7/9/2012 Update: This Datsun has been sold.

From 7/4/2012:

This 1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster (VIN SRL311-07371) was purchased in 1969 at A&M Imports in College Station, Texas, and except for a brief stint in a garage in Tupelo, MS it has been in central Texas its whole life. The body and frame have stayed in great shape according to the seller, and was stripped to bare metal and painted in 2011. A beautiful Parrish hard-top with new headliner was painted to match the car, and it has the competition package installed which includes Solex 44mm carbs, B cam, and the aluminum oil pan. It is available in Houston, Texas for $18,500 as shown, or $1000 less with Panasports instead of these Work wheels.

The suspension was fully replaced using Mike Young comp front springs, rear mono-leaf springs from Australia, and KYB GR-2 shocks. Brakes were gone through as well with a new master cylinder, hoses, calipers, rear pistons, shoes and pads. A brake brace was also added. Classic Work Equip 01 wheels in the proper offset (15×6 front and 15×7 rear) are shown on the car and look great both still and in motion. The alternative 15×7 Panasports come with brand new tires. Hella H4 headlights were mounted with fused relays and are very bright.

During the body work, replacement fenders were installed along with the rocker sill end-caps and any other rust. This paint is the Nissan 370Z Pearl White. Side trim and all chrome is excellent. The interior was 100% replaced including a stitched dash cover, re-upholstered seats, Dynamat interior insulation and a new carpet kit and pad). A new Stay-Fast top and top-boot were installed as well. A chrome roll-bar and retractable shoulder belts round out the striking interior.

The car is has a U20 engine with a 5-speed transmission. It shifts up and down through all of the gears well and has a good clutch according to the seller. He also added an electronic distributor and MSD 12v blaster coil. A ceramic-coated header and new exhaust and muffler give the car great sound. A valve job was performed in 2011 by G and G Performance in Tomball, Texas. The gas tank was also renewed in 2010 and comes with lifetime guarantee. Check out the video below of the engine running.

Video link here.

After the seller purchased the car a few years back, he did a lot of work to get it looking nice and to make it reliable. He drives this car to work just about any day it’s nice out, and says it’s no problem driving it around Houston on the freeway. It cruises at 70 perfectly, and he likes to drive this one over his Honda S2000. The video below shows the car in motion.

Video link here.

The seller drives the car regularly but has just bought some other projects here on BaT so this one must go. Check out the album for images of the historical documentation.

Check out the additional photos of the car in the seller’s Smugmug album and this slide-show.