Author Topic: What's this car? (Read 1910 times)

Nick1911 · « **on:** March 05, 2007, 03:50:01 AM »

My brother saw this car on the road a few days ago. No one seems to know exactly what it is. It looks like its American made, Id guess between the late 60s and the early 70s. I figured someone here might know what it is. Thoughts?

Thanks!
-Nick

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2007, 03:51:55 AM »

Looks like it could be an AMC Matador. But then it also has the lines of a Datsun from that era also.

After looking at some pictures I would say it is a Datsun 200 series.

charby · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:00:57 AM »

here is a 73 matador

but I would say the vehicle you saw is probably a Datsun 610 1974-1976

-C

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:04:48 AM »

My first thought was a Datsun also but then the angle of the picture fooled me a little to think that it could be a Matador. However, after looking at some pictures I relized that the Matador was a bigger car.

El Tejon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:05:06 AM »

Poor, Nick, too young to remember the fine products of AMC, the Pacer, the Gremlin and the Matador.

Lucky, guy!!! laugh

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:15:38 AM »

I owned a Pacer for awhile. Plus don't forget the Javelin.

charby · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:24:35 AM »

AMC, them some ugly cars in the 1970's

grampster · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:35:31 AM »

It's an Opal.

HankB · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:40:23 AM »

Quote from: wmenorr67 on March 05, 2007, 03:15:38 AM

I owned a Pacer for awhile.

Sorry to hear that.

A friend's sister had one, and just about anything and everything that could go wrong with a car - short of the wheels actually falling off on the highway - went wrong with that one. (When the A/C crapped out - car was still under warranty - the dealer had the chutzpah to tell her that air "wasn't supposed" to come out of the vents on the dash!)

As for styling . . . actually, to my eyes, the first Mercedes consumer SUV for the U.S. market looked a lot like a cross between the then-defunct Pacer wagon and a Suzuki Samurai . . . shocked

Not a pretty sight . . .

The Rabbi · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:47:54 AM »

Either a Dodge Colt or a Datsun of some vintage.

Pacer=ugly.

Unisaw · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2007, 04:58:09 AM »

My first car was a used Gremlin! Where's the embarrased smiley?

RocketMan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2007, 05:08:20 AM »

Late 70's Datsun, B210 sedan. They also made a fastback.
For the youngsters, Datsun later renamed itself Nissan.

mtnbkr · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2007, 05:22:05 AM »

Quote from: RocketMan on March 05, 2007, 04:08:20 AM

Late 70's Datsun, B210 sedan. They also made a fastback.
For the youngsters, Datsun later renamed itself Nissan.

During the name change period, they put both names on the vehicle. IIRC, it was primarly done on the trucks.

Chris

RadioFreeSeaLab · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2007, 05:32:14 AM »

That's a Datsun B210.

I knew that instantly, because as soon as I could walk, my dad and I would go on walks a few nights a week, and he would teach me to recognize all kinds of cars. And so, I'm ruined for life.

charby · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2007, 05:33:45 AM »

that is better MPG with that Datsun than many of the small cars get now.

-C

Nick1911 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2007, 05:47:54 AM »

Thanks! I'll let my brother know.

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that is better MPG with that Datsun than many of the small cars get now.

I wonder if this is a result of emissions standards?

-Nick

HankB · « **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2007, 06:57:41 AM »

Quote from: Nick1911 on March 05, 2007, 04:47:54 AM

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that is better MPG with that Datsun than many of the small cars get now.

I wonder if this is a result of emissions standards?

That's at least part of the reason.

Case in point: My first car was a '73 Grand Am, with the smogger motor that barely ran. Got 10 MPG initially . . . but when I applied the techniques of a publication called "The Emission Control Bypass Manual" the fuel economy went up to 12.5 - 13 MPG, with greatly improve driveability and a significant power boost.

A friend with '75 Valiant Dart with the 6-cylinder engine experienced even more dramatic gains when he did the same to his vehicle . . . and he had a box with around 50 lbs. of parts left over!

Today's engines and emission controls are far more sophisticated than they were in the '70s, but aftermarket chips and other accessories are available for many vehicles which will improve power or economy, sometimes both, but always at the expense of emissions. That tells me that emission controls do exact a price in fuel economy.

Antibubba · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2007, 07:44:16 AM »

My first car was an '81 AMC Spirit. Tough little thing.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2007, 07:50:21 AM »

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that is better MPG with that Datsun than many of the small cars get now.

A combination of a 55 mph speed limit and power measured in gerbils, not horses.

Brad

Laurent du Var · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2007, 08:02:46 AM »

I had fun on the backseat of a friend's Datsun back in '88.
Back then I thought they were cool.

One of my first cars was a 72 Chevy Chevelle Malibu, looks almost the same but is twice as big, which I bought from an old guy who switched to a Toyota for 400 bucks.

Oh the smile on my face when I drove a 110 m/h form LA to San Francisco
passing by the Danish strawberry farms....

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2007, 09:39:47 AM »

Huh?

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A combination of a 55 mph speed limit and power measured in gerbils, not horses.

I had a Datsun B-210 with 1.6L engine and the pickup version, the 620. What 55mph speed limit? My vehicles didn't have a governor, did yours? The little Datsuns were fun to work on, dirt simple, and no more anemic in the 0-60 times than my 235cid (aka 3.8L) 1960 Chevrolet Apache 20 pickup. Not all of us drove 350s, 454 Big Blocks, or 426 Hemis during the Arab Oil Embargo, just like some of us don't care to drive Tahoe-with-codpiece Hummer H2s during the current gas price increases.

charby · « **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2007, 10:29:24 AM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on March 05, 2007, 08:39:47 AM

Huh?

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A combination of a 55 mph speed limit and power measured in gerbils, not horses.

I had a Datsun B-210 with 1.6L engine and the pickup version, the 620. What 55mph speed limit? My vehicles didn't have a governor, did yours? The little Datsuns were fun to work on, dirt simple, and no more anemic in the 0-60 times than my 235cid (aka 3.8L) 1960 Chevrolet Apache 20 pickup. Not all of us drove 350s, 454 Big Blocks, or 426 Hemis during the Arab Oil Embargo, just like some of us don't care to drive Tahoe-with-codpiece Hummer H2s during the current gas price increases.

I totally agree, I haven't own a V-8 since I sold my Mustang GT. I really don't miss it because you really can't legally or practically use all the horsepower anyway on public roads, plus driving like a maniac will end up getting you killed or someone else killed. Plus if most of your driving is in town and under 45 mph why does one think they need a super high horsepower car?

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2007, 10:31:42 AM »

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Plus if most of your driving is in town and under 45 mph why does one think they need a super high horsepower car?

So why does one think they "need" any caliber larger than .22 LR? Wink

Brad

RadioFreeSeaLab · « **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2007, 10:38:42 AM »

I've owned exactly one V8 car, and I miss it. It was a 1964 Mercury Comet with a 289. Loved that car.
Even my 2002 F-150 had a six cylinder, and I currently drive a car with a 110 HP 1.6L four banger.
There's just something about the sound and feel of a V8, even if you can't use it all.

charby · « **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2007, 10:40:05 AM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on March 05, 2007, 09:31:42 AM

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Plus if most of your driving is in town and under 45 mph why does one think they need a super high horsepower car?

So why does one think they "need" any caliber larger than .22 LR? Wink

Brad

I refuse to be sucked into that debate. :neener:

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Author Topic: What's this car? (Read 1910 times)