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Since the Prince already got attention in this corner of the website, here's another bit of media coverage: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/03/20/prince-r380-represents-the-best-from-japan-in-the-mid-sixties/

The date on the article puts a different perspective on this -- as does the more current changing of Nissan's leadership and design influence: Plenty of room to cross fingers and hope for the best, though!

Very real and very rare: "The only known surviving Prince R380, the very car that won the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway, will make its North American debut Sunday at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance as part of a special Japanese Prototype class" https://news.classiccars.com/japans-first-racing-star-set-amelia-island-concours-debut/ http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/video-see-the-prince-r380-on-us-soil-for-the-first-time-at-the-amelia-island-concours-delegance/

In good company! https://deremerstudios.smugmug.com/Automotive-Photography/Amelia-Isnald-Concours-dElegan/2017-Amelia-Island-Concours-dElegance/Behind-the-Scenes/i-j8xm9H4/A https://deremerstudios.smugmug.com/Automotive-Photography/Amelia-Isnald-Concours-dElegan/2017-Amelia-Island-Concours-dElegance/Behind-the-Scenes/i-4qtWPtV/A

http://autoweek.com/article/people/shiro-nakamura-nissans-chief-creative-officer-retires-amid-staff-shuffle

This may be for production-based Japanese racing car as the GTP-ZX won for Japanese racer: http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/channels/us-united-states-nissan/releases/nissan-gtp-zx-wins-class-at-amelia-island/photos/amelia-island-award-to-the-bre-datsun-2 http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/channels/us-united-states-nissan/releases/nissan-gtp-zx-wins-class-at-amelia-island

Among other vehicles, the 350 and 370Z were from his era: http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/14/nissan-design-chief-shiro-nakamura-retires/

Gets you a little misty: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/02/03/farewell-to-a-friend/

Japanese Racing - The Men Behind the Victories Seminar3 p.m.Adam Carolla hosts a panel discussion with some of the people that contributed to the racing success of Japanese auto manufacturers in the United States. Panel includes: Peter Brock; Tommy Kendall; John Morton; Sam Posey and Chip Robinson. The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Talbot Ballroom$35 per person –Tickets can be purchased online www.ameliaconcours.org or at the door on the day of the event. Open to the Public. Limited Seating. Poster signing follows seminar https://www.ameliaconcours.org/event-schedule.aspx

Mecum now shows it sold for 22k.

In keeping with the season, that'll make people red and green with envy

Here's a variation on canned music so common this time of year -- in the spirit of the season (or at least ONE of them ) Merry Christmaz!

Featured on Speedhunters: http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/12/an-s30-for-the-street-track/

One more way to skin a cat, so to speak . . . http://petrolicious.com/cleaning-a-classic-car-with-dry-ice-is-actually-a-thing

Probably too late to work on the resume, no matter how old you are . . .

http://autoweek.com/article/people/pete-brock-turns-80

Some glorious noise here: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/car-accessories/videos/a31435/la-residents-have-no-right-to-complain-about-the-traffic/

Linked this Speedhunter article elsewhere, but their technique for finding interior exhaust leaks midway through seemed worth its own mention: http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/10/ole-orange-bang-hanging-z-guys/

Nice bit of zedness on SH -- good photo work, as always: http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/10/ole-orange-bang-hanging-z-guys/

Excellent interview and photos http://petrolicious.com/one-on-one-with-the-bre-datsun-510-and-the-man-that-drove-it-to-trans-am-victory

Racer Tony Adamowicz died yesterday after a battle with cancer. His career spanned from the '60s and included IMSA driving stints in Electramotive's championship-winning 280ZX-T's and Nissan's GTP. http://a2zracer.com/page82.html http://a2zracer.com/page92.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Adamowicz

Not any way near as high-tech (or entertaining, for that matter ), Eastwood has a new gizmo for rust removal and prep work on the way. They even show it in use on a Z: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJi6qSEAbQf/embed/captioned/?v=7

In Touring 3, Derek Kulach in a 350Z earned Datsun/Nissan their 100th victory in the Runoffs

As long as you're going through the headlight system, be sure to clean the chassis grounds as well. They're notorious for causing a lot of goofy symptoms and problems and are often overlooked.

This will get the ball rolling on 510 tech and reference sources: Dime Quarterly archives: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByCvxnHNk90SYzc4N2E1MWEtMzg0MC00YTE4LTkxZGQtM2RjODA5ODA1YjU1 Dime Quarterly index: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByCvxnHNk90SREtNSjQ2Wm9INzg/view?usp=sharing The 510 Archives (including factory manuals): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByCvxnHNk90SMzIxZWIwYWYtYzljNy00ZGU2LWI3ODctYzRjMmE0MGY3NTA1 Wiring diagrams: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByCvxnHNk90SejRibXNScEt0M28 The 510 Realm: http://www.the510realm.com/index.php Ratsun: http://community.ratsun.net/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=viewNewContent&search_app=forums Bluebird510 google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bluebird510