.......   NISSAN  PATROL
            .... and other Early Datsun four wheel drives

 

NISSAN  CARRIER  4W70
(1954 Model)

The Carrier was a large four wheel drive truck, it was powered by a 3956cc 6cyl. 105hp engine.


NISSAN  CARRIER  4W70
(1954 Model)

Cab/chassis version of the 4W70.


NISSAN  CARRIER  4W72
(1959 Model)

Mechanically the same as the previous model with it's a 3956cc 6cyl. 105hp engine, the 4W72 featured a new grille design.


NISSAN  CARRIER  4W73
(1969 Model)

The 4W73 was powered by the same 3956cc 6cyl. OHV 125hp P series engine as the 60 series Patrol. 


NISSAN  PATROL  4W60
(1951 Model)

The first model Patrol was introduced in November 1951 and was powered by an 85hp. 3670cc  6cyl. engine. 


NISSAN  PATROL  4W61
(1955 Model)

Powered by the 3956cc 6cyl. 105hp NC series engine. Features a new grille design with 3 wide bars and two smaller chrome bars and a one piece windscreen.


NISSAN  PATROL  4W65
(1958 Model)


NISSAN  PATROL  4W66
(1959 Model)

Powered by the 3956cc 6cyl. engine, with power now increased to 125hp. Features a new grille design with five chrome bars.


NISSAN  PATROL  60W
(1960 Model)

An all new design, powered by the 3956cc 6cyl. 125hp P series engine. This basic body shape remained in production virtually unchanged until 1980.


NISSAN  PATROL  60W
(1960 Model)

Some modifications to the camshaft design and carburettor allowed an increase in power to 145hp. 
 
 
 
CUTIE FACT - In 1950 the Japanese Government offered a contract for the supply of a 'Jeep style' vehicle to be used by the military, police and fire brigades. Nissan set out to design the first Nissan Patrol, the 4W60, in an attempt to secure that contract. At the same time Toyota were working on their first Land Cruiser, the BJ series to try to get the contract, and over at Mitsubishi they took the definition of 'Jeep style' very literally, and basically just copied the Willys Jeep in nearly every dimention and curve for it's CJ3B-J3 model, they even named it the Mitsubishi Jeep.
People often accused Nissan and Toyota of copying the design of the Willys Jeep for their respective Patrol and Land Cruiser models, but a closer observation shows that they are very different vehicles. The Patrol is bigger in every dimension, and vastly different mechanically with it's 105hp 6cyl. engine compared to the Jeep's 60hp 4.
In the end what the government actually wanted was an exact replica of the Willy Jeep, and Mitsubishi got the contract. Nissan and Toyota both put their versions into production, and while a clone of an outdated WW2 vehicle may have been what the government wanted, people in the real world wanted something totally different, and the Nissan and Toyota four wheel drives outsold Mitsubishi by a massive margin.


 

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