1971 Datsun 1200 Reviews, Pricing & Specs

I bought the car from a junk yard I was working at..$85.. put some junk yard tires and a fender on it...threw a battery in and it started right up. Durn thing took me from Florida to Pennsylvania....then to Illinois and on to California. Put an alternator and brakes on there and drove it to Michigan. Put in a flywheel and water pump in Mi. Later drove it to Mississippi...bad move...the salt air really ate away at it...till it was unsafe to drive. The car ran like a top...would go over 100 mph...never got more than 25mpg, though. It was a fun little car.Aug 20, 2010

Bought this car while in the army in Alabama. Was cheaper than constantly repairing my '66 Mustang. Fun to drive even with 62 horsepower, well balanced, top speed about 82mph. Never got less than 30mpg even when driven to Florida flat out (actually went 85 downhill). My father kept this car and had over 130000 miles when he got rid of it. Nothing ever went wrong, ever!Aug 20, 2010