I'm curious, whats a Datsun 'Sunny' 1200 ute? is this the same as any regular 1200 ute?

Why does it have "sunny" in the name?

I'm looking into a 1200 ute, and have found a 1200 Sunny ute for sale.. curious as to if its the classic 1200 ute I'm thinking of....

anyone?

Also, what should I look for when looking at buying this beast? Owner wants $2.5k for it, says its in very good condition...

Thanks, James

I assume it would just be a 1200 ute.

I know that when they were selling 120Y's they were still making 1200 utes... probably the same for sunny's. Not 100% tho...

You could always go have a look?

No such thing as a sunny 1200 ute,
Its just a 1200 ute always has been and in South Africa they still produce the 1200 Ute exactly the same outside with improvements on the inside, and has 5 Speed box though,
Oh and its Nissan now you can import them them in Australia I just can't remember who does it. Just imagine new panels dash and whatever else mmmmmmmm

I swear on my grave I've seen a datto 1200 ute with a sunny badge incorporated into it ? more than one.

Can anyone verify anything? Did they just go a minor name change in the late models? Its a 79' model I think. What's in these beasts? still the same as the rest? hrmmm :)

And my other question which wasnt answered, what should I look out for when buying? as in, rust where, any mechanical items in particular, etc? Or just general common sense ?

Thanks, James

General common sense and look for the rust everywhere especially under the carpet, this is usually the worst, I know mine has rust underthere and I can see the road while I am driving.....hehehe feels like flying..as for mechanical things well they can always get fixed or replaced...for me thats OK...its just the rust look everywhere....

Dragongoose

ive noticed on sedans and coupes at least that the side skirting under the doors seems to always rust and also the back bottom corner of the front quater panels, i.e. just behind front wheels

in VIC you dont see even the older utes for less than 3.5k and at that price they arnt in good condition

well that is the way it is, its buggered and they want 5 thousand dollars, seems like a ripoff. Its just that they are rare, and popular.
and at that price they won't even give you a safety certificate, now that bothers me...alot of cars are getting like that.

Sunny is the name of the B series vehicles in Japan: B10, B110 (1200), B210 (120Y), B310 (210) and Sentra. In Japan 1200 utes are called "Sunny trucks".

Possibly the ute is from Japan, but it's possible that they they just got the Sunny emblems and put them on.

Was the 1200 ever badged as a Sunny in any market? I mean, did they actually have "Sunny" emblems on them? If so, are there any pictures I could see?

On Japanese market cars the front grille badge has an S instead of a D. The Datsun badges on the rear guards are replaced by Sunny. ones. I have a couple of Japanese sales brochures including a GX one which clearly shows them. When I get back to work next week I'll have a go at scanning them. I have tried before but it always saves the pics too large. I will have to change the default settings I guess...Oh by the way I have a set of Sunny badges from Japan, they were extremely hard to find and were bloody expensive....the ones on my GX were kept by a previous owner who has since "lost" them.