Is this a 320?

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Atabale
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Car: 1963 datsun 320 pick up

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This photo was found on an old camera (recently?).

This is the Fish Harbor in Cape Town, South Africa.


Conner
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Car: SRL31101633
1964 L320

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Nice. To my eye the trapezoidal grille shape and small round front turn signals make it look like a 1960 222 or 1961 223, which was the precursor to the 320s. Definitely an early Datsun truck, though. Very cool picture.

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Li'l Truckie
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Car: 3 x '65 PL 320
1 x '64 PL 320
1 x '63 PL 320
1 x '62 PL 320 - parts :(
1 x '60 PLG-222
and many more Datsuns from 48hp to over 500hp
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Atabale, Conner,

Yeah, it's either a PLG-222 or PL 223. Both have the same body. The 222 has the E engine (@48hp) with a single barrel Hitachi carburetor and leaf spring front suspension with the 223 has the E-1 engine and torsion bar suspension of the later 320 model. Pic looks to be from around 1966-1968 as the one Datsun 520 is probably the newest vehicle of the lot.

Might save these links to your favorites -

http://www.datsuns.com/modelguide.htm

http://www.earlydatsun.com/index.html

and specific links to the 222 and 223 -

http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsun222.html
http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsun223.html

Li'l Truckie

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Super-cool pic! Welcome aboard, Atabale. :)


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