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The Datsun B-210 Honey Bee was a special low-cost model offered in the United States. It was the low-spec Standard model with no carpeting, but could be had with a special stripe and Bee decal. Its goal was to sell to a young, first time buyer who could not afford a regular B210. Honey Bee was only offered as a 2-dr sedan.

B210 Standard
* All vinyl interior (no carpet)
* Dog-dish hubcap
* 4-speed only (no auto)
* Side stripe
* Bee decal behind front wheel

1976 Honey Bee Brochure: Ratdat.com
Highest Fuel Economy available in USA in 1976: 41 mpg highway, 29 mpg city

1 Features
2 Colors
3 Stripes
4 Honey Bee Z
5 Photo Index

Features

The Honey Bee was based on the low-cost Standard (stripper, poverty pack) model. Standard models have an 'S' suffix in the model number. The Honey Bee was a Nissan Motor Co. in USA national offering. The decals were applied at port of entry, and VIN numbers recorded by Nissan and dealers. The VIN alone is nothing special, they are the same as STD model 2-dr sedan.

See DESIGNER LOOKING FOR HONEYBEE B-210

This is the difference, among other deletions, this equipment is not fitted:

No Wheel covers (dogdish caps fitted)
No Spare tire cover
No Trunk mat
No Cigarette lighter (blind plug fitted)
No Speedometer trip meter
No Rear window defogger switch (blind plug fitted)
- 1976 Honey Bee has the defogger
No Carpet (only Mat)
- California models included carpet
No Arm rest (pull handle is fitted)
No Door trim moulding
No Rear side moulding
No Rear seat ashtray
No Wiper blade high-speed fin (uses basic type from 620 truck)
No Door lamp switch for assistant side
No Console box
No Non-glare glass
No Chrome moulding for windshield
No Chrome moulding for rear window

Changed Equipment:

Blackwall tires now fitted (instead of whitewalls)
Trunk finisher: hardboard instead of laminated
Front seat is folding only, instead of reclining + forward-folding
Interior Trim: Black or Beige only (Deluxe has Black, Blue or Brown)
Floor trim: Black only (Black or Brown in California)

And the good part:

10 pounds lighter than Deluxe model 2-dr sedan

Colors

Honey Bee was available in light Yellow, Sunshine Yellow, White and Brown.

216 White
Brown 
Sunshine Yellow
019 Light Yellow

For the 1977 model year, new color "Sunshine Yellow", exclusive to the Honey Bee, was offered. It come with:

019 Sunshine Yellow
- Seat & Door: Black
- Headliner: Beige
- Carpet: Black (not offered)

Stripes

The stripe was positioned along the belt line from the front of the car back to the rear wheel center line.

- Racer Bee on front fender, behind tire
- 'Honey Bee' (in ALL CAPS) inside stripe at rear

The second type of strip was between the wheel wells, thinner at front and wider at back.

- Flying Bee on front fender, above stripe
- 'Honey Bee' (in script) inside stripe at rear

Honey Bee Z

HoneyBee Z, Ratsun Edition by FischArt

Two-tone paint scheme: Light Olive/Gunmetal Gray
Cowl-type Hood Scoop
JDM B210 Fender Mirrors
JDM B210 bumpers with Euro turn signal lenses
Fog lights on bumper
Classic front air spoiler (air dam)
Classic ducktail rear spoiler
Hood pins
Bolt on over-fender flares
Aero rocker panels
Watanabe wheels with light-olive centers and polished rim
Front fender slit louvers
Gigantic Racer Bee on rear fender, integrated with rear wheel

Photo Index

Bryan Thompson's HoneyBee gallery

[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=4723

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