Welcome to Dime Month at Hooniverse!


It comes but once every hundred years and this month shall go down in history as the first Dime month ever.  It’s the 5th month of the 10th year of the new century and we can think of no better way to celebrate 5/10 than to show our love for the mighty little Datsun 510! 

And what better way to kick off Dime month than to spend some time at Hooniversity with a fantastic lecture by our very own, Professor Deartháir.  Pay attention, class as there will be a test.
Now that you are up to speed, let’s have a look at some kick-ass retro commercials.  First up we have a little hoonage from 1973.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9HF5U7L3nw[/youtube]
Love that exhaust note!  The alien sound effects were pretty bitchin’ too!
Next up we have one from ’71 complete with Tang!  What’s not to love?  mmmmm hoontang…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twKCw4opK4k&feature=related[/youtube]
Dang even new cars today are not as shiny as the wagons in that commercial.
Lastly, I will leave you with some 510 1/4 mile shenanigans:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2poP-vO0M&feature=related[/youtube]
Ooooh, thats giving me naughty thoughts about Eleanor now…
Tune in all month for more great Datsun articles and if you have any cool 510 stuffs pass it along and we will fit it in somewhere.

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67 responses to “Welcome to Dime Month at Hooniverse!”

  1. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

    I very much approve!
    I see you there, BRE 510

  2. ZomBee Racer Avatar

    Yeay Datsun! I look forward to seeing what ya'll come up with!

  3. engineerd Avatar

    This is the best idea since Anti-Pants Day!
    Also, I nominate hoontang as the official beverage of Hooniverse.

  4. K5ING Avatar

    Yea, I used to own one of those too. A white 1971 Datsun 510 wagon that was fun to drive, but blew a piston or something. It just quit running one day so I traded it in on a cherry '69 Cutlass S 2dr hardtop.
    No, this picture isn't of my 510, but I can assure you that they blow up really good.
    [img]http://imcdb.org/images/170/455.jpg[/img]

  5. bzr Avatar

    Anti-Pants Day and Dime Month? Hold on, I'm onto something here…think, Fry, think!
    <img src="http://intensities.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/fry.jpg"&gt;

    1. chrystlubitshi Avatar
      chrystlubitshi

      why am i all warm and sticky? did i miss something fun?

  6. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    OH NOES!!! Eleanor!!!

  7. BGW Avatar

    (This space should have contained a snazzy shot of world-famous Datsun racer and occasional actor P.L. Newman in his SCCA B-Production 510, but either WordPress or IntenseDebate has been eating every comment I make with an image attached, so it's not here, but if you BELIEVE hard enough you'll see it.)

  8. scroggzilla Avatar

    In honor of Dime Month, please accept this hi-res picture of a dirty, dirty Datsun.
    <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3152038720_1d8f9a5a4f_o.jpg"&gt;

      1. Alff Avatar

        So does little brother … <img src="http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/05/70_Datsun1200-13.jpg"&gt;
        This is what Mama drove when I was a little Hoon.

      2. Alff Avatar

        So does little brother … <img src="http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/05/70_Datsun1200-13.jpg"&gt;
        This is what Mama drove when I was a little Hoon.

      3. scroggzilla Avatar

        I love the fact that Nissan keeps that 410 exactly as it was when it finished the 66 Safari Rally.

    1. P161911 Avatar

      One of the Africa Rally cars or the Baja car? I've got some current pictures of the Baja car I'll try to get posted soon.

    2. P161911 Avatar

      One of the Africa Rally cars or the Baja car? I've got some current pictures of the Baja car I'll try to get posted soon.

      1. scroggzilla Avatar

        That's the '70 Safari Rally winning Bluebird 1800SSS

  9. muthalovin Avatar

    Was it this one:
    <img src="http://www.datsunhistory.com/DATPICS/newmansbs510.jpg"&gt;
    Because that is straight-up badass.

  10. tonyola Avatar

    Uh oh, you bad people. You snuck a ringer into the collage. The light blue wagon in the lower right hand corner is a post-'77 "510", which was nothing more than the blobby old live-axle Datsun 710 with a squarer body. Is this like one of those "find-it" pictures we had as kids? What do I win for spotting it?

  11. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    pictures of him driving it are hard to find. I finally found this one:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/27666849@N04/2923526

  12. BGW Avatar

    It was this one, though yours and Mr. Schmo's work very nicely as well.

  13. BGW Avatar

    It was this one, though yours and Mr. Schmo's work very nicely as well.

  14. BGW Avatar

    It was this one, though yours and Mr. Schmo's work very nicely as well.

  15. Tim Odell Avatar
    Tim Odell

    Just whitelisted you, meaning you'll never get caught in the filters again (don't abuse that power).
    Sorry, our days of being able to hand-sift through the spam comments are over.

  16. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    er the car, not you Mr. Scroggs. Unless you are into that kinda thing, not that there's anything wrong with that!

  17. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    I'm betting site traffic would triple…

  18. acarr260 Avatar

    … but that's a good problem.
    Also, this is an awesome idea and I shall raise a gross bier (I'm in Germany on business) tonight in honor of the person who came up with this dime month idea – bring on the crazy Datsun hoonage!
    /walks off to find some crazy 510 stuff to share

  19. acarr260 Avatar

    Here's a little dyno run of a 510 sporting a twin turbo motor from a 300ZX:
    <object width='428' height='352' classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' id='SFID016554228495806456'><param name='movie' value='http://www.streetfire.net/flash/SPlayer.swf&#039; type='application/x-shockwave-flash' /><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&video=8d3b3bcf-23b8-4558-8168-98b10070c548&servicecfg=386'/><embed src='http://www.streetfire.net/flash/SPlayer.swf&#039; flashvars='video=8d3b3bcf-23b8-4558-8168-98b10070c548&servicecfg=386' allowfullscreen='true' wmode='transparent' width='428' height='352' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&#039; /></object>
    Dyno run : Datsun 510 with 300ZX TT-engine.

  20. acarr260 Avatar

    Here's a little dyno run of a 510 sporting a twin turbo motor from a 300ZX:
    <object width='428' height='352' classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' id='SFID016554228495806456'><param name='movie' value='http://www.streetfire.net/flash/SPlayer.swf&#039; type='application/x-shockwave-flash' /><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&video=8d3b3bcf-23b8-4558-8168-98b10070c548&servicecfg=386'/><embed src='http://www.streetfire.net/flash/SPlayer.swf&#039; flashvars='video=8d3b3bcf-23b8-4558-8168-98b10070c548&servicecfg=386' allowfullscreen='true' wmode='transparent' width='428' height='352' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&#039; /></object>
    Dyno run : Datsun 510 with 300ZX TT-engine.

  21. Packratmatt Avatar
    Packratmatt

    So will there be a 610, 710, 810 (Cord) and 910 (Porsche) celebration as well?

  22. P161911 Avatar

    Went to the East Coast 510 meeting as part of The Mitty last weekend. Let me know where to send the pictures. The best was the lhd BRE in original rusty condition from the Baja race.

  23. ZomBee Racer Avatar

    Yeay Datsun! I look forward to seeing what ya'll come up with!

  24. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    Excellent! You can always send stuff to tips@hooniverse.com depending on how many and how large they are. A flickr account or something similar would probably work better. Send along any commentary you might have as well.
    Thanks!!

  25. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    Brefass Scotch[TM] and Tang?

  26. engineerd Avatar

    Ooooh…that could be good. Or just get me drunk. Either is good.

  27. P161911 Avatar

    I'll send a Google docs dump/link to the tips email tonight. I filled up my Flckr account for the month with pictures from the Georgia Tech Auto Show.

  28. Ambersand Avatar

    But, but, WHY!!?!

  29. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    ooooh you dirty, dirty girl!!

  30. Tim Odell Avatar
    Tim Odell

    Just whitelisted you, meaning you'll never get caught in the filters again (don't abuse that power).
    Sorry, our days of being able to hand-sift through the spam comments are over.

  31. Tomsk Avatar

    I just thought of something: Would a parade of 510s be considered a march of Dimes?

  32. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

    Wait, I think I'm getting an idea…no, yes, no, no
    wait a minute, yes, no, yes, yes, yes!,
    no……YES!

  33. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    That does it, I'm officially changing my avatar to Fry

  34. bzr Avatar

    I'm having one of those things. You know, a headache with pictures!

    1. Jo_Schmo Avatar

      Did everything just taste purple for a second?

  35. Texan_Idiot25 Avatar
    Texan_Idiot25

    I was trying to figure out what justified Dime-month?
    I had to weigh in Schmo's obsession with 510s, but I knew he wouldn't bore us with silly Japanese cars for no reason.
    And then the date. 5/10. Oh, how clever you are, good sir.

  36. SSurfer321 Avatar

    I just picked up that HotWheels Datsun 510 last month. 1st I've bought in YEARS!

  37. SSurfer321 Avatar

    I just picked up that HotWheels Datsun 510 last month. 1st I've bought in YEARS!

  38. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

    And Fry you've got that brain thing.
    I Already Did!

    1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
      Jeff Glucker

      Scooty Puff Jr SUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkksssss….

      1. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

        I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky

      2. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

        I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky

      3. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

        I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky

  39. Dr_Dangerously Avatar

    And Fry you've got that brain thing.
    I Already Did!

  40. Tim Odell Avatar
    Tim Odell

    IIRC, all the 510 wagons had solid rearends.

  41. Jim Brennan Avatar
    Jim Brennan

    Just to be a jackass… here is a 510, that really wasn't a 510.
    <img src="http://www.adclassix.com/images/78datsun510hatchback.jpg&quot; alt="" />

  42. Jim Brennan Avatar
    Jim Brennan

    Just to be a jackass… here is a 510, that really wasn't a 510.
    <img src="http://www.adclassix.com/images/78datsun510hatchback.jpg&quot; alt="" />

  43. Jo_Schmo Avatar

    I'm betting site traffic would triple…

  44. AteUpWithMotor Avatar
  45. omg_grip Avatar

    well. i guess i have to start painting some of these up on Forza 3.

  46. Black Steelies Avatar

    I think the uncle used to have one as his amateur rally cross car. Awesome, ik. If I can find pics i will assuredly be sending them your way, Hooniverse

  47. AteUpWithMotor Avatar
  48. dukeisduke Avatar

    I'd have to have at least two 510s – a pristine original 4-door, and a modded 2-door with Minilites and all the goodies.

  49. JeepyJayhawk Avatar

    Yeah, 'cus I need another reason to lust after another car.

  50. dukeisduke Avatar

    I'd have to have at least two 510s – a pristine original 4-door, and a modded 2-door with Minilites and all the goodies.

  51. JeepyJayhawk Avatar

    Yeah, 'cus I need another reason to lust after another car.

  52. JeepyJayhawk Avatar

    Yeah, 'cus I need another reason to lust after another car.