Hi everyone,

Parts were ordered today. Most are NLA, but I will pick some up in two days. No emblems are available. The parts place is separate location from the new car dealership (on the edge of town by rice paddies). The parts man was extremely professional, and looked up all the part numbers without a single negative comment about futility.

sunny_coupe110-san, I am in Niigata City. I am very sorry I missed the opportunity to see you. Thank you for your invitation.

They have used book stores here called "Book Off" where they sell like-new car magazines for 105 yen (about one USD). Also they have "Garage Off" for used auto parts, but it seem only in other cities. I haven't made it to Up Garage yet but will report.

We stopped at a used car lot that had a vintage Toyota Crown and the owner gave me a genuine used license plate for a souvenier. Also a Datsun story and directions where to see an old Bluebird. The oldest car I've seen so far on a car lot is about 1988 (except for the Crown and a '64 Impala).

I have seen six old Minis here and there, but not one single Datsun so far. I have not seen any sunny trucks (utes).

Later this week we plan to visit a junkyard. Every place has a Datsun 1200 story involving the english word "crush" accompanied by appropriate hand crushing gestures.