Hello! New member here!

[datsun5104dr]

Just purchased a '68 Datsun 510 4dr... clean rolling shell... looking forward to hearing from you guys!! Let me know what you think!

[two_68_510s]

Welcome, looks like a good one.

I am curious about the little hole in the rear quarter. Looks like a side marker light like the '69.

Do some '68s come with a side marker in the rear? Both of mine don't. What is your VIN number?

[butters68]

nice starter, i,m like'n all the 68's that are still servive'n.

[datsun5104dr]

Welcome, looks like a good one.

I am curious about the little hole in the rear quarter. Looks like a side marker light like the '69.

Do some '68s come with a side marker in the rear? Both of mine don't. What is your VIN number?

i asked the previous owner the same question. title says its a 68. the owner before him put those corners in. i believe the 68's didn't have those right?

[datsun5104dr]

nice starter, i,m like'n all the 68's that are still servive'n.

Thank you!

[Byron510]

The 68's didn't have side marker lights as such. The rear panels were blank, the front fenders did have the arrow lights, but we're wired as signal indicators and not running/marker lights.

Byron

[datsun5104dr]

The 68's didn't have side marker lights as such. The rear panels were blank, the front fenders did have the arrow lights, but we're wired as signal indicators and not running/marker lights.

Byron

Thanks for the info! Another thing, what is the correct front grille and emblem for this car? I've seen so many different variations, I don't know which one is correct. Thanks

[okayfine]

DQ Volume 12 Issue 4 - Tech How-To: Grill Guide — Three years in the making, DQ updates an original 1997 DQ web article with all the new information on grills, badges, and applications we’ve discovered over the last 15 years.

Found here:
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0ByCvx ... 1YjU1/edit

[datsun5104dr]

DQ Volume 12 Issue 4 - Tech How-To: Grill Guide — Three years in the making, DQ updates an original 1997 DQ web article with all the new information on grills, badges, and applications we’ve discovered over the last 15 years.

Found here:
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0ByCvx ... 1YjU1/edit

Thanks!

[two_68_510s]

Fresh badge:

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Not so fresh grill:

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[datsun5104dr]

Fresh badge:

IMG_0115.JPG

Not so fresh grill:

IMG_0112.JPG

im assuming thats the 68 grille and badge?

[two_68_510s]

Yes, it is.

[datsun5104dr]

Yes, it is.

talk about hard to find...

[two_68_510s]

Yeah, I starting collecting parts at least 10 years ago, excluding the cars themselves of course. One in 1977, the other 2003.

These do pop up every once in while, although I haven't seen a grill in a long time.

[okayfine]

Naw, '68 grills aren't that hard to find. They are getting expensive, though. Moreso because of the specific bezels and badge - most of the rest of the grills for the rest of the years have relatively interchangeable parts. The '68 stuff pops up on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-DATSUN-510 ... 7675.l2557