Haa Haaa Eddie is back in town. Good list Eddie I wish we in Australia got more fuel injected L series datsuns as they are really hard too find. I would love to fuel inject my 510 wagon bbut since they are soo hard to find I havn't. Ohh well I will keep on dreaming for now. Later hea. Rick White.
--- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ><DIV><FONT size=2>Thought I'd try to shed some light on these three models as >there seems to be some confusion over which is which.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Despite the model code "710", it didn't come after the 610 in >model series only number. The 610 was launched in 1970 a little bit before the >710, ultimately as a replacement for the 510, although the 510 lived on until >1974. The sucessor to the 610 was the 810 (200B there). The 510, 610 and 810 >formed the Bluebird series. The 610 was known as either 160B or 180B in Europe >and just 180B in Australia as you guys were lucky enough not to get the L16 in >it :-) In the US it's just called "610" and of course Bluebird in Japan. Japan >also got the 610 with a six cylinder L20A engine in the Bluebird-U. The 610 >comes as four door sedan, two door hardtop or wagon. Both sedans and coupes get >IRS and SSS badges on some models in Japan.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The 710 on the other hand was an intermediate model >between the Bluebird (610) and smaller Sunny range (120Y) hence the smaller >engines and was the first model in the short lived Violet series. The 710 is >also a physically smaller car than a 610 in spite of the fact it shares much of >the 610's floorpan and chassis. The 710 was sold as a Violet in Japan but not as >an Auster or Stanza ...the succeeding model, the A10 was the first to carry >those names (see below). The 710 came as a 140J or 160J elsewhere and just plain >old "710" in America (although the US model is significantly different to all >others and has an L20B). Outside of the US, the 710 series came with either L14 >or L16 engines in both coupe and sedan forms. A wagon was available too. The SSS >came in both sedan and coupe, both of which had IRS unlike the non-SSS coupes, >sedans and the wagon which always had a live axle.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The Stanza sold in Australia is an A10 and >was actually a Violet in Japan.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The A10 came in three forms in Japan....Stanza, Auster and >Violet and formed a rather confusing range. </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The Stanza has very large single rectangular headlights >throughout it's production. </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The dual small rectangular headlights were fitted to >facelifted Violets from June 1979. Prior to that they carried dual round >headlights. </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>The Japanese Auster had dual round headlights initially but >with a different grille to the violet and later, medium >sized single rectangular headlights with smaller rectangular lights >mounted in the grille. The A10's came as a four door sedan, five door >hatchback or coupe. There was also a wagon available. </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Europe got the A10 model badged as a 140J (powered by an A14!) >or 160J (L16) and later just as a Violet. Early cars had the Japanese Violet >front end and later cars had the later Auster front ends (but were called >Violets ...confusing or what!) Europe only got the four door sedan and the SSS >coupe.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Nissan USA called it a 510 in an effort to sell it as a >replacement for the original, real 510. Their cars came in the same styles >as Japanese Violets but had initially an L20B and later Z20 (or Z22?) engines. >They also recieved the wagon, a five door hatchback and a two door sedan >alongside the coupe and four door sedan.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>All A10's have solid rears, even the SSS, SGX-E and >GT-E.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>All of these Datsun models came with EFI at some time on >various specifications. There were no Turbo A10's although apparently Nissan did >some testing of Turbo 710's in Japan for motorsport use in the mid 70's >according to the motoring press back then.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>So..in summary the models go like this...</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Bluebirds...</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>310</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>312</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>410</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>411</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>510</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>610 </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>810</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>910</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>U11</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>U12</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Violet/Stanza/Auster...</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>710 </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>A10 </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>T11</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>T12 (T72)</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>I'll get my model history done on my website soon which will >list every single Datsun model since 1911 including trucks and buses with a >picture of each one. It's about 2/3 done at the moment but I just haven't had >time to finish it.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>If anyone want pictures of the various models I can scan some >and send them. Apart from the turbo 710, which if anybody has pictures of I'd >like to see them!</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV>Eddie <BR>England<BR><A >href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR><A >href="http://www.ratdat.com";>www.ratdat.com</A></DIV> ><BLOCKQUOTE >style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 >2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> > <DIV > style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> > <A [EMAIL PROTECTED] href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Rowe, > Adam</A> </DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > </DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 19, 2001 10:40 > PM</DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Help needed with spring > selection and 240k strut question</DIV> > <DIV><BR></DIV> > <P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I was only going off web pages I have > seen. I have not seen one in person. So I am probably wrong. > Why would nissan bring out a car after the 180B (610) and fit a smaller motor > to it?</FONT></P> > <UL> > <P><FONT face=Arial size=1>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><B><FONT > face=Arial size=1>From: </FONT></B> <FONT face=Arial > size=1>maldat [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]</FONT> <BR><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT face=Arial size=1>19/11/2001 > 17:45</FONT> <BR><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>To: </FONT></B> <FONT face=Arial size=1><A > >href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A></FONT> > > <BR><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT > face=Arial size=1>Re: Help needed with spring selection and 240k strut > question</FONT> </P> > <P><FONT face=Arial>What year would that be?<BR>All 710 violets had > L16<BR>Now I think i have seen a violet that also had a stanza badge on the > boot and it was a 80's model "A10" in the usa they called them 510's.they > had L18,L20's etc.I think this was turbo as well?. </FONT></P> > <P><FONT face=Arial>Malcolm </FONT></P> > <P><FONT face=Arial>"Rowe, Adam" wrote: </FONT></P> > <UL> > <P><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></P> > <P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The Violet had the L18 or > L20B. And they were a little ugly.</FONT><FONT face=Arial> > </FONT></P> > <P><FONT face=Arial size=1>-----Original Message-----</FONT><FONT > face=Arial><BR></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>From: </FONT></B><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><FONT > face=Arial size=1>Cleary Signs > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]</FONT><FONT > face=Arial><BR></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>Sent: </FONT></B><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><FONT > face=Arial size=1>19/11/2001 15:28</FONT><FONT > face=Arial><BR></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>To: </FONT></B><FONT face=Arial> > </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=1>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT><FONT > face=Arial><BR></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial > size=1>Subject: </FONT></B><FONT > face=Arial> </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=1>Re: Help needed with spring > selection and 240k strut question</FONT><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></P> > <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>isn't a violet the same as a stanza? but 2.2L > or 2.0L?</FONT><FONT face=Arial> > ></FONT></P></UL></UL><BR>--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > <BR>OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- <BR>Send (un)subscribe requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <BR>Send submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <BR>No unauthorised redistribution of this > email <BR>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > <BR>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > <BR>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ><BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------</BLOCKQUOTE> > _____________________________________________________________ Get Your free Ozdat Email Account ---> http://www.ozdat.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
