phone cameras do that to pictures.... hide the rust but make it look a bit grubby...

beattie that is the exact same one! but it looks a lot better than in your pic, i think it has been detailed/polished.

140J is 710. In Finland these cars are known as 160J because they came with L16 engine. I have a 1973 Datsun 160J (JPL710). We also had Datsun 160J SSS (KPL710) with hardtop body and L16-T engine (105hp/SAE).
J=rigid rear axle
P=L16 engine
L=LHD
K=coupe/HT

In US/Canada these cars first came with L18 and later with L20B. JDM version was known as Datsun Violet. It

that one? Thats usualy parked neer Subiaco Oval

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Must suck for the zed guys having to find 1.5 rare engines to steal the rods...

Those 140J's are bloody great wee cars. Plus 'cos they were L14 powered, they have the highly sort after L14 conrods.

Here in NZ we had 140J Violets (L14) which were 4 doors. And 160J SSS Violets (L16 twin carb, the later ones being dog leg 5-speed) which were Coupes. Styling similar to its contemporary the 120Y. Slightly smaller than 180B / 710 SSS. Afterwards late 1970's came the 'square' 160J SSS which was a fastback hatch very similar style to the B310.

L series, weren't they called the violet in other parts of the world?

i tried to put the pics up but the office computers windows is 2000 way older than the phone so no luck. I can forward the pics on if someone else wants to put them up

There was one dumped at Thornleigh railway station a few years back, it had a hydrolic clutch (I took the master and slave for my 63a), and an L series.