Tag: Nissan
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Gorgeous Datsun PL411
It’s no secret that we love Datsuns – particularly these early, Pininfarina-styled 411s and especially in wagon form. Back in October, we featured a red Datsun 411 wagon with fairly serious needs. Today’s feature is the same model in the same color, but appears to need absolutely nothing. Which you you prefer? According to the…
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Our Most 70s Post in Quite Some Time
We’re fans of any ad that rightfully includes the “time capsule” quote and proudly calls attention to the presence of a Craig 8-track player and Muntz speakers. Yes, this is a full 70s custom built on a Datsun pickup in the heart of the Corvette Summer days. Click for Craigslist ad Riverside, CA $7,500 The…
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Delightfully Awful – Datsun F10
Here we have a car we love to hate. The Datsun F10 was Nissan’s first US-market, front-wheel-drive product, so it marked the end of an era from an enthusiast standpoint. As we have pointed out before, the hatchback F10 is one of the ugliest cars ever made, and this wagon is only a little bit…
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Gasser-Style 1975 Datsun Pickup
Why not build a Datsun truck into a 60s-style drag strip terror? Oddly, this truck uses a 283 Chevy, but with two 4-barrel carbs and a tunnel ram to ensure plenty of air and fuel are delivered. While it’s an odd choice for a gasser build, it does have the correct fender well headers. Oddly…
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Pulse Quickening (?) Early Pulsar NX
This variety of Nissan Pulsar – known as the Pulsar EXA in Japan – was sold for two generations in the US before being replaced by the Nissan NX1600 and NX2000 for the 1991 model year. The NX2000 has a justifiably great reputation for performance, given its B13 “Classic” SE-R underpinnings. Unfortunately, however, the US…
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Maxima Coupe? Essentially, yes!
Okay, so this wasn’t badged as a Maxima due to its age, but we all know the 810 was the predecessor to the Maxima, with some even badged “810 Maxima” as part of the transition. What does all this mean? In this case, it’s not only a two-door Maxima, but it includes rear-wheel drive, inline…
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The First Front-Wheel-Drive Nissan is also One of the Ugliest Cars Ever Made
Many Datsuns from the 70s have seen demand and prices go up (moderately, mind you) ever since the 510 was ‘rediscovered’ several years ago. In fact, enthusiasts know that the 510 was always desirable – it had an eager engine and great handling for its time, which led to a great race history. That has…
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All Really Bad Show and No Go
From some angles (not many) and far away, you might think this car had racing history. Look inside, however, and you’ll see an automatic shifter, which eliminates all performance thoughts. The seller was trying to achieve a JDM look of some sort, but I don’t know that automatic versions of this car were even sold…
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Sportbak – Enough Said.
Yes, folks, it’s the infamous Nissan Pulsar Sportbak. The idea here was that the car could be used three ways – as a ‘mini wagon'(shown), a hatchback using a different hatch or open air with no hatch at all and the t-tops found on most, if not all, of these cars. Yes, this one comes…
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When Twelve Hunnit Meant Sunny
I really like Datsun 510s, but those were ‘discovered’ some time ago. The little 1200 – the Sunny in some markets and also called the B110 – hasn’t been discovered to quite the same extent, yet, despite some mechanical deficiencies vs. the 510, it’s a cool, lightweight little car and, yes, it features rear-wheel drive.…