Facelift

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For 1972, Japan Domestic Market models received a minor change. It was given a facelift with new taillights, grille & trim on the sedan & new dash & interiors on both the Coupe & Sedan & Van (truck was unchanged). Note that the new hood, commonly called a "GX bonnet", was actually used for all trim, including Deluxe, GL, GX and even Standard too. 1972 昭和47 (S47). B110 was sold 1970-1972 in Japan, with the B210 debuting for 1973.

Overview

Facelift changes by model:
Sedan: All changes
Coupe: All except taillights & grille
Van:   All except taillights & bonnet
Truck: no changes

Included in the 1972 facelift were new:

* Badges
  

* Bonnet - except Van continued to use the original
  

* Sedan Tail Lights (coupe lights did not change)
   

* Interior trim & Door Cards, including front seat cushions
   Coupe  Sedan

* Sedan/Van Grille (coupe grille did not change)
   

* Hooded #1972 Dash, with new gauges
  

1972 Dash

See Main Article: Facelift Dash

Hooded Dash, with new gauges
Album 24004

Hooded-gauge Instrument Panel
Album 23173

Revised Gauges with new Font face
Album 23447

new anti-glare covers for gauges
Album 18701

Coupe

Coupe received updated Coupe Badges for the Facelift. Grille and Tail Lamps continued as before.

Album 5266

Interior trim & Door Cards

Sedan

Sedan received updated Grille and Tail Lamps for the Facelift. By contrast, Coupes continued with the original items.

Van changes were similar to the sedan, with the exception that Van continued to use the original bonnet.

New grille, bonnet & Sedan badges
Album 25974

Rear: new Tail Lights & badges
Album 25975

Interior trim & Door Cards

Export Markets

Export models continued as before. The export Datsun 1200s were continuations of the basic 1970-1971 car with only mechanical improvements as they were introduced into production. For the most part, none of the Facelift body & trim upgrades were included.

• Utes used the Facelift sedan door panel card design 1972-1994.
• Datsun 620 pickup used the Facelift gauge designs (speedometer & clock). Utes 1978-up adopted them too.
• South Africa sedans used the Facelift grille with the original badges

Album 8348

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