![]() ![]() ![]() MacPherson struts up front and rear leaf springs could give a sometimes bouncy ride, yet the quality of the oily bits was what really surprised many a would-be buyer at the test drive stage. They were all powered by the same 69bhp 1171cc mated to a four-speed manual gearbox with the option of a three-speed automatic on the two- and four-door saloons. The UK 120Y range consisted of a two-door Saloon, three-door hatchback, Coupé, four-door saloon, five-door Estate and a three-door Van. One car which seemed to typify this was the Datsun 120Y (Sunny B210). ![]() The Japanese brands must have awoken every morning not believing the hand they were being dealt by Dame Fortune in their export territories labour issues affecting quality and quantity of vehicles increased demand for better, more reliable cars, loaded with more kit and to top it all and an oil crisis which meant customers needed something a little more frugal. ![]() Already achieving respectable sales for new-comers at least, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, but more noticeably Datsun, were gearing up for a ‘big-push’.
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