Truck as the Japanese call it. Pickup as the Americans say. Is the Datsun 1000 coupe utility the ultimate small cargo hauler?

It debuted more than 1-1/2 years after the Datsun 1000 sedan. Anyone have more pages of this brochure?

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Ash's site has plenty of brochures but not sure on what you are asking
check this site DD which has some brochures we are missing here.

Unfortunately the 1000 ute was very popular in Okinawa, Vietnam, Thailand
and many other poorer farming areas of Asia apart from Japan. However they
were true work horses and run to the ground with little maintenance crazy
economy and some weighed less than the factory quote figures of 615kg.
Richard has a fine lil red beast he meticulously restored in Melbourne
and he swears his was around 595kg over a weigh bridge with quarter tank
of fuel still in her. Now this figure with a peppy A series is just killer.
Many CLubmans or lotus 7 replicas would be left behind as well setup one
yet the driver would never have a hair out of place or any skin burn.

As for the greatest truck, I think that is the 1200 as it still ruled
in Africa till recently and the Jay Leno sr20de one is the most famous
1200 truck we have witnessed yet I liked it the way it left your hands.

close on its heals for use as a workhorse for farmers and tradies would
be the suzuki carry trucks in Japan. They basically rule Japanese sales
due to their datsun like qualities, cheap, light, economical, tough a
and super reliable all from a 3 cylinder 660cc all alloy little engine.

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You maybe streaching the truth a bit D when you say "MANY CLUBMANS"

I know most of the Clubmans in Melbourne and many through the forum in Australia and there is not one that I know of that wouldn't blow the doors of even a tweeked A series in a 1K ute.
To start with if you took the same power/weight 1000 ute and clubman immediately the lack of traction off the line is going to leave the ute in the mirrors not to mention if you start going around corners the COG of all Clubmans , forget it.

Sorry to bring this up but I'm pretty passionate about my A series powered
Clubman 7. I own both so I can speak with some actual experience .
This may bring up some knockers.

Feel free to show me just one clubman and yes they will have their hair out of place and sun burn

They look small, but weigh a wapping 1375kg (3,000 lbs)

I'm a fan of the 1k ute but I already have too much to do for another car!