The Datsun DC-3 was a lightweight automobile produced by Nissan and sold under the Datsun brand in 1952.
| Datsun Sports DC-3 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Nissan |
| Production |
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| Assembly | Yokohama Plant, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
| Designer | Yuichi Ōta |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door roadster |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Datsun 5147 Pickup |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 860 cc D10 I4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,150 mm (84.6 in) |
| Length | 3,150 mm (124.0 in) |
| Width | 1,360 mm (53.5 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 750 kg (1,653 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Datsun Road Star |
| Successor | Datsun S211 |
The series was a predecessor to the Fairlady sports cars, and succeeded the pre-war Road Star. It was powered by the 860 cc Nissan D10 straight-four engine which produced 20 hp (15 kW) and could propel the DC-3 to 70 km/h (43 mph). The side badges read "Datsun 20" (20 meaning 20PS). Leaf springs were used in the suspension, and a three-speed manual transmission was specified. Four people could ride in the DC-3. Only 50 DC-3s were ever built; of these, 30 were sold (the remaining cars were converted back into trucks). A variant of the DC-3 was the Datsun 5147 pickup.
References
edit- "Datsun DC-3 history and development". datsun.org. Greg Valazzo. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- "Datsun Fairlady". Early Datsun Homepage. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved September 18, 2016 – via geocities.com.
- "1952 Datsun DC-3". earlydatsun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.