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Datsun 1000 Coupe -- you know you want one.

1 Overview
2 Colours
3 Timeline
4 Advertising
5 Trim
6 Body Options
7 Feature Cars
- 7.1 1968
- 7.2 1969
8 Styling Exercise
9 Style
10 Cartoon Style
11 Racing
12 Photo Index

Overview

Datsun 1000 coupe came with unique sporty dash pod, and specially-equipped engine. The engine had dual-outlet exhaust, flattop pistons and 66 hp versue 60 hp for lesser Datsun 1000s.

Coupe-only HP | Coupe-only boot emblem
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1966 Nissan Silvia | 1968 Datsun Sunny Coupe
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With a bit of lowering and some alloy wheels the KB10 looks schmick
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Racing Success! Hiroshi Yamauchi in the YJK Sunny
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Colours

JDM Colors
* No. 820 Sunrise Red
* No. 821 Sunshine White
* No. 703 Sunnyside Green
* No. 665 Sunkist Yellow
* No. 922 Sunshade Silver (metallic) added August 1969

Timeline

1966 April 23 - B10-2-door sedan began selling
1967 April - 4-door sedan released
1968 March 2 - add a fastback style two-door coupe (KB10 type)
1968 October 21 - minor change
1969 August 20 - set the grade "GL" (KB10G Grand Luxury)
1970 January 6 - B10 discontinued (B110 debut)

Advertising

See main article: KB10 Brochures

Trim

KB10 was available in Deluxe and GL (Grand Luxury グランデ　ラクジアリ) Trim levels.

Deluxe

Sunny Coupe: In Japan this was the DeLuxe & was the base model. It had a longer option list only because some of these options were standard equipment in the GL. The accessory list was the same as the GL.

Datsun 1000 Coupe DeLuxe: Offered in Australia only, these were pretty close in spec to the JDM DeLuxe model. Differences include 'some' Datsun badging as the deck lid emblem, & the grille emblem remained with the 'S' symbol from the original Sunny. NSW spec cars seem to have all come with a Tach, radio, two external mirrors, a heater & perhaps some other stuff, all of which were options in the Japan-market DeLuxe model. Other states may have varied the specs a little but the Aussie spec car was better equiped on the showroom floor than the equivalant Japan version. Japan cars had amber front park/blinker lenses while Aussie ones had white lenses. Everything on the brochure option list was available in Australia, including the wood rim steering wheel.

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GL

GL trim level debuted August 1969 for the 1970 model year.

Sunny Coupe GL: In Japan this had the sporty steering wheel & a few other trinkets to tart it up a bit & it was available with a floor shift auto trans as well as a short list of options & a loooong list of accessories.

default GL equipment
* tachometer
* bullet-type fender mirrors
* black-painted radiator grille
* wood grain steering wheel
* wood grain shift knob
* black wheel cap
* audible direction indicators

New color added: Silver

GL grille was unique blackout with GL black bullet mirrors
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Coupe GL rear badge

GL wood sports Steering Wheel

Coupe GL Pinstripe

Also see: KB10 Brochures#GL

Dash

Features

See:
* B10 Lights
* B10 Badges

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Body Options

F2674-25700 GUARD-bumper rubber (Op.) Coupe [front & rear]
K7010-00001 BADGE-car, "SUNNY COUPE" (A) (op.) Coupe
K7010-00001 BADGE-car, "Sunny Coupe" (B) (op.) Coupe
K7010-00004 BADGE-car, "SUNNY COUPE" (A) (op.) Coupe
K7010-00005 BADGE-car, "Sunny Coupe" (B) (op.) Coupe
K7010-00004 BADGE-car, "SUNNY COUPE" (A) (op.) Coupe
K7010-00003 PLATE-initial (A~Z) (B) (op.) Coupe
80900-25802 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
80900-H0301 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
80900-H0303 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
80901-25802 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (L.H.) (op.) Coupe
80901-H0301 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (L.H.) (op.) Coupe
80901-H0303 ASS'Y-FINISH, door (L.H.) (op.) Coupe
K5040-00010 SET-VISER, side (stainless) (op.) Coupe [visor]
K5040-00011 VISER-side (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
K5040-00012 VISER-side (L.H.) (op.) Coupe
K5040-00020 SET-VISER, side (plastic) (op.) Coupe [visor]
K5040-00021 VISER-side (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
K5040-00022 VISER-side (L.H.) (op.) Coupe
80010-H0301 SET-CYLINDER LOCK & KEY (op.) Coupe
87000-25803 COMP.-SEAT, driver reclining (check) (op.) Coupe '68
87050-25803 COMP.-SEAT, assistant reclining (check) (op.) Coupe '68
88300-25803 ASS'Y-CUSHION, rear seat (check) (op.) Coupe '68
88600-25803 ASS'Y-BACK, rear seat (check) (op.) Coupe '68
87000-H0322 COMP.-SEAT, driver reclining (check) (op.) Coupe '69
- 1969 seats have headrests
87050-H0322 COMP.-SEAT, assistant reclining (check) (op.) Coupe '69
88300-H0322 ASS'Y-CUSHION, rear seat (check) (op.) Coupe '69
88600-H0322 ASS'Y-BACK, rear seat (check) (op.) Coupe '69
- check pattern seats
88820-25725 SET-BELT, rear seat safety (op.) Coupe
88820-H0325 SET-BELT, rear seat safety (op.) Coupe
88820-25700 SET-BELT, rear seat safety (op.) Coupe
88820-H0300 SET-BELT, rear seat safety (op.) Coupe
86850-25700 ASS'Y-RETRACTOR, safety belt (op.) Coupe
62520-H0100 PLATE-closing, core support (R.H.) (op.) Coupe
62521-H0100 PLATE-closing, core support (L.H.) (op.) Coupe

Feature Cars

1968

1969

NOTE: hubcaps pictured are B310 Hubcaps

Styling Exercise

What if you crossed these two mid-1960s car?

1966 Nissan Silvia | 1968 Datsun Sunny Coupe
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After shortening the greenhouse: a lightweight sporty car
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Style

Aussie style with Hotwire wheels
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Cartoon Style

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Racing

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Japan Grand Prix style
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SA style
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