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Want to own a car that won a marquee event? Well, this “Datsaniti” fits that bill as it won the 2019 Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge. It’ll cost you, though.
The asking price? $15,000. Hard work comes at a cost.
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Eagle-eyed forum member maschinenbau spotted his former car. He reached out to the seller to find out more details, and said: “[The current owner] bought it already wrecked, repaired the front end crash damage, and in doing so painted it black with metal flake and did some interior stuff like a new aluminum dash panel and switches. He actually asked me what I thought it was worth, so I said it sold very quickly for $5k back then, and he didn’t seem offended and was very willing to deal. He’s just feeling out the market with that price. I am not at all interested in owning it again, but it’s fun to see the story continue.”
For those not familiar with the Datsaniti, it pairs a 1980 Datsun 210 wagon with an Infiniti G35 engine, hence the name.
[Build thread: DATSANITI - 1980 Datsun 210 Wagon VQ35 Swap]
Find this 1980 Datsaniti for sale at Facebook Marketplace, with an asking price of $15,000.
I love optimistic people
Unfortunately for him, it's not 2021 anymore...
I just think its cool to see $2000 Challenge cars live on past the event.
I didn't actually find the ad, it found me via texts from 5 different people asking "is this your old car?" lol
In reply to maschinenbau :
You should of seen how long you could try to convince them it wasn't and that there was another one.
The $2002 winner sold for around six grand, if memory serves. It's had a few transfers since then. Last I heard it was in Florida, of all places. But it's not been seen in years that I know of.
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