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Mike hasn't long left, the slave battery I brought home was beyond shagged and one of the brakelights doesn't work.

 

Other than that I think I'm pretty happy, but it's dark and I haven't had a proper look at it yet... here are a couple of teasers;

 

Not shown in this pic, smoke appearing from the slave battery which was swiftly dispatched hedgewards.

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I love the front end of this.

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To do list;

  • Welding to floor, front inner wings & rear arches
  • Tyres
  • Lights
  • Number plates
  • Service mechanicals
  • Wash
  • Paint

 

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Obviously, I'm going to offer my heartfelt congratulations as a fellow 1200 owner!

 

Good luck with getting everything sorted. I look forward to hearing how it progresses. I'm sure you'll have it looking like this soon enough:

 

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1971 Datsun 1200 Estate (B110) press photo by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

To be honest though, given that many of them looked like this by the end of the '70s it's remarkable that any have survived:

 

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Datsun Cleveland showroom c.1978 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

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Thanks for the support everyone, this'll be a slow burner for sure.

 

 

Obviously, I'm going to offer my heartfelt congratulations as a fellow 1200 owner!

 

Good luck with getting everything sorted. I look forward to hearing how it progresses.

 

 

I'm aiming for mechanical overhaul first, do you have any good contacts for parts?

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Yours still has the radio blanking plate too, excellent!

 

Looks like it was originally this dark green colour?

 

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Datsun 1200 Estate (B110) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

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Datsun 1200 Estate (B110) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Sadly those shots are nearly 20yrs old, so no chance of spares there.

 

Others of relevance:

 

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1973 Datsun 1200 Estate (B110) c.1994/95 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Another one long-gone.

 

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1973 Datsun 1200 Estate (B110) Daily Mail 1/6/74 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Amazingly, this thing lasted until 1982. I can't imagine doing 2,000 miles a week in mine - I bet the drivers caned it mercilessly just to give some light relief to each journey.

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