Brand new Datsun 1200s unloading at Teeside in 1970.
Brand new Datsun 1200s unloading at Teeside in 1970.
Another ad from before Datsun UK Ltd. took over the franchise in the UK. This ad was issued by its fore-runner, Nissan-Datsun (UK Concessionaires) Ltd. This one is quite late, being around August 1970, so it must not have been long before the company folded…
The popular Tomei powered Maruzen Technica Sunny coupe (KB110) on the cover of Japanese Autosport magazine from November 1974. Tomei built a perfect replica of this car, which appears at various events in Japan such as the Nismo Festival. The Tomei built, oversized A12 OHV engine in this car is only 1303cc, but puts out …
This is so good I had to watch it twice. If this video doesn’t make you want to own a race style Datsun 1200 coupe, I don’t know what will. Coupes suit this look so well. Effortlessly cool… Teru Fatlace on Vimeo.
I spotted this in an issue of an old Finnish technical magazine called Tekniikan Maailma from 1976. This setup was installed on a Datsun 1200 (B110) being used for some kind of fuel test. Clearly this intake manifold is designed specifically for using a pair of twin choke side-draught carbs on a left hand drive …
The Datsun Club UK were invited to this event by Nissan GB to put on a small display, alongside a number of old Renaults and later performance Nissans, such as GT-Rs and Zs. This was for the benefit Nissan employees and their families, who could enjoy passenger rides in some seriously rapid machinery, such as …
