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| - | 25 May 2009 ''The Telegraph'' page 96 | + | 25 May 2009 ''The Telegraph'' had a nice article on a '50th'-badge ute. |
| - | <font size=6>Small but perfectly formed</font><table><tr><td width=200 bgcolor=F1F1F1><font size=4 color=blue>cover story</font><br>with David Fitzsimons<br><font size=-2><br>THERE'S no denying Aussies love a ute. From the day a Gippsland farmer approached Ford with a wish that they create a car he could drive to church on Sundays and take the pigs to market on Monday there's being a grand devotion to the body style. | + | See Main Article: [[Small but perfectly formed]] |
| - | Utes have come in all shapes and sizes, from the whopping 5-metre long Holden Crewman to the array of small Asian models. | + | {{Photo!|1985-Nissan-1200-ute-8.jpg}} {{Upload!|11671_4a21d63f7f631.jpg}} |
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| - | They are worshipped at their own [[Deni_Ute_Muster|muster at Deniliquin]] every year and put to work and play in both the country and now in the city. | + | |
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| - | Sydney's David Falzon is one of the devoted. He has owned five different Datsun/Nissan 1200 utes and says he has finally settled on the one he's going to keep. His 1985 Nissan 50th anniversary model has had a relatively protected life. When he bought it 18 months ago it was a one-owner still in good original condition. | + | |
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| - | "[They] only used it to go down to the tennis club. It's only tennis rackets in the back," Falzon says. But at least it got driven, clocking up about 60,000km. Falzon has spent several thousand dollars sprucing up the car to ensure it is now in excellent original condition. So much so that he won't drive it in case it gets damaged. | + | |
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| - | "I've never driven the car. It's a shame that I can't drive it, but I don't want to get stone chips on the bottom. "It's not registered. The plan is to keep it in storage," he says. | + | |
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| - | Falzon says he has received a considerable offer ($30,000) to buy it but he won't sell. He says he has been a fan of the little utes for years. | + | |
| - | "I've always loved them. It's small, it's compact. I've had five of them. I said to my wife the next one I buy will be the one I keep. "And this one has got no rust." | + | |
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| - | Falzon says a major reason for keeping this one is the high standard of its originality. "Ninety-eight per cent of</font></td><td width=10 bgcolor=F1F1F1></td><td width=400 bgcolor=F1F1F1><img size=400>http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/11671_4a21d63f7f631a.jpg</img><br><font size=-2>'''Fixed up to never be driven again: David Falzon's beloved 1985 Nissan 1200 ute and (below) clean as a whistle'''<br> </font><table><tr><td width=150 bgcolor=e0e0e0><font size=4>snapshot<br></font><font size=2 color=blue><br> | + | |
| - | Nissan 1200 ute<br></font><font size=-2><br>'''Years made:''' 1980-1985<br>'''Price when new:''' $7685<br>'''Value now:''' more than $15,000 (pristine), up to $4300 (ordinary condition)</font></td><td width=10></td><td><img size=240>http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/1985-Nissan-1200-ute-5.jpg</img></td></tr></table><font size=-2><br>them are modified. To have one of them in original condition is very rare." | + | |
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| - | Falzon says he bought the car in fair condition. Since then he sourced many new parts, some from Japan, to restore the car. "It just needed sprucing up." It has also been repainted in a striking coat of its original red. | + | |
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| - | Falzon says the utes were popular in their day, outselling the equivalent Datsun/Nissan sedan model. "They were very popular. They were the best seller out of the 1200 models," he says. As new in 1985 the two-door ute sold for $7865 and was powered by an 1171cc four-cylinder engine. It weighed only 1320kg. | + | |
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| - | They have proven favourites with street car modifiers over the years with many receiving far more powerful engines transplanted into the lightweight chassis. | + | |
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| - | The Nissan 1200 ute was first seen in Australia back in 1971 when it wore a Datsun badge. That car was imported from Japan with the same size engine as the last cars 14 years later. | + | |
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| - | In the same vein as the much-missed Subaru Brumby and even the current Proton Jumbuck, the baby utes have carved their own niche in Aussie motoring folklore.</font></td><td></td></tr></table> | + | |
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1934: After producing three Datsun models, Aikawa separated the expanded automobile parts division of Tobata Casting and incorporated it as a new subsidiary, which he named 日産自動車 (Nissan Motor). See History.
1984: Nissan celebrates its 50th Anniversary
300ZX
Special 50th Anniversary 300ZX from Nissan Motor Co. in U.S.A.
Bluebird
Australia Nissan Bluebird 910 GX - 1984 50th anniversary edition (500 produced). L20B engine with 5-speed manual gearbox.
Japan CA18ET
Nissan Bluebird 1983 SSS Hardtop 50th anniversary edition
My 1985 Nissan 1200 ute
25 May 2009 The Telegraph had a nice article on a '50th'-badge ute.
See Main Article: Small but perfectly formed
