Identity Crisis

[Big_Dave]

We're going to compile a list of pre 1985 Japanese cars and photos for reference, or for new guys that are interested in old J-tin.

Datsun: 1960's:
311 sedan, 321 truck, 311 roadster, 411 sedan/wagon, 421 truck, 1967 the roadster had a 2000cc engine. 1968 the PL510 was introduced, and the Nissan Patrol.
1970's:
Z series, 240z, 260z, 280z and 1979 the 280zx
L series, PL510, PL610, HL710, 200sx, 810 (precursor to the Maxima), HL510

210, b210, 310, 1200
Trucks: 521, 620, 720, 720 4x4
Front wheel drive: F10
1980's
Z-series: 280zx, 280zx turbo, 300 zx, 300zx turbo
HL510, s110 200sx, s12 200sx, 810 maxima, 210, 310
Front wheel drive: 1984 vg powered maxima, sentra
Trucks: 720, 720 4x4

Honda: 1960's
S series, s 600 roadster, s 800 roadster, n600, z600
1970's
N600, Z600, Civic, Civic cvcc, Accord
1980's
Civic, Accord (1st body style), 1982 Accord, 1982 Prelude

Isuzu: 1960's
Bellett, Bellett GT, Gemini, (Opals were made by Isuzu also)
1970's
Gemini, I-mark, various trucks (Chevy LUV), (Opals again, Manta, Opal GT)
1980's
I-mark, Impulse, Impulse turbo, Various trucks

Mazda: 1960's:
I don't think Mazdas were imported in the 60's (maybe the Cosmos) Re/Pu (truck)
1970's:
Rx series, Cosmos, R100, Rx2, Rx3, Rx4, Cosmos sedan and coupe, Rx7, (SA)
Piston cars, 808 (4 cyl rx3), Early GLC, 626, B2000 truck (ford courier)
1980's
Rx series, rx7 gl, rx7 gsl-se
piston cars RWD, GLC, 626, 929, b2000 truck, b2200 truck
piston cars FWD, 323, 626, (some 323's were AWD)


Mitsubishi Dodge captive cars
1970's:
Rwd Dogde Colt (Rwd) (1st gen Lancer) (I think the were imported as early as 1970) Also known as a Plymouth Cricket
Rwd Plymouth Arrow/Fire Arrow (late 70's, not sure what the DSM name is)
Fwd Dodge Colt or Mitsubishi Mirage (late 70's early eighties) (Jacki Chan drove one in Cannonball run.)
Rwd Plymouth Sapporro/Dodge Challenger or Galant Lambda Late 70's
1980's:
Rwd Plymouth Arrow/Fire Arrow
Rwd Plymouth Sapporro/Dodge Challeger/Galant Lambda
Rwd Starion/Dodge Conquest
Fwd Mirage/Dodge Colt
Fwd Tredia
Fwd Cordia
Dodge D50 Truck, Mitsubishi Mity-max

Subaru

Toyota
More to come, I gotta go to sleep

[Big_Dave]

Photos to come

[Big_Dave]

Photos to come

[Big_Dave]

More photos

[EP3sAreFun]

you stopped right when it was getting interesting....

Sticky for sure

[Big_Dave]

you stopped right when it was getting interesting....

Sticky for sure
I've got to do some reasearch for mitsubishi, I can't BS my way through it. I think in the 70's all of the DSM cars were Dodge or plymouth. Like the dodge colt was the mitsubishi lancer. ANY help with mitsubishi or subaru models would be appreciated. Also any one see some corrections that need to be made in the first post let me know. Thanks

[EP3sAreFun]

mitsubishi is really simple

1970s

Celeste aka (Plymouth Arrow/Fire Arrow)
http://image.automk.com/auto_img5/200693074890677801.jpg
Mirage(Dodge Colt)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2730/mitsubishicoltcambridge.jpg
Galant Lambda(Plymouth Sapporo) (dodge challenger)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/1978sapporo.jpg

1980s

Starion (Chrysler Conquest)
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/1935/img3609sized.jpg
Tredia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Tredia83.jpg
Cordia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Mitsubishi_cordia_1985AB.jpg
and uhm.. yeah thats it

[trundog]

Datsun roadsters were 310s and 311s, 310s being 1500cc and smaller, IIRC.
Not all '67s were 2000cc. The 2000cc '67s are pretty rare, first year for the 2000cc motor in the roadsters, the U20. '68-70 roadsters were "high windshields."

SRL311= 2000 model
SPL311= 1600 model
SR= 2000 model, right hand drive
SP= 1600 model, left hand drive

[Big_Dave]

in the 80's Mitsubishi also had the Galant Lambda, or the Dodge Challenger. Also, didn't they have some kind of small FWD car, similar to a mazda 323?

Good info on the Datsun 1600/2000.

[Me86Rob]

in the 80's Mitsubishi also had the Galant Lambda, or the Dodge Challenger. Also, didn't they have some kind of small FWD car, similar to a mazda 323?

Good info on the Datsun 1600/2000.

isnt it past your bedtime? :ninja:

and for the sake of contributing to the thread...the Mirage? is that what you were thinking of?

[EP3sAreFun]

in the 80's Mitsubishi also had the Galant Lambda, or the Dodge Challenger. Also, didn't they have some kind of small FWD car, similar to a mazda 323?

Good info on the Datsun 1600/2000.
dodge challenger started in 78 from what i understand and i don't know of any FWD car that i haven't posted already... i think that's it.

[puregroove]

I vote for sticky. :goodjob:

[Big_Dave]

Yeah Major Motion Rob...The mirage was the one Iwas thinking of. :goodjob:

[Total_Blender]

In the Mitsu category, the 1st. generation Colt was also sold as the Plymoth Cricket. These were RWD:

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3806/3981/22014490004_large.jpg

The Dodge D-50 and the Mitsubishi minitrucks were the same, other than the grilles/trim.

http://bluesgarage.net/images/D50-1.jpg

And there were 2 different Honda 600's... the N's were sedans and the Z's were coupes:

n600:
http://images.motortrend.com/features/112_0704_17z+1970_honda_n600+front_profile.jpg

z600
http://www.motoringjstyle.com/art/market0107/markethonda1.jpg


Datsun 310's were FWD.

Thats all I got for now.

[EP3sAreFun]

The Dodge D-50 and the Mitsubishi minitrucks were the same, other than the grilles/trim.

Mighty Max!!

http://www.b2600turbo.com/photo.htm

87 Mighty Max + starion MPI motor =pimp shit

[87 Turbo II]

contact Crit from http://www.vintagerotaries.org/ for most of the information you'll need about Mazda R100, Rx-2, Rx-3, Rx-5, Rx-5, Rx-6, Rx-7, and REPU models.

[Big_Dave]

Cool keep any extra info coming. Sorry about being slow to update and get this thread rolling, but we've just been busy at the shop.

[EP3sAreFun]

Cool keep any extra info coming. Sorry about being slow to update and get this thread rolling, but we've just been busy at the shop.
Being busy is a good thing! thank god things have started to pick up some.

[Big_Dave]

^^Troof!