Datsun became known as Nissan during 1983. It also replaced the Bluebird name with various others over the years in Australia, except for the Mk5 from 1981 to 1986. The Bluebird name has been constant...

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Absurdly launched as “The First Four Cylinder Limousine” while resurrecting the long dead (in Australia) Bluebird moniker, Datsun’s medium class 200B replacement righted most of its...

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Five models – comprising three four-door sedans (Deluxe, GL and GX), an SSS two-door coupe and a four-door Deluxe wagon – made up the new P810-series 200B range. Besides an all-new body and...

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Datsun’s heyday started here. Riding on the back of the 1600 (as well as the image enhancing 240Z, compact 1200 and later 240K models), its 180B replacement enjoyed a spectacular run of sales in...

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A worldwide success from the moment it debuted at the 1967 Tokyo motor show, the pretty 510-series Datsun 1600 was a radical departure from the P410, and arguably Japan’s first mass-market classic....

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Japanese cars were maturing rapidly and the second generation Bluebird reflected this. The P410 series was nearly two years old when it arrived here because Datsun waited for the larger engined P411...

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Except for a handful of Datsuns imported to Australia in 1934, the Bluebird was the first Japanese car on sale in our market. Following a successful campaign by two privately entered 1000cc Datsun P210s...

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