1968 Datsun 2000 Roadster in the wilds

 Once in an occasion you don't see what has been in front of you for awhile. Or maybe you have but it was along time ago and nature has a way of camouflaging time. Take this little Datsun for instance; it's probably been sitting here in the back corner of this parking lot longer than the oak tree trunk growing from the the trunk. The lichen sticking to the hood and fenders like battlefield paint. Even the rusty grille matches the accumulated oak leaves gathering around and underneath.

I would have never seen it if I didn't look out of the side of my eye to see if any cars were moving about as I pulled out of a parking space while in this lot. This certainly wasn't moving! I had pulled into the lot to take a picture of something else; pulled in, parked, walked down to the main street, took a few pictures then walked back to my car to go on my way. Only at the last moment as a doubletake before leaving the lot did I even notice there was a car sitting there! I was shocked, how did I not notice THAT?! One doesn't see small Datsun sports cars of any type on a regular basis in New England.  Later while looking at the picture a brief glimmer of thought came to me. I almost think that I had noticed this car in this lot way back in the 80's while as a teenager I would drive around and "explore" places of local interest. But that's a maybe....

 It looks to be a 1968 model because the later models had forward side markers and the earlier models had a different grills. Not exactly sure if I'm on point with this but intra-web pictures of said same look close. As fond as I am of Datsuns, this one looks to be too far gone and missing parts to be of any merit. It is doubtful that it even still has a drivetrain and not worth the effort to disturb the scene to find such out.  Enjoy the picture!