#TBT: A Datsun 510 with a V8 mounted in the passenger’s seat

Scott
By Scott Lear
Aug 22, 2024 | $2000 Challenge, Datsun, Datsun 510, Buick V8 | Posted in Shop Work | From the Feb. 2004 issue | Never miss an article

[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Grassroots Motorsports.]

If most people found both a derelict Datsun 510 as well as an orphaned Oldsmobile 215 V8 lying around their parents’ house, they would probably wonder if Goodwill takes engines and what kind of tax deduction a 510 could earn them. These people have space in their …

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Comments
DavyZ
DavyZ Reader
8/22/24 2:01 p.m.

Saved a 510 from extinction--NICE! 

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
8/22/24 2:13 p.m.

Wow, never knew about this one.

 

Cool car!

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
8/22/24 2:43 p.m.

Loved that car!  So cool to see in person. 

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
8/22/24 2:50 p.m.

Yeah, that was a cool car!

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
8/22/24 4:16 p.m.

Some ingenuity with this one. Well done.

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