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datsun Archive
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![I’m on the fence when it comes to having a winter project. Sure, it’s good to ride out the storm by cozying up in the house and reading a book, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/69-Datsun-1-115x115.jpg "1969 Datsun 1600 Roadster: A Fun Winter Project With A Pile Of Spare Parts")
1969 Datsun 1600 Roadster: A Fun Winter Project With A Pile Of Spare Parts
Posted on October 2, 2026 | 14 CommentsI’m on the fence when it comes to having a winter project. Sure, it’s good to ride out the storm by cozying up in the house and reading a book, […] -
![There is a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana which contains 4,500 cars awaiting your discovery along its 7 miles of easily navigable walking trails. Sound enticing? Then slide over […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-29-14.14.23-115x115.png "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 4 – AMC, Independents, and Foreign Makes")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 4 – AMC, Independents, and Foreign Makes
Posted on April 30, 2026 | 35 CommentsThere is a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana which contains 4,500 cars awaiting your discovery along its 7 miles of easily navigable walking trails. Sound enticing? Then slide over […] -
![A little spice does help things, doesn’t it? Whether we’re talking cuisine, marriage or economy car, the addition of a smidgen of excitement or exoticism can be truly transformative. Take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_20240114_092329_edited-115x115.jpg "JDM Classic: 1972 Datsun Sunny (B110) 1200 GX5 – Brighter Than The Rest")
JDM Classic: 1972 Datsun Sunny (B110) 1200 GX5 – Brighter Than The Rest
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 2 CommentsA little spice does help things, doesn’t it? Whether we’re talking cuisine, marriage or economy car, the addition of a smidgen of excitement or exoticism can be truly transformative. Take […] -
![Rust Never Sleeps is the title to a legendary 1979 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, which has been cited by some as the seminal proto-grunge record. I also […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-08-15.02.11-115x115.png "My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 2)")
My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 2)
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 18 CommentsRust Never Sleeps is the title to a legendary 1979 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, which has been cited by some as the seminal proto-grunge record. I also […] -
![(Updated 10/14/2025) Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20190909_111959-copy.jpg "1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian")
1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 10/14/2025) Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […] -
![The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-50-070-9a25-115x115.jpg "1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School")
1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School
Posted on October 13, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2017) The 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40")
Curbside Find: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/14/2017) The 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) This one had me stumped for, a while. I just didn’t remember this car being sold in the US; I thought the Pulsar moniker was used strictly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-133-123-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Nissan Pulsar Five Door – So Rare I Forgot It Existed")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Nissan Pulsar Five Door – So Rare I Forgot It Existed
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 72 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) This one had me stumped for, a while. I just didn’t remember this car being sold in the US; I thought the Pulsar moniker was used strictly […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2013) As we saw in the recent ’83 280ZX CC, the sporty Z-cars lost their way a bit from the late ’70s to the early ’80s, donning big, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1-27-and-1-28-2013-030.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan 300ZX – The Z Tosses Its Leisure Suit")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan 300ZX – The Z Tosses Its Leisure Suit
Posted on June 14, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/11/2013) As we saw in the recent ’83 280ZX CC, the sporty Z-cars lost their way a bit from the late ’70s to the early ’80s, donning big, […] -
![Every once in a while, we have to go back to that dwell of styling wonkiness that was Nissan in the ’70s. It’s a story that’s been told more than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20231229_162047895_HDR.jpg "Curbside Find: 1976 Datsun 710 Wagon – A Trusty (And Funky Looking) One")
Curbside Find: 1976 Datsun 710 Wagon – A Trusty (And Funky Looking) One
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 14 CommentsEvery once in a while, we have to go back to that dwell of styling wonkiness that was Nissan in the ’70s. It’s a story that’s been told more than […] -
![What is so special about springtime? As winter fades away the grass greens, leaves return to trees, baby animals are born and car auctions return. I have been teaching my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pontiac-Strato-Chief-3.jpg "Fieldside Classics: Springtime Brings Auctiontime")
Fieldside Classics: Springtime Brings Auctiontime
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 32 CommentsWhat is so special about springtime? As winter fades away the grass greens, leaves return to trees, baby animals are born and car auctions return. I have been teaching my […] -
![(first posted 3/2/2018) From some distance across the parking lot, I thought maybe I was really going to score. That mellow-honey colored peanut of a car just screamed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-343-068.jpg "Curbside Classic: Datsun B210 – Bit•O•Honey")
Curbside Classic: Datsun B210 – Bit•O•Honey
Posted on March 2, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/2/2018) From some distance across the parking lot, I thought maybe I was really going to score. That mellow-honey colored peanut of a car just screamed […] -
![Sometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4011.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 31 CommentsSometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2017) I know that “Long March” reference is more pre-war Maoist Chinese than post-war Shōwa Japanese, but it still applies. The late ‘50s is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20171014_154527.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Datsun 1000 (211) Pick-up – The First Step In The Long March")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Datsun 1000 (211) Pick-up – The First Step In The Long March
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 10/28/2017) I know that “Long March” reference is more pre-war Maoist Chinese than post-war Shōwa Japanese, but it still applies. The late ‘50s is […] -
![Here’s an oldie I knew of and had been in the hunt for. This old Datsun wagon had actually passed me a couple of times in San Salvador’s traffic, always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220630_135855694_HDR.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970-72 Datsun 1300 Wagon (521) – Sticking Around A Little While Longer")
Curbside Classic: 1970-72 Datsun 1300 Wagon (521) – Sticking Around A Little While Longer
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 10 CommentsHere’s an oldie I knew of and had been in the hunt for. This old Datsun wagon had actually passed me a couple of times in San Salvador’s traffic, always […]
