Thursday, March 22, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1976 Datsun 620 Pickup

Did any of the Afghani Mujahideen drive Datsun pickups to battle after the Soviets invaded? Probably, but the Toyota Hilux got all the press. For the same reason today, Malaise Era Toyota pickups tend to be kept alive, while their Datsun, Mazda (via Ford), and Isuzu (via Chevy) counterparts get crushed when they finally suffer some problem that costs more than $200 to fix. I've been seeing a steady stream of these Datsuns in junkyard for 20 years now, and here's the latest one.
This pickup is a bare-bones, non-King-Cab, zero-options model. No tach, all idiot lights.
The L20 was very reliable, though Toyota's 20R set the bar impossibly high for four-cylinder truck engines.
Remember aftermarket sunroof conversions?

15 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 01 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 02 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 03 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 04 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 05 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 06 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 07 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 08 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 09 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 10 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 11 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 12 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 13 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden 14 - 1976 Datsun Pickup Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Phillip 'Murilee Martin' Greden

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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