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Wednesday Wall: Lucha Libre 1967 Datsun Sports 1600, Squealing Tires Not Included

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Dan Hsu

You don’t have to see Michael Emery’s face to know that he’s grinning from ear to ear in this picture.  His road-rally prepped Datsun Sports 1600 was born to carve down steep mountain passes, so coming up with the concept … Continue reading →

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Datsun 510 Does Mexico Too

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Ben Hsu

This year, team Lucha Libre Racing‘s Datsun 1600 roadster wasn’t the only nostalgic running in Mexico’s vintage road race, La Carrera Panamericana. Check out Francisco Ortiz Rivera‘s BRE-replica Datsun 510! Our Spanish is a little rusty (ie, nonexistent), but it … Continue reading →

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Datsun 1600 Roadster Does Mexico

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Ben Hsu

Team Lucha Libre Racing’s Datsun 1600 Sports roadster has once again returned triumphantly from La Carrera Panamericana 2008. As readers know from the article in Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine Issue 2, this was the first Japanese car ever to run … Continue reading →

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