
I can’t believe it. I just received word from a reliable source that Road&Track Magazine will be shutting down its Southern California offices. Can this be true?! This is insane. Everyone knows that the print media industry has been hurting for a while, but hearing reliable sources say that Road&Track is shutting down… that’s one piece of auto industry news that’s hard to fathom. (more…)
Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Jun 12, 2012 | Categories: Papercuts | Tags: 510, anothermagazinecloses, BRE, Brock Racing Enterprises, Circuit de la Sarthe, closes down, closing down, Datsun, Hearst Communications, icantbelieveit, last issue, Le Mans, Peter Brock, Road and Track, Road&Track, Road&Track Magazine, SCCA, SCCA 2.5 Trans Am Championship, shutting down, Tim Considine, Trans Am | 10 Comments »
Once called "the poor man’s BMW” by Autoweek’s G.D. Levy, the
Datsun 510 is a well-engineered and affordable car that has remained popular among automotive enthusiasts for many years. Avid collectors of this car can be found around the world and one in particular is
John Paul “JP” Dagsaan from the San Francisco Bay area.
I first met JP at the
Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) two years ago in Irvine. I expressed an interest in shooting the car; however, due to the fact that JP was planning on driving back to the Bay area that same night, we were unable to set anything up. Fast forward two years to the present and you all are witnesses that I sneaked away from my family reunion in the Bay to shoot the car - and, if you're reading this,
Hi Mom! How's that for dedication?
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Posted by: Oliver Petalver | Jul 11, 2011 | Categories: Center Stage | Tags: 1970 Datsun 510 sedan, Agency Power, Apex-I N1, B&M short shifter, Bluebird Grill, Boston Acoustic, BRE, Bride, Bride Histrix, Bride Zeta, Brock Racing Enterprises, C Production National Championship, CCW Classics, Crow, Datsun 510, DRG Fabrications, Exedy, Fidanza, Five-Ten, GReddy, Hecho en Mexico, HKS, Honda Milano, Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS), John Morton, John Paul “JP” Dagsaan, KA24DE, Maddat steering box, Mooneyes, MotorMavens, MR-2, Nardi, Nickel-Dime, Nissan 280ZX, NRG, Oliver Petalver, Pioneer, Pioneer AVIC-N1, Qa1, Racetep, Samberg, Solex, SR20DET, Subaru, Supersonic Badge, Tiki, Tokico Illumina, Trans-Am Championship, Trans-Am Championships, Troy Ermish Racing, Wilwood | 38 Comments »