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Vintage Nissan Manufacturing Images (Roadsters!)

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Found these images posted on a Japanese website this morning, and they were too good not to share!

Vintage Nissan manufacturing images of the Datsun roadster are very scarce. I have seen just a handful over the last 20 years, but this is quite the treasure trove of 67.5 manufacturing, as well as the new mock up of the 1968 body, and a production 1969 SPL 311.

In many cases, I was quite surprised to see that manufacturing was more advanced than I have previously given Nissan credit for. But there is still plenty of hand finishing going on in these images, as well as some shots of the lead being installed on the seams.

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New 1968 Body:

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New 1969 SPL311:

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Bonus CSP311 Silvia Pics:

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Amazing pics Michael! Thanks for sharing...
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Megacool!!!
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Very cool pix Michael! Thanks for sharing!
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These are amazing!!! Actually got me inspired to go digging for more :D
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Wow! Working with lead with no personal protection.

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spriso wrote: New 1969 SPL311:

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Fog lights behind the grille? (or just the horns?--they look more like bulbs in this photo)
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AidanDawn2000 wrote:These are amazing!!! Actually got me inspired to go digging for more :D
Less rare but who doesn't lover Roadster rally cars!

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This engine picture is interesting. Factory photo?

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Cool Picts!
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These are great! Wow.

I too feel bad for those guys working the lead with no PPE. The things we didn't know back then :-(

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Those are way cool. Thanks for finding and sharing.

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These roadster /csp311 photos were released by someone who worked at TONOX (the factory where these photos depict). Also in the bundle, is photos of some of its van/pick-ups I have seen. I have had the Silvia photos for about 2 months (forwarded onto me) but never got to see the roadster ones.Tonox have their own website and Farcebook page, as the factory is still going.

http://www.tonox.jp/

I think you will find, a lot of car manufacturers of the day did a lot of finishing by hand, and I think you could find some of the Japanese car manufacturers were quite advanced in their production methods.
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Very cool time machine stuff!
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So Tonox did the bodies for Nissan Shatai? Makes sense as they are in the same area.
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