70 Cam Guy Posted March 23, 2011 Share #25 Posted March 23, 2011 Manteca isn't very big... It has two hospitals but one was surrounded by corn fields as little as 5 years ago. Two big streets Main and Yosemite. Highway 99 to the East, 5 to the West... Car dealers are on the East side of town... Manteca does have the Bass Pro Shop My first impression was also Manteca when reading the scan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conedodger Posted March 23, 2011 Share #26 Posted March 23, 2011 Manteca does have the Bass Pro Shop My first impression was also Manteca when reading the scan Yes, I have spent hours in that Bass Pro Shop while trapped in Manteca... Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24 Ounces Posted March 30, 2011 Share #27 Posted March 30, 2011 Hi All...I am new to the club and have a '72 Z (HLS30-74857...built in April) that was originally delivered to Manteca Datsun, then transferred to nearby Riviera Datsun in Fairfield. My car's warranty book has its original Calif. smog check stapled inside that shows it was first at Manteca Datsun. The check was done on 5/30/72 when the car had 44 miles on its odometer. It was transferred sometime after that to Riviera, and sold to its first owner as a new car on 8/5/72 with 437 miles on the odometer. Was it used as a demo, or as a dealer's personal car? Why was it transferred, and why did the 2nd dealer keep it for so long when Zs were selling so quickly at that time? Riviera Datsun became Fairfield Datsun by 4/73, then Courtesy Datsun by the late '70s...turbulent times for that Datsun location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted March 30, 2011 Share #28 Posted March 30, 2011 I worked for a Datsun dealer back in the early 70s. I remember them doing that when one dealership had a customer that wanted a car that the dealership they were at didn't have in stock. The car would get transferred but sometimes the deal would fall through. By 72 they weren't selling quite as fast as they did in 69/70. Likely the deal fell through and the car did become a demo until it was sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24 Ounces Posted March 31, 2011 Share #29 Posted March 31, 2011 My 240Z (built in 4/72) was originally delivered to Manteca Datsun where it received its first Calif. smog check on 5/30/72 (odometer read 00044). The smog document was stapled to the inside of my car's warranty book, along with its first Calif. registration. One odd thing is the bottom of the smog document says "Xfer to Riviera Datsun" (a dealership in nearby Fairfield, CA). My car was sold to its first owner on 8/5/72 when the odometer read 437 miles. I have posted a couple of photos (taken when the car was new) in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksubs Posted September 25, 2012 Share #30 Posted September 25, 2012 If you haven't seen them, Manteca Datsun is one of the more common Datsun dealer license plate frames on eBay. Would be a nice addition to your newly provenanced car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUV2REV Posted September 28, 2012 Share #31 Posted September 28, 2012 My 73' was delivered to Ukiah Datsun and then transferred to Chester Palmer Datsun in Roseville, CA where it was purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Posted September 28, 2012 Share #32 Posted September 28, 2012 Any Torvicks Datsun frames? I would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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