Generally, road tests and write ups on 1970s Datsuns are quite complimentary about their subjects, but not always. Car Mechanics magazine seemed less than impressed with the F10 model, Datsun 100A FII estate, when they tried it out in this short test from December 1977. To be fair, a lot of what they say is …
I think this more or less says ‘The Datsun series completed: The new Datsun 120A F2’…
A UK advert for the popular Datsun 100A (E10) from around 1974 featuring British comedy actress Hatti Jacques, best known for her appearances in the series of ‘Carry On…‘ films.
Here in the UK our F10s are cursed with having a mere 988cc to pull them along (unless you own the “big block” 1171cc coupe). Why Datsun decided that Europe only needed an A10 when the US got A14s I cannot begin to imagine. Maybe smog gear on US spec cars require the extra capacity …
