Team Wildcards '72 Datsun 1200 v110: a Racing-Inspired JDM Classic

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[hajimarigarage]

My first car was a 79 hatch, got then I was 18. I’m 23 now and found a 79 coupe and bought it today. Lowkey happiest day of my life. Sunny’s for life.

[TheRetroRides]

Yes to more Sunny content on YouTube. What a great looking build.

[llew-AZ]

My first car purchase in high school. 1981 year, 1970 Datsun 1200 (LB 110). Dropped 70 series rim on rear, 60 on front. To keep tires off the stock fender flares I put 2" leaf extensions on rear. Rebuilt motor with flat heads and overboar cylinders. Polished heads with slight overboar values. New cam, and Weber carb. Probably gained a whopping 12 HP, Lol. But super fun speedy 4 speed manual drive. Plus check this, 42 mpg with those mods. Back in the 80's. With wages per hour back then I could still go anywhere I pleased. Loved that car.
P.S. purchased for 400 cash. It was a piece of crap before I did work on it and painted metallic green. My dad was not pleased with my 15.5 year old choice....

[josemurillo]

Clean car ! I love the fact that he kept it as original as possible.

[kingcarrot]

Kudos to the owner for keeping it real, and NOT swapping the engine

[raould]

Got my eye on a 75 Datsun 710 in a town close by sitting in a field in southern bc Canada, same green colour, it’s still owned by the og female owner!!!!

[dragster]

Very cool Datsun, looks awesome, sounds great. Love it.

[gregmead]

My 1st car was a1972 Datsun 1200. I bought it for $675 in 1979, and by then it was a rustbucket - it had been used as a beach car. But it was a great car, got good mileage, had very good pickup for such a small car, and did all I needed.

[justdave]

Man team Wild Card do not mess about! The level of detail in the builds is top notch and this car is no acception. Beautiful car 🙌

[JE-tzsh]

That’s such a cool car. Beautiful build 👍

[gerritvictor]

If I may only make one comment on the Datsun 1200 it would be: "THIS CAR IS BULLETPROOF".
The sedan and pick-up were also available in South Africa. The pick-up is a mighty little workhorse, aptly marketed as the "Champion of Africa". There are still hundreds going about their tasks every day.

[daveg]

A simply beautiful car and an extremely clean build. So much class.

[AcuRobbie]

that thing is perfect. love it. always loved 1200's. would be my car of choice if i was gonna build another datsun.

[dennismorgan]

That’s rad! First car a ever bought was a 72 1200! I was 13 and I bought it for $50 with my paper rout money 🤣 I fixed it and ended up selling it before I was old enough to legally drive it lol

[mr.pritchard]

These dudes have amazing cars. Every feature I've seen is awesome.

[ramishrambarran]

I live in Trinidad West Indies. This car was known as the Datsun 1200 fastback, debuting around late 1971 in our country. However, the 4-door sedan was far more plentiful. Most were 4-speed manuals and was the first small vehicle to make 100 MPH stock ! it used to give 40MPG !!. The automatic transmissions came a couple years later. This car was also known as the Datsun Sunny in some countries. It evolved into what we know as the Nissan Sentra. The car was very basic, and the engine was very basic, being copied from British Austin engines. Eight overhead valves operated by pushrods, a single carburettor, mechanical cooling fan pulling air through the radiator( Free draining, no coolant bottle), contact points, condenser and rotor in a distributor with an outside ignition coil. The wheels were 12".

The same engine was later used in the B210 and B310 cars, though there was a 1400cc engine also, and a 1500 twin carb.
There are still a few Datsun 1200s on our roads today.Watch an electrified Datsun 1200 demolish the pilgrims !

[CCDzine]

My first car, in 1985, was a 1970 Datsun 1200 fastback that I bought from the original owner, my step-mother. I did what I could to it on a teenaged burger-flipping budget. I loved that car and I still have a soft spot for them.

[johnsnow]

Wow what a great build!! I had one.. Was bright orange. Turbo charged the original 1200GX motor. Stock rods, crank and cam made 236whp@ 20psi. Used Toyota 2E pistons.

[joeottsoulbikes]

Such a beutiful little car! Reminds me of my mom and dads B210 they had when I was a little kid. Ours was ruined in a flood. My dad was heart broken as it was the first brand new car he had ever purchased. He had put aftermarket webber carbs in it, custom exhaust, race steering wheel, gauges and all sorts of stuff. He set up my car seat in the middle of the back so I could see out the front and attached a little steering wheel so I could pretend to drive.

[og-greenmachine]

72’
-Looks like a tiny Mustang🔥
My DREAM Japanese car!
B210
My Granpa bought a 76 new, when I was a kid.
Only Japanese car they ever had.
I loved it❤️