Datsun B10

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The Datsun B10 model line was marketed as the "Datsun 1000", starting in 1966. This was the very first Datsun Sunny. Variations included KB10 (Coupe), VB10 Wagon and B20 (truck). KB10s were introduced in Japan as the 1969 model Sunny Coupe in October 1968, & this '69 model was made untill June 1969. The 1970 model was introduced in Japan from July 1969 & according to the info available, manufacture ended in December 1969. Van and Truck are the commercial models.

Australia didn't see the Datsun 1000 Coupe version of the KB10 untill sometime in the first half of '69 and of course, cars still held in stock were still being sold well into 1970 & possibly even into 1971. The only info I have on the model year is the chassis bumber KB10-080,001. From this number & upward, they were '1970 models' while anything under this number is a '1969 model' regardless of when they were actually constructed.

In Thailand, there was an assembly line where 2Dr, 4Dr and VB10 were built.

The Datsun 1000 community is still alive and well in Japan:

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DatsunVille Wagon

2-dr sedan

2-door Sedan

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For more details and pictures, see B10 2-door.

4-door Sedan

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For more details and pictures, see B10 4-door.

Van

Datsun 1000 was also available in a 2-door wagon (VB10). No 4-door wagon was offered.

For more details and pictures, see VB10.

V8 Datsun 1000

Datsun 1000 Truck

aka ute <overview here>

For more details and pictures, see B20

Colours

B10 colors

• No. 637 (Sunshine White), Interior is black (Deluxe) or red (Standard)
• No. 640 (Sunrise Red) interior is red
• No. 641 (Sunset Gray) interior is red
• No. 703 (Sunnyside Green) interior black (Deluxe) or red (Standard)

Optional Equipment

The Datsun 1000 had a full line of optional equipment. Almost as many choices as for the next generation Datsun 1200.

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/6526.jpe

Production Dates

• 1966 Oct to 1967 Sep (1967 model year) 2-Dr sedan & van only
• 1967 Oct to 1968 Sep (1968 model year), mild facelift
• 1967 Oct 4-Dr Sedan added
• 1967 Dec Truck (B20 Ute) added as 1968 model
• 1968 B10 Sunny Coupe added Jul or Aug as 1969 model
• 1968 Oct to 1969 Jun (1969 model year)
• 1969 July to 1969 Dec (1970 model year) No additional body styles

Production Figures

This table is Record of Sunny 1000 - Export Results from the book Nissan Information, Datsun Sunny 1200 by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (1970).

• The first column is Year. Showa 41 is 1966. Notice that '44' (1969) only includes the first 11 months -- is that because B10 production stopped then or because the book was published before the full-year results were available?