"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/30/2020 at 14:55 • Filed to: Front mid engine longitudinal mounted inline 60 degree 4 cyl
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"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
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I love weird cars, this one was all time weird but amazingly practical and quite nice to drive. Photos of datsuns for those of you that guess the model correctly.
Boxer_4
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:01 |
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Previa?
Jim Spanfeller
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:01 |
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Toyota Previa?
Captain Cayman...
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:02 |
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Toyota Previa mini van/egg thing. Mid engine and supercharged for the win.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:06 |
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If only there had been a Can-Am Race or NASCAR Series built around these, eh?
Mid-engined, forced induction minivans on the high bank at Daytona at 190... Tell me THAT wouldn’t drive showroom traffic on Monday.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Captain Cayman...
10/30/2020 at 15:07 |
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Jim Spanfeller
10/30/2020 at 15:08 |
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Boxer_4
10/30/2020 at 15:08 |
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
10/30/2020 at 15:09 |
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Cab forward for increased crash protection. Top speeds around 140 KPH.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:15 |
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I wonder what a race car built out of a Previa drivetrain could be like... Probably slow, but interesting.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Jim Spanfeller
10/30/2020 at 15:16 |
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If you made it half the height with some decent aero it would be entertaining for sure. I think the super char ged version had like 160 HP or so.
66P1800inpieces
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:17 |
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Xanadu603
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:24 |
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Yeah they are unusual, cool though. Were they all AWD or just some?
facw
> Xanadu603
10/30/2020 at 15:26 |
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Just some. Mine was RWD.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:28 |
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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
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facw
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 15:29 |
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I owned one of these (well mine had a body on it). Great car. Crash tests are a bit awful though (I only had a minor incident where I crushed a Suzuki Samurai while doing no damage to my car). But it drove nicely (if slowly) and had some nice features for the time (rear A/C, fold up rear seats). Mine didn’t have the dual sunroofs, 2nd row captain’s chairs, AWD, or supercharger, but all would have been welcome.
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Xanadu603
> facw
10/30/2020 at 15:33 |
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Well it was easy enough, I see the shafts go forward and back on this one. The last one I looked at in a lot had an AWD badge.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
10/30/2020 at 15:56 |
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That was me in 1992, west of the rockies.
ibRAD
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 16:21 |
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the wheels give it away, but I can’t think of any other examples from other manufacturers.
They were pretty neat little vans! I never got a chance to ride in one though.
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ibRAD
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 16:26 |
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I found a survivor! only 87k kms
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/city-of-toronto/toyota-previa-le/1524888918
the graphics are sharp too. In true toyota van tradition.
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> 66P1800inpieces
10/30/2020 at 16:57 |
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So it’s the base for the Lexus super car.
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> ibRAD
10/30/2020 at 16:58 |
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Wow that’s a nice one
onlytwowheels
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 17:29 |
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There is possibly one for sale at a dealership in VT, with a manual transmission. The listing does not have photos or a price, and the Carfax says it was supposed to have been scrapped as part of t he 2009 Cash for Clunkers
. https://www.stjohnsburycdjr.com/used/Toyota/1992-Toyota-Previa-f0891c510a0d0cc73c6311ab7f6816d9.htm
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 17:48 |
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Hahahahaha....Tarago. My old man hada first gen one for a while! So much body flex.
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ibRAD
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 17:50 |
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My wife saw the ad and said “that’s an awesome vehicle. what IS it?”
If I had 20 grand to blow she’d totally
be onboard.
My bird IS the word
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 17:53 |
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You drove a bodyless autoshow demonstation chassis?
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Jim Spanfeller
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2020 at 18:35 |
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I wonder if any of Toyota’s more tunable engines would easily swap in there?
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66P1800inpieces
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/31/2020 at 01:49 |
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Yes, where the driver sits on the engine hump with their head through the sunroof.