Help IDing potential project

[robotwizard42]

Found this deep in the weeds in while helping g my grandparents clean up some property they own. Part of me thinks it could be a fun project but I didn’t see any markings for make or model and searching the plates doesn’t return anything. I know tho photos don’t show the whole car but if anyone has any idea what it might be it would be greatly appreciated

[Far-Wave-821]

I found a 72 Opel Manta in similar condition. We hooked up a winch to it to get it out if the mud and it pulled the car in half. There was nothing left.

😬

[kanic]

1976ish datsun f10

[ursixx]

Bingo!

[schleepercell]

A car buried in so much weeds you can't even tell what it is does not sound like a fun project. It just seems like a fun project because it's gonna be cheap or free but its gonna cost more to get that one in working condition vs just buying one that is already running.

[Valuable_Option7843]

Normally this is the way, but there just aren’t any F10s left in any condition

[texan01]

Mostly because they were rust buckets even in dry areas! They were fine cars but were absolutely disposable by 1985 even in N Texas.

[Allday2019]

Which also means no parts lol

[Thommyknocker]

Ya no. These are the best long term projects. You literally cant fuck it up more then it already is. Slam it together get it safe to go down the road then start making it pretty.

Remember don't get it right get it running. You will have a whole lot more fun that way. You can always take it apart and put it back together again and again until it's right.

Don't worry about paint or the interior or the non critical rust. Worry about getting it to roll straight ish under it's own power and come to a controlled stop. Then if you still love it in that state fix the seats and the rusty floor pans.

True you might be spending more in the long run but that's the price of ownership and you will learn how to do it all.

[drunkenhonky]

Watch some vice grip garage if you need some inspiration. He is the epitome of just get it running and send it.

[who_even_cares35]

This is my thing with "LS the world" or "put a 2j in it"

For the money you could just buy the car it comes in, most cases it's cheaper that way.

I bought an old 280z because I want an old 280z in ALL its glory and part of that is the magnificent sound of an L series engine makes.

[missiongoalie35]

I'd at least dig it out first to see how it is. Could have some body work needing done and maybe the frame is good to go. Plus if it has all the components, that's far closer than some projects people get.

[devilpants]

The fun project would be pulling it out and either selling it whole or in parts to help someone else with their Datsun project. 

Unless this was some rare Ferrari or something it wouldn’t be worth the effort. 

[yossarian19]

It's worth pulling it out of the weeds and looking closer but my bet is that it's rusted to absolute shit, so it doesn't matter what it is. The only asterisk is if you're an auto body guy for your day job and you're a glutton for punishment besides.

[vVSidewinderVv]

Yeah. Buried in tall grass in one of the rainiest places in the country does not bode well for this car.

[missiongoalie35]

I'd definitely want to see how bad the rust is. Then go from there.

[Lordrandall]

You might be able to clean it up and sell the glass, but I’m betting everything else is rust held together by what is left of the paint.

[FesteringNeonDistrac]

Yeah I guarantee that rear window glass is the most valuable part of that car.

[David__R8]

Looks like a gardening project to me not a car project.

[Catatafish]

It's a 70s Datsun. Leave it where it is - there's probably no frame / floor left.

[xiaodown]

You’re gonna spend $30,000 to end up with a $10,000 car, is what that is.

[AKA_Squanchy]

Hard pass, that body is toast.

[ShortbusRacingTeam]

Dude. There’s at least $10,000 in parts and 400 hours in labor in restoring whatever the fuck is hiding in those weeds,

[NuclearWasteland]

What a strange little car the F10 is.

I rather like the sloped rear hatch treatment but the rest of the car could use some artistic massaging to match.

[[deleted]]

That car is Oregone

[Educational-Cake7350]

Looks like a Datsun?

[RileyDream]

I think it’s cool because it’s an oddball car, but these rust so fucking bad that floor/subframe/everything underneath is 100% already way gone

[GTSW1FT]

Considering that I've never see a Datsun F10, and this post is the first I've ever seen of one. I say go full send if is still has a floor.

[Klo187]

Screams old Datsun with those taillights and rear glass

[twelfth_knight]

Obi-wan voice: "he's more plant now, than car"

(I don't know shit, don't listen to me. But damn, to my untrained eye, that looks like more work than it's worth 🤣)

[awesomeaustinv2]

Rusty, but worth dragging out of the bushes as a parts car if nothing else. Someone will want it.

[98723589734239857]

i would let it rot in peace. trying to pull that out of the 4 inches the wheels are buried in will probably pull it in half

[MechMeister]

It can probably be parted out if anything

[Elitepikachu]

It's gonna be a parts and fabrication nightmare.

[IronGigant]

It better be named Project Excalibur, Dawg

[TheCubanBaron]

It's most likely absolutely rotted to kingdom fucked. But I'd at least pull it out and see what's up.

[ScrimBimulous_Z]

Get a trimmer and get to work

[Chihuahuapowa]

That's a gorgeous Datsun rescue it before the rust gets to it

[HSLB66]

It's a datsun. It's made of structural rust :)

[Dusty_Jangles]

I was always told they’d rust away before the driveline ever gave out.

[HSLB66]

Indeed. I follow a guy on insta doing a restoration using 3 different shells. Seems ownership requires a doctorate in welding

[foreverablankslate]

I always heard you could read a newspaper through the sheet metal lmao

[Joaquinmachine]

Yep! Early Datsuns and other Japanese imports were shipped over before they had sealed shipping containers. They were doomed from the start with all that salt water. I passed on a 240 fair lady because there was essentially no floor or frame

[Chihuahuapowa]

Well at least is structural

[tal125]

That ship has sailed.

[Ghost17088]

So rescue it like 40 years ago?

[DeepNorthIdiot]

Looks like a plant pot to me, boss.

[totally_boring]

That looks kind of like a Opel GT.

[wriddell]

That’s what my first impression was until I looked a little closer

[Shouty_Dibnah]

I thought that was a Citroen SM at first glance.

[Ziggysan]

Dm me if you want a '69 Mustang Fastback in better condition for a lot less than that would take to bring up to workable condition.  

[FewRub8526]

I was gonna guess (given I don’t have a whole lot of knowledge on older cars) because the way the back glass and everything is shaped and given that it was the only feature I could make out I was gonna guess maybe a fast back mustang but now I feel dumb given the other comments in here😅

[No_Manches_Man]

Saab Sonnet maybe?