Hi, everyone! Big fan of the 1200 Ute here! Have wanted one for about 30 years, but never really investigated seriously about importing one to the US. I thought they were only built in right-hand drive, but a recent internet search showed that they were sold in the Phillipines in left-hand drive. Anybody know what other countries the Sunny pickup was sold in left-hand drive? Thanks!

If I don't go that route, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that GM will sell us the Holden Ute as the new Chevy El Camino. I've already got a Pontiac G8!

saw a photo of a taiwan delivered ute on the net a while ago. it was LHD as well

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mine is latin american model LHD and they came for the US 2 so search for one on ebay or something like that

good luck :D

mpower, the Ute was never exported to the USA, although we did get other body styles of the Datsun 1200, such as the coupe and sedan. There was a guy that owned one here in New Orleans back in the '80's, but his must have been privately imported as it was right hand drive. I have pined for one ever since. ;)

well i tought they were exported there, you can talk with DDGONZAL in this forum, he has one there in the US

There are probably less than 10 in the USA that we have heard of. All private imports.
The USA also didn't get the 4 door 1200 sedan.

That's a cool looking ute!

There's a company on the West Coast of the US (Utah, I think) that has begun importing older Japanese cars. I've been in contact with them and they can import up to model year 1987. Problem is, by the time you pay for the vehicle, shipping and documentation, you're looking at $8-10k. As much as I want one of these utes, I'm not sure I'm willing to shell out that much.

ddgonzal, what did it cost you to bring yours in and how did you go about it?

By the way, this is the company:

JDM Legends

Here in my country Guatemala, you can find dozens and dozens of LHD utes, in Quetzaltenango City you see hundreds of them.