EARLY DATSUN MAGAZINE ARTICLES

 
 
Classic Datsun Magazine Articles CD

After many hundreds of hours of work it is finally ready.

Classic Datsun Magazine Articles is the largest selection of classic era Datsun, Nissan and Prince magazine articles ever gathered together in the one volume. On this CD-ROM you will find scans of over 235 different magazine articles and road tests from around the world, featuring a total of 827 seperate pages. Also included are over 300 Classic Datsun magazine and newspaper advertisements from various different countries.

Click Here to find out more.

This is a list of magazine articles that have articles on, or advertisments for Pre 1970 Datsun, Nissan or Prince vehicles. If you know of any others that aren't on this list please let me know. A @ indicates that the car was featured on the front cover of the magazine, always a most desirable collectors item.
 
 
SPORTS CAR WORLD

June 1963            "...and the dashing Datsun"                 Fairlady 1500
December 1963    "Datsun's Fair Lady" @                       Fairlady 1500
August 1965        "This Fairlady is a charmer"                 Fairlady 1600
                           "The coming of the coupes"                  Silvia
November 1965   "Datsun 1600 Sports vs MGB" @         Fairlady 1600
Sports Car Road Tests No.2      "Datsun 1600 Sports"     Fairlady 1600
August 1966        "Three thrifty coupes" @                      Silvia
September 1966   "Power Prince joins the dynasty"         Skyline GT
December 1966    "Gas gear for summer go"   a men's wear fashion feature
                with people modelling clothes, standing next to a Silvia and others.
September 1968   "Datsun 2000-Soft But Tough"             Fairlady 2000
July/Sept 1982     "Sporting sorts-the Fast 'Ladies"         All Fairladys +DC3
                           "On the right track-Sports racing"        Fairlady race cars

ROAD AND TRACK

December 1958                                                                  Bluebird 210
March 1961                                                                       Bluebird 311
January 1964       "Datsun SPL-310"                                Fairlady 1500
June 1964                                                                          Bluebird 410
May 1967            "Datsun Sports 1600-Road test"            Fairlady 1600
November 1967   "Datsun 2000 Sports-Road test"            Fairlady 2000
October 1968       "4 basic sports cars-comparison test"    Fairlady 1600
February 1970     "Datsun 1600&2000 Sports-Owners Survey"
January 1978       "1962-1971 Datsun Sports Roadsters"   Fairlady 1500,1600
                                                                                          and 2000
June 1997          Has the Nissan advert. featuring a Fairlady 2000 lowscreen.
                               "Men drooled. Wives were jealous."

MOTOR MANUAL

April 1962            "1962 Datsun range"@                       All models
November 1963    "????" @                                             Cedric 1900 Wagon
January 1964       "Datsun with dash-the flash Fairlady"@ Fairlady 1500
June 1965             "Datsun Coupe"                                    Silvia
August 1965          "Mechanically refined 6 invades Aust." Gloria S40
September 1965    "New Fairlady is much improved"         Fairlady 1600
May 1967             "Datsun 1000"  @                                  Datsun 1000
                             Datsun 1000 advert.
                             "Testing time" an article on road testing, uses Cedric 2000
November 1967     "????"                                                   Fairlady 2000

WHEELS

October 1957       "Japanese Prince Sedan"                        Early Skyline
September 1958   "Mushrooming Jap car factories threaten"@ Japanese cars
October 1958       "Datsun no dunce"                                 All
February 1961      "Japanese Cars for Australia"               Bluebird P311
                                                                                             & 223 Wagon
November 1961    "The New Automotive Trade Mark"      Bluebird P311
                                                                                             & 223 Ute
March 1963         "From Japan, the Cedric and the Tiara" Cedric 1900
January 1964       "Japan's Holden Challangers"                Japanese cars
October 1964       "A Prince on the Skyline"               Skyline 1500
June 1965            "Open Air Invasion"                               Silvia
September 1966   "Elapsed time-bomb"                              Skyline GT
August 1967        "Wildcat 1600 SSS" @                             Bluebird SSS
July 1968             "New cars or boat missers"                     General Info
                            "After the boom. Japanese cars-where to now"   "
                            "Savage Safari"                                      Cedric 2000 rally
                            Fairlady 2000 advert. "124mph mover...." blur photo
April 1969           Fairlady 2000 advert. overhead photo. girl in car.
July 1978              "Datsun: The aim is number one"           General Info
Nov 1978              "The Skyline Man"  a great article about the cheif
                                   designer of the Skyline.
July 1991              "A Streetcar Called Brian"                      Cedric 1900

MODERN MOTOR

February 1961      "Low-Cost Japanese Cars" @                 Bluebird P311
                                                                                              & 223 Ute
March 1961         "Date with Datsun"                                  Bluebird P311
October 1961       "Datsun is rising"                                     Bluebird P311
January 1962       "Land-Rover vs. Nissan Patrol"               Patrol 60
April 1963            "Cedric is no cissy"                                 Cedric 1900
February 1964     "Oriental Eliza"                                       Fairlady 1500
November 1964    "Son of Nippon"                                     Japanese cars
January 1965       "Princely Pair" @                                    Skyline & Gloria
February 1965      "My,My Bluebird"                                  Bluebird 410
October 1965       "Princely GT"                                          Skyline GT
September 1965   "Added dash for Datsun"                        Fairlady 1600
April 1966            "Alfa-beater ? "                                       Silvia
                            "9 Wagons * 9 Ways"                              Bluebird WP411
June 1966            "Datsun's Dapper 6"                                Cedric 2000 P130
August 1966         "6 Pot Cedric"                                        Cedric 2000 P130
November 1967    "Datsun Sports 2000-Road test"              Fairlady 2000
May 1968             Fairlady 2000 advert. "124mph mover..."  blur photo
October 1968       "Small car guide"                                     Datsun 1000
                            Fairlady 2000 advert. "124mph mover..."  blur photo

AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORTS

November 1963    "Datsun Fairlady"                                   Fairlady 1500
November 1964    "How good are Japanese cars"
                             "Prince Skyline is good looking"            Skyline 1500
                             "Bluebird was first in field"                    Bluebird P410
                             "Cedric-smooth sophistication"              Cedric 1900
                             "Fairlady Sports is smart, rugged"          Fairlady 1500
                             "Six cylinder Prince Gloria"                    Gloria S40
                             "Japan's market is growing fast"
                             "Manufactures are on the ball"
January 1965        "Fairlady has been modified"                  Fairlady 1500
                             "Datsun will release high performance coupe"   Silvia
                             Fairlady 1500 advert. "...save your love for a rainy day"
June 1966              "Which 6 is best" comparison                Cedric 2000
                             "Another Japanese small car challenge"  Datsun 1000
October 1967        "The Tempestuous 2000"                    Fairlady 2000
                             "Super 6 sequal"                                     Cedric 2000
?????                    "Nissan Silvia Coupe"                             Silvia
July 1969              Fairlady 2000 advert. overhead photo, girl in car.

CAR AND DRIVER

September 1966    "Ken Miles-Six Sports Roadsters"           Fairlady 1600
July 1967              "Datsun 1600 Sports"                             Fairlady 1600
1967 Yearbook     "Datsun 311U"                                        Fairlady 1600
June 1968             "Datsun 2000-Road test"                         Fairlady 2000
--A word of warning, Car & Driver in the 1960s was extremely anti-Japanese. Their articles and opinions were totally a odds to those of most other magazines.

MOTOR MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL

September 1973    "A few thoughts on Japanese Automobile Styling"
October 1973        "Evolution of the Datsun Sports Car"     All Sports Cars
   -MMI was a great magazine, it was mainly about Japanese cars with lots of articles
   on older Japanese cars-  Buy any copy of MMI you can find (unfortunatly they are rare)

POPULAR CLASSICS

November 1994     "Sparring Partners" Fairlady vs MGB    Fairlady 1600

PRACTICAL CLASSICS

January 1997         "Different four strokes"          Fairlady 2000 & lesser cars

MOTOR TREND

December 1961      "Datsun Sports Car and Sedan"             Fairlady SPL213
                                                                                            & Bluebird P311
September 1964                                                                    Bluebird 410
???  1964                                                                              Fairlady SP310

AUSTRALIA'S SPORTS & CLASSIC CARS

March/May 1995    "Prince without peer"                             Skyline GT

SPORTS CAR GRAPHIC

July 1963               "Datsun SPL310"                                   Fairlady 1500
August 1965          "Datsun 1600 Sports"                             Fairlady 1600
December 1967      "Datsun 2000-Road test"                        Fairlady 2000

POPULAR IMPORTED CARS

February 1965       "Popular Imported Girl"                         Fairlady 1500
July 1968               "Datsun 2000 Sports"                             Fairlady 2000
November 1968     "Race rigging the Datsun 2000 Sports"    Fairlady 2000
January 1970         "Datsun 2000 by Stirling Moss"              Fairlady 2000

FOREIGN CAR GUIDE

December 1968      "The Datsun 1600 Milt Rosen Up"          Fairlady 1600

CLASSIC AND SPORTSCAR

???                        "Lady Killer ? "                                      Fairlady racers

TECHNICAR

June 1969              "Datsun 2000 Sports"                              Fairlady 2000

AUTO TOPICS

July 1966               "Tour testing the Datsun 1600"               Fairlady 1600

CAR SOUTH AFRICA

May 1964               "Datsun Fairlady 1500 Sports"                Fairlady 1500

WORLD CAR CATALOGUE

1969                       "Datsun 2000 Sports"                              Fairlady 2000

THOROUGHBRED AND CLASSIC CARS

April 2000              "The Mysterious Count Albrecht Von Goertz"  Silvia

ROAD TEST ANNUAL

1967                       "Datsun 1600/2000"                                 Fairlady 1600
                                                                                                &2000
February 1969        "Datsun 1600/2000"                                 Fairlady 1600
                                                                                                &2000
January 1970          "Datsun 1600/2000"                                 Fairlady 1600
                                                                                                 &2000

SPORT COMPACT CAR

April 1997              "1961 Datsun Fairlady"                           Fairlady SP213
August 1997           "Will there be a Roadster store"             Fairlady Restore.
November 1997      "Textbook Roadster"                              Fairlady racer

AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC CAR

January 1998          article on buying a Datsun Fairlady         Fairlady

AUTO WEEK

March 17 1986        "Escape roads-Datsun 2000,an English     Fairlady 2000
                                  sports car from Yokohama-on-Thames"

AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE

April 1997                "1962-1970-Datsun 1500/1600/2000 Sports"

SPORTS CAR INTERNATIONAL

Aug/Sept 1997           "Z  Beginning"

GRASS ROOTS MOTORSPORT

March/April 1998       "Topless Dancers"                                Fairlady 2000

Z CAR MAGAZINE

Jan/Feb 1998               "Retrospect-1967 remembered      Fairlady 1600 racer
Mar/April 1998            "Old Datsuns never die,they just get restored"

Z CAR AND CLASSIC DATSUN

March/April 1998         "Gone but not forgotten"                   All Fairladys
Summer 1999               "Nissan Silvia- A Lesson in Design"       Silvia

FAST FOURS AND ROTARIES

July 1994                      ???                                   Fairlady with an FJ20 turbo

NISSAN QUALITY SERVICE COMMUNICATOR
   a Nissan Motor Co. Aust. in-house magazine.

February 1988        "Nissan Silvia CSP311"                            Silvia

MY CAR   the Nissan Owners Club magazine. printed by Nissan Motor Co.

August 1997           "A classic becomes a singing sensation"   Cedric 1900
                              "Old 'n Faithful"                                      Pre 1970s

RACING CAR NEWS

August 1968            "125mph.. ..S1/4 in 16 secs.or less"          Fairlady 2000
July 1971                No article inside, but has a drawing of a Fairlady 2000
                                  race car on the cover. @

THE ROAD AHEAD  RACQ-Royal Auto Club of Queensland members mag

June/July 1987        "Part of the scenery"          Early Datsuns in Queensland

These are a few articles that were given to me as photocopies, I don't know
which magazine they are from, or their publication dates.

?????                      "The Genesis of the Z Car-Nissan's early years"
??? 1965                  "Nissan Silvia Coupe"
?????                      "Oldies but goodies"                                 Fairladys
??? 1965                  "Datsun Fairlady"                                    Fairlady 1600
??? 1965                  "Luxury sports model is coming-1600 Coupe
                                   will catch eyes"                                      Silvia
??? 1964                 "New autos introduced at Tokyo Motor Show"
??? 1964/65             "Some Lady is this Fairlady"                    Fairlady 1500
?????                      "Around Australia"                                   Bluebird P411
?????                      "feature Classic Car Gallery  Silvia 1600 Sports Coupe"
                                from one of Nissan's own publications-maybe "MyCar"
?????                      "Quiet grace and vivid performance"         Silvia


 

back to the Index Page