The Datsun DB-6 was introduced in 1954
and was the last vehicle in the DB series. The DB-6 was in production for
only a short amount of time, with the first cars rolling off the line well
into 1954, and the last one built in December 1954.
Visually the Datsun DB-6 is identical
to the last of the previous Datsun DB-5 in every way. The only significant
difference between the two was that the DB-5 had a three speed gearbox,
and the new DB-6 has a four speed. It continues to use the 860cc 25hp side
valve D-10 engine.
Production of the Datsun DB-6 finished
in December 1954, there was no direct replacement for the DB series. In
January 1955 Nissan released the completely new Datsun 110 model, the first
car in the series that would eventually become the Datsun Bluebird. Technically
the Datsun 110 was the replacement for the Datsun DS series, which was
sold alongside the DB series throughout the first half of the 1950s. Nissan
would offer the Nissan built Austin A40 and A50 as their more upmarket
cars until the Nissan Cedric was released in 1960. |
A sales brochure for the Datsun DB-6
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1954
Datsun DB-6 Sedan Specifications
Length - 3805mm
Width - 1480mm
Height - 1560mm
Wheelbase - 2150mm
Weight - 890kg
Top speed - unknown
Transmission - Floor change
4 speed |
Engine
Specifications
Model - Type D-10
Side Valve 4 Cylinder
Capacity - 860cc
Bore & Stroke 60x75mm
Power - 25bhp@3600rpm
Torque- 4.9kg/m@2400rpm
Compression - 6.6 : 1
Carburettor - Hitachi VA26-1
single throat down draught
Final drive - 6.43 : 1 |
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