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nissan Archive
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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 […] -
Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 14 CommentsCan’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […] -
Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 14 CommentsNissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Kicks SR – The Kids Might Say It Slaps!
Posted on June 14, 2021 | 44 CommentsWhen Nissan introduced their Kicks model back in 2018, my thoughts were that this is something that people might want. Officially it replaced the Nissan Juke, a highly polarizing design, […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Armada Platinum 4WD – Patrolling The ‘Burbs And Beyond
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 49 CommentsNissan has been a player in the large SUV market here in the United States for close to two decades since the introduction of the original Armada for the 2004 […] -
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 […]
![Curbside Classic: ’61-’63 Datsun Pickup (320) – “Victory Won’t Be Taken Away…” 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220612_141627632_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season Can’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220501_092710521_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: ’65-’67 Datsun 411 (Bluebird) – “El Añejo” (The Aged One) “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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220624_132514025_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms. (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-06-20-12.17.40.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury. 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/50534519242_318b986919_k.jpg)
![Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak (first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ssszz.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version Nissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49594781203_10c44b20ba_k.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220321_161917814_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-14-2012-008-e1358980415659.jpg)
![COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001byRiveranotarioCOHORT.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In This van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6960.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240Z – Revolutions Don’t Come Often (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-42-147-800.jpg)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Kicks SR – The Kids Might Say It Slaps! When Nissan introduced their Kicks model back in 2018, my thoughts were that this is something that people might want. Officially it replaced the Nissan Juke, a highly polarizing design, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2758-2.jpg)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Armada Platinum 4WD – Patrolling The ‘Burbs And Beyond Nissan has been a player in the large SUV market here in the United States for close to two decades since the introduction of the original Armada for the 2004 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2458-2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Nissan-Maxima.jpg)


