United States

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There are currently many Datsun 1200s in the United States of America. However, being such a large country -- third largest by area and population -- 1200 owners are relatively few and far between. A total of 133,302 new Datsun 1200s were sold in the USA during the years 1971-1974. Only coupes and sedans being sold in this country.

Pacific Northwest

Idaho

Idaho is infamous for the fire that consumed Dan's used car lot, destroying two Datsun 1200s in the year 2003.

Oregon

Oregon is one of the most active areas in the United States for Datsun 1200s. There is a vibrant racing community including rally, road racing and drag racing.

The Portland metro area, which includes Vancouver, Washington, is the center of activity. It annually hosts the largest Datsun meeting in the United States: Blue Lake and Canby Datsun Meets, with over 200 cars on occasion.

Washington State

Washington, not to be confused with [wikipedia:Washington_D.C.|Washington D.C.], is on the Pacific ocean north of Oregon and south of Canada. Washington is a hotbed of Datsun 1200 talk. Most of it coming from club member [1]. He is an expert at bench racing Datsun 1200s.

There are at least a half-dozen 1200s in the Seattle metropolitan area, including daily drivers from [2] and [3].

ddgonzal's two-door sedan

A notorious Seattle-area 1200 is Ernie's Twin-Weber Downdraft 2-door sedan.

The most B110 activity in Washington is centered in the Vancouver USA area, part of the Portland Oregon metropolitan area.