Datsun Dreamland: Tom finds a large collection of 510's and Z Cars | Barn Find Hunter Ep. 98

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Tom explores the collection of a fellow Datsun enthusiast while reminiscing about the Datsun's from his own past. He finds the much sought after 510s, plenty of Z-cars, and a Japanese copy of a British roadster. We also get to see some of the progress on Tom's own 510 rebuild.
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@louk231 3 года назад

Oh no Tom, let us see the other building too with the E type Jag & Sunbeam Alpine etc in it... Please do a part 2..

@thatsmrharley2u2 3 года назад

Anyone agree that Tom should have taken him up on his offer to see the building with the "pretty cars" too?

@knutsir 2 года назад

Absolutely!

@cornishrider 3 года назад

Bit rude that turning down see his other cars, he was obviously proud of them and I'm sure us subscribers wouldn't have minded seeing them.

@mry82 3 года назад

I would have liked to see them too. Feels like home since this is less than an hour down the road from me!

@BT_aka_PET_ROOSTER 3 года назад

If you watch until the end it shows a little of the nice cars... go back... beautiful old transam

@darrell81 3 года назад

They never went to the nice building... The trans am is in one of the buildings that is in this video. I can't believe anyone would turn down seeing his nice stuff. This video pretty much only shows his 3rd and 4th string vehicles.

@kendonahve924 Год назад

There was some kind of "sensitivity" underlying the interplay between the two. Like them, I accept the imperfections. I like 510s.

@lottiecooper609 3 года назад

I owned a 78 datsun 510 2 door back in 1986, bought for $100.00 4spd. I slid on some ice one winter, and spun around sliding going backwards about 40-50 miles per hour, and hit a telephone pole on the driver's side so hard, it pushed the whole trunk over to the passenger side!! I had my kid brother run across the back yard full speed hitting the pass side with whole body blocks, until he straightened the trunk back out, then I put in taillights from a dodge mirada I believe it was called, and it was good to go back on the road!!! Loved that car!! Thanks for sharing!!!

@driftlessjoinery5059 3 года назад

I used to bomb around Portland Oregon in the late 80's and early 90's in a bunch of 510's. Fun cars. I finally gave in and sold them all and bought a 92 hardbody. But my faded red 68 4 door was an absolute blast to to drive. 2 liter, dual webers, hot cam, Z buckets, short shaft 5 speed with an odd shift pattern, a z rear end, gold Enkei's and Nitto 205/60/HR13. Looked like a pile with nice wheels.....it sort of was. It was an import with fender mounted mirrors. I flogged that car daily.

@jordanshara3244 3 года назад

Not a dying breed. More young people, myself included, are discovering what awesome and easy to work on cars that Datsuns are. I've been driving/ restoring my 240z for 10 years and every time I get behind the wheel brings a mass of smiles every time. I got the bug bad. It's just a shame rust scares alot of diyers away from picking one up

@rustyjeep2469 3 года назад

My grandma has said a 510 was her favorite car she ever had, and she used to get a new BMW every year back when our family owned a dealership in the 70's-80's so I think that's saying a lot for the little Datsun. Always thought they looked like a lot of fun.

@kenmello7252 3 года назад

Hi Tom, We like pretty cars too. All cars and trucks. I had a 74/260Z and an 87/280 ZX back in the 80"s. I loved those cars! What fun.

@ftby59mikeD 3 года назад

We've missed Barnfinder for way too long! Glad Tom's back, thanks Hagerty. Ps. Am I the only one who things Richard here reminds me of Grandpa from 'The Munsters'???

@mexicanspec 3 года назад

He reminded me of Darnell from Christine.

@Dane_the_Pain 3 года назад

in Australia we refer to them as Datsun 1600 and they are mostly 4 doors .. have owned 5 of them over the years and absolutely love them. L16, 2x L18, L20 and a CA18DET. wish Id kept the granny spec datto with L20 with twin webers. importing a 2 door is a long held dream of mine. cracking video Tom 🙌

@johnceragioli9671 3 года назад

The 510 was a great car during it’s time!

@nicholasagnew2792 3 года назад

Its a great car today. I have one and it can out handle nearly every new car and can out stop any production car. It has original brakes and stops from 60mph in 70 feet. Its more reliable than a new Toyota yet you can actually work on it. I can go on and on

@dreyn7780 3 года назад

With the modern 40/km/hour speed limits, cars from the 1800’s are legit too.

@jeroen9637 3 года назад

I'm glad you're back and posting videos again Tom :)

@IvoPoblete 3 года назад

17:18 It seems the guy didn't liked Tom's remark about not wanting to see the pretty cars.

@rickfromthecape3135 3 года назад

I wanted to see them as well! That's what gives these barn finds hope!

@ricknethery2441 3 года назад

Love that little Datsun 620 pick up at the end of the video. Want me one of those!

@scotthagee4267 Год назад

Yeah he didn't mention it. I live in the same town as Richard and have known him for a long time. I'm gonna ask him about it next time I see him.

@vettekid3326 3 года назад

To say those early Datsuns were prone to rust was an understatement. When I first got my licence in 1972 and living in the midwest where they used copious amounts of salt on the roads I remember seeing a B210 rusting thru after just one year and many were in the scrapyard after just 5 years because they were unsafe to drive from all the rust.

@grantrussell8288 3 года назад

Unfortunately this was a problem for lots of Japanese-made cars in those days. The reason is because in Japan they used very poor quality steel. Much of their steel is recycled, and in the past they didn't process it very effectively, so there was already lots of rust in the metal to begin with. They didn't really need high quality steel for their own domestic market, because they don't have nearly as harsh of weather, cars don't get driven nearly as much, and people don't own cars in Japan for very long due to strict inspections that take unsafe cars off the road. Eventually by the mid-80s, Japanese car manufacturers finally started building their car bodies and frames with better quality steel.

@nathanking3242 3 года назад

I bought one in mint condition, by the time I got it home the quarters were completely rusted out, lol.

@ronlynch7744 3 года назад

Datsun Heaven here, 510 ‘s & the 240 Z’s. 😎👍🇨🇦

@dsliase 3 года назад

So nice to see you back posting, Tom. The first and only time I saw a 510 race was in Canada, in 1972. My friend's cousin raced one and he invited us to the pits to watch. Once again you have brought wonderful memories back. Thanks Tom.

@campbellpurdie7274 3 года назад

Come on Tom, I want to see the other 27 as well.

@jackmiller4946 3 года назад

Hickory NC might be a mill village to Tom but it’s a metropolis to me. I go to Hickory to go to a big town. Go Crawdads!

@russvtguy 3 года назад

Very much enjoyed this one. Back when I was a young man , I worked in the race shop for Bob Sharp in Wilton Ct. Only job I ever had where You could go fishing at lunch time.

@bmh67wa 3 года назад

Back in the day I had a B210 that I purchased for $40. I drove it for about a year and the engine threw a rod but because there were so many of them in wrecking yards back then finding a good used engine was cheap and they were easy to remove and install. I put in at least 5 wrecking yard engines before that poor car rusted away but I had a lot of fun with it and have always wanted to find another one that is in good condition.

@Ricky_Grade10 3 года назад

Adam Carolla says he'll take the whole lot!! You guys really need to do a show at his race garage.

@davidbarnsley8486 3 года назад

I would have liked to see the other shed full 😢😢Tom

@jamesclarke6861 3 года назад

I know Tom has been WAITING to do this one!

@NORTHERNROVER1 3 года назад

Wow, haven't seen that many 510s in ages. There were millions of them and they have almost completely disappeared. I had an orange 73' 2 door with Shelby Cal 500 mags(wanted A R Libre mags...), fibreglass fenders, a Formula France steering wheel, and the obligatory rusty trunk floor, in about 1978. Great car, like a poor man's 2002, but I liked the look of the Datsun better. Thanks for stirring the memories Tom!

@christopherhowton8734 3 года назад

Uncovered in North Carolina weather..Holy Rust!!

@twots22 3 года назад

I loved all of it. Thank you Richard!! Sweet 510s!

@SurfCityAmpRoom1 3 года назад

I have been a Datsun fan since 1970 found my 510 shell five years ago added an SR20DET engine with upgrades and now at 325 Horsepower a real machine.

@ReindeerD 2 года назад

This was awesome, that guy is a JDM OG

@DrillerAA 3 года назад

My all time favorite car was my red '71 240Z. I lost it in a flood. It was just the most fun you could have on four wheels.

@chubscub 3 года назад

he guys sitting on classic Datsuns helping the prices go through the roof. End result it becomes too expensive for enthusiasts to look after and restore these cars

@dreyn7780 3 года назад

Yeah, they squirrelled away all these cheap things so we couldn’t have them. All the cars are unobtainium too. There’s nothing to see on the road, nothing to buy. They KILLED culture. It’s called city culture mining ⛏. They have these bizarre concepts of having a car when it’s not actually useable. They stopped being cars decades ago. These are buckets of rust, not cars. This is toms delusional era videos.

@flyjarrett 3 года назад

At the end when he chuckled and said, “we like the crap!” it sounded like something Tom and Ray Magliozzi would have said. Nice episode.

@timlavance867 3 года назад

Yes !!!....a mention of Cartalk..love those guys!!!

@Guardducks 3 года назад

Sure have missed you Tom, welcome back.

@terryorcutt8739 3 года назад

Sweet episode!! I've always wanted to try driving a sorted 510, but the 2000 Fairlady roadster is one of my dream cars. No mention of the mini truck at the end of the tour!

@traddad9172 3 года назад

*Nothing* beats the ass end dipping down when shifting those 80s/90s z cars

@DuneRunnerEnterprises 3 года назад

YEASSSSS,Tom is back!!!

@isalmankhan1 3 года назад

Amazing, Thanks for sharing Tom👍 Stay Safe👍

@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb 3 года назад

I love these - an old HS pal had one with an aftermarket turbo. Tons of fun

@paulstan9828 3 года назад

Boy does that bring back memories. in the early 70s I was living in Hawaii I had a Datsun 510 sedan. I haven’t thought about that car in years. it was such a gutless little thing but it got me around the island. Ha!!!

@luisarteaga6074 3 года назад

I got a 1990 Nissan 300zx. Glad to see them going up in price💯👍🏽

@TOM-C. 3 года назад

My dad came rolling up in a brand new 1972 Datsun Z, and my face lit up. I was 12, and that was the coolest car I had ever seen, and especially cool being picked up from school, and driven at 100mph home. That was a pretty good speed in 1972! Later, when I was 15 1/2, I received my aunts Datsun 1200, and proceeded to switch it over from auto to stick, and replace the motor with a built engine that had a side mount Weber. The owner of the engine also had a 510 motor for $400 more, but he wouldn't sell it to me as it had 2 side mount Mikuni's (I think, might have been SU's) that he said, required a lot of tinkering with as they would fall out of adjustment. Just as well, I'd probably have killed myself with the extra 40hp.😁😎👍✌

@davebarron5939 3 года назад

Damn, that 280ZX is perfect, was UN-aware they were obtainable with T tops, Sweet!

@jimmyfann2174 3 года назад

Great to see Tom back on the road.

@xavierStark84 3 года назад

what an awesome collection! I'll be amazed to visit a place like that. Congrats Richard for the fabulous vehicles. I wish my father had a lot of cars like that.

@architjones3280 3 года назад

Ugh I should have never gotten rid of that 260, u go man I swear you remind me of my dad every time. ❤️

@VeganGorilla555 3 года назад

Back in the early 90's I had a Datsun 310. It was a great little car. I loved driving it.

@gforcesg 3 года назад

Learned to drive in a 510 loved that car !!!

@troynov1965 3 года назад

My first car ( truck ) was a 73 Datsun 620 I got out of a old mans back yard. It had been sitting for several years. Some fresh gas and a battery it fired right up. I fixed it up and drove it for several years. Loved Datsuns ever since.

@lancedaniels 2 года назад

Thanks for posting and sharing. Really great to hear 👂 about and 👀 see this collection.

@craigbrown9574 3 года назад

Tom you got to show that sweet blue car that your doing

@tuscaderofour 3 года назад

We have a collector in South Africa who has a private collection of over 200 Datsun/Nissans, I think starting at a 1939 Datsun. An incredible collection of cars all in good running showroom condition. It is believed to be the largest private collection of a single car brand.

@dominikw8820 3 года назад

...I liked to walk around that whole place. A lot of camaros, pontiacs...amazing

@jimellison6157 3 года назад

You’re definitely right about old cars sitting in small towns. I live in Western Iowa, and use to take road trips on the back highways. I was always seeing old cars.

@affordablevs 3 года назад

Great episode.. back on the road Tom!

@manmatt445 3 года назад

I absolutely love my 1969 521 DATSUN. Got all the 510 has and a bed too.

@jimlegalley6656 3 года назад

I have 2 521's one for 43 yrs while the other for 25 yrs. Great trucks!!

@iangarcia2708 3 года назад

While I was busy looking for possible 240z Project car and I can't find any, this vid was spot on popped up of my notification. Now back to the Z hunt off I go

@415s30 3 года назад

It's tough now, people try to by mine all the time.

@iangarcia2708 3 года назад

@@415s30 it really is tough, I find this Gen 1 Type S30Z but owner is asking for $35,000 for this No engine, and completely rusted 240z. I took a very hard pass He's asking too much for something that is not even complete, glass are shattered, fenders and transmission are missing, floor board's got a gallon size hole in it. Even the steering rack is missing. I don't mind if the engine is the only thing missing since engine swap is an option, but his deal was buy this complete incomplete junk for 35K

@stephenfarrell6794 3 года назад

One of my favorite cars of all time, had brand new '72 lime green 510 four door. As soon as the Toyo's wore out I put Michelins on and it made all the difference in the handling. Eventually added an Ansa exhaust which had a great sound.

@geraldbly4903 3 года назад

Fantastic Datsun collection! This was the golden era for that car company!

@davidcoggins8891 2 года назад

I performed a weber conv on a Mitsu pickup. All I can say is....WOW!!!

@dexburwell 3 года назад

Datsun 510 ! I clicked immediately.... you should do a part 2.... on the “pretty cars” too

@thedrive07 3 года назад

Glad the show is back!

@WalterFrancis 3 года назад

Okay so you did go visit the pretty cars? Next video, that Trans Am is sweet!

@brenenpenick2479 3 года назад

Yeah I’m assuming they are in the next video because there was a 69 camaro coverd up honestly those are the rare vehicles in this video not the datsons

@7cougar0 3 года назад

That TA was visible early in the video, so not in his other building.

@fueledbypho8421 3 года назад

It is a dream of mine to one day own a garage filled with Datsuns! Beautiful cars that I have so many memories with. 😊 Great video!!

@codyclayborn6937 3 года назад

I gotta 620, I absolutely love it, you guys are not a dieing breed at all! I got to drive a Z car and I fell in love, one day I will have a barn full!

@BikeTour07 3 года назад

Welcome back Sir Tom!

@danthomas9077 3 года назад

I knew if he was a Datsun guy he'd have a least one Datsun 620 pickup, there's a white one missing it's bed, you guys stood in front of it near the end of the video, looks like a parts truck, I could use some parts off it! ;)

@bigbird2451 3 года назад

I had a chance in high school to buy a track ready 510 two door with massive wheel flares that had had the hood fly up and smash the windshield at 130 on the Pasadena freeway. I had the $800 to buy it, but no money to fix it. Also, there was a shot in there of an El Camino, and later a Datsun pickup without a bed. I've always dreamed of grafting a Datsun pickup bed onto a 510 wagon chassis to make my own Datsun El Camino.

@mikehunt8375 3 года назад

I've owned that same color 79 10th anniversary Z. Loved it! Wish I could get another one.

@dangoodman9951 3 года назад

My Dad bought a used 4 door , my brother and I drove it very mellow like a Dad car. My older brother showed us the how to race your 510 book and we never drove that car the same. It was so fun on the street, in the dirt my favorite

@fernandodesaintpreux7429 3 года назад

CONGRATULATIONS on your program, I am subscribed and enjoy every one of your episodes...

@bradmaas6875 3 года назад

My dad and I each had a 510, blast to drive. Troublesome, nice for POS. 260 carbs were problematic. Fish mouth grill came on the '72 MGB. At the end when they're standing in front of that Datsun PU.

@OrlandoMGarcia 3 года назад

510 is special to my heart

@airheadvw4479 3 года назад

I have a set of 4 of those American racing wheels but they are 15 inch. I happy to see the videos again

@Friedbrain11 3 года назад

It was because of BRE that I wanted to get a 510 when I was young. Hope yours comes out great!!

@barry4140 3 года назад

Datsun's are awesome,regards from South Africa

@DANWRIGHTITIS 3 года назад

Great Video !! Welcome back Tom - you have been missed . My 1st car was my grandad´s 76 datsun cherry! I always wanted 240Z . I got offered one - but unfortunately the previous owner didn´t know it was for sale - so i walked away...

@erickstiner1668 3 года назад

Excellent episode Tom. Well done.

@kyleforeman4543 3 года назад

Wow,wow, what a great video,, tks for sharing again

@fuzzyguy210 3 года назад

Over the year I have owned 4 510 sedans. My last one had a Rajay tubo kit on it. It made 20 psi of boost and would eat most cars for lunch. My dad had a 68 1/2 Solex Roadster and later he had a 72 240Z He changed the needles in the Sus to neddles from a 200 roadster. It ran strong after that.

@martinmoreno7020 3 года назад

Bre 510 clones are always cool that livery won't ever get old. A 432 240z would be cool to own. A local guy in my town has a unmolested 240z just sitting outside his house thinking of picking that bad boy up.

@artofdisguy3401 3 года назад

Hot Damn 510's !!!! I love those are pocket rockets

@Barry101er 3 года назад

Love them!

@jimclarke1108 3 года назад

Big wow from me, love the 240/260Z

@georgef1176 3 года назад

I love 510 I love all nissans I have 3, low mile mint S13 convertible, a s13 hatch with ls2 and S14 with ls3 turbo

@jamesdiehl8690 3 года назад

I loved my 510 hatchback!

@mkshffr4936 3 года назад

Heck, I would dearly love to have an early B210.

@EchoSigma6 3 года назад

It’s the Honey Bee or nothing! 😂

@thomasmagda4580 3 года назад

Had one, loved it. Also bought a couple of cars from Bob Sharp.

@Cartier_specialist 3 года назад

I spent a lot of passenger seat time in a burgundy colored Datsun 510 two door as a teen. My older friend's dad owned one and that was the car he got to drive. I had my first taste of peach brandy in that car.

@ChrisFrunkEDI 3 года назад

My first car was a 1983 Nissan by Datsun maxima, that thing was fully loaded for its day, power everything with sunroof and a clarion head unit with eq from the factory

@martyb7554 3 года назад

Hi, i am from south Africa and i had the Datsun 1600 deluxe and later the 1600SSS, They were great little cars in the early 70s but many electrical problems, the tail lights of the 1800 were very popular to fit the Ford Capri

@VtWildabeast 3 года назад

Not sure if this is intentional, but this video is "unlisted". Only found it if you manually looking through the playlist. Edit: Was Fixed!

@MrAsimomytis 3 года назад

The BMW steering wheel !!!

@Mercmad 3 года назад

I have a Mercedes 1962 220SE coupe which was sold new in City of Indianapolis ,PA. After the Studebaker Mercedes arrangement fell apart, it became a Datsun Dealership and I think it's still a Nissan Dealership today.

@garthhowe297 3 года назад

For my honeymoon in 1980, my bride and I went to California. I returned home with an Offy dual plane intake for my 510, and installed the Holly 2 barrel...ran great... best car I ever had.

@roberthart9886 3 года назад

I had a gold 810 with hounds-tooth interior and a 240Z engine. Loved that car, but sold it to get my first Saab, a 1979 EMS, 4 speed; green with green interior and Aztec wheels. I added a custom headers and 2" exhaust. Now on my 5th Saab

@stingray427man 3 года назад

Adam Carolla loves those 510s, didn’t know much about them until watching his channel.

@JordanPayneLV 3 года назад

A gold mine, wow! Someone needs to swoop up these cars 😍

@NomadXplorer 3 года назад

The guys face when he said "cheap little Japanese sedan" 😅😅😅 he looked so offended 😆

@joezingher4770 Год назад

The very earliest Z cars had rear window defrosters with the heating elements running lengthwise to the car, not side-to-side. They changed for 72 I believe.

@ldnwholesale8552 3 года назад

Paint scheme was generic Nissan. The number of shorty Z cars is unusual. Here in Oz we got 240s, all manual and short, 260s both long and occasionally short and then 280s, all long and fat. The shortys are the ones everyone wants. I have had half a dozen 260 long w/b cars. Even when under 10 years old they were rusty and doors splitting apart . By the late 90s they were all stuffed. And worth $300 as a trade. Sold some to the wreckers and others to 'enthusiasts' We never got 1600s in 2 door. most of them were rallied and beat to hell and ofcourse rusted as well. A friend had one and the amount of rippled panels was about par for the course as they were so thin