Bob Sharp Racing
Datsun fans are familiar with the Bob Sharp Racing 510s and Zs. Sharpᵂ won the Sports Car Club of America national championships six times racing for Datsun. He introduced Paul Newmanᵂ to competitive driving in 1971.
Datsun 1200
There have been some BRS-inspired paints on 1200s. But was there ever a real BRS 1200? This period brochure shows what looks like a 1200 coupe in BRS livery:
Main Forum discussion: POST BSR 1200?
Overview
Bob: "You race cars to sell cars."
Wikipedia:
In 1960, after serving in the Army and while attending college, Bob began racing his 1960 Austin-Healey "bug-eye" Sprite, in spite of it being his "daily driver" used to go back and forth to school.[2] While his time at Nichols College was wrapping up, his racing and Datsun owner's club started earning him customers from Boston to Philadelphia, with the dealership becoming known for its racing-inspired attention to detail.
Paul Newman in the BRS Datsun Z
Famous photo of the BSR race team cars circa 1974
BSR Datsun 610 for sale
Bob Sharp Racing #33 610
610 #38 clone tribute car
B210
1970s: No. 88 B210
DATSUN We keep on winning... so You can't lose
No. 82 ELECTRAMOTIVE SUN / MOON DATSUN B210
1980s: No. 82 CS
No. 88 DATSUN B210 CS racer DATSUN WE ARE DRIVEN
Hot Rod Project Car
During the height of the 1973-1974 oil crisis, Bob Sharp's team created a Screamin' B210 for Hot Rod.
Hot Rod magazine July 1974 article. See the full text and photos at Bob sharp-prepared B-210ᴳ
DATSUN B210 SUPERCAR
ONE SHARPENED DATSUN Bob Sharp builds a screamin' B210 page 34
Hot Rod Project Car GT-33 1974 B210
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