The Datsun Roadster was a lightweight car that Nissan built in the 1930s, one of the earliest passenger cars made in Japan and a predecessor of the Fairlady sports cars. The first car to carry the Datsun name was the 1932 Type 11 Roadster, which used a 495 cc straight-four engine rated at 10 hp. For 1935 it was replaced by the Road Star, which had a 722 cc engine of 14 hp and was also offered as a coupe; output rose to 16 hp in 1937. Production ended in 1941 when Japan entered the Second World War. The article notes some similarity to the Kurogane Type 95 four-wheel-drive roadster used by the Japanese Army.
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Engine Class Engine495 cc straight-four engine (Type 11 Roadster) 1 Connections
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Source Datsun Roadster (Wikipedia)
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Source Datsun Roadster (Wikipedia)
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1. Datsun Roadster (Wikipedia)
Roadster
The first car to bear the Datsun name was the 1932 Type 11 Roadster.
Road Star
Production ended with Japan's entry into World War II in 1941.
Roadster, engine
It was powered by a 495 cc straight-4 10 hp (7.5 kW) engine.
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The Datsun Roadster was a lightweight automobile produced by Nissan in the 1930s.
Lead, country of origin
an example of the earliest passenger cars produced in Japan
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