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datsun Archive
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![We all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_20220403_161641542_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners")
Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 8 CommentsWe all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […] -
![I had just gotten out of my car to capture a few snaps, while not far away, both mechanics stopped working. One of them, the pick-up’s owner, approached me with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220612_141627632_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’61-’63 Datsun Pickup (320) – “Victory Won’t Be Taken Away…”")
Curbside Classic: ’61-’63 Datsun Pickup (320) – “Victory Won’t Be Taken Away…”
Posted on November 30, 2022 | 12 CommentsI had just gotten out of my car to capture a few snaps, while not far away, both mechanics stopped working. One of them, the pick-up’s owner, approached me with […] -
![“Añejo” the Spanish word for ‘the old one‘ or ‘the aged one,’ most generally used to denote fine aged liquors. Is this nicely preserved Datsun 411 such a case? Has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220624_132514025_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’65-’67 Datsun 411 (Bluebird) – “El Añejo” (The Aged One)")
Curbside Classic: ’65-’67 Datsun 411 (Bluebird) – “El Añejo” (The Aged One)
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 18 Comments“Añejo” the Spanish word for ‘the old one‘ or ‘the aged one,’ most generally used to denote fine aged liquors. Is this nicely preserved Datsun 411 such a case? Has […] -
![“Look, Miguel, you’ve seen those funny Datsun Sport Utes? That’s one dope ride! I tell you! Doesn’t your cousin have one of ’em Datsuns? That 160… Yeah… I’m pretty good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220707_153703439.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’73-’77 Datsun 160J (Violet) – “Gotta Get Me A Sport Ute!”")
Curbside Classic: ’73-’77 Datsun 160J (Violet) – “Gotta Get Me A Sport Ute!”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 11 Comments“Look, Miguel, you’ve seen those funny Datsun Sport Utes? That’s one dope ride! I tell you! Doesn’t your cousin have one of ’em Datsuns? That 160… Yeah… I’m pretty good […] -
![(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-06-20-12.17.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.")
Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.
Posted on June 27, 2022 | 7 Comments(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […] -
![Luxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/50534519242_318b986919_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 11 CommentsLuxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […] -
![Here in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220321_161917814_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-14-2012-008-e1358980415659.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […] -
![Colors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001byRiveranotarioCOHORT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2")
COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 34 CommentsColors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2011) The Datsun 240 Z was as a true revolutionary, smashing the long-stagnant sports car market of the sixties into smithereens. It was long overdue too; folks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-42-147-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240Z – Revolutions Don’t Come Often")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240Z – Revolutions Don’t Come Often
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 9/19/2011) The Datsun 240 Z was as a true revolutionary, smashing the long-stagnant sports car market of the sixties into smithereens. It was long overdue too; folks […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Nissan-Maxima.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility")
Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – Datsun 710 Wagon
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 21 CommentsThank you to Davo_ -
![(First Posted October 3, 2013) 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: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-50-070-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun F-10 – It Got An F In Beauty School")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun F-10 – It Got An F In Beauty School
Posted on October 11, 2019 | 81 Comments(First Posted October 3, 2013) 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: […] -
![(First Posted September 7, 2013) As odd as it may seem, sometimes I almost rather enjoy dump runs, especially when I’ve been cooped up in my office way more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-208-120-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Dumpside Outtake: 1980 Datsun (Neo)510 Wagon – A Recycled Name Hauling Recycled Goods")
Dumpside Outtake: 1980 Datsun (Neo)510 Wagon – A Recycled Name Hauling Recycled Goods
Posted on September 30, 2019 | 24 Comments(First Posted September 7, 2013) As odd as it may seem, sometimes I almost rather enjoy dump runs, especially when I’ve been cooped up in my office way more than […] -
![As I pulled up to a light last week, I spied a heavily laden little brown Datsun pickup in the adjoining lane so immediately whipped out my phone to start […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_3186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC On-The-Go Outtake: 1982 Datsun 720 (Turbo?) Diesel Pickup")
CC On-The-Go Outtake: 1982 Datsun 720 (Turbo?) Diesel Pickup
Posted on May 27, 2019 | 20 CommentsAs I pulled up to a light last week, I spied a heavily laden little brown Datsun pickup in the adjoining lane so immediately whipped out my phone to start […]
