NISSAN HERITAGE: NISSAN HERITAGE COLLECTION 1930's

NISSAN Van (1937 : 80)
Commercial Vehicle

Having obtained production equipment bought from the American company Graham Page in 1937, the company started production of a large vehicle - the "NISSAN". The powerful 3,670cc, 85PS, 6-cylinder engine and Japan’s first semi-cabover design together made this a popular vehicle. This particular vehicle was used by the Mitsukoshi department store through the war years, from 1939 till 1965, to make deliveries.

Specifications

Overall length*: 4,338mm

Overall width*: 2,161mm

Overall height*: 2,655mm

Wheelbase*: 3,240mm

Tread (front/rear)*: 1,675/1,850mm

Engine: Type AT (6-cyl. in line, SV), 3,670cc

Engine Max. power: 63kW (85PS)/3,400rpm

Engine Max. torque: 226Nm (23kgm)/1,200rpm

Transmission: 4-speed, floor shift

Seating capacity: 2

Note:*As measured

NISSAN Passenger Car (1938 : 70)

Sedan

Until the introduction of corporate identity guidelines in 1981, two different car names (brand names) were used: small cars were called "Datsun" while large vehicles were named "Nissan". The first NISSAN model was made with equipment purchased from an American company, Graham Paige Motors Corp., so the size of the vehicle was comparable to the Fords and Chevrolet at that time. The first car came off the line in March 1937.

Specifications

Overall length: 4,750mm

Overall width: 1,720mm

Overall height: 1,750mm

Wheelbase: 2,794mm

Curb weight: 1,410kg

Engine: Type A (6-cyl. in line, SV), 3,670cc

Engine Max. power: 63kW (85PS)/3,400rpm

Engine Max. torque: 226Nm (23kgm)/1,200rpm

Tires: 6.00-16-4PR

Seating capacity

Top speed

80km/h

Datsun 12 Phaeton (1933 : 12)

Sedan

Datsun’s roots go all the way back to 1914 when the Kwaishinsha Co. manufactured their first car, the DAT (D, A, and T being the initials of the three investors). It was followed by a smaller car that was to be christened DATSON (son of DAT), but because of the inauspicious associations of "son" (sounds like the Japanese word for "loss"), this was changed to DATSUN when the vehicle went on sale in 1932.

Specifications