The "Other" Demonic Datsuns

This page will feature info about Datsuns I have never owned.

They are: The Datsun 110, the Datsun 320/420.520/521/720 Pickups, the 410, the 610, the 710, the F10, the 210, the 310, the 200SX, the 2000 Roadster, the 280ZX, the 240/260Z, the 810, and even the Sentra, Pulsar, Stanza, and Maxima.

The Datsun F10 was introduced in 1976 as Datsun's first front wheel drive car. It featured the same engine as the B210, but the engine was mounted sideways. Due to space constraints, the transmission could not be removed separate from the engine so the transmission was adapted to allow for the removal of the clutch without removing either. This involved the transmission sitting below the engine, and a set of gears transferring the power down to it. The gears could be removed, allowing the clutch to be replacced. The F10 was replaced in 1979 by the 310

Datsun 310

The Datsun 310 was introduced in 1979, replacing the F10. The 310 shared the same engine/transaxle as the F10 (by 1979 it was the A15). The 310 went through several small design changes, becoming a very "Modern" car inside- the dash and engine of teh final model looked like something found in a mid-80s Nissan. In 1982 the 310 recieved the "New" Nissan engine- the E15 OHC engine. This engine was Nissan's first engine with a timing belt instead of a chain, and bore only a minor similarity to the A15 from which it was derived. This engine would last through the 80s as the E16 in Nissan Pulsars and Sentras. The 310 was replaced in 1983 by the Nissan "NX1600" Pulsar.

Last Updated: 10/3/1999 00:12 PDT