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Remember the Japanese cars used to build Even if you do, it†s useful to recall the now, for the best way to there†appreciate how the Japanese indu stry has come - or raw speed car sports Nissan†such as Datsun 1500 sport is a good example.
Nissan Motor Corporation wasn†t officially organized until 1934, although its origins all the way back to 1911 its first car in 1914 DAT, eventually led to the Datson and in 1934 the name Datsun The firm†the late thirties models were mostly scaled-down British and American models, including real “joint-venture” car modeled on American Graham crossed, while British Austin A40s reworked, built under license, led a hesitant recovery in the early years postwar Surprisingly, Nissan didn†t move to a new design postwar its own until 1958, the Datsun Bluebird sedan.
But bigger and better things to come long weren†t The following year a new open two-seater, catering to a traditional Japanese penchant for these cars designated S211, it replaced the original Datsun sports that had been built in few for sale inside since 1952.
It was also the first to carry the Datsun Fairlady poetic name that†is still in use today, although the car itself was nothing to write sonnets on Carrying a 60-horsepower 1189 cc four, it was sized like a still-Healey Sprite Austin wasn†peppy t as agile or worse, he tried to look like a big Healey somehow, production continued until 1963.
Meanwhile, in 1961 Tokyo Motor Show was a surprise a new roadster Datsun Fairlady 1500 more grown up and civilized than the S211, it offered better performance and style more “international” in conventional packaging, but well equipped that will remain popular through the late sixties Today we recognize this generation as an important opening the sports car road that eventually led to the Nissan 240Z making history.
designated SP310, the new Fairlady roadster looked a bit like the MGB, it preceded a year, with the same body lines neat, squarish, slab face and scooped buckets of headlights At first it was three -seater, with one side facing rear bucket, if this function has been abandoned in 1963.
Specifications were decidedly orthodox The separate boxed frame braced cruciform center coil employee and wishbone front suspension, a rear axle live on springs semi-elliptic leaf and drum brakes around the powertrain was as usual, although again a four cylinder in-line coupled to a 4-71-ch gearbox.
As was the Japanese custom, even in those days long ago, the 1500 Fairlady was fully equipped and the selling prices of standard amenities such as windows up wind, radio, heating, and put the snap-on tonneau far ahead of most European contemporaries worth the money, and manufacturing was at least their equal, if not better, with only a maximum of 95 mph in 1500 wasn†your true rival for performance sports cars British and Italian established.
Nissan wasted no time to make it a twin SU carburetors license built by Hitachi happened in 1963, adding 10 horsepower Then, in September 1964, the 1500 has given way to a model 1600 with uprated CSP311 1595 cc and 96 c and any sync transmission, a more modern clutch diaphragm spring, and the front disc brakes.
Smoother, quieter, and faster speed was a genuine 100 mph, the 1600 sold like hotcakes, especially in the United States in May 1965 brought a crankshaft five main bearing for SP311 refined edition Sold in the US as the Datsun 1600, he had the same engine but is an inch shorter, narrower half inch and about two inches above.
The Datsun Sports 2000, with 135-745 bhp, was considered fast for its day.
At that time, regulations on US emissions were in sight, and the range of Nissan†products is not only expanding but moving up the ladder to the size and displacement These factors resulted in a final evolution of the roadster British-style 2000 SR311 Introduced in 1967, a motor carried logically 0 2 liters, the new header cam U20 four types with no less than 135 hp, coupled to a new box, 5-speed gear.
Weighing a little more than 1600, it could reach 110 mph There was also a limited production of 145 bhp version of easy competition capable of over 125 mph Within 3000, he was a whale of a purchase and surprisingly able on track as the 1600s, 2000s changed quickly found their way into SCCA racing, and even a young Hannu Mikkola led one in the Monte Carlo Rally.
All in all, these simple sports Datsuns were a great success, a reason why you still see running today like most Japanese cars of the sixties, they weren†original t in design, but they were undoubtedly good value, built to last, and just maybe fun, t has changed so much after all.
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