OK, Ok, i have settled down now.

I will most happily agree with you about post war Hudsons, particularly the late 40's / early 50's Step-down models. They are very nice motor cars with a particularly classic style. Wasps are little known, but much loved by those that do know, & for good reason. There is a semi restored one around here. Just a few custom touches & it looks gorgous.

I had not realised that the van was the most common Datsun 1000 model on this site. It reminds me that hot rodders will walk over the more common sedans in search of the rarer models. End result? The rare models are often the most common of a particular make & model within various clubs. The models that were most often seen when they were new are often regarded as parts sources now.

Case in point. There were only 11 of the 1932 Ford "sedan deliveries" made. 8 of them currently survive, & several were resurected from total ruin, just because they are rare. Pro rata, they are the most common bodystyle when expressed as a surviving percentage of original production.

I am very pleased to see that the 1000 van has a popular following, yet in all my travels, i have only ever actually seen a few of them in the flesh.

You are right in your comments about mods that make cars into garage queens, & reducing the roof height on really small cars like ours can easily cause comfort problems. The glass height is often on a par with bigger cars as people are still "people sized" & with the smaller bodies of small cars, the ratio of car size to glass area often means that small cars tend to lose out a bit in the proportion stakes. Not a lot that most of us can do about it, except dream, ... & photoshop.
Thats why i used the phrase "from a styling perspective", as i do recognise the practical realities, even if i don't like admiting it at times.