The Datsun 17 was introduced in April 1938
and was the last model in this line built before passenger car production
was halted as the Japanese military prepared to esclate their military
activities.
The Datsun 17 was little more than
a face-lifted version of the previous Datsun 16, though not all the changes
were improvements.
The most obvious change to the vehicle
was to it's radiator grille. The grille surround, which was painted the
same colour as the body of the car, was largely unchanged, but on the Datsun
17 there is now a wide vertical bar that travels from the top of the grille
opening to the bottom. This vertical bar is painted the same colour as
the body. The 15 and 16 had a vertical bar in the same location, but it
was much narrower.
Much of the rest of the car remained
the same as the Datsun 16. The 17 continued to use the same bonnet vent
arrangement as the Datsun 16, and under the bonnet it continued to use
the same 722cc 4 cylinder 16hp Datsun Type 7 engine.
Nissan's "Fact File 2000" shows that
production of the Datsun 17 ended in January 1944, but it seems almost
certain that the actualy production run finished in late 1938. |
A photo of the grille shoing the "big ears" rabbit emblem.
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1938
Datsun 17
Specifications
Length - 3187mm
Width - 1190mm
Height - 1600mm
Wheelbase - 2005mm
Weight - unknown
Top speed - 80kph
Transmission - Floor
change 3 speed |
Engine
Specifications
Model - Type 7
Side Valve 4 Cylinder
Capacity - 722cc
Bore & Stroke 55x76mm
Power - 16hp@3600rpm
Torque- unknown
Compression - 5.4 : 1
Carburettor - unknown
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Final drive - 6.5 : 1 |
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