Colors

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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.

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

Japan Market Colors

B110 Colors at Introduction (JDM)
Source: Datsun Sunny 1200 Salesman Business Instructions, Page 23, Nissan 1970

1970/1971 color sheet

• 645 Sun-light Blue (coupe)
• 924 Sun-ray White (Sedan, coupe)
• 925 Sun-polar Yellow (Sedan, coupe)
• 928 Sun-lit Gray (Sedan)
• 929 Sun-power Blue (Sedan, coupe)
• 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)

Sunny Excellent 1400

These colors were offered for Excellent 1400 PB110 (model year unknown):

• 009 ??????????? (?????) Sunspot Orange (metallic)
• 005 ?????????? (?????) Sunfast Blue (metallic)
• 008 ????????? (?????) Sundown Purple (metallic)
• 004 ?????????? (?????) Sungrow Green (metallic)
• 931 ?????????? Sunflower Gold
• 821 ?????????? Sunshine White
• 930 ???????? Sundew Green
• 665 ????????? 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
• #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

Australia Market

• 821 Pale Grey

New Zealand Market

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.