Datsun · 1938–present
Datsun Type 17
The Datsun Type 17 is a small car produced by Datsun in Japan either in 1938 exclusively or from 1938 to 1944. It was the last in a line of Datsun small cars produced before Nissan's resources were diverted to military materials for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Predecessor: Datsun Type 16 · Successor: Datsun DA
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Specifications
- name
- Datsun Type 17
- Manufacturer
- Datsun/Nissan
- Production
- 1938
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Assembly
- Japan: Yokohama
- Body style
- Phaeton, Roadster, Coupe, Sedan
- Predecessor
- Datsun Type 16
- Successor
- Datsun DA
- Engine
- 722 cc Type 7 I4
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2005 mm
- Length
- 3187 mm
- Width
- 1190 mm
- Kerb weight
- 630 kg
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673767CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_Type_17CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1363837821 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1938_Datsun_Model_17_roadster.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: Kzaral,cropped and altered by uploader Mr.choppers · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.