Minor rust problem? 😆 If you find an original one without rust, it's time to buy a lottery ticket. They do exist, but they are increasingly rare. They started rusting before they were ever put on the boat! Seriously, I have an original '71 and they gave it just a light spray of paint. Luckily the Z's are so beloved that there is a whole industry out there making parts to keep them on the road. Long live the Z!
Love my 1973 240Z . Bought it 1995 for $5000 AUS . The unique sound , the feel. The " tacho" begged thrash me thrash me . The petrol guage said no no . What a delight of throwing it around corners. 😊
@punk46664 I don't know how much they cost new in 1973 but the prices now are ridiculous. The biggest problem of owning one is the number of notes left under wiper blades .Do you want to sell your car
In Australia, the Datsun 180B was a larger bodied evolution of the 1600 (510), and in two door SSS guise, was an attractive vehicle. 180Bs were also campaigned successfully in rallying, too. The U10 series Bluebird wore Datsun and Nissan badging, and in Group C touring car spec, famously took pole position for the 1984 Bathurst 1000.
The SSS 180 B was an import and they were fitted with the superior IRS..The local 180B had a normal diff in the back...the 200 B also came as a SSS spec version...Then came the far superior SSS Stanza which was a hugely successful rally car !
I'm surprised the 620 pickup trucks weren't mentioned. They are one of the best looking small trucks of the time and put down the groundwork for the D21 Hardbody and then the frontier.
In Australia, the C110 240k sedans and coupes were named such, and not Skyline GT, because the GT badging on any car at the time was attracting higher insurance premiums. My grandmother liked to complain how RACV used to charge her for a sports car premium for her '77 240k sedan.
I’ve been owning and enjoying a 1990 R-32 Skyline (Type M) and a 1992 NA MX-5 (S-Special) since I bought them brand new back in JPN, and have never thought of replacing them … well, except the MX-5 with only 2 sport convertibles : one is the Honda S 2000 and the other is the Datsun 2000 Sports, as shown @4:20.
My friend had a 4-banger little truck. Nothing could be done to stop that from running. His two sons learned on it, both of them rolled it over, and 30 years later he drove it to a junkyard.
Had a 2000 roadster in the early to mid seventies. Loved that car! I'd love to have one again though my retirement budget doesn't allow for it. Sold the roadster for a race prepped Spitfire that I hillclimbed for a few years
Nissan-Datsun's E20 Minivan came with the same cast iron four as the Bluebird. The Leyland P76 V8 (aka, the 4.4 litre version of the Rover 3.5) fits in the E20.
A lot of incorrect info in the video. The 260 and 280 are virtually the same car as the 240, with increased engine displacement (according to the name 2.6 and 2.8), mainly to counteract the effect of newly introduced smog regulations in US. They introduced cats, EFI and 5 mile / h bumpers, which add weight and restrict power. When you go over to the 280 zx, then there is a new chassis code (S130 instead of S30), and from then on, the car is more of a GT cruiser with soft suspension.
You forgot about the 1600 and 1800 deluxe and triple s cars, also about the 1200 and 1400 gx models. These were all affordable bulletproof cars. Even the skyline range were brilliant cars.
So many factual and photo errors in this. "only put the Datsun name on cars to be exported" false. I own 4 Nissan branded export vehicles from the 1950-60's. Some JDM Nissan vehicles were rebranded as Datsuns, but it wasn't a rule. The Type 11 shares looks with the Austin 7, but mechancially is quite different. The Nissan Motor Museum in Yokohama actually has a display of side by side components doing a compare and contrast. Hebert Austin did bring a Datsun to England to do a comparison and noted the differences. That car is still at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. DAT was formed in in the 1910's after the initial development of vehicles by M Hashimoto and Kwaishinsha Motors. DAT was absorbed into a larger casting company that produced cars under the Lila brand, which were designed by William R Gorham, an American engineer. Gorham's sons have published a biography that sets many facts straight. Sports 1000 =...Nissan produced Austin A40 and A50's under licence starting in the early 50's. with that license deal came considerable British engineering support. BUT Nissan also produced vehicles including light and heavy trucks, the Nissan Patrol, etc that where built on purchased prewar Graham Paige designs and equipment. I own a 1957/58 Nissan Patrol 4w61-a mark 2... (mark 3 was the 4w65, mark 4 4w66) Second generation was the G60 Patrol, which was produced basically 1960-1980, then became the Indian produced Jonga. The FairLady story is true. the 1964 Fairlady shown... wrong engine.. that is an A or J series engine shown. That body style got 1500 G engine, then the 1600 R, and 2 liter H series. The chassis evolved very little from 1961-70, engines did though. The car debuted at a 1961 Japanese show, so what it copied can be debated a bit. end part 1
Hard to find replacement electronic parts. Neat cars, but known for electronic gremlins. Replacement electronic parts pretty much nonexistent. Pre OBD so diagnosing problems, you’ll need someone with experience from back in the day. Even then you’ll run into the parts no longer exist problem.
@KanoValentine I think Datsun 120Y and 160 were two different cars. I had seen plenty of 120Y's here in South Asia where i live. 120Y was an almost unique designed small size family car of the 70's of which's popularity was carried on through the 70's, 80's until about the 90's.
Love Datsuns! I currently own a clean 1965 410 Bluebird (on my channel) Great little car which gets a lot of comments when we’re out in it. Check it out
Had a Datsun 240K a four door saloon and a two door coupe had the 2.4 litre six cylinder engine l do live in Australia and l remember the Datsun 1600 (510) been everywhere as for Nissans don't like them especially the absolutely ugly Juke
They didn’t think Nissan’s small efficient cars would succeed in the American car market of larger inefficient cars. So they called them Datsun in USA so the Nissan stock price wouldn’t be dragged down if they failed in USA, or even worse, make all Japanese cars fail in the US market and tank the Japanese presence in the American automotive market. Datsun wasn’t a luxury brand like Acura. Infiniti is/was introduced as Nissan’s luxury line.
Over the years i gad a couple of Datto 180b's , Datsun 1000 , 200b , a Nissan Datsun Bluebird TRX , always wanted to get my hands on a 180b sss but never happened
'70 510 with 5 speed and 2.0 was the first car i built. Loved that thing. Should not have sold it.
Had a 510 in the 70's. Built well and a blast to drive!
At 64, I think back to seeing an orage 240Z in S. Georgia, I fell in love. My brother later bought a white 260. What a ride!
You spoke of the 240Z’s 2.4 litre straight six whilst showing the JDM 2.0 litre twin cam engine. Schoolboy error!
Except for the minor rust problem, the 240 and 510 were the best. I had a 510 and it was a blast to drive.
Minor rust problem? 😆 If you find an original one without rust, it's time to buy a lottery ticket. They do exist, but they are increasingly rare. They started rusting before they were ever put on the boat! Seriously, I have an original '71 and they gave it just a light spray of paint. Luckily the Z's are so beloved that there is a whole industry out there making parts to keep them on the road. Long live the Z!
@@GeorgiaJunkman Floor boards and body panels by I. C. Thruyou.
Love my 1973 240Z . Bought it 1995 for $5000 AUS . The unique sound , the feel. The " tacho" begged thrash me thrash me . The petrol guage said no no . What a delight of throwing it around corners. 😊
@alanreynolds8843 haha so even back then, they were worth a house deposit?
@punk46664 I don't know how much they cost new in 1973 but the prices now are ridiculous. The biggest problem of owning one is the number of notes left under wiper blades .Do you want to sell your car
In Australia, the Datsun 180B was a larger bodied evolution of the 1600 (510), and in two door SSS guise, was an attractive vehicle. 180Bs were also campaigned successfully in rallying, too.
The U10 series Bluebird wore Datsun and Nissan badging, and in Group C touring car spec, famously took pole position for the 1984 Bathurst 1000.
The SSS 180 B was an import and they were fitted with the superior IRS..The local 180B had a normal diff in the back...the 200 B also came as a SSS spec version...Then came the far superior SSS Stanza which was a hugely successful rally car !
I'm surprised the 620 pickup trucks weren't mentioned. They are one of the best looking small trucks of the time and put down the groundwork for the D21 Hardbody and then the frontier.
100% agreed. I love my 620
620 bakkie was popular
As a little kid, my uncle got a job at IBM and he bought a 240z!
I thought he was a Superhero!
He was 🦸♂️
In Australia, the C110 240k sedans and coupes were named such, and not Skyline GT, because the GT badging on any car at the time was attracting higher insurance premiums.
My grandmother liked to complain how RACV used to charge her for a sports car premium for her '77 240k sedan.
The 240Z would always be my favorite Datsun to me ever :)
6:00. Had I seen that front end for a millisecond, I would say Iso Grifo or a 65 Rivolta. Cool vid, have had 510 2 door, wagon and pickup.
I’ve been owning and enjoying a 1990 R-32 Skyline (Type M) and a 1992 NA MX-5 (S-Special) since I bought them brand new back in JPN, and have never thought of replacing them … well, except the MX-5 with only 2 sport convertibles : one is the Honda S 2000 and the other is the Datsun 2000 Sports, as shown @4:20.
My friend had a 4-banger little truck. Nothing could be done to stop that from running. His two sons learned on it, both of them rolled it over, and 30 years later he drove it to a junkyard.
Had a 2000 roadster in the early to mid seventies. Loved that car! I'd love to have one again though my retirement budget doesn't allow for it. Sold the roadster for a race prepped Spitfire that I hillclimbed for a few years
@@jeffreywhitmoyer860 It's heartwarming to hear your story!
180 B . Beautiful underrated
my mum owned a Datsun Laurel 2,8 L I6, automatic , with a front seat bench!
Minor inaccuracies aside, no Datsun/Nissan aficionado who watches this will fail to learn something new about the marque, the cars and their history.
I drove a Datsun Violet Coupe 160J SSS.
My first vehicle was a Datsun J15 pickup. Tough and economical truck.
Nissan-Datsun's E20 Minivan came with the same cast iron four as the Bluebird. The Leyland P76 V8 (aka, the 4.4 litre version of the Rover 3.5) fits in the E20.
My first car was a '64 Fairlady, British racing green!
In South Africa we had the DATSUN SSS in the 70's. It was really popular.
Taiwan in 66 , Datsun 510 and Toyota Corona Taxi Cabs . Cool cars and the Drivers.
A lot of incorrect info in the video. The 260 and 280 are virtually the same car as the 240, with increased engine displacement (according to the name 2.6 and 2.8), mainly to counteract the effect of newly introduced smog regulations in US. They introduced cats, EFI and 5 mile / h bumpers, which add weight and restrict power. When you go over to the 280 zx, then there is a new chassis code (S130 instead of S30), and from then on, the car is more of a GT cruiser with soft suspension.
Thanks for the information!
Early Silvia is gorgeous
I loved the 1600 and 2000 roadsters alo0ng with the 510. Great cars, inexpensive and reliable.
Silvia Coupé looked beautiful with its german "italian" design
I still have a 1983 datsun 4×4 truck need motor work but still have it.
Datsun 120Y (B210)
Legendary reliability and frugal with gasoline....
Yes, i agree! 😊
shame we NEVER see Datsun 240's and 510's at the Revival. Why is that? We're they that rare in the UK?
I’m trying to find a 521 for myself currently
The Revival only has cars and bikes that were made and raced upto the end of 1966.👍
There are a lot of racing ones here in the US because they were super popular for SCCA competitors
This was legendary car😊
I could be wrong but Im positive the Datsun Go estate pictured here is sold as the { thoroughly revised} Renault Triber in India and elsewhere.
You forgot about the 1600 and 1800 deluxe and triple s cars, also about the 1200 and 1400 gx models. These were all affordable bulletproof cars. Even the skyline range were brilliant cars.
Loved the 1200. And the Datsun Laurel 280L.
The 1400 in pick up guise was available in South Africa up to mid 2000's or so?
The UK and US being less than 5% of the global population never saw the Datsun models the rest of the world saw.
The 120y was also a blaster.
Quite of a lot of inaccuracies in this video, sadly :/
In Australia, we had the incredible, Datsun Insult……but no other country got it! 😂
Datsun 100 A was First japanese car imported to Europe ( early 1970) and to Finland, moderate one and easy to fix.
NISSAN🇯🇵🗾DATSUN
What about the Datsun 1200 GX???
Love my 240!!!!
The first skiline is the datsun 240kgt it 4doir sedan my fatther sale two in portugal in 1976
Nissan had 3 sons: Datsun, Datsun, and Sunny =)
1960s 1600 was a beaut machine in Oz.
Datsun 1600 sss was my best.
So many factual and photo errors in this. "only put the Datsun name on cars to be exported" false. I own 4 Nissan branded export vehicles from the 1950-60's. Some JDM Nissan vehicles were rebranded as Datsuns, but it wasn't a rule. The Type 11 shares looks with the Austin 7, but mechancially is quite different. The Nissan Motor Museum in Yokohama actually has a display of side by side components doing a compare and contrast. Hebert Austin did bring a Datsun to England to do a comparison and noted the differences. That car is still at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. DAT was formed in in the 1910's after the initial development of vehicles by M Hashimoto and Kwaishinsha Motors. DAT was absorbed into a larger casting company that produced cars under the Lila brand, which were designed by William R Gorham, an American engineer. Gorham's sons have published a biography that sets many facts straight. Sports 1000 =...Nissan produced Austin A40 and A50's under licence starting in the early 50's. with that license deal came considerable British engineering support. BUT Nissan also produced vehicles including light and heavy trucks, the Nissan Patrol, etc that where built on purchased prewar Graham Paige designs and equipment. I own a 1957/58 Nissan Patrol 4w61-a mark 2... (mark 3 was the 4w65, mark 4 4w66) Second generation was the G60 Patrol, which was produced basically 1960-1980, then became the Indian produced Jonga. The FairLady story is true. the 1964 Fairlady shown... wrong engine.. that is an A or J series engine shown. That body style got 1500 G engine, then the 1600 R, and 2 liter H series. The chassis evolved very little from 1961-70, engines did though. The car debuted at a 1961 Japanese show, so what it copied can be debated a bit. end part 1
Thank you for sharing these information regarding Datsun vehicles!
Datsun B210 we're cool fast back and 4 dr❤
no love for the 280zx ?
Hard to find replacement electronic parts. Neat cars, but known for electronic gremlins. Replacement electronic parts pretty much nonexistent. Pre OBD so diagnosing problems, you’ll need someone with experience from back in the day. Even then you’ll run into the parts no longer exist problem.
Datsun 120y? 160?
The 120 y was pretty ugly the wagon looked OK though.
@KanoValentine I think Datsun 120Y and 160 were two different cars.
I had seen plenty of 120Y's here in South Asia where i live. 120Y was an almost unique designed small size family car of the 70's of which's popularity was carried on through the 70's, 80's until about the 90's.
@@lauriecarter8931I dont think that 120Y was ugly. Otherwise it would not have been that popular.
Love Datsuns!
I currently own a clean 1965 410 Bluebird (on my channel)
Great little car which gets a lot of comments when we’re out in it.
Check it out
I loved 240Z
GTR
510s rule
Datsun 810 wagon
The first generation Skyline was made by Isuzu...And was called the Skyline Prince GT !!!
Not Isuzo, Prince.
Pretty blond with a scarf blowing in the breeze required.
Datsun had a better name than Nissan for there cars.
10:54 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Had a Datsun 240K a four door saloon and a two door coupe had the 2.4 litre six cylinder engine l do live in Australia and l remember the Datsun 1600 (510) been everywhere as for Nissans don't like them especially the absolutely ugly Juke
I saw it in my childhood Nissan always makes Stronger engine cars but never saw its car design are not impressive don't know why ???
Weren't most of these just rebadged Nissans? Datsun didn't really make anything, they were what Acura is to Honda.
🤦♂️
They didn’t think Nissan’s small efficient cars would succeed in the American car market of larger inefficient cars. So they called them Datsun in USA so the Nissan stock price wouldn’t be dragged down if they failed in USA, or even worse, make all Japanese cars fail in the US market and tank the Japanese presence in the American automotive market. Datsun wasn’t a luxury brand like Acura. Infiniti is/was introduced as Nissan’s luxury line.
@@stoneylonesome4062Up to the mid 80's in South Africa the Nissan badge only appeared on Trucks. Datsun badge on cars only.
Over the years i gad a couple of Datto 180b's , Datsun 1000 , 200b , a Nissan Datsun Bluebird TRX , always wanted to get my hands on a 180b sss but never happened