can I give hints yet? ....

[pop058]

Can I give hints yet? ....

Paul

paul's are not allowed to give hints.

Paul

[Pedro_The_Swift]

QUICK QUIZZ!!!
where was the compliance plate located on a Datsun 1600??

(no hints Paul,,,)


Can I give hints yet? ....


Paul

paul's are not allowed to give hints.

Paul


Did you read where a young kid from Toowoomba won the Improved Production Class at the recent Bathurst 12 Hour in a Datsun 1200 Coupe??


:banana::banana:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

http://www.drawmycar.com/gallery/1600.jpg