Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1981 Datsun 510 Liftback

09 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee MartinSo there's the "real" Datsun 510, which was sold from the 1968 through 1973 model years and is the one everyone means when they talk about the now-incredibly-valuable BMW 2002 competitor… and then there's the A10 Nissan Violet, which was sold in the United States with 510 badging from 1977 through 1981. These cars are extremely rare, but I found one in Oakland in 2012 and now I've found another in Denver.
07 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee MartinThis is the 1952cc Z20 engine, which was sort of a halfway evolutionary step between the good old L engines and the modern-ish KA engines. 88 horsepower, and it says a lot about 1981 that this wasn't too bad for the era.
03 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee MartinYes, this car is a cruel parody of the Gr-r-r-rooovy 510 of a decade earlier.
15 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee MartinStill, a very rare Junkyard Find.

Nobody loves a good race more than Datsun!
The slightly earlier version, sold as a Nissan Stanza in Japan, was full of romance.

01 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 -1981 Datsun 510 Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin

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

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