Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1935–1936
- Engine
- side-valve four-cylinder (Datsun Type 7) · 722 cc / 0.7 LFactory: 722 cc
- Power
- 11.2 kW / 15.2 PSFactory: 15 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 80 km/hFactory: 80 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Ryuichi Tomiya (radiator mascot)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Datsun 14 of 1935 is the only Datsun fitted with the leaping rabbit radiator mascot, an allusion to the DAT name, which sounds like the Japanese word for hare.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The 1935 Datsun 14 kept the body of the Datsun 13 and added the rabbit mascot designed by Ryuichi Tomiya. Mechanically it differed: the older DAT engine was replaced by the new Datsun Type 7 side-valve four-cylinder.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Type 14 (1935).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Type 71 Independently researched |
| Layout | side-valve four-cylinder (Datsun Type 7)1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 722 cc / 0.7 LFactory: 722 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | 55 mmFactory: 55 mm1 Independently researched |
| Stroke | 76 mmFactory: 76 mm1 Independently researched |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | side valve1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 11.2 kW / 15.2 PSFactory: 15 hp · converted1 Independently researched |
| Power at | 3,600 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 3-speed, floor change1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 31 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 1,980 mmFactory: 1,980 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | 2,800 mmFactory: 2,800 mm1 Independently researched |
| Width | 1,200 mmFactory: 1,200 mm1 Independently researched |
| Height | 1,600 mmFactory: 1,600 mm1 Independently researched |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 80 km/hFactory: 80 km/h1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
A leaping rabbit radiator mascot, used only on the Datsun 14. Its body was much like the Datsun 13's. The 722 cc Type 7 side-valve engine replaced the DAT engine of the 13.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1935 Datsun 14 Model Level D earlydatsun.com · 2016-03-04
- Model - Type 7
- side valve 4 cylinder engine with a displacement
- with a displacement of 722cc
- Bore & Stroke 55x76mm
- Side Valve 4 Cylinder
- at 15hp it was more powerful
- Power - 15hp@3600rpm
- Transmission - Floor change
- 3 speed
- Wheelbase - 1980mm
- Length - 2800mm
- Width - 1200mm
- Height - 1600mm
- Top speed - 80kph
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