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Nissan resurrects the Datsun brand
CNN ^ | March 21, 2012 | Kevin Voigt

Posted on 03/25/2012 1:16:55 AM PDT by derfel

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1 posted on 03/25/2012 1:17:08 AM PDT by derfel
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Nissan shot itself in the foot taking away the Datsun brand in the mid-1980s, confusing potential car-buyers. Datsun was a very well-known brand, particularly for their racing heritage with the sportscar line. I am glad they brought the name back, although I don’t like the idea that the name is only being used in 3rd-world countries for their low end of the line. I own several vintage Datsun sportscars, one is a 1966 with over 150hp that leaves modern cars in the dust - still runs great even with modern gasoline having 10 percent ethanol. These cars are rugged.


2 posted on 03/25/2012 1:34:02 AM PDT by roadcat
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3 posted on 03/25/2012 1:34:19 AM PDT by real saxophonist (The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
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Honeybee Ping !


4 posted on 03/25/2012 1:35:08 AM PDT by onona (Dicky Betts is one ramblin man !)
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Wow.. I am having flashbacks about the 240Z, then the 260Z, and then the 280Z.
Stopped keeping track after that. Nice cars, though.


5 posted on 03/25/2012 1:47:25 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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Nissan shot itself in the foot taking away the Datsun brand in the mid-1980s, confusing potential car-buyers.

I didn't realize it went away

1967 1300SS just 70+ horsepowers, solid rear axle, rear leaf springs, four wheel drum brakes, no seat belts - they had the nerve to call it a "Sports Saloon". And it was the best long distance driving car I've ever owned - still miss it sometimes.
6 posted on 03/25/2012 2:02:26 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel - Horace Walpole)
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Some of my fondest childhood memories are bouncing around in the back of my uncle’s Datsun pickup with my cousins one summer at our family’s camp up in the woods of northern PA...


7 posted on 03/25/2012 2:17:10 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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I owned a 510. It was a great canyon racer! (til I wrecked it)


8 posted on 03/25/2012 2:29:27 AM PDT by StayoutdaBushesWay (Every man dies, but not every man really lives.)
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My first car was a Datsun. It served me well for about seven years. Some good memories with that car.


9 posted on 03/25/2012 2:33:32 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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Same here. I gave my 280z to mom and she drove it till it died.
She loved that car and still talks about it.
10 posted on 03/25/2012 3:12:47 AM PDT by MaxMax
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>I don’t like the idea that the name is only being used in >3rd-world countries
Agreed.Considering the popularity of Datsun in US, they should not limit its market in developing countries.


11 posted on 03/25/2012 4:10:00 AM PDT by derfel
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I remember the Datsun pickups. They were pretty good trucks. I currently own a 2004 Nissan Frontier and unfortunately it is a POS.


12 posted on 03/25/2012 4:23:31 AM PDT by MachIV
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The 510 was one of the ‘classic’ auto models built.


13 posted on 03/25/2012 4:39:00 AM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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That's surprising - I own a 2005 Frontier and it's hands down the best auto I've ever owned. Pretty good mileage, great acceleration, handles well, and has a good size bed for loading.

In fact, I like it so much I intend to drive it until it stops running and then buy another one.

14 posted on 03/25/2012 4:58:43 AM PDT by Cable225 (TACT is for those not witty enough for sarcasm!)
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My dad had a 1973 Datsun four-speed sub-compact that he used to drive back and forth to the coal mines. Best damned car we ever owned...he traded it for a brand new 1980 Chevette and regretted it almost immediately.


15 posted on 03/25/2012 5:01:14 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Datsun 240Z. A classic.


16 posted on 03/25/2012 5:25:21 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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There has never been an American sports car that could beat a Datsun. If a Corvette reached the speeds of the Datsun, it would spin out in the corners.

A Shelby Cobra could compete but was not a production vehicle, but a race car

The same is true of the British cars of the era.They could hold the road but lacked the speed.

The Datsun was but a precursor of what was to come. Accord, Corolla, Civic , Camry........ industry destroyers


17 posted on 03/25/2012 5:44:03 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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YEAH!

Dump ALL this new Age BS! of the hippy+ generations!


18 posted on 03/25/2012 5:54:04 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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Loved my old datsun truck, run and run and run on a dollar of gas. 55 cents a gallon. Left the 383 Plymouth in the drive when went to school.
19 posted on 03/25/2012 6:47:01 AM PDT by org.whodat
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I wish I had never sold mine.


20 posted on 03/25/2012 6:49:46 AM PDT by BOBWADE (RINOs suck)
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