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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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Overview
Please look at your 1200's ID tag, and if you are sure yours is an original car, add it to the appropriate market section below (if not already listed).
Also see: COLOR IDEAS/color paint gallery
Paint Types
The orginal 1200 paint was acrylic enamel, which is tough, durable and 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.
Acrylic Enamel dries shiny, needs no buffing, but takes a little longer to dry than 2-pak Acrylic Enamel. And is inexpensive. A lot of old guys recommend acrylic laquer, 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 turquois, a medium blue-green. The block and Rocker cover are painted the same. 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).
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
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 (coupe) 924 Sun-ray White (sedan, coupe) 925 Sun-color Yellow (sedan, coupe) 928 Sun-lit Gray (metallic) (sedan, coupe) 929 Sun-power Blue (metallic) (sedan) 930 Sundew Green (sedan, coupe) 931 Sunflower Gold (sedan, coupe) 932 Sun-bright Red (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 seat 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 C403
7910-8010 603 ワイン レッド wine red metallic 630 ページュ [puce?] 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 [puce?]
Sunny Truck
1971 - 1978
1979 - 1989
Trim code: C (Brown)
B121 colors from Dec 1979 Catalog: 216 white688 blue (medium robin's egg)
617 brown (light) 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 WhiteEH3 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 Greenish Blue metallic (Grayish Blue?) ?
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).
North American Market
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
Japan-built 1200s use the typical 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"
Aussie-built 1200s have an Australia ID plate affixed in the usual spot:
P/Colour: 15465 [light green] P/Colour: S-4253 [orange]
Portugal
S1 Black
New Zealand Market
Late Ute Colors:
Cream White Yellow Red Blue
Color Documentation
Interior Color
Standard and Deluxe Vinyl:
Black
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Blue
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Yellow/Beige |
White |
Australian-assembled Sedan:
White
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White
 |
Blue
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Red
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71-77 Black
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78-85 Brown
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86-07 Gray
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PB110 Cloth:
GX brown cloth
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GL black stripe | GL black tricot | GL blue tricot |
Identification
The color number is printed on a small plate in the engine compartment on top of the radiator core support.
Over the years these numbers tend to get worn off, so don't be surprised if you cannot read yours.