B210 Honey Bee

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The Datsun B-210 Honey Bee was a special low-cost model offered in the United States. It was the low-spec Standard model with no carpeting, but could be had with a special stripe and Bee decal. Its goal was to sell to a young, first time buyer who could not afford a regular B210. Honey Bee was only offered as a 2-dr sedan.

B210 Standard
* All vinyl interior (no carpet)
* Dog-dish hubcap
* 4-speed only (no auto)
* Side stripe
* racer Bee decal behind front wheel
* Available in Yellow, White and Brown

• Bryan Thompson's HoneyBee gallery

• 1976 Honey Bee Brochure: Ratdat.com
• Highest Fuel Economy available in USA in 1976: 41 mpg highway, 29 mpg city

Features

The Honey Bee was based on the low-cost Standard model. Standard models have an 'S' suffix in the model number.

This is the difference, among other deletions, this equipment is not fitted:

• No Wheel covers (dogdish caps fitted)
• No Spare tire cover
• No Trunk mat
• No Cigarette lighter (blind plug fitted)
• No Speedometer trip meter
• No Rear window defogger switch (blind plug fitted)
  • 1976 Honey Bee has the defogger
• No Carpet (only Mat)
  • California models included carpet
• No Arm rest (pull handle is fitted)
• No Door trim moulding
• No Rear side moulding
• No Rear seat ashtray
• No Wiper blade high-speed fin (uses basic type from 620 truck)
• No Door lamp switch for assistant side
• No Console box
• No Non-glare glass
• No Chrome moulding for windshield
• No Chrome moulding for rear window

Changed Equipment:

• Blackwall tires now fitted (instead of whitewalls)
• Trunk finisher: hardboard instead of laminated
• Front seat is folding only, instead of reclining + forward-folding
• Interior Trim: Black or Beige only (Deluxe has Black, Blue or Brown)
• Floor trim: Black only (Black or Brown in California)

And the good part:

• 10 pounds lighter than Deluxe model 2-dr sedan

Stripes

1. The stripe was positioned along the belt line from the front of the car back to the rear wheel center line.

   

   • Racer Bee on front fender, behind tire
   • 'Honey Bee' (in ALL CAPS) inside stripe at rear

1. The second type of strip was between the wheel wells, thinner at front and wider at back.

   

   • Flying Bee on front fender, above stripe
   • 'Honey Bee' (in script) inside stripe at rear