Datsun Type 17
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{{Infobox automobile
| image = 1938 Datsun Model 17 Phaeton.jpg
| caption = Datsun Model 17 Phaeton
| name = Datsun Type 17
| manufacturer = Datsun/Nissan
| production =
| model_years = 1938–1938 or 1944
| layout = Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
| body_style = {{ubl
| Phaeton
| Roadster
| Coupe
| Sedan
}}
| predecessor = Datsun Type 16
| successor = Datsun DA
| engine = {{cvt|722|cc|in3|1}} Type 7 I4
| transmission = 3-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{cvt|2005|mm|in|1}}
| length = {{cvt|3187|mm|in|1}}
| width = {{cvt|1190|mm|in|1}}
| weight = {{cvt|630|kg|lb}}
}}
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.
Design
The Datsun 17 was almost identical to the preceding Datsun 16 but distinguished by a wide vertical bar in middle of the front grille and a simpler interior.{{cite web|publisher=Nissan|title=No.006 Datsun 17 Sedan (1938 : 17)|website=Nissan Heritage Car Collection|url=http://press.nissan-global.com/COMMON/HERITAGE/database/en_detail.html?006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130071717/http://press.nissan-global.com/COMMON/HERITAGE/database/en_detail.html?006|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|year=2016|access-date=18 November 2017}}
Drivetrain
The Datsun 17 was mechanically identical to the preceding Datsun 16. The {{cvt|16|PS|kW}} engine drove the rear wheels through a 3-speed gearbox to give the car a top speed of {{cvt|80|kph|mph}}.{{cite web|last=Bent|first=Alan|title=1938 Datsun 17 Model|website= Early Datsun |url=http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsun17.html|year=2016|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117193222/http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsun17.html|archive-date=17 November 2013|url-status=dead}}
Production
Production of the Datsun 17 started in Yokohama in April 1938 and, according to Nissan, continued until January 1944, although Alan Bent claims that it finished in late 1938 as part of the cessation civilian car production that followed the Japanese decision to focus on military vehicles.
See also
References
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Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Category:Cars introduced in 1938
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