Real Road Test: Datsun (Nissan) Sunny B10
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- How cute is this? Yes, I get behind the wheel of a 1969 Datsun Sunny B10 for a ride around Gemert - a Dutch town I can not pronounce correctly. Sorry. More like hee-mert apparently.
Datsun was the export brand of Nissan, and the Sunny B10 one of the cars that helped Datsun gain a foothold in foreign markets. The engineering is simple, but effective.
The video was shot as part of Japan Classic Sunday - japanclassicsunday.nl
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I noticed a few Austin 1100 styling cues. Very 1960s.
Yes - I was thinking the same. A bit of Austin Maxi/1800 too. As if Innocenti had done a makeover for BMC/BL.....
that car is making me happy just watching it! I'm not a massive fan of Japanese cars but when they're honest & simple like this, then I do have an interest. I love how the indicator & switch gear snap into place & that horn is just pure cute
The "cyclists bottom"?,we were enjoying the road test until you mentioned it. Now I'm watching her on a continuous loop just to spite you. Mind on the job young Hubnut!. ps,loved the wee car.
Hubnut knows his audience so he was trying to make a preemptive comment! 🤗
LOL!!
And still the videos come. Thanks for the effort in what must be a very busy time.
Appreciate all the hard work bringing us regular videos, Ian, thank you!
Love this generation of cars simple well made and metal, I miss my little cars...try a bmw 1602...they run like swiss watches.
Only problem is how much they would hurt you if you were unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident.
Another fantastic video! Thank you Ian. I really like the 'over the sholder view' when you're driving. Gives one the impression of very much being along for the ride with you. Excellent.
Lovely rear end on that......No, no, I mean the car. Hubnut, again drawing attention to things we not otherwise would have even noticed.
... and then expecting us not to comment...
Well, that was a stupid comment; this Brit is far slyer than I am...
I'm going to hide this comment in someones reply section in the hope Ian does'nt spot it,
but it did look a bit Austin maxi ish, oh, and what a lucky saddle!
Now I know why I’m hanging on to my Nissan Micra for as long as possible. Brilliant little car.
I love driving my wife's K12, such a fun car. Shame later editions are just a Clio.
Such a lovely little thing, cheerful, tight, frugal and well-put-together. Oh, and the Sunny B10 isn't too bad either!
Yet another great little car and presented by Mr HubNut, many thanks.
Really like these old Japanese cars, thanks for taking the time to upload all these videos while travelling around the Netherlands, love them. Hope you're having a great time out there.
What a fabulous little car! Love the styling both inside and out 👍👌
This new style hubnut is great. Enjoy watching you round the UK but traveling around the world is fantastic
Such a cheery car and review, thank you Mr Hubnut 😊
A superb video Ian.....I must say I really love this little Datsun......characterful and honest.......cheerful motoring. I love how spacious and simplistic everything is.
Delightful little car, brought back many memories, thanks!
I think that the 1000 and later 1200 engines were based on the BMC A series.
I’ve watched this video numerous times just to hear this darling little car run! Third gear has a delightful little tune to it.... kind of like a mechanical orchestra personally!
Great little car, I do love those 60s and 70s Datsuns. they were so reliable. I took my test in a Datsun Sunny 120Y in 1977. Passed first time thankfully. Great video.
That is one really neat Datsun, love the sound of the gearbox the way the engine sounds and it does seem like a great little classic.
I’ve only discovered your UA-cam in the last month or two. Loving the latest instalment. I’ve currently got a mk3 Mondeo zetec-s saloon v6 that I’ve owned since 2010. Sadly rust has got into the pillars in the boot and is now sitting in my back garden as I’m convinced one day it’ll be a desirable classic. I learnt my lesson after scrapping my first car in 1991 ......a 1979 850cc mini that would probably be worth a bit of money as a shell.. keep up the good work and safe journey to Croatia and back
What a lovely little car Ian thanks for the vid very quite
Lovely car Ian, great road test too.. 🙂🙂👍👍
What a awesome review on this Datsun Sunny,for a 1.0 it goes alright, looks like the front end of a Simca 1100,I like the way the buttons are lettered to what it is.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane mate. My dad had a Dato 1000 here in OZ in the late 60's when I got my license, and after a little arm twisting, was the car I did my first solo in. He had it for quite a number of years and I recall it was very reliable. A Dato 120Y was his next car, and that was just as reliable.
Nice car you tested. Very good choice and good review of it
Another great video
Amazing knowledge
Keep em coming
Charming little car lovely happy design no comprise in quality always loved japanese cars especially this era great video Ian.
Love the Datsuns with the A series motors. Great fun and so simple and cheap to work on.
Wonderful rear end 😆...I love the old datsuns . My mother had one many years ago and on occasion would let me have a little drive. So simple and just a pleasure to drive.
The Cyclist’s bottom? Now I have to rewind and have a look.
Same!
Guilty
7.35
nice view
Should have gone faster round that corner, got her rear end out
What a little gem, and in such great condition. Love it 👍
Good video that Ian, I really liked that simple little Datsun (Always had a soft spot for Jap stuff!).....what a nice car, certainly shows much better than anything built by BMC/BL.
Driving that beauty in what looks like a very nice part of Holland. Lovely stuff!!
I've owned a 1969 deluxe 2 door model in Australia for a little over 10 years now.
Mine is a km dash right hand drive, so it's very similar to this one in all apsects, however it does have a column handbrake instead of a central floor lever.
They do indeed have leaf suspension on front and rear, and the brakes are a little bit lackluster if they have aged.
When i went to test drive mine, the brakes were actually so bad that i missed where i was told to turn to head back to the owners house.
He just laughed and said i'd get used to it.
I ended up completely refreshing the entire brake system and it did wonders. Not only for a better driving experience for myself, but as a safety measure incase someone else needs to drive it.
It's nice to see another 1000 in such great condition on the road. Thanks for the video
The front end grill & headlights had resemblance to that of a Maxi!! Gr8 video Ian, keep them coming!!
Datsun Fairlady headlight binnacles were used on the Austin 1800...true fact
My mother had the estate version of this car which I once borrowed to go visit a mate. To do that I drove it from Lusaka Zambia to Bulawayo Rhodesia - 600 miles in 12 hours. Loved it.
I knew nothing about the first gen Sunny before this video but I like this charming little car.
Thank you for showing a lovely car - it really is a Happy Car. Reminds me of the Toyota 1000, which I've had three in succession. Loved every minute of it, as I loved every second of your video.
If you could find your way doing a vid on one of those, it would be greatly appreciated.
I really like your way of doing these vids - nothing fancy, no frills, no strong language, no disrespect, no negative bias - thank you, for doing what you do and how you do it.
On a side note: I find it strange that in tight corners or sharp bends (in Gemert for instance, but I've seen you do it more in other vids) you put your hand 'inside' the steering wheel. That might very well bite you eventually. I find it odd with you, because you clearly know and dearly love your older cars - especially the ones without power steering.
Great video, love the old Datsuns, really well engineered reliable cars. In the 1970s UK roads were full of 100A Cherrys and 120Y Sunnys.
Love the styling! Seems like a cross between a BMW 2002 and an Austin Maxi. Looks really well-made and well engineered. Not a single rattle or squeak. No wonder the Japanese made such headway into the British car market in the 1970's.
I was thinking Autobiancchi and DAF. But very 60s and very cute. Wonderful proportions.
This car was in retrospect the game changer for the car industry and heralded the demise of many British marques. Low cost, economical to run, easy to drive and above all reliable (in comparison to many) for the times these were a revelation. I often think we have gone backwards in so many ways since then. Great road test that brings back so may good memories. Thanks Ian.
In Australia that was a Datsun 1000. The Datsun Sunny badge was used about 1980 on a later iteration of Nissan’s small car.
Same in Portugal and Spain
Nice view of the rear end, lol..well you did point it out lol..good video , nice to see an older datsun still on the road too..lovely car, reminds you what basic instruments and switches once were. Too much gadgets inside the car of today we dont need half of it..👍.good video ian.👍🍻
That car has absolutely bags of character what a lovely thing all round.
Ooo. I would really like one of those (the car that is). A Datsun sunny - simple, reliable and this one is cute.
I love those little Datsuns! Datsun was very popular in Australia alongside Toyota during the 60’s and early 70’s! I had a primary school buddy whose mum owned a blue 1000. What a darling little car, hubnut! Thoroughly enjoyed that little drive! I can see why some aussies back in the 70’s replaced the existing Vauxhall viva 1300 engine in their “Aussie Viva” it being Holden Torana with a Datsun 1200 engine and gearbox. They were just so much better and almost were a direct bolt in replacement for the viva engine. Hubnut, if you are able to get your mits on either a Toyota Corolla or starlet of the early 70’s, DO SO!! They are very much like a Datsun of the same era!
Really nice car, and really liked the way owner has gone to town with the waxoyl, the car will now live forever as engines are bulletproof reliable too.
Loving your series of car tests. Nice too see the Sunny, a really smart car. I recall that sort of Rhino skin pattern that the Japanese cars favoured for their vinyl back then. Good work
Wow, super interesting - it looks, sounds and feels like a cross between an Austin Maxi and an Austin 1100!
Datsun really did their homework, I'm completely blown away! 😀
I absolutely love how the horn is facing the driver.
What a very lovely happy little motor car. Very nice indeed.
lovely little motor. nice vid.
Wow
rarities in Overdrive' happy days!🤠🚗
The wiper parking ....... reminded our volvo's needed manually parking.
Haha took me back.
As did strip speedo and two temp tanks gauges.
I like this car. I could tell by the video that it is very smooth and pleasant. Pete 🇬🇧
I had a 2001 Sentra (B15 chassis, known as Sunny in some other markets), kept it for 15 years. QG18DE 1.8 liter, 5 speed. Engineered before the Renault hookup. Nice little car. Liked it enough that I sold it to a friend who can do the minor repairs it needs. He's driven it all over the USA (very long road trips) even though it has 200,000 miles on the odo.
Another great video. Cheers
Brilliant vids mate.
Lovely motor, thanks for the video. 👍
Nice Datsun, nice ride, nice reporter. I remember Datsun's quite well. I think in 1984 / 1985 approx, they were Nissan Sunny instead. Although I find the Datsun more unique and just a little bit nicer. I remember a Datsun Bluebird which changed to Nissan Bluebird. Or for instance, the infamous Datsun Cherry that changed into Nissan Cherry. Right, you can't have always a comfy ride like a Solara. That being said, I am looking forward to your next video, it's hard to keep up almost, but you can still keep them coming which is always a pleasure to watch.Must be said!
That looked like a lovely ride in a proper car. Just 1000cc. Very cool.
My dad had a Nissan cherry great car he loved it great vids mate keep up the good work
These travelogue videos are cracking Ian. BTW, congrats on the subs - they are creeping up substantially, I'm sure you have gained about 2K in a matter of days.
You always find the neatest little cars to drive! In the States, as I recall, this model was introduced ca. 1970 as the Datsun "Li'l Something"; there was a coupe model as well, called the "Something Special". Both had the 1200cc motors here. That 2nd gear whine is very reminiscent of our family's series of Datsuns, two 410-series Bluebirds, and even the 510s we had had a similar gear sound.
And, umm, apologies in advance, for 7:30, but, cue The Mixtures and "The Pushbike Song"! Sorry...
Thanks again, Ian for being respectful to us two-wheel riding, four-wheel loving folk.
What a lovely little motor!
Yes another brilliant video, the only problem with those early Japanese cars was they rusted away before your very eyes. I saw a modern car the other day sporting a lovely registration number M1 TUK .
Keep the wonderful videos coming and enjoy your trip.
That camera angle works really well, nice vid.
Absolutely agree about the Mazda - when I had mine yonks ago I felt the gearing was odd and it got breathless on hills. Bad times when you live in the highest point in your town
My first job in the automotive industry was at a Datsun dealer in Canada. We were servicing a few of these 1000s at the time, but the 510 and 1200 were taking over. We also had the 520 truck and the 240Z. What I remember of the 1000 was that they had a multi-leaf spring going from side to side for the front suspension. Thought that was pretty weird. Also, I remember somebody with a Mini coming in and buying a head gasket for a 1000 because he said they were better made, and a perfect fit!
What a beauty! It sings, that little Datsun.
Charming Japanese baby! Well done hubnut!
In Australia they were called the Datsun 1000. Haven't seen one on the road here for 30 years. They all rusted out even though we do not salt our roads. Great little cars. Engines hotted up well.
If this Sunny was a brand new car on sale today, I'd go out right now and buy one!!! Everything I want and need in a car and looks very well engineered. I loved the Mazda 1000 in your previous video but this Sunny is perfect as I would need a car that can cruise at 60 MPH.
Grand review mate
Hi.You drive and test the grandfather off the nissan´s sunny and almera.that was the first sunny from nissan\datsun.great car´s today and on the past.nice video.Thank´s
The aunt of my old neighbour had one of those DATSUN models. Used to be a passenger in it occasionally. Was rhd.
The platform would morph some years later into the 120Y.
What a beautiful little car. Please Mr HubNut bring one back for me... I had a Datsun Violet many years ago and I still rank it as my Favourite car ever,and I've had a few.....(50 or 60++).
Fantastic picture quality again at least you got to the bottom of things.
That’s a damn good spec. I’d wager a lot of those appointments you detailed at the beginning were deluxe spec only.
I had a 1973 Datsun Sunny 1200 back in the day, wonderful little car , ultra reliable, easy to work on, I sold it privately and had over 50 phone calls in one day after it went into the local paper, the reason being they all got snapped up and exported to India for taxi work, hence there scarcity in the UK. I once saw a transporter with six used Sunnys on board heading for the docks. ( I loved the DAF collection walk round)
what a charming littte automobile. my grandpa loved his datsuns back in the day, rust sadly ate them away...
Thank you for this, it got me thinking how Japanese car like this managed to get traction in the UK and what is often forgotten also in the German market in the early 70s. The German market is more easily resolved, in those pre Polo and Golf days, you had the likes of the ancient Beetle, crude Opel Kadett and less said about the NSU Prinz the better. However in the UK by 1969 we had been able to buy for 6 years the superb ADO16, yet people were still scared off by fwd, despite it being around since the Mini, this was reflected in the fact that in 1969 BMC built 30k Morris Minors a car that was 20 years old. The reason I believe is that having built a reliable, robust and for its time rot free in the Minor, it introduced the Mini with things such as a leaky floor because they had got seam the wrong way round. Whilst the Ado16 was a truly great car, it carried on with the Mini reputation of being troublesome and difficult to maintain and of course a reputation for rotting. One wonders if BMC had come to market with the Mini and Ado16 having engineered them so they were at least as robust and cheap to run as a Minor, then I think it is hard to see how a car like this could have got traction in the UK market.
Nice car! Lot of fun.
What a lovely little car. Though I sort of wish I hadn't seen it, because now I want one really badly.
The leaf springs on my old 80`s Sunny estate where somehow more fun than other cars in the way it handled. In other words it handled pretty well even if a little vague.
Hello all. Up in SUNNY Gold Coat at the moment - beautiful weather. Hope you are all having a nice day. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
We have sentimantel value..congratulation👏
Very nice car Ian.
What a delightful little car.*
A cigarette lighter AND a Nissan-branded radio?!
* I said that before you said it at the end
Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
The Japanese were so good at this between 1970 and 1990.
I do get a Nissa Micra K10 vibe. You should definitely drive one of those. I think you'll love it.
1:18: As someone who owned a 2004 Fiat Panda with no Cigarette Lighter, there is a chance that even that is part of the Deluxe edition :D.
2:05: You don't need a lock if you just build shit properly.
4:43: More important than wipers? Are you absolutely certain about that?
5:08: No, it's not. Confused driver from the right. I think he may have wanted to turn left and couldn't get around you anyway.
6:27: That's properly impressive for a one liter engine of that era.
7:36: Go Ian :).
11:43: PtschTOOT!
Awesome car, I absolutely love it.
That bodyshape was standard for all the Japanese manufacturers back in the 70s, I loved my corolla ke20, but I remember the Nissan, Toyota, mazda and mitsubishi all doing something very similar
Lovely old Datsun Ian but in the video I’m blown away by how clean the Netherlands is I’ve not seen an unkempt garden
Perfect a to b transport...delightful car...thank you
"The Cyclists Bottom "-Great name for a Pub!
I would have that in a heartbeat. If only manufacturers would make cars like this now, simple, efficient, no pointless electronics etc etc etc
I agree! I miss simplicity.
A 4door version of that car (Datsun 1000 in Oz) was my 1st., and only, NEW car, I liked it a lot being small and nippy in the city. It had a transverse leaf spring in the front and you needed to change down a gear for sharp corners, I got distracted once by an erratic pedestrian and forgot to change down as I flicked it around a "left" and got a very good,close-up, look at the bitumen through my drivers side window before I got the nearside wheels back on the ground.
I love old Datsuns, Had a few very simple reliable but rust even better than anything else of it`s era on british roads. Nice to see one well cared for even though i have not watched the video yet lol!