We get kind of excited at DT World Headquarters when we run across low mileage J-tin survivors from the malaise era. Seems like the excitement usually only lasts until the 3rd photo on CL where the interior shot reveals a soul-sucking slush box, guaranteed to rob whatever small amount of imagined joy there might be […]
The Datsun 240Z ushered in the era of the Japanese sports car — it wasn’t as maniac as the later Skylines, Evolutions, 300Zs, Supras, and such that made headlines for Japanese performance, it was the first mass market car from the Land of the Rising Sun to get everything right. Its combination of nimble chassis, […]
The second generation Nissan Sunny was sold in the USA as the Datsun 1200 sometime between 1970 and 1973. The little rear-drive econobox made a surprisingly good race car due to its low curb weight, but that didn’t exactly translate into the soft/comfortable ride expected by American buyers at the time…however, that hasn’t stopped the […]
I remember going to the junkyards after school and finding them littered with old Coronas, Carinas, 810s, and Colts. Now a decade and a half later, they’re barely in scrap piles let alone rolling down the road. Finding such a period correct example of Japanese-American iron that hasn’t become either part of the landscape or […]
The tips inbox was inundated with great tips this past week (like always!) and tipper FuelTruck delivered a fabulous load of Datsun 510 Wagons — time to pick your favorite one. The three examples come in three different colors…mucus, pus, and bile. Up first is this lovely mucus green 1972 Datsun 510 Wagon offered […]
The story seen quite often here on DT is one where a malaise era econo-box that has managed to escape the depreciation curve generates a big interest from the readership, until we scroll down to the interior pictures and find a slushbox. Then the inevitable comment about the auto killing interest. Our next example survivor […]
I can’t give a good justification why the big guns at Nissan decided to market their US offerings with the Datsun badge, but I’m going to say that I prefer the old Datsun name. Perhaps it is because modern Nissans are such deplorable piles of plastic, but I miss the old days of the classic […]
The SPL311 generation Fairlady was the final version of the little ragtop as the sports car in the Nissan/Datsun lineup and in 1970 it was replaced by the 240Z. The Datsun Roadster might not have been as rugged as the tractor powered MGB or as sexy as Alfa’s Spider, but it offered a compromise between […]
Production for the S30 generation Datsun 240Z started way back in 1969 — back when the idea of a Japanese sports car was very far fetched. But by the time production ended in 1978, the era of American & European sports car dominance was starting to sound fetchy. Yes. That is a word. Find this […]
With FJ40 prices hovering around bluefin tuna levels of ridiculousness, overlooked alternatives start to look even more attractive. Why pay crazy money when you can get all the thrills for a quarter of the bills. Find this 1966 Nissan Patrol for sale in Charleston, SC for $6,400 via craigslist. The G60 (allegedly no relation to the Corrado) […]