this car is currently on carsales.. claiming to be a datsun 1200. but im not convinced. i tried comparing to top photo as i thought it was a mazda 1000.. but now im not to sure. anyone know what this car is?

That ute is a Datsun 1500, and a nice one at that.

yeah does look very nice, so a 1500 aye. *stores image in mind for later reference*

Did they get L series over there, or is that a transplant? If they did, was there a 1.5L L? or is that just the name for them over there. Here they just call 'em 620 pickups. This isn't a "ute" by definition (according to dodgeman) but there was a ute version that seated 4 with a really short bed. The "bullet" shape you see at the tail end of the door continued down the entire bed and gave it really nice lines.

I believe they copped a J15 - some strange variant of an A15 - sorry I can't divulge more info - anyone else?

Over hear in the states that is a 620 pickup, the beds are removable unlike what I can tell from the 1200 utes. And that looks like a L series, which as far as I know they came in a 1.4,1.6,1.8,2.0 version in the 4 cylinder models. Another name that I have heared them called "Bullet sides"

I know it's an old thread but it needs clarification.

The vehicles that have removeable 'well' type cargo beds are pickups. If it's built on a passenger car chassis then it's a passenger car derivitive & is a straight out "pickup", but if it's built on a commercial model chassis that is not passenger model derived, then [technically] it's a "pickup truck."
Pickups can really only be built on a chassis, or as has become the practice in Australia in the last few years, a half chassis with a monocoque cabin/shell.

Utes can be built either on a chassis or as a complete monocoque body shell & have a one piece body panel from the rear of the door opening to the tail light area of the cargo well.

hey that mazda looks pretty kool but im still prefer that datto

toyota i mean that mazda looks kinda wierd