Angelo Limnios' Datsun has a story to tell. It involves two cars, a few transmissions, one worked 1200 cc engine, multiple trips to the boneyard, and about 160,000 miles of commute drudgery turned into daily entertainment. His 1973 Datsun 1200 is currently driven 25 miles each way from home base to work at NUMMI in Fremont, California. What started out as a weekend race car … [Read more...]
Santa Clara September
Where do the months go? We don't know either. The good news is that the last Thursday of September has passed, which means its time for another Santa Clara old schools import roundup bonanza! The coolest deal about this monthly gathering is that everyone drives in, then drives right back out again. Most of the cars on the lot are either daily driven or close to it. With a few … [Read more...]
Return of Bluebird
For 1966, Datsun went to 11. The durable and Pininfarina-styled Datusn P410 was stepped up with more engine and became the Datsun P411. In 2004 Pete Peterson found this 1967 Datsun RL411 Bluebird SSS wearing various shades of blue and surface rust, and woke it up from a 20-year junkyard slumber. The chronicle of the this Datsun is one of two cars, forty years, and a meandering … [Read more...]
August Old Schools
The best sort of car meets and shows are the kind where folks drive in, hang out, and then get back into their cars and drive off until next time. The monthly gathering of imports in Santa Clara falls directly into the category of low key and casual events where those who dig a certain kind of car can meet and greet. Bugs and dents on daily driven and budget classics speak to … [Read more...]
Old School Imports Meet
It's that time on the calendar where various third Wednesdays or last Thursdays mean there's a reason to fire up that old bucket and drive it out and meet up. This Thursday the 27th, 2009 marks the third roll-in of the NorCal SoBay Old School Import faithful in Santa Clara, California. The gathering runs from 7PM until whenever. There is no admission fee other than driving in … [Read more...]