The Datsun 13T was the first in a long and successful line
of small commercial vehicles that were based on Datsun passenger cars.
The Datsun 13T was based on the 1934 Datsun 13 sedan, though
it differed in appearance from the sedan in many ways. The Datsun 13 sedan
had a chrome plated grille that was in the shape of an elongated love heart.
This grille sloped at a slight angle. For the Datsun 13T truck they used
a much simpler design which was close to being completely vertical. The
truck grille was a pressed steel design that was painted the same colour
as the body. The base of the grille on the truck was in the same location
as the sloping grille, and as a result the truck had a longer bonnet. A
delivery van version was also built, but it instead used the same grille
as the sedan.
The bodies of the Datsun 13T were built
by Yanase Motor and the Nihon Jidosha Corporation, and the chassis were
built at the Osaka Plant of the Automotive Division of Tobata Casting.
They were then assembled at Nissan's factory. As with the sedan, the 13T
used the DAT 747cc side valve engine, which produced 12hp.The Datsun 13T
was in production from April 1934 until March 1935. |
A Japanese sales brochure for the Datsun 13 range.
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A row of newly completed Datsun 13 vans
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1934
Datsun 13T
Specifications
Length - 2710mm
Width - 1175mm
Height - unknown
Wheelbase - 1880mm
Weight - 400kg
Top speed - unknown
Transmission - Floor change
3 speed |
Engine
Specifications
Model - DAT
Side Valve 4 Cylinder
Capacity - 747cc
Bore & Stroke 56x76mm
Power - 12hp@3000rpm
Torque- unknown
Compression - unknown
Carburettor - unknown
Final drive - unknown |
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