hi all. my name is clinton, im 21 from the gold coast in australia. Im looking to buy a 1200 datsun ute. ever since a customer drove one into my work ive fallen in love with them, im just wanting to know what a good price to buy for one is, doesnt have to be in good running nic, body must be ok, pretty much on that need some extra TLC. also ill probably wanna drop something with a bit of ummmph (up and go) into it, but i would like to try and go as cloce to stock as possible. and also if anyone could point in the direction of a wrecker or supplier for these little beauties.
Thanks for all replies/help.

well i would say a good starter would be about $4000 but you can pay anything from $300 to $16-17000 for a good one with all the good shiv

holy crap. 4000 for starter. i wasn hoping under the 4 digits... hmmm something to think about. would you happen to know how much a shell/chassis should be roughly...
im gonna wanna do it all up, Custom but Stock, if you know what i mean. Stock everything but modified in my own way...
thanks for your help, frank, is it?

I flew to Perth last weekend and spent a fair bit, there quite hard to find... there are a lot of 1200 sedan shells around atm...

there a ute going for $10 000 in adelaide and doesnt even have a ca in it. it is in good shape though. dont under-estimate the love for the old datto ute.you wont get much for under $2000

i paid $2000 grand for my last one, but i took a long time to find and it still needed work but it suited me cos i was using it as a project heres a piccy of it when i first got it






in the long run if you wait youll get them cheaper by chance. some may even say i paid too much some will say i got it cheap.its all personal opinion

it also helps if you near a major city, esspecially adelaide. by the way where are you?

I agree. Look for something in as good condition as you can afford.

It has always been possible to make a show car out of a $500 rusty bomb.. But it doesn't come cheap, and I don't think anyones ever been honest about the true cost of their 'budget buildup'.

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Is this ute on the net? I would love to have a look...

Hey there,

Firstly welcome to the club and good luck with your search for your first 1200.

My advice is to just be patient. Something will come up.

I just bought a 69 wagon(much rarer than the ute's) with a brand new spray job in a beautiful metallic blue, Body just aboout 100% straight except for very slight ding behind the rear bar, with a worked A14, twin side draught webbers, cam, extractors, exhaust, electronic ignition etc etc for only $2000!!!! All it needs is extensive interior work and a bit of a tune and she is apples!!!

It can be done and the car was in queensland too.

Once you have found your chariot and want to know the best ways to make it your own use the search button and the club wiki located on the left hand side of your screen.

Just about everything that has been done or will be done with a 1200 has been covered on this site before so just read read read. You will learn pretty quick what can be done easily and cheaply and with the most success.

My advice is to go the tried and true. There is a reason things have been done so many times you know.

Cheers
Trav

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... Although I'd doubt seriously if he'd get that for it...