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"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 02/25/2020 at 21:32 • Filed to: chevy runs deep

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BTW in real life my dad got a ticket for “exhibition of speed” from drag racing against a Beretta in his Datsun 240z. 

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 21:38

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Never seen one still running

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 02/25/2020 at 21:40

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They were popular when I was in high school, that was a long time ago. 

Notchback88 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 21:49

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As a kid, I remember my Aunt bragging to the family how she was going out to buy a new sports car. She was...mid twenties? Working a well paying factory gig. Anyway, I was like 8. I was picturing, well, a NASCAR stock car. I really didn’t know what a “sports car” was, beyond NASCAR and F1.

Imagine my disappointment when the Beretta Z26 rolled in.

Oh, shit, no. I think it might have been a Cavalier Z24. Pretty sure it looked exactly like this.

Honestly I can’t remember which it was specifically.

Still.

I was very disappointed.

I still am.

wafflesnfalafel > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 21:58

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T hat v6 had a nice growl, otherwise it was pretty junky.  My grandfather on my mother’s side’s last car was a grey Corsica.  It was a POS but he loved it...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 22:01

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Do this date one of the raddest wheels ever put on a production car

atfsgeoff > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 22:28

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I have been looking to purchase a Beretta actually, an M9A3

atfsgeoff > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/25/2020 at 22:28

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I have been looking to purchase a Beretta actually, an M9A3

Funny I think they cost about the same as a used Chevy of the same name these days.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/25/2020 at 22:51

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Rad is the correct word.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/25/2020 at 22:55

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I didn't even notice that, those are hot.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > atfsgeoff 02/25/2020 at 23:10

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Fun fact: a Taurus PT92 is nearly identical for hundreds of dollars less

Long_Voyager94 > sony1492 02/26/2020 at 06:50

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Come to WI.

Long_Voyager94 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/26/2020 at 06:55

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I got an “unnecessary display of power” ticket in a 1987 Buick Century with a Tech4........

My wife fell in love with one of these years ago:

I present the Beretta GTZ. Quad 4 HO under the hood mated to a 5-speed manual. That car was a riot to drive...........for about a week..........at which it lost oil pressure and grenaded the engine.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Long_Voyager94 02/26/2020 at 08:53

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Great story!

Long_Voyager94 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/26/2020 at 10:01

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In hindsight, we both wish we’d have spent the money and put a new engine in it instead of junking it, the rest of the car was spotless.