Brand new Datsun 1200s unloading at Teeside in 1970.
Brand new Datsun 1200s unloading at Teeside in 1970.
The first wave of Datsuns arrived in the UK during 1968, with the entire model line up consisting of just four models, the 510 Bluebird, B10 Sunny and 130 Cedric… with the C30 Laurel arriving shortly after. These models all sold in tiny numbers, so you would naturally expect these early Datsuns to be the …
A Datsun 120Y four door wouldn’t be the first weapon of choice for most skid enthusiasts. From my experience with my Datsun 510 back in the day, short wheelbase cars like this are pretty tricky to drift, especially at speed, which is why I ended up with an S13 instead. Here’s Aussie Logan Waterhouse skidding …
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…
Sometimes, contemporary magazine road tests compliment, or give criticism of features of a car, that seem at odds with our own experiences, but occasionally there’s one that gets it spot on. This surprisingly late (1978) road test, from Popular Motoring magazine, of the Datsun 120Y sums the car up pretty accurately and makes particular note of …
