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The Datsun 1200 was offered in a limited number of colors. Available colors varied by market. The same color number may have different names in different markets. The color number is printed on a small plate in the engine compartment on top of the radiator core support.
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Color Number Tag
The color number is printed on a small plate in the engine compartment on top of the radiator core support.
Color No. 006
Please look at your 1200's Colour ID tag, and if you are sure yours is an original car, add it here.
Over the years these numbers tend to get worn off, so don't be surprised if you cannot read yours.
Australian-assembled
Australian-assembled 1200 sedans have locally fitted ID & color plates.
For specific codes, see the #Australia_Market section below
Paint Types
The orginal 1200 paint was "amino alkyd enamel" (a type of synthetic enamel), which is tough, durable and sprays on shiny. It's a good choice. Enamel won't dull if waxed. All new cars have used enamel since the 1960s. The older type is acrylic lacquer and requires intial buffing and is not as durable as enamel, but can be layered and buffed for a superior shine.
Alkyd Enamel dries shiny, needs no buffing, but takes a little longer to dry than 2-pak Enamel. And is inexpensive. A lot of old guys recommend acrylic laquer for its superior deep shine, but that needs buffing and rubbing.
- Single package coatings (1-pak) are less expensive and provide good results, but take longer to dry.
- Two package coatings (2-pak) seal/harden/gloss the paint and dry quickly. Classic two package epoxies or polyurethanes fall into this category.
Newer cars use a base coat and clear-coat. The results can be better (or worse) than single-coat Acrylic Enamel.
1K: (single-pack) a coating that does not require a hardener, catalyst or activator. A "single-component" paints. Not the same as a "single stage" paint.
2K: (two-pack) an epoxy type coating that needs to be mixed with a hardener, catalyst or activator. A "two-component" paint, include Two Pack Acrylic Enamel, and urethane paints. 2K paint requires a full respirator to shoot, althought a mask is always recommended.
CLEAR COAT
- Single-Stage: a coating that does not require a clear top coat. A single-stage coating may or may not require a catalyst, hardener or activator.
- Two-Stage: a coating system that requires both base and clear coats. This is more commonly referred to as "basecoat/clearcoat" or "BC/CC". The coats of base and clear may or may not require a catalyst, hardener or activator.
- A clear top coat even when not required may be added for enhanced durability or depth.
- Easy to paint: Regular is easier than Metallic
- Easy to maintain: Do not use lacquer paint. Use either Acrylic Enamel (as per original Datsun paint) -- or -- the newer 2-part expoxy paints with a clearcoat finish.
- Safer to paint: Acrylic Enamel won't kill you, as can spraying epoxy paint without a full-mask.
Prices
A standard acrylic enamel non-metallic paint job (door closed) starts at $450 in USA to paint the entire car.
A typical budget paint job is more like $1500 USD which includes small amounts of minor bodywork.
A 'show car' metallic paint job starts at $5000 USD. But if you want to win the car show, $15,000 is not out of line.
Double these prices for Australia.
Engine Color
1971-1973 Datsun 1200 engines were painted "Datsun Turquois", a medium blue-green. The block and Rocker cover are painted the same color.
Earlier and later engines may be painted a different shade of blue such as "Nissan Blue", "Datsun Red" (e.g. Datsun 1000) or Black (late model A12s).
The 1200 air cleaner was painted a light blue.
factory brochure
The air cleaner and its brackets is a light blue, about the same color as a new Kangaroo Bag.
Stock engine colors
Nissan Blue (not an original 1200 color)
One Datsun fan reported this for engine turquois:
Dupont mix guide mix size 806J HS BLACK 177.2 801J HS WHITE 290.0 828J HS FAST BLUE 373.8 830J HS FAST GREEN 444.4 702OG BINDER 844.0 7030G BALANCER 960.4
Door Paint
Coupes came with black door window frames, while all other 1200s had color-matched frames.
Non-stock Coupe color-matched door window frame
Japan Market Colors
1970 Colors
B110 Colors at Introduction (JDM)
Source: Datsun Sunny 1200 Salesman Business Instructions, Page 23, Nissan 1970
1970 color sheet
#645 Sun-light Blue サンライト ブルー (coupe) #924 Sun-ray White サンレイ ホワイト (sedan, coupe) #926 Sun-color Yellow サンカラー イエロー (sedan, coupe) #928 Sun-lit Gray (metallic) サンリット グレー（メタリック） (sedan, coupe) #929 Sun-power Blue (metallic) サンパワー ブルー（メタリック） (sedan) #930 Sundew Green サンヂュー グリーン (sedan, coupe) #931 Sunflower Gold サンフラワー ゴールド (sedan, coupe) #932 Sun-bright Red サンブライト レッド(sedan, coupe)
1970/1971 DX/GL color sheet
821 White 665 Sunkist Yellow 004? Sungrow Green? 931? Sunflower Gold? 005 Sunfast Blue 006 Orange Seat material G cloth (GL models) D Black Vinyl (DX models) K Yellow Vinyl (DX with green exterior)
1972 Colors
1972 JDM catalog lists the following color Cowl Top Grille vents.
Coupe:| 930 Green | 931 Gold | 932 Red | 821 White |
| 665 Yellow | 004 Metalic Green | 005 Turkois | 117 Gray |
| 930 Green | 931 Gold | 932 Red | 821 White |
| 665 Yellow | 004 Metalic Green | 005 Turkois | 117 Gray |
| 929 Blue | 554 Light Green |
B310 Colors
Source: Parts Catalog C-403
7910-8010 603 ワイン レッド wine red metallic 630 ページュ beige 663 シルベー silver metallic 715 ブルー blue metallic 804 イエロー yellow 805 ホワイト white 807 レッド red 810 ブラワン brown metallic 811 ゴールド gold metallic 815 ライト ブルー light blue metallic 816 グリーン green metallic 818 ライト グリーン light green metallic
8011- 663 same as above 804 same as above 805 same as above 807 same as above 817 ダーク ブラウン dark brown metallic 842 ブラウン brown metallic 924 ブルー blue metallic 926 ワイト レッド light red metallic 928 ページュ beige
Interior Trim Code G 黒 Black P 茶 light brown; tawny
Sunny Truck
1971 - 1978
Interior: D black
white or blue
1979 - 1989
Interior: C brown
B121 colors from Dec 1979 Catalog:216 white ホウイト
688 blue (medium robin's egg) ブレー
617 beige ベージュ
All with brown interior, as all 1978-1988 pickups.
1989-
Source: Parts Catalog C415
Interior: K グレー gray
Body Color #002 ホワイト White#EH3 ダーク イエロー Dark Yellow
#544 ブルー Blue
#BG9 グレイニッシュ ブルー Greyish Blue metallic
July 1992 Brochure
Sunny Excellent 1400
These colors were offered for Excellent 1400 PB110 (model year unknown):
009 サンスポットオレンジ(メタリック) Sunspot Orange (metallic) 005 サンファーストブルー (メタリック) Sunfast Blue (metallic) 008 サンダウンパープル (メタリック) Sundown Purple (metallic) 004 サングロウグリーン (メタリック) Sunglow Green (metallic) 931 サンフラワーゴールド Sunflower Gold 821 サンシャインホワイト Sunshine White 930 サンデュグリーン Sundew Green 665 サンキストイエロー Sunkist Yellow
NOTE: color sheet appears to have faded somewhat. Source: composite of graphics from original Nissan brochure (year unknown).
#005 Sunfast Blue
?#008 Sundown Purple?
?#009 Sunspot Orange metallic?
?#931 Sunflower Gold?
#821 Sunshine White
?#665 Sunkist Yellow?
#004 Sunglow Green
#930 Sundew Green
North American Market
Parts Catalog
In the United States and Canada, these are some of the colors offered (please add to the list if your car has a different number):
(source: List in catalog for touch-up paint) #003 Dark Green
#006 Sunbird Orange
#554 Light Green #567 Blue #645 Blue
#665 Yellow [pale yellow, also used by Datsun Roadster]
#703 Green #820 Red
#821 White
#931 Gold
#932 Red
(source: List in catalog for coupe cowl vent colors) #924 White #926 Yellow #928 Gray (Gray rather than Grey is the spelling in the factory parts manual) #930 Green #940 Green
1971 Colors
Source: "Introduction of Datsun 1200 2-door Sedan Model LB110TRU" Black interior except where noted 703 Green 820 Red (interior: Gray) 821 White 665 Yellow 567 Blue 645 Blue (interior: Gray) 554 Light Green 932 Red
1973 Colors
1973 USA colors at introduction 821 White, blue interior 665 Yellow, blue interior 567 Blue, blue interior (Sedan only) 645 Blue, blue interior 554 Light Green, blue interior (Sedan only) 932 Red, blue interior 931 Gold, blue interior 006 Orange, blue interior, optional yellow interior 003 Green, blue interior 940 Yellow Green, blue interior, optional yellow interior Source: Service Bulletin No. 169 Introduction of Datsun 1200 1973 Model Year Nissan, 1972
B210
B310
source: parts catalog 208 yellow -1279 216 white -1179 305 light blue metallic -1279 601 lime green metallic 603 red metallic 609 dark brown metallic -1279 630 beige 663 silver metallic 647 brown -1279 677 olive green metallic -1279 678 dark blue 804 yellow 1279- 805 white 1279- 807 red 1279- 809 sky blue 1279- 810 brown metallic 1279- 815 blue metallic 1279- 816 green metallic 1279- 824 brown 0879- 824 brown 1279- 905 red -1279
Part Numbers
USA
B110: See Paint Part Numbers touch-up paint
B210
The USA B210 Parts Catalog lists these colors of touch-up paint
216 White 932 Red 905 Red 224 Yellow Green 931 Gold 940 Green 225 Blue 226 Dark Blue 352 Dark Blue 227 Orange 217 Yellow 109 Yellow 211 Dark Green metallic 212 Blue metallic 214 Brown metallic
1977 Colors (B210)
At introduction. Interior colors listed as Seat/door Headliner Carpet
019 Yellow (USA Honey Bee only), black beige black 211 Dark Green metallic, beige beige brown 212 Blue metallic, blue beige brown 214 Brown metallic, beige beige brown 216 White 224 Yellow Green 225 Blue 227 Orange 352 Dark Blue 905 Red 931 Gold 940 Green (USA only)
Source: Service Bulletin Vol. 258
Australia Market
Aussie-built 1200s have an Australia ID plate affixed in the usual spot:
P/Colour: 15465 [light green] P/Colour: S-4253 [orange] 12330 Antarctia White 911MR 12QQ 13980 Kalahari Tan CLR312 CLR 312
Soramame Green 566-13176
Regatta Blue 10089
Mustard 13974
Australian-assembled 1200 were assembled in the Clayton factory (by Motor Producers Ltd.) and used Dulux acrylic lacquer paint. The same colors were used by Clayton-assembled VW and Volvo cars.
Dulon E-Type acrylic lacquer Dulux Australia Limited [formerly: A BALM PAINTS PRODUCT] Soromame Greenᴳ 566-13176 (Avocado Green)
Colour Code: CLR 722 [Riverina Orange, 1974]
DULON Acrylic Enamel
A product of Dupont Australia Limited
REFINISH WITH Dulon E-Type acrylic lacquer SHANTUNGᴳ 566-13174 (beige☁ or light reddish-brown☁) A BALM PAINTS PRODUCT
local codes
02-U
Japan-built 1200s sold in Australia use the typical Japan paint codes, but have a localized name. For example:
821 Pale Grey
In Japan, color 821 is called "Sunshine White", while in USA color 821 is simply listed as "White"
Portugal
See main article: Datsun 1200 S1
black
New Zealand Market
Late Ute Colors:
Cream White Yellow Red Blue
Paint Chips
http://chipex.com - touch up paint kits
1200 pickup 660 Blue -74 003 Dark Green -73 EH3 Dark Yellow 93-96 940 Green -74 820 Red -74 006 Sunbird Orange -75 821 White -75
210/510 928 Cameo Beige 1981-1982
PPG paint chips, all Datsun colors for the specific year including 1200
Datsun 1971
502 Ivory
904 B879 White
903 14239 Blue Poly
920 23576 Gold Poly
931 23577 Mustard
901 32910 Light Gray Poly
907 44403 Green
240 44432 Green
918 60636 Orange
905 71899 Red
932 71917 Red
919 81908 Yellow
Datsun 1972
821 8889 White
018 8895 White
012 8935 Silver Poly
568 14274 Blue
072 14466 Blue Poly
115 14467 Blue Poly
103 14514 Bright Blue
170/562 19924 Turquoise (Asian Blue)
938 23615 Sahari Gold Poly
074 23749 Bronze Poly
114 23750 Bronze Poly
536 23756 Brown
125 23817 Beige
641 32941 Dark Gray
930 4483 Green
003 44485 Green
021 44679 Green
006 60647 Orange
Datsun 1973
Color Documentation
Also see: * Category:Paint * Black * Blue * Green * Grey and Silver * Pink and Red * Yellow
Interior Color
Also see: InteriorStandard and Deluxe Vinyl
Australian-assembled Sedan
Sunny Truck
PB110 Cloth
Color Codes
Where listed the paint formulas are for single-coat paints (not 2-pack or base/clearcoat).
Blue
#005 Turkois #544 Blue #567 Blue #645 Dark Blue #927 Sunshade blue #688 Blue (medium robin's egg blue) #929 Sun-power Blue (baby blue) #BG9 Greyish Blue metallic
Gray
#BG9 Greyish Blue metallic
Green
#004 Sunglow Green metallic #554 Sunglow Green metallic/Light Green/Kasumi Mint Green #703 Green (mint green) #930 Sundew Green (dark green) #940 Yellow/Green
Red & Orange
#006 Orange #820 Sunrise Red #931 Sunflower Gold (mustard/yellow) #932 Sun-bright Red
White
#002 White 1989 #216 White 1977-1980 #805 Alpine White 1979 #821 Sunshine White 1967-1973 #924 Sun-ray White 1970
Yellow & Beige
#617 Beige #665 Sunkist Yellow #926 Sun-color Yellow (light beige) #931 Sunflower Gold (mustard/yellow) #EH3 Dark Yellow
002
1981-2002Nissan 002 White
004
1971-1973Nissan 004 Sunglow Green (metallic)
005
1971-1973 Sunfast Blue (metallic)Nissan 005 サンファーストブルー (メタリック)
006
1971-1973Nissan 006 Sunbird Orange
216
1973-1979 Polar WhiteNissan 216 ホワイト
BASF Glasurit Line 22 formula (grams) * M0 196.1 * M60 999.5 * A168 38.9 * A126 23.5 * M5 20.1
544
Nissan 544 Blue
1986-2002 BASF Glasurit Line 22 formula (grams) MS7664683 * M0 198.0 * M530 510.0 * M26 144.0 * M60 124.8 * M52 65.4
554
1969-1970 Sunglow Green (metallic)/Light Green/Kasumi Mint GreenNissan 554 サングロウグリーン (メタリック)
617
1978-1979 beige (light shade of yellow/brown)Nissan 617 ベージュ
BASF Glasurit Line 22 formula (grams) * M0 196.9 * M5 451.7 * M60 409.4 * M26 69.8 * M6 34.9
645
1969-1973Nissan 645 Dark Blue
665
Sunkist Yellow light yellow/beige (nearly white)Nissan 665 サンキスト イエロー
1979-1972 RGB: 191,169,97 BASF Glasurit (grams) * 352-91 174.6 * M25 892.2 * M105 57.7 * M146 25.4 * A974 7.4
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688
1979-1992 Blue/Clear Blue/Light BlueNissan 688 ブレー
BASF Glasurit Line 22 formula (grams) * M0 197.1 * M60 583.3 * M63 253.1 * A423 79.1 * M94 27.7 * A126 23.7
703
1968-1971 Green/Sunnyside GreenNissan 703 Green
820
820 Sunrise RedNissan 820 サンライズレッド
821
821 Sunshine WhiteNissan 821 Sunshine White
#821 * USDM: White * JDM: Sunshine White * ADM: Pale Grey 1967-1970 Datsun B10 1970-1973 Datsun B110
8889 Ditzler PPG DITZCO DQE 31012L Lucite 31012D Dulux 4326 Sherwin Williams J5
Basics * 531 * 361 * 582 * 365
925
925 Sunset GrayNissan 925 サンセットグレー
926
1970 Sedan, CoupeNissan 926 Sun-color Yellow
927
927 Sunshade BlueNissan 927 サンシェイドブルー Yellow
929
929 Sun-power Blue (metallic)Nissan 929 Sunpower Blue (metallic)
930
1970-1973 Sundew Green/Dark GreenNissan 930 サンデュグリーン
931
931 Sunflower GoldNissan 931 サンフラワーゴールド
?#931 Sunflower Gold?
932
1970-1973 Red/Bright RedNissan 932 Red
PPG Ditzler 71917
940
1970-1977Nissan 940 Light Green/Yellow Green
BG9
Nissan BG9 Greyish Blue metallic
EH3
Dark YellowNissan EH3 Dark Yellow
JDM B122 1989-1994 RGB: 115,83,33 BASF Glasurit Line 22 formula (grams) * M0 197.0 * M5 457.7 * M60 333.8 * A168 102.2 * M974 47.5
How to Paint
See: * Painting