サニーB310

I was scanning some car brochures and I thought this one could be interesting. It's for the B310 Sunny. Most car importers would use photographs supplied by the manufacturer, but Datsun UK would usually take their own photographs in this country.

The B310 Sunny was called "Datsun Sunny" here, though they also have 120Y/140Y badges on the side for 1.2L/1.4L engine. Often it was called it the "New Sunny" until it was replaced by the B11 model.

When I was younger, I would see these all the time. The B310 Sunny was extremely popular, one of the best-selling Japanese cars in the UK.



This brochure is from early 1979. At the time, you could get the car in four standard grades depending on the body style. Here's the 1.2L 4-door saloon model. In the UK, we refer to "sedan" as "saloon". I'm not sure why, since every other country seems to use "sedan".



There was a 2-door version too. Both had the same specification. You didn't get different grades like L/LX/GLX. Each body style had one grade and one engine type!



The Saloon models had cloth seats.



At the time, these warning lights would seem quite modern. I wonder what would be in the spaces below it.



AM Radio was standard. You can see the Datsun logo on the display. I always thought it was unusual that they put their name on the radio. This means the radio manufacturer would need to make two versions, one with "Nissan" and one with "Datsun".



I like the big "D" on the steering wheel.



We also got the 1.2L Estate. That's our word for "Wagon". It's outside a flower shop, that's a very British scene! The owner didn't park it straight...



Later, you could also get a "Fastback Estate" model with a different body style. The back end was more sporty, like a coupe. You may know it as the Sunny California. I think it's really unusual that you could get two types of very similar body style at the same time.



The Estate grade had black vinyl seats... very uncomfortable on hot summer days, but easy to clean.



Here's the Coupe. This had a 1.4L engine and had some better features. The houses behind are a very 1970s design! These would probably be new houses at the time. My real house is quite similar in style.



In the Coupe, you get a tachometer!



The door card pattern is very cool.



A few years ago, I went to a show and one guy had a B310 with an engine swap.



That's a CA18DET with around 170-200ps!

Anyway, I hope you found that interesting.