How many did they make?

[520datsun]

i was just wondering if anyone knows the history or stats like how many they made...how many came to usa...on some of the older datsun trucks like:

 

66 datsun 520 (single headlight modle)

[datzenmike]

From April '65 to September '65.... 4,603 according to my 'book'.

[ggzilla]

From April '65 to September '65.... 4,603 according to my 'book'.

 

Was the 1966 model year the only one for the slope-hood single headlight 520? No wonder they are so rarely seen nowadays.

[datzenmike]

I believe they were.

[520datsun]

thanks guys i knew i wanted this one and took me a year but i just wanted to know how many were made...thanks

[impala_631]

Was the 1966 model year the only one for the slope-hood single headlight 520? No wonder they are so rarely seen nowadays.

 

dunno,i have 2 1967 520s, one has singles and the other with duals:confused:

[datzenmike]

I have just confirmed from this source: http://www.olddatsuns.com/data/Datsun_Pick-Up_USA_&_Canada_Parts_Catalog_Model_520_521_Series.pdf (look under 520/521 parts catalog) that there were 4,603 1965 520s made.

 

dunno,i have 2 1967 520s, one has singles and the other with duals:confused:

 

Check the build date on the tag if it came equipped with it. The car number on the engine compartment (cowl) will list a number between L520-000001 and L520-004603 if it is a '66 520 (made between April and Sept. '65.

 

For a '66 look for car #s L520-006404 to L520-019000 made from Oct '65 to Sept. '66

 

For '67 look for car # L520-0019001 to 160000 made from Oct. '66 to Sept. '77

 

I find that only the '65 has single headlights, '66 and on are dual in the pictures.

[84TAVeRT]

my old 67 was a single as well...

 

wish i hadn't let that one go...

[impala_631]

I have just confirmed from this source: http://www.olddatsuns.com/data/Datsun_Pick-Up_USA_&_Canada_Parts_Catalog_Model_520_521_Series.pdf (look under 520/521 parts catalog) that there were 4,603 1965 520s made.

 

 

 

Check the build date on the tag if it came equipped with it. The car number on the engine compartment (cowl) will list a number between L520-000001 and L520-004603 if it is a '66 520 (made between April and Sept. '65.

 

For a '66 look for car #s L520-006404 to L520-019000 made from Oct '65 to Sept. '66

 

For '67 look for car # L520-0019001 to 160000 made from Oct. '66 to Sept. '77

 

I find that only the '65 has single headlights, '66 and on are dual in the pictures.

dunno much about them,both cowl tags say 1967, one has singles and one has duals, the bed floors are different in both as well, a few other little odds and ends differ too

[datsunaholic]

Never seen a dual '66. Seen both dual and single '67s.

[Charlie69]

My 66 520 has single head lights and It is #007390.

[datzenmike]

I'm only going by a picture of a '65 and a '66. Sometimes back then, the year it's registered is the year put down on the owner's permit. I'll look up the headlight pot and see what year it was used on.

 

 

EDIT:

 

I find the single headlight trim rings only used up to 09 '66. Maybe front ends were swapped?

Edited October 12, 2009 by datzenmike

[Charlie69]

Mine was manufactured in 10 of 65.

[ggzilla]

Remember that the 1966 north america "model year" typically was from October 1965 to September 1966. But it can vary widely. Datsun back then mostly used October for the US market, but the Calendar Year for Japanese market advertising.

 

American law permits advertising a vehicle manufactured Jan 2, 2009 to be called a 2010 model. Don't know how far back they used this naming convention.