Motoring Discussion > Nissan brings back Datsun Miscellaneous
Thread Author: henry k Replies: 18
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 00:47 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - henry k
Nissan has announced a plan to revive Datsun as a low-cost marque, 31 years after removing it from its line-up.

Before you all get excited - Datsun models will be sold in Indonesia, Russia and India.

The bit I do not recall is ...
"The car was named DAT, transcribed in Japanese as "Datto", which is said to indicate "running at the speed of a hare" in Japanese."

Tortoise ?
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 08:14 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dog
The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car.

Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. took control of DAT Motorcar Co., the last syllable of Datson was changed to "sun", because "son" also means "loss" (損) in Japanese, and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag, hence the name "Datsun" : Dattosan (ダットサン Dattosan?)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 08:53 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - henry k
>>(損) in Japanese, and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag, hence the name "Datsun" : Dattosan (ダットサン Dattosan?)
>>
Thank goodness I do not have to clean that badge on ( in characters) on the boot lid of a car.
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 09:57 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dog
I had a Datsun 240Z in the 1980's, great looking car, even now www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=161&i=21430

The colour was metallic jade green (and rust) and I managed to bend it twice!

Once when I was sozzled and skidded on ice, and another time when I skidded into the back of a lorry - didn't know anything about tyres back then, they were black rubber things that you'd check the pressures on, once in a blue moon :)

Swopped it in eventually for a Toyota Corona 2L auto.
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 12:46 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - CGNorwich
I had a Datsun Sunny back in the eighties. Not the speediest of vehicles or the most fun to drive but boy was it reliable after all the UK produced vehicles I had up to then.
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 10:50 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - AnotherJohnH
>> : Dattosan (ダットサン Dattosan?

Not to be confused with Elsan.
Last edited by: AnotherJohnH on Wed 21 Mar 12 at 10:51
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 10:51 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Iffy
...Not to be confused with Elsan...

At least Elsans don't rust.
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 14:28 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Bigtee
What engine platform are they 8 valve push rods like the old ones A15 / H20 etc?
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 15:16 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - AnotherJohnH
I think the Elsan is single cylinder :-)

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 Wed 21 Mar 12 15:32 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Roger.
..........exhaust driven?
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 17:03 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Zero
>> ...Not to be confused with Elsan...
>>
>> At least Elsans don't rust.

are they bringing back the lace effect door bottoms and sills as well?
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 18:40 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dave_
>> spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size

>> Not to be confused with Elsan.

Remember the small 1970s Toyota, very nearly dubbed the Toyolet? :)
Last edited by: Dave_TDCi on Wed 21 Mar 12 at 18:40
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 18:59 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dog
Not this one then Dave ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAljZfEATwg
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 Wed 21 Mar 12 19:12 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - AnotherJohnH
>> Not this one then Dave ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAljZfEATwg
>>

Does it have a "sunshine floor"?

For want of a better way of putting it.....
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 Thu 22 Mar 12 09:00 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Iffy
Basic toilet arrangements reminds of a country show I went to.

It was at Alwinton in Northumberland - the last eight or ten miles to the village is a dead end road, so it's about as remote as you can get in England.

The gents was a slatted pallet slung over a brook.

Someone keeled over in the showground, so they summoned the air ambulance helicopter.

It landed in the small ring, which was very exciting, although it did interrupt the Cumbrian wrestling.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alwinton
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 Thu 22 Mar 12 14:40 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - zookeeper
the 120y datsun was very popular in my neck of the woods driven almost exclusively by one particular section of our community....they do know a good car when they see one, none of that rover rubbish for them
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 Thu 22 Mar 12 15:37 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dog
Funny names though innit - Cherry + Sunny + Violet + Bluebird + Laurel + Silvia ++
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 Thu 22 Mar 12 17:45 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - CGNorwich
Not to mention the Gloria and the Cedric
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 Thu 22 Mar 12 20:12 
 Nissan brings back Datsun - Dog
>>Not to mention the Gloria and the Cedric<<

Yes, they were made for each other.
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