Friday, June 1, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1972 Datsun 521 Pickup

We saw a Datsun 620 Junkyard Find recently, and now I've found an example of the 620′s predecessor: the 520.
I've always admired the small Japanese pickups of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but I still wasn't prepared for the beauty of this instrument cluster. The speedometer has real depth that's not readily apparent in this photograph. Such simplicity, yet there's genuine style as well. I may have to go back and buy it.
The good old L engine, the same family that went into 510s, Z cars, and countless other Nissan products from the 1960s through the 1980s. This is the four-cylinder L16.
At some point, this truck's former owner added skull-themed window film and dice switch knobs.
I'm not sure where this aftermarket fuel tank, seen sitting under the camper shell, came from. Perhaps it was pulled from this truck, or maybe it came from another vehicle in this self-service yard.
These pickups weren't as prized as their Toyota counterparts, so you don't see as many of them still chugging along in daily service. Perhaps the L engine wasn't quite as bulletproof as the Toyota R, but it came close.

23 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 01 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 19 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 20 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 21 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 22 - 1972 Datsun 620 Pickup Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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




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