Datsun 13

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Datsun 13
Sales designation: Datsun 13
Production period: 1934-1935
Class : Small car
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters , limousines , panel vans
Engines: Otto engine :
0.75 liters (8.8 kW)
Length: 2710 mm
Width: 1175 mm
Height: 1880 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 400 kg
Previous model Datsun 12
successor Datsun 14

The Datsun 13 was a small car from the automobile manufacturer Datsun , which was produced from April 1934. The revised radiator grille of the predecessor Datsun 12 was designed slightly heart-shaped and completely chrome-plated. The slots on the sides of the bonnet were no longer vertical, but at the same angle (10 degrees) as the new grille. For the first time there was also a truck version, the Datsun 13 Truck . As a result, there was a comprehensive range of models with trucks, panel vans, sedans, convertibles and roadsters.

The engine and transmission corresponded to those of the Datsun 12. The sedan had so-called suicide doors and was very popular with taxi drivers. The Datsun 13 was the first vehicle to be exported from Japan. 44 units were exported in 1934, mainly to South Africa and Australia .

The chassis was built by Tobata Casting's Automotive Division in Osaka . In December 1933, Tobata casting merged with Nihon Sangyo Co . The name Nihon Sangyo means industry in Japan. When Nihon Sangyo offered its shares on the Japanese stock exchange , it was listed as Ni-San . After the merger of Tobata Castings and Nihon Sangyo, the company was called Jidosha Seizo . In 1934, however, it was decided to take the name of the stock market abbreviation for the new company and Nissan was born.

The Datsun 13 was built from April 1934 to March 1935 with a total of 880 vehicles in 1934 alone.

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