There´s a lot of discussions about some models of Datsun with different names produced in the whole world, and sometimes i believe i don’t know the car that the people are talking about, but when i see a Picture i realize i know the car with a different name, that’s why I wanted to make a list of the Datsun family here in Colombia and why not? You can help me making a big list of Datsun all around the World…..

Cheers from Bogotá Colombia

120Y model from the 80s

B210 model from the 70s i think

160J a nissan Sunny look alike

BLUE BIRD1.8 & 2.0

240C (known as Cedric 130&230 in other countries)

260C, 260C COUPE SOFT TOP( my first car, a gift from my dad) & HARD TOP (Cedric 230&330)

280 C 4 DOORS AND COUPE, SW, (Cedric 330&430) i have seen models from the 70s and 80s

240Z

260Z

280Z (I’ve never seen one of them in the streets but some guy told me once that he had one of these cars)

280ZX, ZX 2+2, ZX turbo

Datsun Pick up

Some Australian additions / versions from the 70's that come to my mind include :

P510 Datsun 1600 was the most popular car in Australian rallying in the 70's and early 80's.

P610 180B came out with different motors elsewhere in world but with L18 in both 4 door sedan and SSS Coupe in Australia.

Stanza with 1600cc motor in both a standard and SSS version although from memory the only difference was in the gearbox, rims, and some minor interior and external decoration features.

200B with L20 motor in four door and SSS coupe

240K in both 4 door and coupe versions

The Datsun Violet P710? was also rallied by the Datsun works team in Australia but was not generally available for sale.

The above additions do not include reference to station wagon variants.

Good luck with summarising and publishing your list.

those models 1.8 an 2.0 SSS i saw them here in Colombia, they seem to be the Blue Bird version in Colombia....

thanx

maybe some photos to go with the make model would also help

rob

Or maybe wait until www.ratdat.com comes back online

I would try to make a gallery with the pictures of some models!!!! i´m gonna carry my camera everywhere i go and take pictures of the Datsun that i see, by now take a look of my galleries there is a picture of a 73 Datsun 260C

America usually got the "plebian" models so as not to siphon off sales from their "premium" cars (i.e. the Z). The marketing strategy was to have a "complete" line-up of cars ranging from "cheap economy cars" to "family cars" to "sports cars" and no cross-overs (i.e. sport sedan - Bluebird SSS, Skyline GT, etc) to "cannibalize" sales.

I remember these:

310 - mid 60s (my aunt owned one)

1600/2000 Roadster (Fairlady 2-seater - my cousin had one with dual mikunis)

PL510 68-72 (Bluebird - we had a 69 wagon and a 71 sedan)

610 (bigger successor to the 510)

710 (smaller car to fill the gap between B210 and 610)

1200 (Sunny - I had one as a project car)

B210 (Sunny)

810 (round body - the first luxury Datsun)

810 Maxima (square body - going further upscale)

240Z

260Z

280Z

280ZX

520/620/720 Pick-ups

When they switched to the NISSAN brand in 83, it was became easier to cross-reference.

Here in Japan, there are cars that are simply not exported at all. The auto makers must have at least 50 models and variations there of for sale at any given time and I wonder how they manage to sell them. Take for example the Toyota Crown line. There is the top line Crown Majesta, the Crown Athelete (sports model), the Crown Super Saloon (base model), the Crown Royal Saloon (mid line model), the Crown Comfort (taxi cab line which can be bought in non-taxi configuration). Then, of course, the options . . . . .

We could write a small book on Nissan models and model evolution. It helps to start by making a family tree. Here are the main branches

Trucks

Patrol

Bluebirds

Sunnys

<STARTING p in 67<>Fairladies

Silvias

Skylines <AFTER p merger Prince only<>

Cherrys

<STARTING p in 73?<>Cedrics

2000 Sedans

<LATER p as known Laurels?<>Presidents

Now you can fill them out. Now these model numbers were NOT used for every market And there are quite a few variations within each model species

Trucks

221 1959

222 1961

320 1962

520 1967

521 1968

620 1973

720 1979

Bluebirds

210 1959

310 1961

312 1963

410 1965

411 1966

510 1968

610 1972 180B

710 1974 180B?

810 1977 200B?

910 1981

Sunnys

C10 1967

110 1968

1200 1970

B210 120Y (don't forget the "Z" big engine varients! 1972

Sunny Pickup 1976

B310 140Y? 1978

Fairladies

SP212 all "L"s 1960

SP213 all "L"s 1961

SP(L)310 1962

SP(L)311 1965

SR(L)311 1967

S30 1969

R30 1974

S130 1978

Silvias

CSP311 1967

And then a long break!

S10 1977

S110 1980

To be continued with your input...

Cedrics

130&230 or 240c

230&330 or 260C

330&430 or 280c

weird Zs

140Z and 160Z made in Southafrica

check this link for a complete list of the models and their engines

www.datsuncr.com/motores.php

Not that anyone is likely to ever see one....but I have a correction for one of the more obscure motors on the list. The 2.5 litre Prince motors G11 6 cylinder used a Four Barrel Hitachi carb. 20 odd years ago I saved an S41 Gloria Grande from being pushed into a landfill. The motor was complete with its four barrel hitachi. It was destined to go into one of my Prince Skylines using a set of triple webers to replace the 4 barrel ....but like nearly all my Prince stuff, all gone now :disappoin

Peculiar thing about the engine number, it was exactly one number prior (earlier) to the first listed in the parts manual

Jim.