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160Z Sports Coupe, South Africa. Side lateral decals. Following the success of the Datsun 140Z, Nissan-Datsun South Africa announced the 160Z in July 1978 . The engine was upgraded to the L16 motor as per the 160U SSS, and fitted with high performance camshaft and twin Hitachi side-draught carburettors based on the British SU type carburettor.
1949–1950 Datsun 3135 Pickup; 1950–1951 Datsun DW Series. 1950 Datsun DW-2; 1951 Datsun DW-4; 1950–1951 Datsun 4146 Pickup; 1950–1954 Datsun DS Series. 1950–1951 Datsun DS; 1951 Datsun DS-2; 1951–1952 Datsun DS-4; 1953 Datsun DS-5; 1954 Datsun DS-6 Convar; 1950–1986 Datsun Patrol; 1951–1953 Datsun 5147 Pickup; 1952 Datsun DC-3 ...
[1] [2] In 2013, the Auto Trader Group sold their South African business, Auto Trader South Africa, which then became a wholly South African-owned business. [3] [4] The autotrader.co.za website is South Africa’s largest automotive marketplace website for buyers and sellers of both new and used cars and other types of vehicles.
On 20 March 2012, it was announced that Nissan would revive the Datsun marque as a low-cost car brand for use in Indonesia, Nepal, South Africa, India, and Russia, [34] and on 15 July 2013, nearly three decades after it was phased out, the name was formally resurrected. Nissan said the brand's reputation for value and reliability would help it ...
From 1971 to 2008, the pick-up model Nissan 1400 was built exclusively in South Africa (initially as Datsun 1200, then as Datsun 120Y or 1400). [20] [21] In total, around 275,000 copies of the Nissan 1400 were sold. [20] Other models made only in South Africa were the Datsun 140Z (mid-1970s) and the Datsun 160Z (1978-1980). [22]
The cars were all rear wheel drives with solid axle and coil springs. These cars were the last models to have the name Datsun as the later models all had the name Nissan due to the global name change. This car was very popular as it reminded people of the Datsun P510 models made in 1969 to 1973 in South Africa.
The car retained the 12 PS (8.8 kW) 747 cc engine as used on the Type 12, coupled to the same three-speed manual gearbox. [5] The Type 13 was the last Datsun to be built mainly by subcontractors, before proper integrated series production began in 1935. There are thus large variations in the bodywork and details of any remaining Type 13s. [5]
The museum focuses on restoration and safekeeping of Datsun, Prince and Nissan cars, and is curated by former Nissan career employees. [4] The facility houses more than 450 cars dating as far back as the 1930s. [5] 70% of the cars in the collection are in drivable condition. [3] 300 cars are on permanent display. [6]