| When you live in a regional state in Australia chancers are there will be a diverse interest in automobiles and it is quite fascinating how they still have vintage cars been driving around in this part of South Australia that has been well versed with being into cars and other types of vehicles.
On the way to a nearby library just to happen that Westfield Marion just closed up shop where this classic has just been sitting near the local Aus Post. It might not be as impressive as your vintage Mustang but to see a Datsun 1000 now you’re looking at some of the underrated cars of yesteryears and this is one of them. |
The Datsun 1000 arguably is certified icon since it is the predecessor to the Nissan Sunny name and various body types that also includes its evolution into Nissan’s familiar brand that originally competed with Toyota Corolla. This is the first generation Datsun 1000 manufactured from 1966 to 1969 and when you look at it closely it is still in pristine condition.
There was two body style made for this model, a two-door sedan (B10) and a van/station wagon (VB10). The Sunny was an all-new product built on a dedicated platform called the "B" series that benefited from Nissan's production of small cars since before the war and combined engineering efforts from newly acquired Aichi Manufacturing that met the goals set by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry "national car" program.
These were available in a "Standard" and "Deluxe" version, featuring drum brakes, conventional leaf springs at the rear and wishbone type independent front end. The front end used a single transverse leaf spring. In Japan the car was sold at a dealership sales channel established just for the Sunny, called Nissan Satio Store The Sunny was introduced in the same year that the Toyota Corolla and Subaru 1000 were introduced.
It may be an unfamiliar car in other countries like in Southeast Asia, but you’d be surprised that the early models aside from being assembled in Japan it was also put together in Australia as prior to the closure of the last manufacturing plant by Holden in December 2017 this country was a powerhouse for most of the cars that were built here for the reason why they have a diverse brand and this includes Nissan when they were known back then as Datsun and produced the 1000.
Remarkable for its time the Datsun 1000 will always be linked to Australia due to they were built in this country and that the history is still running even in today’s faster cars as they say nothing beats the classic!
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