My brother had a bright green 1973 Datsun pickup brand new, and my cousin had a 72, they both drove em into the ground.
Yep me too! Drove the Datsun up until 1982 when I finally purchased my first new car....a 1982 Volvo 240DL.
I remember trading the Datsun in and the Volvo dealership gave me $25 for it....I was happy to just have it off my hands. I still own the '82 Volvo and this year it turned 30 which made it eligible for "Historical" plates, here in Ontario. The photo attached was taken two years ago where it was among the highest scoring cars at 98.7%, attending a Concourse d'Elegance event held by the Antique Classic Car Club of Canada. It only gets out about 3 or 4 times a year now...and is very much my garage queen.