1967 Datsun 1600 Sport Roadster Convertible

'The quality-minded sport car for the economy-minded people' was the advertising slogan for this automobile first shown at the Tokyo Auto Show in 1961.

This automobile was known as the 'Fairlady' until 1965. The engine is a 1600cc, 96 horsepower, 4-cylinder.

There never was an actual 'Datsun' firm. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as 'Datson' to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. took control of DAT Motorcar Co., the last syllable of Datson was changed to 'sun', because 'son' also means 'loss' in Japanese, hence the name 'Datsun.'

Datsun built by Nissan Motor Company LTD in Yokohama Japan was introduced as a concept car at the 1961 Tokyo Auto Show and was not released until 1965 as the 1600.

Production volume of the 1600 from 1965 to 67 was 10,400. This car is truly a love affair and was owned since 1973 and driven until 1980, stored until 2000 when the owner did a five year restoration of the 1600.

The engine is a 96hp 1600cc (thus the name 1600) overhead valve straight 4.