The California streets of my childhood were full of Datsuns like this one, and the B210 remained a common sight in (rust-free parts of) America until well into the 1990s. Then, without anybody really noticing, nearly all of them disappeared. Every so often, I’ll find one in a self-service junkyard; there was this slushbox-equipped ’74 last year, and now this mustard-yellow ’75 has drifted into range of The Crusher’s jaws. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1970s, 1975, 1975 Datsun B210, B210, Datsun, Datsun B210, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Malaise, Malaise Era, Nissan, Nissan Sunny, Sunny
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