“Do You Remember When”: 50 Pics That Might Not Make Any Sense If You’re Too Young (New Pics)

Yep. Dad has a Datsun 280Z in his garage right now.

A cargo plane carrying car parts had a mid-air explosion. It was raining Datsun cogs.

In Norway we translated Datsun to "Datt sund" which means "Fall apart" as in breaking apart. Because that what "Datsun" sounds like in Norwegian... 🫣

My stepfather had an old Datsun, then, when he could afford it, bought a brand new Nissan Sunny 🚙😃

I had a Datsun 280ZX (used). Loved that car!

My first car was a Nissan 300ZX but it said Datsun on the dash.

Yes, because apparently I'm old.

When I was 16 I bought a lightly used '74 Datsun 710. That was a great car and I absolutely loved it. Literally cried when it got totaled.

I had a two door and a four door(The Wife's car) great Cars(Datsun 510s

After I was born, I was brought home from the hospital in a Datsun. It was red!

I remember the orange ones.

There was a joke about how fast they made the cars...Dat-soon.

I remember friends having Datsuns.

I was working at a Datsun dealership when they changed to Nissan.

I had a Datsun 310GX

My dad had a bright yellow Datsun with black vinyl seats. I still have scars on the backs of my legs from wearing shorts and sitting on those seats in the summer

My dad had a cute little Datsun pickup truck, but the motor in my Ford Pinto was bigger!

oh, I feel so old now

In Australia, we say "datto"

My very first car, 1977 was a Datsun B210 hatchback.

Had a Datsun truck with 3,000 original miles, finally traded it in the Nissan and they gave us $3,000 in trade in

The first and only time I drove over 100mph (160kph) was in a Datsun. I've never been so terrified or so exhilarated in all my life.

OMG! Datsun's not around anymore!!

Wish I had a Datsun 240Z!

Sigh...

Had a Datsun 200sx

Loved their trucks

Datson 280ZX was my favorite

When I was a teenager, my Dad had a Datsun 280-Z. His job was in Sales Management and he did a ton of driving for work everyday -- and unfortunately, he got quite a few tickets for speeding in that car. The ironic thing is that - in life - my Dad was a total and complete rule-follower. He was a sincere, honest man who always obeyed the rules of the road .. it's just that when he got behind the wheel of his 280-Z, he never intentionally meant to speed .. it's just that his foot seemed to turn into lead every time he was driving that car. Not long after his last speeding ticket, he sold the car because it was giving him "so much trouble" LOL 😂 He ended up getting a luxury Old-Dad-Car, and he never got another speeding ticket again.

My first car was a Datsun 1200 and the next was a 240K. Both great cars and have great memories around them. The 240K was a bit cool at the time!

My Ex and I had a 1976 Datsun 280Z back in the very early 90's damn I loved driving that car!

Husband and I had a truck that the big letters shaped in the metal on the tailgate said Nissan and it had a little plastic Datsun on the bottom corner of the tailgate.

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We had a 510 wagon stick. It was a good gar.

I remember when Toyota’s were considered to be junky cars. Now we have a 2005 Camry that runs like a top. Sure, you’ve got to repair stuff every year - this year it was a new gas tank, but $1k in repairs a year is better than monthly car payments. I also remember when Volkswagen Beetles were common enough that we played Punch Buggy on family car trips.

I DIDN'T KNOW DATSUN BECAME NISSAN!

My first car!

Datsun 1200. like a tin can and got awesome mileage. Loved that car in the early 70's

My dad put a huge camper on a Datsun pickup. We lived, but there were interesting moments

Me!

81 B210 Stationwagon my first car