Hey there people, I saw this 1200 Coupe on ebay and I think it looks waaaaaaaaaay too good to be wrecked out.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WRECKING-DATSU ... ories&hash=item2a0841f82a
It's an auto aswell - perfect for a conversion
Hopefully someone in Melbourne will save it from the wreckers, that's if they will sell the complete car...
Cheers, Shane.

Wow that looks solid. Anyone wanna store it for me (short term)in vic if i can get it for a buy now price ?

Check this thread, apparently $1000 gets it complete..

I rang the guy and he said he would sell it for $1000.
He said it was relatively rust free, straight, complete and all original
It is located at Melton. If it was closer to home I could check it out for any prospective buyers, but unfortunatley it is the otherside of town.

I went out to see it on friday. The thing is sitting out in a paddock and looks like it's just come from the Nullabor as it's covered in red dust (including the whole engine bay and interior. They say it runs but has a miss in the engine (I couldn't hear it as no key!). It does have rust in the right rear quarter just under the window, both rear side window frames are badly rusted, the righthand gutter is rusted, theres a hole through the righthand door and both front guards and bonnet have seen better days. The seats are shagged and dash is cracked....but on the good side, the floors and engine bay appear to be rust free. This thing really requires a total resto, but being an auto would be a good base for a conversion....I just didn't think it was worth $1000 and they didn't want to negotiate.

Good to see that some people are intereseted in saving this. Even with the few rust issues it's still a good project start. It's almost impossible to find a 1200 coupe with NO RUST these days, they are in their late 30's after all...
But like cadet1200 says, it's probably not worth $1000.
Typical wreckers! They ask top dollar for it, nobody will buy it so they will probably sell a handfull of parts off it and maybe make $300, then scrap the rest... I've seen this happen many times before... These types of wrecking yards are the bane of the classic car enthusiast!

Well if anyone does pick it up, I have the doors and rear windows available here in Melb to fix up the easy rust issues..

I can say I got a comepletely rust free coupe! Amazing as it came from right next to the water in Sydney southern suburbs but had always been garaged. Paid 4x what they want for this one tho..

Are those parts off that coupe you bought in Ringwood.
What happened to that shell. I ended up buying the sedan that was sitting next to it (but it was a bit to rusty to bring back to life so I sold it off).

Yep, young fella off here bought the shell to redo his coupe that had been rolled.
Yeah, the sedan was pretty shagged in the engine bay, coupe was good there but when rolled down a slope, rusty water absolutely bucketed out of the sills! Few other issues but would have been recoverable with the right skills and dedication...

Yeah I think they had left them out in the garden a bit to long (shame)but looked like they had a few nicer toys (hot rods etc)which needed the cover.

As far as the coupe that started this thread, Laverton wreckers say it has now been sold.....anyone on here the new owner???