The Datsun DC-3 was a lightweight automobile that Nissan produced and sold under the Datsun brand in 1952, a predecessor of the Fairlady sports cars that succeeded the pre-war Road Star. It was powered by the 860 cc Nissan D10 straight-four engine of 20 horsepower, which could propel it to 70 kilometres per hour, and it had leaf spring suspension, a three-speed manual gearbox and room for four people. The project was started by the Nissan engineer Yamagishi Mitsutake, who was unhappy with the company's focus on trucks and took inspiration from British MG sports cars, and it was finished by Shoichi Shidei and Yuichi Ota. Only 50 DC-3s were ever built, of which 30 were sold and the rest converted back into trucks.
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was a lightweight automobile produced by Nissan and sold under the Datsun brand in 1952.
Lead, engine class
It was powered by the 860 cc Nissan D10 straight-four engine which produced 20 hp (15 kW)
Lead, top speed
could propel the DC-3 to 70 km/h (43 mph)
Lead, units built
Only 50 DC-3s were ever built
Lead, status
Only 50 DC-3s were ever built; of these, 30 were sold
Lead, history
It is said that the DC-3 participated in Japan's first international sports car road race, held in January 1952 at the former Mobara Airfield in the Chiba prefecture.
Of Make: Datsun, Lead, make
was a lightweight automobile produced by Nissan and sold under the Datsun brand in 1952.
In Group: Sports And Performance Cars Before 1980, Vehicle type
The series was a predecessor to the Fairlady sports cars
Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, Lead, mode
was a lightweight automobile produced by Nissan and sold under the Datsun brand in 1952.
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