Here is a really old Japanese car for sale with a tiny engine and a small footprint. It is a B20 Datsun Sunny truck, and it could be just the cheer you need this summer.
Because this gloriously rare and, frankly, gloriously tiny slice of Japanese metal is coming up for auction via Car & Classic with a reserve price of just £7,500 (around P540,000). The auction doesn’t start until August 16, but one suspects you’ll be prebidding almost immediately.
We’re told this particular Sunny truck was found in “deep storage” in a South African Datsun museum where it was apparently well looked after. The condition is described as being “mostly original.”
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The 998cc engine (!) starts, runs and motivates the Sunny truck’s diminutive stature—all 3.8 meters of it, meaning it’s shorter than a Ford Fiesta—while the engine bay looks...about what you’d expect of a car originally built in 1970.
The drive belt apparently needs replacing, true, but otherwise “no known mechanical issues were reported” from either the engine or four-speed gearbox. Paint? Fine. Bit of bubbling here and there. All the trims, rubbers and seals are still...trimming and sealing. It’s got 13-inch wheels that could use a spit and polish, maybe throw on some new tires, but look, it’s an old pickup.
The interior will need a once-over, with some corrosion and age-related wear visible, and there’s no radio, but look, it’s got “modernized seats,” according to the listing! All the electrics apparently work, and out of the factory, it came with a speedo (handy), temp and fuel gauges (also handy), and an oil-pressure light.
As we said, the auction is accepting prebids right now, kicking off proper on August 16 and finishing on August 21. If you’re in the UK, happy hunting.
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
