On the parking lot of Diergaarde Blijdorp, this perky little two-seater roadster is parked. A MG? Fiat? Lancia perhaps? Nope! It is a… Datsun! Imagine my surprise. Only a few of these sports cars were shipped to Europe, let alone the Netherlands. It looks rather boxy, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The hood [...]
Entries from April 2008
Datsun Sports / Fairlady 1600 (SPL311) 1965-1970
April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Cabriolet/Convertible · Datsun · Nice cars · Oldies
Another Peugeot 404
April 5th, 2008 · No Comments
I do seem to run into these nice cars quite often, but hey, who cares. They look nice, and taking a few pictures is easy enough. Enjoy. The Peugeot 404 was a mid-sized car produced from 1960 to 1988. This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista ‘Pinin’ [...]
Maserati Spyder
April 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments
On my way to the supermarket, this Maserati makes its appearance. Not the best looking Maserati in the family, but still… a nice car. What puzzles me though, is the fact that the car does not seem to share an exterior with the Maserati Spyders I find on the internet? This Spyder has flip-up headlights, [...]
Tags: Cabriolet/Convertible · Maserati
Nissan Pao
April 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
A what? A Nissan Pao! Nope, this is not an April’s Fools day prank, it actually is a car! A specially designed city car by Naoki Sakai, build in 1989. A funny looking pale blue retro car, I truly don’t understand why they stopped making these within three months. After the Silver Wraith II, this [...]