Hi everyone! (Read 717 times)

[LaurelLad]

Hi everyone!

I'm Jim, 16 years old and i'm from the Netherlands. I absolutely love old Datsuns! Now you may ask yourself, how does a young guy like me end up liking Datsun's so much? Well, i'll tell you. It all started with a movie i watched as a little kid, and someone got kidnapped in a Laurel. I immediately thought, that's a cool car! So i asked my dad what kind of car it was, and he responded ''some kind of Nissan''. He wasn't really into Datsuns. 
Of course, me being around 5 years old, i didn't do any research behind it. And so i went out to play with friends. 

Over the years, i grew more and more interested into Datsun's. A few years ago, i started searching for such a Laurel. I've now been searching for over 3 years i think, and up until a few weeks ago, i was starting to think i was never going to find one, but i got very lucky! A few weeks ago i went to a Datsun meeting in the Netherlands, and i met someone who knew someone who had one sitting in his garage. Me of course being overexcited, i went ahead and reached out to the owner. He was very kind, and showed me some pictures. Before i knew it i was standing next to it, amazed by how great it's condition was. Unfortunately i couldn't take it home immediately, because there is place for it at the moment. After the winter we'll rebuild the barn, so it has a warm and rust free place to stay. According to rdwdata.nl (dutch vehicle registration department) there are only seven 240L Laurel's left in Holland, so i think this is a one in a life time opportunity.

I'm of course too young to get a drivers license yet, but that gives me plenty of time to work on it and get the money needed for the necessary parts.

I think that's about it, cheers!








PS: Before anyone asks, no, it's not for sale   don't think i'll ever sell it. 

[gainsb1]

Well done,Jim, and welcome. You have now joined the select few. You also have the pleasure of standing out from the crowd with a make of car that makes people stare, that should be very reliable and give you LOTS of pleasure. I think we need to see some more photos. By the way, your English is very good.

Leigh (Area rep)

[LaurelLad]

Thanks! and i'll definitely post some more photos soon!

[yeller610]

well as a fisrt car that is amazing! I look forward to seen how your restoration gets on befor your turn 17.
Well done jim

[spottedlaurel]

Certainly an unusual, but very interesting first car. Looks like a manual too, just like my C230 Laurel.

[LaurelLad]

Yep, it's a manual. I've seen your Laurel on Flickr, looks neat!