Deceitful Datsun re Safari Rally ...

[uk66fastback]

Editorial leader from Motor Sport, February 1970 issue ...

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Advertising on the back of rally successes was big business at one time. The cars are too far removed from stock now.

 

[Albrecht]

Ironically enough, Nissan went on to take outright wins on the E.A. Safari Rally in 1970, 1971 and 1973, which might have appeased the editorial staff at Motor Sport magazine a little.

 

[uk66fastback]

Yes, this editorial was written before those successes of course, so the wins were maybe life's way of 'cocking a snook' (or sticking up two fingers in more modern times) to the Motor Sport journalists!

 

[SeanDezart]

They just missed out the word 'class' in the ad title but I wouldn't have trusted Datsun UK much - they (imo) hardly cared about the makes' reputation as maxi-sales.....which was after all their raison d'être !

We shouldn't forget the four consecutive wins from 1979-82, also badged here as Datsuns.

 

[datsfun]

We shouldn't forget the four consecutive wins from 1979-82, also badged here as Datsuns.

This would be the PA10 chassis- Nissan's most successful rally car to date.

Originally badged as "Datsun" 160j but became "Nissan" Violet 1980 onwards...

 

[SeanDezart]

Originally badged as "Datsun" 160j but became "Nissan" Violet 1980 onwards...

And there was me believing the oft-repeated phrase that all export cars were badged Datsun by Nissan until 1983/4 !