The British Morgan sports cars still have wood in their frames. But it’s rare to see wood used to the extent that you see here: Californian car fabricator Peter Portugal is selling “The Dolphin,” a hand-built wooden roadster that uses a 1979 Datsun 280ZX drivetrain and an MGB front suspension. The wood used in it […]
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Junkyard Gem: 1981 Datsun 280ZX
The Datsun 280ZX was the Disco Z-Car, sold in the United States for the 1979 through 1983 model years. Compared to its small, taut 280Z predecessor, the 280ZX wore the automotive equivalent of a polyester leisure suit to cover its swelling girth, and its suspension had ingested one Quaalude too many; on the plus side, […]
Junkyard Gem: 1974 Datsun B210 Fastback
The third-generation Nissan Sunny was sold in the United States for the 1974 through 1978 model years, badged as a Datsun B210 (in Europe, it was called the Datsun 120Y). Renowned for its fuel efficiency and cheap price tag, the B210 rusted to nothingness in the Midwest and Northeast, but plenty of these cars saw […]