I have worked on and restored a lot of Datsun Roadsters for customers over the last 40+ years both stock and modified. I have to say that is one of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen. The windshield makes the car look great. Love the unique color. Hats off to the builder.
@@olik136 hey thats funny + absolute correct , but there's an extra to protect you from this ; pure for the show. (+ In my inner eye I see James Bond with lots of Grasshoppers and smashed Flies on his face I must laugh , that's good !
Chris is one of the nicest guys to chat to as well, super enthusiastic for his car and his Japanese Classics business. This car is something else as well, one of our favourite encounters from SEMA this year. Think it will be turning a few more people on to the awesomeness of the Datsun Roadster too. Lovely video as always chaps.
I'm not big on cars like that but this one I love and what I love about is the clean look of the entire car. The body lines, the interior the dash, everything about says elegance and class. Beautiful car, thanks for sharing. Blessings.
It would break my heart to chop a Japanese classic. However, a 510 wagon would look pretty dope chopped. Maybe with a VK56DE if I could shoehorn one in there
Ive been digging that datsun 620/720 truck on top of a miata rollerskate.. only wanna go one step further with a Honda-k Swap for the engine. make all the 'tec
It's an honor just to be able to see the Builder face. he represents the face of JDM in America thank you for representing Americans in such a fashionable honorable way you could tell the respect that he had for this car. when he say I don't like turbo sounds coming from it because the card didn't bring Turbo I always say Excellence come from simplicity. Outstanding!!! maybe one day when I get rich you could Built Me a car.
The Datsun 1600 roadster has always been my favorite. Mine was a 1967 Datsun 1600 roadster and am looking for another , mine was red, and loved this car for 7 years. 👍👍👍👍
I don’t think thats right, racecars and rally cars have yellow lights because yellow light does not reflect on water or fog as much as a blue/white light does. Also yellow light is easier for our eyes to process providing better definition at night.
I love, this car is sublime, no mistakes in taste. One of the most beautiful achievements of the year seen from Paris in France. Thanks for the video 👍
When I first saw it I thought it was gonna be the dude that built the Mercedes Gulwing who built it... Just looks like his style from the interior to the exterior
This gen of Japanese convertibles are just amazing. Would love to see this one day. I still have a lot to learn but wow I can tell the was a lot of hard work put into this.
Man that thing is drop-dead gorgeous! Super clean lines and just phenomenal workmanship. I'd like to see it with the hardtop installed too. A removable roll-bar to go along with the shorty windscreen might be a nice touch? Either way this guy knows how to do it right and this car is proof. Not too much, just the right amount.
Yes!!!! Great content!!! Chris is an amazing person !! The video and photos are amazing but when you see this car in person it’s just breathtaking. And to top off when you visit their shop in Richmond and see all their beauties in stock you will not want to leave!
I had a Datsun 2000 Fairlady Roadster in British racing green with a full roll cage and white hard top. Really fun car to drive. Had to do a lot of work to it. Pulled the motor with transmission so I could send the transmission out for rebuilding, then pulled the head off for servicing. That was back in the day you could actually do this stuff in your driveway. Anyway, most excellent build. Love the color and flaring. Those tail lights...!
Man you should win awards till they run out beautiful piece of art very tasteful love everything about it you should be very proud ,thans for posting ,peace .
What an inspiration to me! I want to go the same way with my Miata. I'm in the middle of an engine swap. Going up to 1.8. Wanna have it bored up to 2.0. Keep some old stuff, add some modern stuff, add some leather instead of tin canning it. He's had the car for 12 yrs. I've got mine for 4 yrs now. Well, I guess I still have a lot of time to catch up. Great car. Love everything about it except for the death when rolling over but apart from that it's such a cool built!
This car screams B E A U T I F U L! This girl is completely gorgeous! Nissan this is what you should be doing. I would be drooling if I saw this on the road. I love love love absolutely love this car! This is a work of art! Kudos to the creator of this fantastic automobile.
Oh I like this. I like it a lot. Clean, sharp, deferential to the 60s origins of the car and the 90s heyday of Japanese engineering at the same time. Just right.
Sooo nice and pretty and clean ! One of the prettiest compact sport style cars in shape I ' ve ever seen , and the colour is fantastic chosen. This car is a timeless one in it's style . ..CONGRATULATIONS ! ! - I really think, best modification of the year ! greetings from Hamburg ciao
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All I can is “holy shit!” This is one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen
Yes absolutely
I'd take this over 90% of modern supercars
@MadeAUsername Viper = trailer park, smh.
Emmanuel Ferguson id take the most expenisve supercar, sell it, and buy this
How good a driving car is this. I'll take a modern supercar
Can you even imagine the price tag to one of these....
Agreed
Whoever chose the music at the beginning was spot on
Very Oceans Eleven-esque
@@joedesalvo3316 I feel like robbing a casino in that car
If this was a 70s porno.
very Bond-esqe
You go retro like that, you better have cowboy beepop jazz.
as soon as i saw the thumbnail, the words "oh my god" just slipped out subconsciously
JunK yup
Same here
That’s the cleanest car I’ve seen in a long time. Love everything about it.
The nicest car you guys ever did a video on. Reminds me of a gen 1 Austin healey Sprite.
Matthew Vizcaino except way better
@@durtnasty ... Oh yeah like GTRs with big turbos Ray's rims in midnight purple for all the 16 year old boys out there.
It should look like a datsun
Matthew Vizcaino more like an mgb, in fact i think the MGB was the inspiration
Dude, you gotta let us hear these cars man!!!
Watch the video, they start it up and rev it a little bit at the end.
@@lavachemist and at the beginning
at the end dave
Like the others have said, go to end of the vid.
JB GTO .....lol. “Real” car guys...... lmao.
Favorite car I've seen in awhile honestly, so much personality. So tastefully done, congrats on the build.
“Really cool” is an understatement, this thing is RAD!
Smartyrdumb ? Rad is an understatement this thing is magnificent 😍
Danny Lima 😎
Rad is an understatement ,this thing is a Bad Whammer Jammer!
I have worked on and restored a lot of Datsun Roadsters for customers over the last 40+ years both stock and modified. I have to say that is one of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen.
The windshield makes the car look great. Love the unique color.
Hats off to the builder.
I wanna roll in one of these feeling like James Bond
Yeah you're right it really looks like a 60's James Bond car !
James Bond all the way!!!!
*like James Bond with a lot of insects in your face
For a sec i read it like you ment roll over lmao
@@olik136 hey thats funny + absolute correct , but there's an extra to protect you from this ; pure for the show. (+ In my inner eye I see James Bond with lots of Grasshoppers and smashed Flies on his face I must laugh , that's good !
Pure craftsmanship! The only person that can properly photograph this beautiful creation is Chen!
Just nothing beats Japanese Classics. Sweet roadster!!
I'd buy one new if they sell them today.
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata awaits...
Thanks God cars like this exist. Cars that remind us of the sheer joy of driving something special on a great road. Beautiful job.
I love asymmetry in auto design and that headlight setup tickles the fancy for sure.
I didn’t really like it at first, but I think it’s growing on me
Haha, and for me it's the opposite, I wanna freak out over it
One of the most beautiful cars i have ever seen. one of the best custom interiors I have ever seen. Fits perfectly. Amazing build.
Chris is one of the nicest guys to chat to as well, super enthusiastic for his car and his Japanese Classics business. This car is something else as well, one of our favourite encounters from SEMA this year. Think it will be turning a few more people on to the awesomeness of the Datsun Roadster too. Lovely video as always chaps.
That car is awesome! Very clean and well made...great job on a classic restoration
This is the bestest sickest EVER! Perfect balance of retro-mod. I just shed a tear of joy.
Who knew Seth Rogan made custom car!
I'm not big on cars like that but this one I love and what I love about is the clean look of the entire car. The body lines, the interior the dash, everything about says elegance and class. Beautiful car, thanks for sharing. Blessings.
What Japanese classic would you chop and swap?! Drop your Engine & Chassis choice below.
daihatsu mira with a GSXR 1000 engine
It would break my heart to chop a Japanese classic. However, a 510 wagon would look pretty dope chopped. Maybe with a VK56DE if I could shoehorn one in there
70's Nissan gloria with the Toyota Century V12
Ive been digging that datsun 620/720 truck on top of a miata rollerskate.. only wanna go one step further with a Honda-k Swap for the engine. make all the 'tec
Datsun B310 Sunny Coupe with an SR20DET in it... And one day it'll be finished.
It's an honor just to be able to see the Builder face. he represents the face of JDM in America thank you for representing Americans in such a fashionable honorable way you could tell the respect that he had for this car. when he say I don't like turbo sounds coming from it because the card didn't bring Turbo I always say Excellence come from simplicity. Outstanding!!! maybe one day when I get rich you could Built Me a car.
RVA REPPIN🤙🏼🤙🏼Love the fortune auto guys, their open houses throw down 👌🏼
The Datsun 1600 roadster has always been my favorite. Mine was a 1967 Datsun 1600 roadster and am looking for another , mine was red, and loved this car for 7 years. 👍👍👍👍
This is no doubt amazing but I feel like not going ITB’s is a missed opportunity.
No doubt.
or a one piece intake. the fasteners looked out of place
port nut or a K24 Honda swap...
Samsonian
Honda engines belong in Hondas. If I see another ruined MR2 it’ll be too soon.
@@negativeindustrial they also belong in a Miata, probably the best swap for them IMHO, but yeah tired of fucked up MR2s lol
Simply yet profoundly put, this is automotive perfection
Man the only thing this car really needs is a set of either ITBs would have been even better in the engine bay. I love it
Exactly what I thought. Either itb or some old mikuni carbs or something like that
It needs me as a driver.
One of the most phenomenal builds I've seen...so clean! Man, what I wouldn't give to get my hands on that!
I once had a 1969 Datsun 2000 I so miss that car
Larry that is the sweetest Datsun's I've ever seen. I love these older cars...
Everything about this build is done in good taste.
Saw this car at SEMA, its absolutely beautiful. Thanks for shooting it and showing it to the world!
The yellow lights were used in rally racing to let other drivers know that a faster car was approaching to move over /yellow lights faster class
I don’t think thats right, racecars and rally cars have yellow lights because yellow light does not reflect on water or fog as much as a blue/white light does. Also yellow light is easier for our eyes to process providing better definition at night.
Weren't the yellow lights law/regulation in France once?
@@andrewphippsphillips1455 yup
Incorrect, the yellow lights @lemans are the slower class, and the person who said they were once required in France on all cars.
I love, this car is sublime, no mistakes in taste. One of the most beautiful achievements of the year seen from Paris in France. Thanks for the video 👍
When I first saw it I thought it was gonna be the dude that built the Mercedes Gulwing who built it... Just looks like his style from the interior to the exterior
isaac shively slang500?
His 550 spyders are similar
This gen of Japanese convertibles are just amazing. Would love to see this one day. I still have a lot to learn but wow I can tell the was a lot of hard work put into this.
why did this car not win sema? I feel like this car has way more personality and detail than the ring brothers camaro.
Maybe because of that hideous front spoiler. Beautiful car but I think it would look much classier with a chrome trimmed windshield.
Yeah dude. Ring puts a lot of quality into their vehicles too though. Idk I guess I like both
The best I’ve ever seen. So much detail and time put into the car.
You should do more stuff with Rutledge he makes me happy. Such a positive person.
Man that thing is drop-dead gorgeous! Super clean lines and just phenomenal workmanship. I'd like to see it with the hardtop installed too. A removable roll-bar to go along with the shorty windscreen might be a nice touch? Either way this guy knows how to do it right and this car is proof. Not too much, just the right amount.
Chris and Rutledge look remarkably similar
There aren't even words for how much I love this car, it's so perfect
All it needed was some itbs to finish the engine bay.
Yesssss!! I did a quick walk around this car in my SEMA video and I was clueless, so glad this video exists, what an incredible car!!
I literally thought that was rutlidge before i put my glasses in wtf
He was there lol
The lights.....wt? Very nice car.
The 1 yellow headlight is a great touch too! Gives it character 👌
I am not a fan of Japanese cars, I love old American muscle cars or European Sports cars, but this Datsun Roadster is stunning!
Yes!!!! Great content!!! Chris is an amazing person !! The video and photos are amazing but when you see this car in person it’s just breathtaking. And to top off when you visit their shop in Richmond and see all their beauties in stock you will not want to leave!
Shut up and take my money!
This thing is gorgeous! Please somebody find a way to mass produce!
the new look from everything done to it, it almost looks like a modern retro version, and that color just makes it, beautiful car
13:13 I see kalvins Z right through there👌 that boy fresh
In a word: Stunning!
The attention to detail is spectacular - this car is a visual masterpiece.
Found my new dream car! Thanks for that!
It’s a dream car that we didn’t know we wanted until now...
@@LarryChenPhoto Haha nailed it
Oh its on
Amazing build, looks beautiful. The edit and music were on point. Thank you, nameless editor, for making these vid's happen.
Me: sees small windsheild on a car. Damn thats a big car
Also me: sees big human driving it. Oh... thats bigger human
I bought a 1970 Datsun 2000 roadster when I returned from Vietnam in 1970. Best car i ever owned.
Kalvin’s 2jz 300zx in the back
I had a Datsun 2000 Fairlady Roadster in British racing green with a full roll cage and white hard top. Really fun car to drive. Had to do a lot of work to it. Pulled the motor with transmission so I could send the transmission out for rebuilding, then pulled the head off for servicing. That was back in the day you could actually do this stuff in your driveway. Anyway, most excellent build. Love the color and flaring. Those tail lights...!
Sick
The Datsun Roadster is my dream car. You dont know how happy this video makes me!
Looks like something James Bond would drive
Or James Banzai
You mean Jaimzu Baunz.....shaken not stirred.
What a beautiful car, the owner Chris is a very down to earth humble guy. He did a fantastic job on this. Dream build.
Not a fan of chopped but this one’s an eyegasim
I bought my Silvia from Chris’s shop. Dream come true
This needs to be the car for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2 ...
I can see that... 🤔🤣
Yes!
"Sawed-off Datsun!" That title and the picture just made me giggle! So dope!
I was waiting for the sound clip
Took 35 seconds to give this a thumbs up lol.
What took you so long 😁
@@richiesworld1 picking up my jaw off the floor took a few seconds. 😁
saw this at sema in person and it was one of the cleanest datsun builds i have seen in a very long time. almost coachwork, concourse status
@3:10 You sure they're not related?
That is an awesome car! I like everything about it from the color scheme to the interior design. Everything is beautiful!!
This is the most sexist car I've ever seen in my life
I love it... I owned a 68-69 SRL-311. This is what I always wanted mine to look like.
Would have been better if there was less talk and more of the car.
Man you should win awards till they run out beautiful piece of art very tasteful love everything about it you should be very proud ,thans for posting ,peace .
Now that a lady
One of the coolest and most beautiful cars I have ever seen!!
That color😍!
First?
🏆🏆
BRILLIANT !!!
Wonderful concept !!!
Clever creative understated realization on so many levels
AND superb craftsmanship!!!
Datsun 510 owner right here 🙋♂️
This, this one is my dream car. Elegant and clean, and that n/a motor is so dang clean.
Easily 10/10 for me
What an inspiration to me! I want to go the same way with my Miata. I'm in the middle of an engine swap. Going up to 1.8. Wanna have it bored up to 2.0. Keep some old stuff, add some modern stuff, add some leather instead of tin canning it. He's had the car for 12 yrs. I've got mine for 4 yrs now. Well, I guess I still have a lot of time to catch up. Great car. Love everything about it except for the death when rolling over but apart from that it's such a cool built!
One of the cleanest builds I’ve seen 😍.
This car screams B E A U T I F U L! This girl is completely gorgeous! Nissan this is what you should be doing. I would be drooling if I saw this on the road. I love love love absolutely love this car! This is a work of art! Kudos to the creator of this fantastic automobile.
wow... much love from germany!
I saw one of these cars on the interstate a few months back. I would be terrified. These are micro machines. This one is incredible.
Oh I like this. I like it a lot. Clean, sharp, deferential to the 60s origins of the car and the 90s heyday of Japanese engineering at the same time. Just right.
That car is DOPE! I mean really, somebody was thinking outside the box here. Very well done!
I LOVE the one yellow headlight.. talk about a trendsetter ..WOW
Couldn’t of been more stoked for this whip, especially the coilovers!!!
Thanks guys, you have done an awesome job and given me inspiration to pull my Datsun 2000 out of the shed.
I'm not into old cars, but this one is a work of art! beautiful!!!
That's an awesome car with Red Rock in the background. That was my view growing up unmolested with homes.
I’m not one to go to car shows and just stare at cars but god damn do you guys make these things gorgeous
Such a beautiful and well put together car. Lots of cool details that make this car great.
Sooo nice and pretty and clean ! One of the prettiest compact sport style cars in shape I ' ve ever seen , and the colour is fantastic chosen. This car is a timeless one in it's style . ..CONGRATULATIONS ! ! - I really think, best modification of the year ! greetings from Hamburg ciao
what a beauty... clean lines with a distinct vintage feel
No joke i think this is the best looking car i have ever seen.
I love everything BUT the headlight mismatch. So beautiful!