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This absolutely mint 1971 Datsun 240Z has seemingly defied the ravages of time.  And even if it’s had some help along the way - a full resto, or just the automotive equivalent of a few surgico-cosmetic “tweakments” - it’s even more miraculously avoided being modded or hotted up.   Please don’t get me wrong!   I  l o v e  a restomodded 240Z at least as much as the next man - Hell, I’m a big fan of the entire restomod scene, whether it’s an LS-swap or a Miata (MX5) transplant - but sometimes an unmolested, period correct classic car is a refreshing sight!    Here are a couple of examples, just to illustrate my love of the 240Z:  https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2021/12/readers-photos-118-datsun-240z.html  and  https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2021/02/readers-photos-96-datsun-240z.html .    Today’s car - brought to you by SEQLD correspondent Pete R - has originality by the boot full!   How it still has its...

Regular readers might recall that this Tonka-tough Kei truck has featured in a previous Classics by the Beach post.  That's a fairly strict no-no for us; we at Upper Middle Petrol Head try, whenever possible, to bring you something new and exciting from each monthly instalment of Hobart's first-Sunday of the month car meet and to not repeat ourselves. However, that all ended when I saw the Daihatsu performing its more than meets the eye party trick, transforming from what looks like a bog-standard flat-tray to a tipper in an instant, courtesy of a fairly serious looking hydraulic ram.  That fulfils the new and exciting criterion, I reckon! Fortunately for me, Classics stalwart AJ is a friend of the owner and asked him if he'd be prepared to reprise the performance so that I could video it for my newly established Instagram account (please feel free to follow me at uppermiddlepetrolhead)!  Here’s a YouTube link, just in case you’ve missed my latest cinematic masterpie...