Datsun Sports 1000 S211

Sales period	1959 to 1960
Class	Sports Car
body type	convertible
Drive system	FR
engine	Inline 4 cylinder 1.0L
transmission	4 speed MT
Wheelbase	2,220mm
full length	3,936/4,025mm
full width	1,472/1,475mm
Overall height	1,407/1,365mm
vehicle weight	765/890kg
brakes	4-wheel drum
Designed by	Yuichi Ohta
maximum speed	115/132km/h

The Datsun Sport 1000 was a roadster that was manufactured by Nissan from 1959 to 1960.

History

The Datsun Sport 1000 presented a cheaper alternative to the British open sports cars of MG and Triumph at the time. Successor was the 240Z, which was still called in Japan Fairlady.

The first Datsun Sports was the S211 from 1959. This had the Datsun C engine, a four-cylinder in-line with 988 cc and a power of 37 bhp (27 kW). There were only 20 copies. Yuichi Ohta, who previously designed the Datsun DC-3 and prototype S211 A80X, also designed this car. Both the A80X and the S211 had bodies made of re-inforced fibreglass plastic resin built by Tonouchi Industria.

November 1957 - Datsun Sport 1000 announced at an automobile exhibition. Initially, domestic sales were also planned. By October 1958 - Production model exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show. The body was made of FRP, a new material that was popular in Japan at the time, and it was a four-seat open model. June 1959 - Production begins.

1960 - A plated moulding was placed on the side of the body, creating a two-tone colour bordering the moulding. The total production since the previous year was only 20 units, handbuilt only in small numbers and they were right-hand drive. Most were test sold in North America as 1960 models and replaced with the steel body SPL212.

The chassis was derived from the ladder frame of the Datsun Truck 220 Series / Sedan Model 211 (predecessor of the Bluebird).

The engine is an OHV 988cc C type with 4 speed manual floor change gearbox, the engine same as the truck and sedan, but with a two-barrel carburettor, it produces 34 horsepower (25.35kW) / 6.59kgm (64.7Nm), and the maximum speed is announced to be 115km/h.

• Max power 34 bhp. at 4,400 rpm
• 47.73 ib.ft. at 2,400 rpm
• Max speed 115km