Resurrection of Datsun 180B SS P610 GR2 Bandama Rally 1974

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:26 pm

Hello, well I dash! Here is the history(story) of my DATSUN BLUEBIRD 180B 1800 SS GROUP 2... In the 1973s / 1974 MOTOR NISSAN prepared 4 DATSUN BLUEBIRD cut 180B 610 ) 1800 SS Group 2 to participate in reunite AFRICAN in 1973 the EDGAR HERMANN crew / HANS SCHULLER won reunites him(it) of the BANDAMA in Ivory Coast with one of these cars... They were equipped with the prepared engine L18 180CV. In 1974 He(It) left(restarted) with the another 180B to make the mêm reunites. They were 3 eme in the general classification(ranking) to has the special last one or he(it) abandonairent just before the arrival on: " leaky radiator ". The automobile was resold after the running(race) to private pilots(drivers)...

Rallie du BANDAMA 1973

Committed : Pilotes "usine" Datsun: 240Z (255 cv) Mehta n°7

180BSSS (175 cv) Larousse n°14 + Herrmann n°1

1600SSS (125 cv) Chasseuil n°12, Mitri n°61 N'guessan (150 cv).

Pilotes privés : Datsun: 240Z: Ambrosino n°41, Noujaïm 240Z,

Rallie du BAMDAMA 1973 : Edgar HERRMAN / Hans SHULLER

Rallie du BANDAMA 1973 : LAROUSSE

Classement:
Persons leaving(Starters): 59 - Abandonments(Relinquishments): 51 - Arrived: 8

1. Herrmann - Schuller Datsun 1800 BSSS 2:31'37''
2. Larrousse - Dreyfus Datsun 180 BSSS 2:38'27''
3. Bochnicek - Kaja Citroën DS 23 3:18'35''
4. Mitri - Karam Datsun 180 BSSS 5:11'41''
5. Neyret - Terramorsi Citroën SM proto 6:26'29''
6. Verrier - Umbricht Citroën SM proto 7:09'24''
7. Hoepfner - Vanoni Peugeot 504 inj. 9:20'48''
8. Trautmann - Palayer Peugeot 504 inj. 10:18'12''

Rallie du BAMDAMA 1974

-Committed :

Datsun:

4x 180BSSS, Gr2, coupé 2 doors led(driven) to the right, 165 ch. :

*Herrmann-Schuller n°3, *Kallstrom-Billstam n°4,

*Chasseuil-Jaubert n°8, *Mitri-Karam n°5.

+ 6 cars piloted by premises completed the strengths Datsun,

or *Grégoire-Guérin sur 260 Z n°6, N'Guessan 240 Z n°17, Noujaïm 240 Z n°2, etc...

Rallie du BANDAMA 1974 : Edgar HERMAN / HANS SCHULLER : Abandonment(Relinquishment) in the front last special while he(it) belonged 3eme to the general: leaky radiator (it is our automobile) REGISTRATION of ORIGIN: P 7299 C11

Rallie du BANDAMA 1974 : KÄLLSTRÖM / BILLSTAM

Rallie BANDAMA 1974 : MITRI / KARAN

Rallie du BAMDAMA 1974 : CHASEUIL / JAUBERT

Classement:

52 competitors at first, 6 on arrival.

1. Makinen - Liddon Peugeot 504 1h 50'17"

2. Chasseuil - Jaubert Datsun 180 BSSS 2h 44'29"

3. Kallstrom - Billstram Datsun 180 BSSS 2h 58'21"

4. Brouns - Orio Peugeot 504 (climatisée) 5h 01'41"

5. Grégoire - Guérin Datsun 260 Z 5h 44'41"

6. Ly - Gahoudy Peugeot 504 14h 27'52"

[color=orange]RALLIE DU BANDAMA 1975

Committed Datsun ( COMAFRIQUE): they are 180 BSSS of the season 1974...
Ambrosino-Bruneau, Noujaïm-Etcheverry n°35, Mitri-Copetti n°25.

Grégoire-Bogaert (240 Z), Nau-Rossi (240 Z), Genestier-Lemordant (260 Z), Souaré-Ly (1600sss).

Rallie du BANDAMA 1975 : AMBROSINO

RALLIE DU BAMDAMA 1975 : Mitri-Copetti

Rallie du BANDAMA 1975 : Noujaïm-Etcheverry

Classement:
39 cars at first, 13 on arrival.

1 - Constent - Flocon Peugeot 504 1h35'27"

2 - Makinen - Liddon Peugeot 504 3h15'01"

3 - Assef - Burelle Peugeot 504 3h44'29"

4. Gérenthon - Mme Toyota Truéno 5h00'40"

5. Deladrière - Le Saux Peugeot 504 5h18'33"

6. Turco - Cérutti Renault 17 G. 5h53'49"

7. Choteau - Pages Peugeot 504 6h02'37"

8. Dacremont - "Ganaëlle" Peugeot 504 6h24'52"

9. Cerf - Lavenu Toyota Truéno 7h19'40"

10. Mitri - Copetti Datsun 180BSSS 8h16'55"

11. Saucet - Debout Toyota Truéno 8h58'44"

12. Hoepfner - Desvignes Peugeot 504 9h01'48"

13. Brouns - Orio Peugeot 504 Break 11h56'46"

RALLIE DU BANDAMA 1976

Committed Datsun:

Mitri n°1 (180 BSSS), Ambrosino n°38 (180 BSSS), Cérioli (180 BSSS),

Marc (160 SSS), Génestier (240 Z), Passat (260 Z).

AMBROSINO / BUREAU

Classement:

31 persons leaving(starters), 8 classified

1. Makinen - Liddon Peugeot 504 V6 1h44'24"

2. Nicolas - Lefebvre Peugeot 504 3h02'35"

3. Pescarolo - Flocon Peugeot 504 4h22'37"

4. Dacremont - Vanoni Peugeot 504 5h16'50"

5. Guichet - De Alexandris Peugeot 504 5h48'46"

6. Ambrosino - Bureau Datsun 180 BSSS 11h02'46"

7. Vincent - Faure Mitsubishi Colt 13h24'00"

8. Genestier - Lemordant Datsun 240 Z 13h32'02"

RALLIE DU BANDAMA 1977

Committed Datsun:
Mitri-Copetti n°18 (180BSSS), Saad-Fieschi n°23 (180BSSS), Faure-Papin n°24 (240Z), Fornaro-Lallement n°30 (160JSSS), Tuffal-Degiovanni n°26 (1600JSSS), Passat n°58, Macdonald n°48 (260Z), Kouamé n°32.

Rallie BANDAMA 1977 : MITRI / COPETTI

MITRI & COPETTI

Classement:
50 at first, 9 classified.

1. Cowan - Syer Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 4h45'27"
2. Singh - Doughty Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 6h18'33"
3. Guichet - De Alexandris Peugeot 504 8h23'44"
4. Mitri - Copetti Datsun 180B SSS 10h41'32"
5. Vincens - Giallolaci Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 11h10'42"
6. Deladrière - De Clerk Peugeot 504 12h49'46"
7. Choteau - Destaillats Peugeot 504 13h13'39"
8. J.Ferber - MP.Ferber Peugeot 504 17h15'56"
9. Truffal - Degiovanni Datsun 180B SSS 18h54'49"

RALLIE DU BANDAMA 1978

1st PURPLE PA10 arrives, 180B factories begin to disappear...
Committed Datsun: Faure n°30 (160J), Mafal n°48 (240Z), Zuliani n°43 (180B), Mme Page n°36 (1600SSS) , Mr.Page n°47 (Violet 160SSS), Fornaro n°37 (240Z), Mitri n°17 (Violet), Kouamé n°53 (180B), Passat n°44 (160SSS), Amangoua n°54 (180B), Kacou n°39 (180B), Tidiane n°28 (180B)

Classement:

51 cars at first, 9 on arrival.

1. Nicolas - Gamet Peugeot 504 V6 2h28'

2. Makinen - Todt Peugeot 504 V6 2h43'

3. Ragnotti - Andrié Renault 5 Alpine 3h50'

4. Lampinen - Aho Peugeot 504 V6 5h07'

5. Fréquelin - Delaval Renault 5 Alpine 5h34'

6. Vincent - Giallolacci Mitsubishi Lancer 10h17'

7. Noujaïm - Mages Mitsubishi Lancer 11h20'

8. Assef - Burelle Peugeot 504 V6 12h04'

9. Page - Saget Datsun Violet 16h20'

NISSAN CERTER ROOM ZAMA TOKYO JAPAN 610 SSSGR2 "4portes"

PS :Arangements is of me, but the source(spring) is there => http://historiquerallyebandama.over-blo ... 08250.html

To follow!

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:30 pm

The automobile still rolled a few years and was champions of reunite Africans then towards the end of year 1976 her was repatriated in France to finish its career(quarry)

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:00 pm

Reunite 1000 tracks(runways) 1977: crew(equipage): NORBERT ABRAM / JACK KIENE

Reunite 1000 tracks(runways) 1979 : crew(equipage): NORBERT ABRAM / JEAN PIERRE VINCENT

Press article of period 1979

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:15 pm

The automobile in run(roamed) until 1983, her(it) ended its life in running(race) on abando: limp in "hoarse" speed... The automobile was resold to a garage owner for "room"("part","play")... He(it) left her(it) with the ambandon during 20 years in a field next to a river which extended beyond twice The automobile fu imergée twice the last one of which was in 2009! In 2010 the automobile was resold and had left in the SOUTHWEST of FRANCE.. The last year the lad who bought him(it) contacted me to help him(it) to restore her(it).. But, he(it) was more motivated resold me and one month ago and she(it) left(restarted) to me in Marseille in the South of FRANCE... My project it is to make her(it) relive(live again,live again)...

Here is in the state where I found the automobile in BORDEAUX in the southwest of FRANCE...

Chassis NO.: KP610 - 157074 [you will notice that there is "L" in the type(chap) of the vehicle because "L" indicates(appoints): Model with conduct(driving) to the left "L" = LEFT. this automobile has the conduct(driving) to the right as in Driving JAPAN: TYPE : L18 => 1.8L & N° : 52424

Its engine, it is good his, version manufactures in more as in the time(period)

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:45 pm

The stirrups of brake 4 pistons are the same that those of the DATSUN 240Z factory of time(period)

The automobile is equipped with a radiator of oil " CALSONIC " as the DATSUN 240z of running(race)!

Wheel rims are ENKEI magnesium

In this bucket seat has renowned pilots(drivers) there who one put them "buttocks" inside

The cardre aluminium Allowed to maintain 3 spare wheels upright, the reservoir with fuel is in a nasty state

The bay(berry) under the glasses AR is drilled by the rust:affraid: needs to redo completely this part(party) [the junction of the amount of windscreen AVG with the roof idem]

The bottom it is who(which) the most suffered, normal for a racing car. Positive there has always armour-plate for the engine and the deck back, that it is a good blow

To follow...

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:43 pm

HE(IT) has needed to re-assemble the automobile to be able to return her(it) in Marseille (700 kilometers to return to Marseille)

As I had an exhibition(exposure), one week later I have of to clean her(it) and to put back(hand) all the rooms(parts,plays) above to make her(it) fit to be seen...

Well the 1st day ré assembly of the automobile in anticipation of its exhibition in Avignon MOTOR festival 2012... The driving compartment is rotted well...

Reassembly fires(lights) AR more the only one calle feet due to surviving shock AR and both handles of meintien on the well tired suitcase Back ...

" Details which kill " wheel rims magnesium stirrups of brakes 4 pisrtons in the front as on the 240z of running(race) and aluminum ventilated brake drums behind

[" Find among the rooms(parts,plays) of bodies to the intercheerful person of the car.. The JACK version competition, the ancètre of the jack " HI-Lift " which we use 4X4

I put back(hand) him(it) in the location of origin which is placed back the Pilot(Driver) and the co-pilot(navigator) on the place(square) of the asside of banquette AR, transversely Ps: incription in JAPANESE above, I go tried too to restore him(it) so that he(it) re-works, but it is not to gain(win), it misses that a maitresse room(part,play) which serves to fix him(it) to its base which is fixed to him(her) on a vulgar works of wood... All this is going to need to rectify ...

Half a day later, the block AV(AVENUE) went back up(raised): bay(berry) of windscreen, driving hood, steers anti link(merger) AV(AVENUES), wings AV(AVENUE), radiator, jar washes optical ice(mirror,ice cream), block, radiator grill(calender), skirt AV(AVENUE) and adorns shock AV(AVENUE).. At the end of the 1st day, we have what re-seems to A car!

I present you: " THE DATSUN 180B 610 , 1800 SSS GR2

Garant · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:11 pm

merveilleux!

bonvo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:20 pm

i cant wait to see how this turns out

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:06 am

bonvo wrote:

i cant wait to see how this turns out

So, the purpose it is to take time to restore her(it) and that she(it) finishes these days to NISSAN CENTER ROOM OF ZAMA, Japan

:wink:

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:07 am

matt wrote:

merveilleux!

Merci

HS30-H · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:35 am

Vince of France wrote:

The automobile is equipped with a radiator of oil " CALSONIC " as the DATSUN 240z of running(race)!

I think you will find that it's actually a 'NICHIRA' ( NIhon RAdiator Co. Ltd. ) oil cooler, and that the ( aluminium ) radiator was made by the same company, which was a Nissan affiliate. Pre Calsonic.

Vince of France wrote:

Wheel rims are ENKEI magnesium

No, those are the 'Violet' mags - manufactured by KOBE SEIKO expressly for Nissan's works rally team - made from cast magnesium, and which were very similar to the Kobe Seiko magnesium wheels as seen on the Nissan Fairlady Z432, except that the Violet wheels did not have the centre casting that the 432's centre cap was mounted on. They were nothing to do with ENKEI.

NSRz32 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:18 am

Awesome find! Thanks for saving and restoring a piece of Datsun history.

Eric · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:45 am

Nice find and nice story and i really like to see how this is beinig restored.
whats with the him(it)? you cant make up your mind if its a him or an it?

Vince of France · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:19 am

HS30-H => Hello thank you for your precision and you think that one few to find it of these rooms(parts,plays)!? I knew that these wheel rims had risen on Violet 710 GR2

Thank you for your encouragements, but I do not understand the end of ERIC's question I pass by machine translation and there you speak to me " about hypocrisy!? I understand not!!! I am a passioné of DATSUN because my father in summer in FRANCE 3 diler DATSUN NISSAN OF FRANCE, 2 Participation in BETS / DAKAR 1986 AND 1987, I run(roam) on DATSUN since 1990, I have 12 DATSUN, a MAZDA 121 cosmo AP of 1977, A TOYOTA CELICA TA28 of 1977, my 240Z I have him(it) for 28 years!!! I rolled with all the game of DATSUN / NISSAN of the 1977s in 1990... Cherry LE10, N10, N12, N12 TURBO, Sunny LB210, LB310, B11, B12 GTI, 16S, N13, N13 GTI 16S, STANZA T11, BLUEBIRD 510, 610, 910, U11, U11 turbo, T12, T12 turbo, T72, T72 turbo, Maxima C31, MEADOW, M10, M11, 240Z, 260Z, 280ZX, 300ZX Z31, PATROL 4X4, KING CAB 4WD.... You want to know what!? If I am going to redo her(it) to relive!? Indeed, it is YES!

@+ Vince !

john · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:49 am

Eric wrote:

whats with the him(it)? you cant make up your mind if its a him or an it?

I guess you didn't read where he said he's typing all this in French and then running it through a translator program. :wink:

That's something the translation software is doing, hot him. :tu:

john · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:51 am

Vince of France wrote:

Thank you for your encouragements, but I do not understand the end of ERIC's question I pass by machine translation and there you speak to me " about hypocrisy!? I understand not!!! I am a passioné of DATSUN

He does not think you are a hypocrite. :wink:

It just lost something in the translation.

king bee66 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:25 pm

good luck, and god speed. it looks like you have a lot of work ahead of you

Vince of France · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:54 am

Hello,

Yes I suspected that it was a probleme of machine translation, everything is OK, but I understood that said ERIC, I shall have liked knowing what he says... One speak between persons of different countries and it is great! I feast to see from which country are people with whom I comment on this forum when I reads cities and countries, I imagine the geography of the country and that makes me dream: the USA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND etc.!

Has no problem with ERIC there :tu:

Thank you for your encouragement king bee66

Yes, I have a lot of work who wait for me with this car !

@+ Vince :lol:

Vince of France · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:07 am

In the daytime I begin the cleaning for future exhibition and also to notice dégats before his(her,its) reconstruction... It is the 1st time on which I work on an automobile in the mythical past with an international palmares, it is stupid to say but has there as one "strange" sensation I am impressed by they " heap of iron used(worn out) ", I contemplate, I inspect, I immagine what she(it) has of to undergo, me says to me: " Needs not to mess around with her, me few not to allow me to make anything with this automobile during its restoration... Sacred construction site, "the chalenge".... The ease it is to change the box(cashdesk), but it is anymore the same automobile thus, it is NOT for me, I prefer " to have a hard time, to take my time(weather) but I concerve the box(cashdesk) otherwise that wants to say nothing more it is my opinion(notice) and then I shall much more learn in the experience and to know how to him(it) make it tolerie and body:super: indeed on, I go not blindly, I shall ask advice in pro which I know. I know that that is going to be hard,But I accèpte " rules of the game, no problémo " first report: the automobile is rotten of saletées as for example, I took(brought) out tons of carcasses of snails, many of noyeaux of peaches(fishing), apricots and hulls(shells) of ammendes... We would have said that the automobile served as " poubèlle " and that that irritated a lot to me His(Her) last owner is not involved(in question) because he(it) kept(guarded) her(it) since good 2010 for the warmth and for the dry in a garage... I think that she(it) "more got hit" on the French continent, left with " 4 winds " during one 15 ènne of years and to say that it is an automobile Prepared by the factory to win on the African continent in more she(it) really gained(won) one of most hard reunite to the world, to finish in a neglected corner(place) without lqu' one in concern(marigold)... That makes me "shit" somewhere because I realize the guachi of its déterrioration moved forward because of that but well " I am going not to redo the history(story) ", what has were made we cannot return there above...

" Let us tuck up our sleeves(rounds,handles) and let us move forward ", I say myself... I begin with the safe(chest) Ar, day tools, a brush, a spatula(spoonbill) and a trash can improvised with a cardboard(box)... I remove some dust of rust mixed in the earth(ground) and the glass dust, I would have of the ammener a mask, every time, I plunge my head into the safe(chest) in "apnea" for step to inhale this infernal dust After 2 hours the safe(chest) is cleaned

We can see on the right two filters with gasoline(essence) because circuit of fuel doubles, the big black cylinder quite eaten away there against bottom(stocking,bottoms,stockings) of the reservoir with running it is one of two petrol pumps (one is missing) we still perceive the dust évaquer in the beams(shelves) of the sun

I strike the pose to breathe one can and for once I take time to discover the automobile and I find there even treasures!!!

I found the double(copy) of the keys of which that of the opening of the trape with gasoline(essence) and "surprise" the cork with the smal chain, very typical of the automobiles of reunite in the time(period)

We pass in the interieur, I begin with the bacquet seat(siege), then the floor AVD in good condition apparament it is rather under the seat(siege) than it is "used"("worn out") will need to change him(it)... Note that around the central console, it is a remainder of " carpet which there is, to believe that this automobile of running(race) had " carpet it twead black as the "civil" vercion aissi that the side dish(filling) of "whole" intercheerful roof and the side dishes(fillings) It is can be of for the configuration GR2 of time(period)

Detail of the intrumentation, it was madmen " of the intérupteur ", one for every lighthouses additionels We leave the right-hand side [driver]([chauffeur]) up to the left-hand side [passenger, it is a conduct(driving) to the right]

Details of meters

1/Amphèremettre

2/Counts tours(towers,ballots) + meter speeds

She(It) posts(shows): [1 !?] 04853KMS & 200 meter

3/ the "TERRATRIP" of co driver

On the central console, the fusible cases and cut circuit

The day 2 touches its end, the next time I shall come with a mask to clean the intercheerful person, the betrothed

By returning I crossed a coupé BENTHLEY, a LAMBORGINI MUCELAGO SPYDER and one SKYLINE GT-R NISSAN on 2012... I would have of can be to make a "bingo", it was surment " a sign "

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:26 pm

Vince of France wrote:

Has no problem with ERIC there :tu:

No no, absolutely no hypocrit, just missed the parts about the translator so i was wondering why your text said him(it) all the time

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