Body Styles

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Datsun 1200 (B110) Body Styles

In Japan, the B110 is called the Sunny.

2-dr Coupe (fastback)

2-dr Wagon (Van)

4-dr Wagon (a.k.a. 5-dr Wagon)

2-dr Sedan

4-dr Sedan

2-dr Utility (aka truck, pickup, 'ute', camioneta or bakkie)

Search the Photo Album for more pictures of all these models.

So what's the difference between a 2-dr 'sedan' and a 2-dr 'coupe'?'

A sedan is a car with a back seat, where the back seats passengers have more of less the same room as the front seat passengers. Also, it has a separate trunk compartment.

A coupe on the other hand has no back seat or a smaller cramped passenger area.

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coupe [ koop ]

car with two doors: a car with two doors and a hard, fixed roof that seats two people or has a small rear seat.

Also called coupe: Coupe - Encarta World English Dictionary

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So the 1200 coupe is a 2+2 ('has a small rear seat'), while the sedan is more optimized for both front and rear passengers (the 1200 sedan has more headroom in back seat, you'll notice, even though the seats are the same size).

This is another example of the word evolving over time. Originally coupe meant two passengers inside and a driver outside.

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Sedan
U.S. type of car: a car with a fully enclosed passenger compartment, a permanent roof, two or four doors, front and rear seats, and a separate trunk

Sedan - Encarta World English Dictionary

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In the case of the 1200 Coupe, the trunk area is not separate from the passenger compartment (even though it has a 'trunk lid' not a hatchback).

Trim levels

Trim levels and names vary by country, but include basic Standard, better Semi-Deluxe, Deluxe (DX) luxury GL (Grand Luxury) and sporty GX (Grand Luxury Twin-Carb).
Japan-market trim levels for B110 (1200) and PB110 (1400)

STD

Standard trim was not available for Coupe. It included painted bumpers (instead of chrome), no roof rain drip rails.

DX

Deluxe was the base Coupe trim, and one step up for Sedan and Truck.

• all STD features including drum brakes and rubber floor mats
• chrome bumpers
• roof rain-drip moulding

NOTE: the base Coupe was a DX (there were no STD coupes)

For USA, all sedans were Deluxe level, but fitted with the GL-spec disc brakes and round gauges.

USA standard equipment (Deluxe)

GL

Grand Luxe included premium seats and steering wheel.

GX

Grand Luxe Twin Carb was the top of the line for the B110 model series. It included all the GL appointments, plus twin carburetor engine.

The Japan-only GX 4-dr and GX Coupes had:

• Special A12GX engine with custom intake air box
• special grille with GX emblem
• GX badge on boot
• GX taillights
• wood steering wheel
• special seat cloths
• heated rear window

Datsun-Nissan South Africa also produced GX version, but with different hubcaps and interiors.

GX-5

GX-5 was not a trim level, but a special model for year 1972. It was a GX with 5-speed transmission and a few other changes, including high-back seats.

See main article: GX-5

1972

In Japan, a minor facelift was applied to 1972 B110s, including a "power bulge" hood.

See main article: Facelift

Model Availability By Country

Australia got the Coupe, 4-dr Sedan, Ute, 4-dr Wagon and 2-dr Wagon

Germany 1974

United States got only the 2-dr Deluxe Sedan and the standard or Deluxe Coupe in left-hand drive version (LB110). LHD models have hydraulic clutches.

England

See main article: Datsun 1200 S1