Oi, Chossy...
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Datsun 240 and 280s...
Love them, I really really do. They're beautiful cars, the design is second to none... but they are from the era where Japanese cars looked great, were incredibly reliable, but in any kind of collision whatsoever they crumpled like kitkat foil.
They problem with that is that in a minor, low impact collission you're looking at getting new panels hand made and any kind of three quarter or side collision will warp the chassis.
On the other end of the scale, hit anything in one of these with a combined impact speed of 40+mph and you'll be skewered through the chest on the steering post, amputated below the knee by the baulk, and probably dead too.
That's my one big problem with old old cars, because I need to be able to put my daughter in the car without feeling like I'm putting her life at risk. If I was young free and single I'd not be thinking along these lines, but the lack of any kind of safety features makes an old datsun impractical.