The History Of NISSAN

[homer2288]

Thats top stuff, where did u dig all these stuff from? I like the pics, they are classic.

Good work.

Here is some recent history,

http://history.nissan.co.jp/03_sports.html

Heres nissan museum,

http://www.nissan.co.jp/MUSEUM/TOP/index_top.html

For those who dont understand japanese (myself included), heres a site that can translate japanese to broken english..

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

[JezR31]

Prince Motor Company had an impressive model line up and a history of engineering excellence and sophisticated cars. Nissan adopted two of Prince Motors car's to their own line-up. These were the Skyline and the Gloria.

Prince brought new technical and design skills to Nissan that is reflected in the cars produced after the merger such as the C30, 510 and E10 models.

1966 was also the year that the very first Datsun Sunny arrived. The B10 model was a simple but well engineered car that was received well in both home and export markets. It provided just the right combination of comfort, performance and economy for a small car and in Japan heralded the beginning of what was to be known as the "my car" era, a time when everybody could have their own personal car. The name "Sunny" was actually chosen by the general public after Nissan ran newspaper ads inviting people to name the new model to be launched soon. Nissan received nearly eight and a half million reply postcards in a month! The name Sunny was finally chosen because it fitted the cars image of "bright, lively and youthful".

Nissan motor sport success continued with a top placings (5th and 6th) for a pair of 411 Bluebirds in the 1966 East African Safari Rally, the toughest rally in the world. Similar results came in 1967 and 1968 with the 130 Cedric's when only seven cars finished out of ninety three starters (the Cedric came 7th).

[JezR31]

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In 1967 the 510 arrived. This was probably one of the best cars Nissan ever produced. While relatively orthodox in it's styling and general concept it, much like the B10 provided the perfect blend of performance, economy and comfort ...and all for a bargain price. The 510 was an instant success in both the USA and Australia and to a lesser degree in Europe, although it has to be said, that in Europe there was a higher number similar cars in competition with the 510.

Exports had reached such a level by this time that in 1967 a wharf was built at Hommoku port just for Nissan’s export vehicles. In 1968 the C30 further improved on the 510 and B10 with its rack and pinion steering and cross flow OHC engine. These three Datsuns along with the 130 Cedric heralded the beginning of Datsun imports into the United Kingdom in 1968.

Datsun came closer to the top of the leader board again in the East African Safari Rally with a 510 finishing 3rd overall and Datsuns taking six of the top thirteen places. Victory was not far away.

[JezR31]

Nissan's Fairlady models, which had been about since the fifties, took a dramatic new direction in 1969 with the arrival of the Fairlady 240Z. Up until the Z the Fairlady had always been a convertible but now it had not only an elegant fixed head body but a powerful six cylinder engine as well as fully independent suspension. The Z was a massive success and went on to become the biggest selling sports car of all time.

Another first for Nissan came in 1970 with the introduction of their first front wheel drive production car, the Datsun Cherry E10 or 100A as it was know in some markets. The E10 combined the 988cc “A” series engine from the B10 mounted transversely over the transmission in a similar style to BMC's Mini of 1959, the main difference being that on the Datsun the engine and transmission didn't share the same oil. The E10 was an immediate success in Europe where cars of this type were already popular.

In 1970 a company called Tokyo Kaka merged with Nissan. Tokyo Kaka was specialists in the production and assembly of truck engines.