B210 "Honey Bee"

[Sierra]

Anybody knows what makes the "Honey Bee" model stand out from the regular B210?

Other than the decals and the bare-bones kit that came with it.

[KC Phirus]

"The "Datsun Honeybee" and The "Datsun SSS" were limited edition B-210s; the Honeybee being released only in North America and the SSS in New Zealand and Australia. Both only featured minor aesthetic differences to the regular B-210. Nonetheless these models are now considered collector's items among Datsun enthusiasts."

Done

[Will]

I think that is it! Decals and no options!

 

Here is a brochure:

http://www.ratdat.com/images/brochures/sunny/b210_us_honeybee.pdf

Anybody knows what makes the "Honey Bee" model stand out from the regular B210?

Other than the decals and the bare-bones kit that came with it.

[Sierra]

Is there anyway to know without the decals?

Difference in the serial number, maybe?

[Eagle_Adam]

I think that is it! Decals and no options!

 

Here is a brochure:

http://www.ratdat.co...us_honeybee.pdf

 

 

link is no good :(

[KC Phirus]

Is there anyway to know without the decals?

Difference in the serial number, maybe?

 

I'm sure there is a series of vin#s that the honey bee fits in.

 

 

The decals were applied at port of entry, and VIN numbers recorded by Nissan and dealers. The VIN alone is nothing special, they are the same as STD model 2-dr sedan.

 

This is the difference, among other deletions, this equipment is not fitted:

 

• No Wheel covers (dogdish caps fitted)
• No Spare tire cover
• No Trunk mat
• No Cigarette lighter (blind plug fitted)
• No Speedometer trip meter
• No Rear window defogger switch (blind plug fitted)
  • 1976 Honey Bee has the defogger

  [*]No Carpet (only Mat)

  • California models included carpet

  [*]No Arm rest (pull handle is fitted)[*]No Door trim moulding[*]No Rear side moulding[*]No Rear seat ashtray[*]No Wiper blade high-speed fin (uses basic type from 620 truck)[*]No Door lamp switch for assistant side[*]No Console box[*]No Non-glare glass[*]No Chrome moulding for windshield[*]No Chrome moulding for rear window

Changed Equipment:

 

• Blackwall tires now fitted (instead of whitewalls)
• Trunk finisher: hardboard instead of laminated
• Front seat is folding only, instead of reclining + forward-folding
• Interior Trim: Black or Beige only (Deluxe has Black, Blue or Brown)
• Floor trim: Black only (Black or Brown in California)

And the good part:

 

• 10 pounds lighter than Deluxe model 2-dr sedan

Honey Bee was available in light Yellow, Sunshine Yellow, White and Brown.

 

216 WhiteBrown Sunshine Yellow019 Light YellowFor the 1977 model year, new color "Sunshine Yellow", exclusive to the Honey Bee, was offered. It come with:

 

• 019 Sunshine Yellow
  • Seat & Door: Black
  • Headliner: Beige
  • Carpet: Black (not offered)

 

 

Stripes

The stripe was positioned along the belt line from the front of the car back to the rear wheel center line.

 

• 
  • Racer Bee on front fender, behind tire
  • 'Honey Bee' (in ALL CAPS) inside stripe at rear

• 
  • Flying Bee on front fender, above stripe
  • 'Honey Bee' (in script) inside stripe at rear
  • 
    Nissan Part Numbers
     
    STRIPE KITS99990-00276 STRIPE-B210 HB [black/Yellow] NLA99990-00277 STRIPE-B210 HB [straight stripes w/Racer Bee] NLA99990-00278 STRIPE-B210 HB [black] $29 USD

[fisch]

I thought I heard the the Honeybee came with a 4-speed but there was a 5-speed option? But there are those who know WAY more than me.

 

The way it was recently explained to me, was that the Honeybee was a tool to bring in buyers. They'd put one out front with its flashy stickers and a huge sign with the stupidly low price printed on it. Customer would come in and find out everything you really wanted was an option, and the price would start going up as you added on. But they got you in the door!

[Will]

Well, ratdat has a bunch of brochures - there are a bunch of brochures from all over the world if you follow the link in the upper left corner:

 

http://www.ratdat.com/?page_id=14

 

 

link is no good :(

 

And the Honey Bee is missing way more features than I thought!!

 

 

[KC Phirus]

They pulled all the "features" and gave it stickers.

50mpg economy car yo

[ggzilla]

THere was no 5-speed option as Honey Bee was a stripper model. Only some coupes came with 5-speed and only with the lo-power engine. It was not an "option", but I'm sure a dealer would install one from individual parts if you paid 20% extra.

[Sierra]

So, I guess is almost impossible to figure out if you have a honeybee or not.

My 1978 B210 is missing alot of the items that KC Phirus describes in his post but not all of them.

I am guessing that previous owners over the years added extras or omitted things in the car.

The original color if the car is Yellow but it has 3 other colors on top.

[ggzilla]

It is pretty easy to find the non-Honey Bees. Most of the ones advertised in a last five years were obviously not Honey Bees, because they were 2-dr coupes or 4-dr sedans, or similar problems. If the underhood plate says 65 HP it was not a Honey Bee.

 

Honey Bees don't have to be yellow. They could be white or brown.

[barman1971]

i got a honey bee and i love it~ `1976 original paint and stickers. found it in a fiels last year and just has to save it

[Sierra]

To barman1978, Maybe you can share some pics of your Honeybee with us.

I would like to see items that are unique to the honeybee.

Congrats on your honeybee

[ggzilla]

The only unique items are:

* Tape stripe kit

* Color 019, one of the three Honeybee colors. The other Honey Bee colors were also used on non-Honey Bees

[barman1971]

shit i just bought an ashtray and cig lighter thinking i needed then only to find out in my Bee i dont even have the harware to mount the tray or wire the lighter...lol:blink:

[ggzilla]

As I understand ash tray came with Honey Bee, but no rear ashtray. Can you show photos of yours?