Today’s next feature looks like it just drove out of a dust storm while fleeing burning man. It is a first generation 240Z with flares, stance, and rough edges… oh yeah, and a huge wing. It leans hard into that desert-runner, Mad Max vibe without losing the bones that made these cars great in the […]
Back when Honda and Toyota were trying to figure out what they should offer for the North American market there was a little company called Nissan that was heavy into the SCCA racing scene with their Datsun brand and sold a decent number of sporty coupes, sedans, and wagons. The Datsun 510 (known as the […]
The Sentra name first appeared on a compact Datsun badged car in 1982 as a replacement for the aging 210. However, for reasons long since lost to the collective consciousness, Nissan decided to ditch their Datsun brand for the USA, so this next car is badged as Nissan. Anyway, the Sentra Wagon isn’t a car […]
This next car looks like something that Santa Claus would drive if his sled was down due to its ancient Bosch KE-Sledtronic wiring issues. The Spartan (built by a bloke in his woodshed in San Marcos, CA) combines the classic styling of prewar cars with the proportions of an 80s Nissan sport coupe. I think […]
This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa who writes: A close friend in high school had a B210. One day, on his way to school, he became curious as to what would happen if he briefly twitched the steering wheel on a fast, straight road. The outcome was a destroyed car, […]
The 1959-1970 Datsun Fairlady was badged as the Datsun Sports or Datsun 1600 Roadster in regions outside of Japan. It was, however, a fantastic alternative to 2-seat roadsters from Britain and Italy and is still quite affordable today. In 2024 its biggest competitor is probably that classic 2-seater from Mazda, but today’s 1600 is a […]
Back in the 1970s, Nissan advertised the 810 as a sports wagon with the guts of a Z-car. The 810 came from the factory L24 straight six-cylinder motor and features Bosch licensed L-Jet fuel injection and about 125hp when new. Though available with a 5-speed manual, this 810 has the substantially less inspiring but more […]
This next car comes as a tip from Spencercat who writes: Classic death trap? Somehow, the (good) photos of this lovely Datsun roadster make it look like a death trap, but fun! Nice price. Find this 1969 Datsun 1600 Roadster SPL311 offered for $8,500 in Forest City, NC via craigslist. From the seller: 1969 Datsun […]
The 1974 Datsun 260Z was an evolution of the original 240Z that was first released in 1970 but it was only a one-year affair before it was replaced by the 280Z in 1975. The difference between a 240Z and a 260Z is hard to see from the outside unless you’ve replaced the 2.6 liter inline-6 […]
Ah the Datsun 240Z — such a legendary off-roader built for jumping sand dunes and curbs. Power comes from some kind of V8 with side exit exhausts…and what? Who in the CHATGPT wrote this article? It is the worst combination of a Brobdingnag vocabulary and toddler understanding of each word. Ugg. Find this 1980 Datsun […]