Old Cars in Fremont

The Fremont neighborhood in Seattle has long since ceased to be affordable for ordinary human beings, but it retains some of its quirky character in the form of a lot of old cars and trucks.

This 1949 Ford F-1 has been nicely restored. That's a pretty nice chrome grill for a working pickup from this era.

 

 

The mid-80s Chevy El Camino, still a fairly common sight on the west coast.

 

This 1976 Datsun 280Z was the first car in the series with fuel-injection. It was way ahead of the dinosaurs Detroit was offering at the time.

 

1987 Dodge Ram. Far less common that the old Ford and Chevy trucks you see on every block here.

 

1980 Toyota Celica. One of the few cars from that era that is hard to kill.

 

And finally, right in front of the Ford F-1, quite a contrast: A 1990 Mercedes 560 SEC. This car cost around $85,000 new. That would be over $200,000 in 2024 dollars.

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1969 Datsun 2000

Another car I had never seen before I moved to the west coast. I've seen at least one more of these in the neighborhood, and they're popular at car shows. In the spring of 1970, Nissan retired this car in favor of the new 240Z as its sports model. In the 50 years since then, Nissan hasn't made another car anything like this.

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Time Travel Photos: '69 Ford F100, '80 Datsun 210, '87 Mazda B2000, '87 Honda Civic, '64 Ford F100

Time travel with me!

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1978 Datsun 200SX

This is not the first unrestored Datsun I've seen in Seattle that looks almost new. The 200SX looks sporty, but beneath the skin it's the same pokey little car as the B210. Still, it's not a bad choice if it's the 70s, and people are waiting hours to buy gas.

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1963 Datsun L320 pickup truck

Is that a hand crank on the front of this truck? Yes. The owner assures me you can start it by hand cranking it, just like a Model T Ford. OK then. Parked next to this truck at the Greenlake auto show was the "Sport" model of the same Datsun, with a different, car-like body and bed. This truck can allegedly haul a half-ton payload, though I'm dubious of that given the 1.2 liter engine.

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1978 Datsun 810

This Datsun looks so new, it must be a time machine.

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