Hagerty then drives to Rock Hill, South Carolina to meet a man named Shaye who loves Datsuns. His first project was an S30 Datsun 240z that he has owned for 8 to 9 years. This car was a literal barn find hidden away on a farm. Shaye saw an ad for it on Craigslist from a kid selling it on behalf of his father who was also a Datsun collector.
Shaye purchased this car stock and has done all the work on it himself. This includes welding new floor pans and frame rails, changing out the interior, and adding racing seats. Shaye’s collection also includes a 1977 Datsun 810 that he found off a Facebook group dedicated to the Datsun 810 and Nissan Maxima. He paid $1,000 for it and all it needed was a new radiator.
Shaye’s affection for Datsuns has now transitioned over to Nissans. He has a Nissan 240sx that has a turbocharged inline six-cylinder motor that replaced the stock 4-banger