Fisch
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Hi guys, just joined up! My name is Scott Fischer, and what I have here is a pretty rare 1959 Datsun 1000.
Mickey suggested I post about it in this section, so that is just what I will do.
I have come here to BCF because this Datsun has an Austin heritage. Datsun/Nissan and Austin had a deal back in the 40's 50's to make A40's and A50's for the Japanese market. Toward the end of that Datsun made there own car, as far as I can tell this a unique design to Nissan, but copied much from the licensed Austin designs, and used lucas 'style' electronics.
Here is the '59. Only about 1000 were ever sold in the USA. I looked for two years to find one, and grabbed this from the high New Mexico desert. It was only registered from 1960 to 1968, and in talking with the family, believe the 21,000 miles on the odometer to be correct.
Look familiar? From my research it is a destroked (1000cc) BMC B-series 1500. Putting out a whopping 34-37hp. But I've also read that they improved some things and materials that made it more leak resistant.
Though the outside is sunfaded I am shocked how rust free this car is. Check out the dash and floors!
And here are some before and after pictures for you of the dash. When I first saw it I thought it had a lot of surface rust, but it was just dirt!
Before:
After:
There are 18 pages about this car on my regular Datsun haunt over at www.ratsun.net (I am a moderator there) Here is a direct link if you have some time to kill!
Fisch's '59 thread
I am hoping to learn as much as I can about BMC b-series engines, performance mods, etc. And learn what might be compatible to this engine, which may just be a direct copy. Nissan classed it as a c-engine and nicknamed it the "Stone Engine".
So I found out that a midget/sprite bendix works on this starter so that is a good sign for swapability!
Also I have had the engine running for about 4 seconds, and I get just about an even 120 on a cold compression test in every cylinder. Looking pretty good.
Look forward to chatting with y'all about it, and cramming my brain with British engine goodness.
Mickey suggested I post about it in this section, so that is just what I will do.
I have come here to BCF because this Datsun has an Austin heritage. Datsun/Nissan and Austin had a deal back in the 40's 50's to make A40's and A50's for the Japanese market. Toward the end of that Datsun made there own car, as far as I can tell this a unique design to Nissan, but copied much from the licensed Austin designs, and used lucas 'style' electronics.
Here is the '59. Only about 1000 were ever sold in the USA. I looked for two years to find one, and grabbed this from the high New Mexico desert. It was only registered from 1960 to 1968, and in talking with the family, believe the 21,000 miles on the odometer to be correct.
Look familiar? From my research it is a destroked (1000cc) BMC B-series 1500. Putting out a whopping 34-37hp. But I've also read that they improved some things and materials that made it more leak resistant.
Though the outside is sunfaded I am shocked how rust free this car is. Check out the dash and floors!
And here are some before and after pictures for you of the dash. When I first saw it I thought it had a lot of surface rust, but it was just dirt!
Before:
After:
There are 18 pages about this car on my regular Datsun haunt over at www.ratsun.net (I am a moderator there) Here is a direct link if you have some time to kill!
Fisch's '59 thread
I am hoping to learn as much as I can about BMC b-series engines, performance mods, etc. And learn what might be compatible to this engine, which may just be a direct copy. Nissan classed it as a c-engine and nicknamed it the "Stone Engine".
So I found out that a midget/sprite bendix works on this starter so that is a good sign for swapability!
Also I have had the engine running for about 4 seconds, and I get just about an even 120 on a cold compression test in every cylinder. Looking pretty good.
Look forward to chatting with y'all about it, and cramming my brain with British engine goodness.