1978 Datsun 120Y 0-100km/h & engine sound

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    1978 Datsun 120Y
    1.2-litre four-cylinder
    51kW and 95Nm
    Four-speed manual, rear-wheel drive
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  • @jasonoxenbury4720
    @jasonoxenbury4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the Datsun 120y. . it was the best car I ever had I had it with 38.000 on the clock . never had any troubles with it. it had done 140 .000 miles on the clock when I dearly parted with it only few to rust .I would have a new one if they made them again 😢 .

  • @mohamedarthil6249
    @mohamedarthil6249 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    love to listen to more of the classic beauties exhaust sounds..!!

  • @mickeyscratcher
    @mickeyscratcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a young boy in the late seventies, I remember our neighbour across the road had one of these parked in his driveway, and to my young eyes it looked like sporty as hell. I imagined it would go like stink compared to my Dad's car (Opel Kadett). Illusions well and truly shattered :-)

  • @trickhotspot9452
    @trickhotspot9452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just bought one as a tribute to my mum 😌

    • @ericchungu8313
      @ericchungu8313 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      God bless you. brings back memories to me too. thanks . i will try too

  • @ndh641
    @ndh641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I read a review once that the exhaust note was similar to an unsatisfying fart. But this still sounds better then modern cars of its kind

    • @DoctorBrodski
      @DoctorBrodski 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You must have read the same review I did! Each new generation of cars only makes the baby Dato sound better.

  • @samboofle3715
    @samboofle3715 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    0-100 is more like a challenge in itself for this

    • @sharkayy444
      @sharkayy444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indeed bruh. My grandma used to drive these and often did a power slide every time coming out of a junction. What a legend car tho. But now it has gone missing. Wth

    • @peterdanharding6041
      @peterdanharding6041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep! Don't forget these class of cars were introduced during and after the Oil Crisis in the 70s and they served a purpose!

    • @Raeel_raja
      @Raeel_raja 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's depend on car maintenance.

    • @johnsergei
      @johnsergei 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peterdanharding6041 Which is why they are heavier than the pevious model, with the same engine?
      They are more refined than it though & still lighter & more economical that Carolla or Escorts. But the Civic was a better, newer design.

    • @User-cb4jm
      @User-cb4jm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@peterdanharding6041 Shows us how terrible engines were back then. Even budget cars these days would use less fuel (or at most, the same level of fuel) and be twice as quick.

  • @sheartherearproductions9737
    @sheartherearproductions9737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    there needs to be more of this! Older cars are gems when it comes to this

  • @DansModelBench
    @DansModelBench 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That little 120Y is still going strong. Very healthy engine for one of those cars.

  • @dean8067
    @dean8067 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This was awesome. You guys should definitely do more of these older cars, it's really interesting to see some of them unlike just the latest Stuff

  • @f.cscootriders
    @f.cscootriders 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So good to hear this engine sound again. My first car was a datsun 120y 2 door wagon and i loved it. Thanks for bringimg back some of the best memories of my life

  • @mostlypostie1
    @mostlypostie1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    More of this! Great stuff.

  • @jaimusicxx
    @jaimusicxx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brilliant stuff guys - well done i think you have opened up a whole new market for PDrive - Ps love the old Datto 120Y and looking forward to seeing the old school cars being tested with today's equipment!! LOVED IT..!!

  • @austprodriver
    @austprodriver 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Cool video, mate. It's a surprisingly original car. I love the kerb alarm next to the nearside rear wheel lol. I haven't driven a Datto 120 WHY in ages. I fondly remember the lacklustre performance, speedo needle slop, woeful handling, toxic smelling vinyl upholstery when hot, and the way the clutch used to slap onto the firewall when fully disengaged-the carpet was worn out lol.
    Your video made me reminisce of driving my mate's old car, back in 92. Thank you.

  • @shane4796
    @shane4796 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was great, more classics please 😁

  • @kimjongunn5624
    @kimjongunn5624 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow what a car! Used to own a Datsun 1200 (the model before this one) had the same donk. If only they made cars like this now days!

  • @PabloPerez-ed9gp
    @PabloPerez-ed9gp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Datsun IS the King ✨✨✨

  • @shanestone2349
    @shanestone2349 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video guys, I really enjoyed this, would love to see more videos like this, of stock older cars.

  • @herman69091
    @herman69091 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love it. More classics please.

  • @JohnSmith-yv6eq
    @JohnSmith-yv6eq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I drove mine for 200,000km over 11 years.
    Lacklustre performance was improved by opening out the main jet a tad...no faster top speed..just got there quicker.
    Mechanic said "Bury boot into the carpet in top and when it stops accelerating...just cruise there.
    Spent hours at 5,000 rpm.....never broke the engine.
    New Japanese rings and a deglaze of the bores @180,000km...and a replacement clutch because it was 2/3 worn....
    The speedo needle slop was from not lubricating the cable drive.
    The woeful handling was not bothering to overhaul the front shocks and refilling with Tellus oil; not replacing sway bar bushes; and not keeping up with replacing worn rear shocks.
    Vinyl upholstery smell could be overcome by full sheepskin seatcovers...ah, wet wool.
    Clutch needed adjustment and better carpet to stop that slap and "boing" sound.....
    Driving that car allowed me to save enough for my first house...and I sold the 120Y for 65% of what I had paid for it 11 years before.

  • @cjg4116
    @cjg4116 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice work. Good to mix things up. Keep it coming.

  • @jaimusicxx
    @jaimusicxx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is soooo good i cant stop watching it

  • @munnsie100
    @munnsie100 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do more of this! I love it!

  • @codycollins2034
    @codycollins2034 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was fantastic, loved it!

  • @henryapfelbaum162
    @henryapfelbaum162 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Fantastic example of a late model 120y (1978 I think). I remember this actual car being for sale at a dealership in the Blue Mountains, Blackheath I think, several years back. Glad someone bought it and is enjoying this. great little classic!

  • @peterkirgan6850
    @peterkirgan6850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video! I had one it was beige as a first car!! This is a prime example!! Long live the dat-dat !!!

  • @ericchungu8313
    @ericchungu8313 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ok. thats a beautiful engine sound. beautiful memories

  • @Cooper-ju4uj
    @Cooper-ju4uj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the old school cars!!! Do more :)))

  • @Easyasinstallations
    @Easyasinstallations ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was great. Do more like this!
    I had a 120y with an A15, 32/36 Weber (off my Escort), hot air intake. Extractors, exhaust, ported head and intake, running 11:1 compression and a mild cam.
    On the old G-Tech it did 0-100 in 9.12 and the 1/4 mile in 16.4.
    Was so much fun though.
    Sold it after blowing the 3rd 4sp and about the 5th diff.
    Wish I still had it.
    Much like the RS2000.
    The TA22 Celica.
    The VB V8 Manual.
    The Starion.
    The EL XR8 and the EF XR6.
    The WK LS statesman…
    All worth 5-20x what I sold them for.
    None of them sold for more than $3000.
    The pre 90’s ones though… none sold for more than $2000.

  • @fozz3d
    @fozz3d 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My 1st car, same colour too. Memories........

    • @TheHorsebox2
      @TheHorsebox2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was going to be my first car, but couldn't get the finance . !!

    • @dayforfun
      @dayforfun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      my 1st driving lesson car in 80s

  • @vwtaro
    @vwtaro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome!!!!Greets from Belgium!

  • @jayp7936
    @jayp7936 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandfather drove this car 😢 brings back hood memory seeing this..

  • @nilsonugre4754
    @nilsonugre4754 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome car very reliable my DADS was at 889 000 kms and just kept on going.
    it was retired in 2001 but i wish we could of kept it.

  • @cadencejade7637
    @cadencejade7637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful car what a gem 👌

  • @maverixXXV
    @maverixXXV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe this is my dad's first car
    He says it is somewhere in the rural area with his uncle
    Hope I can see or even own it soon

  • @dlpereira
    @dlpereira 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm surprised by the decibel readings

  • @haydenfyfe885
    @haydenfyfe885 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the Datsun 120Y. A small vantage car full of paradise and room and the Top speed over twice the Zone.

  • @Vassman99
    @Vassman99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you please do a Holden Premier? Awesome old car!

  • @samjenner2429
    @samjenner2429 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked the spring-loaded reclining seats.

  • @vasool82
    @vasool82 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    More old Classics Please Mr PDriveTV

  • @rafaelcalha
    @rafaelcalha 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is epic.

  • @OneManBandWoodworks
    @OneManBandWoodworks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    bit late for April fools jokes isn't it? just kidding, loved it. the ground breaking econometer still worked too!

    • @austprodriver
      @austprodriver 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One Man Band Woodworks I know! It's a surprisingly original car, and in great condition, too. I love the kerb alarm next to the nearside rear wheel lol.

    • @jonfisher8721
      @jonfisher8721 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A year late, but its just a vacuum gauge relabelled

  • @Sol-de-Marzo
    @Sol-de-Marzo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelentes carros tuve uno 1981 Coupe.

  • @rocktekmetalworker
    @rocktekmetalworker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bought my girlfriend a shit-brown coloured Datto 120y for her first car for $400 in the early 90s.
    She had to carry a FM radio on the front seat and a massive screw driver to belt the starter motor once in a while.
    So sorry that I gave it away afew years later...would have loved it as a project car these days.

  • @youfourrayman6508
    @youfourrayman6508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would you do a 300zx bi-turbo?

  • @kidfreejones
    @kidfreejones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Reminds you of how it was before we complain of current mid sized cars performance!

  • @julinization
    @julinization 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep that way, very nice.

  • @carlm8821
    @carlm8821 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s so little, so simple, so old, so cute, so bluuuu, but oh so great and I absolutely love it! I want :-)

  • @rogermouton2273
    @rogermouton2273 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    just remember that this thing is actually perfectly fast enough for most purposes. Imagine the huge reduction in consumption of resources if we all actuallly just drove cars that were only big enough and fast enough for what we need

    • @johnsergei
      @johnsergei 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a racing car compared to my Suzuki LJ50

  • @Ambienfinity
    @Ambienfinity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my first car back in 1981. My dad's old one. The real problem was RUST.

  • @noisynobody
    @noisynobody 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Aww it's adorable lol.

  • @connorduke4619
    @connorduke4619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dream car when I was a kid. Perhaps it still is.... (aside from the zero crash protection, long braking distance, etc)....

  • @Khalidawanvlogs
    @Khalidawanvlogs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb

  • @zzz-pe3mp
    @zzz-pe3mp 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    best one yet

  • @sandspider7375
    @sandspider7375 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beast!! First can was a dat sunny, same donk.

  • @rsoul7282
    @rsoul7282 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was pretty quick, compared to a mollusc, or a house brick. I am impressed.

  • @angus823
    @angus823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    back when 4cyl engines sounded good

  • @grantgee2842
    @grantgee2842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty

  • @jaineshwarlal9233
    @jaineshwarlal9233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I luv these
    And wanna restore one

  • @lukes-uf4bc
    @lukes-uf4bc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    dont stop doing this old test cars!!!!! pleasee very niceeeee!!!!! a mazda rx7 1981??????

  • @vnprstxyze
    @vnprstxyze 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beast

  • @miguelangel550
    @miguelangel550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ese datsun yo lo tuve era un 1980 una joya

  • @garth19791
    @garth19791 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You legend.

  • @wrxsti_dylan
    @wrxsti_dylan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahh the good 'ol Datsun

  • @aspiringaspie3280
    @aspiringaspie3280 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    0-70km/h is surprisingly quick!

  • @ozqarynitza
    @ozqarynitza 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    cuanto tiempo hace pues ?

  • @nigelcarty8084
    @nigelcarty8084 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video!! Thanks for the upload 👍, one question please, exactly what is an econometer please? Does it have anything to do with battery performance or fuel consumption?? Thanks.

    • @petermurphy5302
      @petermurphy5302 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi, I love the econometer in this vid too. I'm not an expert on how it works but I always noticed them in cars that had them. It runs off a vacuum/air intake tube, so it's related to air intake increasing when you give it more welly, and hence fuel consumption increases. That's why the needle flails about so fast between gear changes. Cars I remember having them were the first gen Fiat Uno 45/60S and Polo Formel E. Actually most BMWs, come to think of it. A few manufacturers paired the suction to a pressure switch instead making it turn on or off lights on the dash instead of moving a needle - Toyota Corolla GL (1987-1990 models), Peugeot 505 'Econoscope', high spec Renault 18s. Fiat in Brazil, which was still making the Fiat Uno 10 years ago, badged the 'Mille', reintroduced this gauge and called the model the Mille Economy. You can also add your own to your car with a pressure switch and two or three bulb set up (green for good, yellow/alright, red for burn rubber etc) if you want to 'game-ify' your driving for economy.

  • @thecombatwombat833
    @thecombatwombat833 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    different awesome

  • @Londonfogey
    @Londonfogey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the 'econometer' and I wish my car had one!

  • @helmilo7641
    @helmilo7641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ohh I love this, I've still got my orange one haha

    • @NoProb4Rob
      @NoProb4Rob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HI Helen, never get rid of it. I had an orange one with a white vinyl roof, my first car from 1997-1999. It hadn't even done 100K but rusted badly. I couldn't afford to store it. Only one wreckers back then would take it and they gave me nothing for it. Hopefully the engine lives on in someone's else's car. I kept the rear badge from the boot. It's great hearing the engine start and rev in this video.

  • @arunbissoon4630
    @arunbissoon4630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad owned one for almost 20 years

  • @nuzzoification
    @nuzzoification 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My uncle had a white one many years ago and his son used to call it the beast.

  • @thatpersiandude7386
    @thatpersiandude7386 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    More older cars please, specially 90s cars

  • @moosfiarkoga1606
    @moosfiarkoga1606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that a original rims of that datsun ?

  • @darrylknight2675
    @darrylknight2675 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned a Datusn 120 y I bought it new in 1977. On hills trucks used to overtake me.

  • @jasonw98
    @jasonw98 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mis shifted ? From 3 to 2

  • @gabrielvieira6529
    @gabrielvieira6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @martinjames6105
    @martinjames6105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved it the best car

  • @martinmoxham6042
    @martinmoxham6042 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My driving instructor had one of these my driving instructor had one of these and I took and passed my driving test on it in December 1983

    • @TheVmaxnik
      @TheVmaxnik หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me the same. 1978
      Planning to buy a station wagon 😊

  • @waz3128
    @waz3128 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up with this car except we had a white one. So many cross country trips to the coast with the fam. Sigh, I feel like crying

  • @haydenfyfe885
    @haydenfyfe885 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a classic car.

  • @electricdiesel1993
    @electricdiesel1993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An Australian made Nissan Sunny aka Datsun 120Y; an econometer was a tachometer for fuel economy.

  • @samazhar6067
    @samazhar6067 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:50 The econometer ❤❤!

  • @75yasb
    @75yasb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Classic

  • @Abdfdgb
    @Abdfdgb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Background music??

  • @muneirovalibas6194
    @muneirovalibas6194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nearly 20 seconds for 0-100.
    But wow it sounds like a beastly sportscar, love it lol

    • @johnsergei
      @johnsergei 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Suzuki LJ 50 will take a minute, and is lathargic and strained above 70. Nor can it corner like this Datsun

  • @Crosshead1
    @Crosshead1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The grass on my front lawn grew a full centimetre during the 0-100 km/h test.

  • @cabeloofc
    @cabeloofc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it stock engine?

  • @Baodai7
    @Baodai7 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    oooh,junkyard car on PD video?Thanks!

  • @djmocok
    @djmocok 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It can go to 100?

  • @coopsnz1
    @coopsnz1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gc8 sti , if you can get a hold of one

  • @mikegosecure6826
    @mikegosecure6826 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good car

  • @saadkhan1640
    @saadkhan1640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This used to be Taxi in Karachi. Fun fact some still run on the streets

  • @Omenasose-mk4no
    @Omenasose-mk4no 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    my dream but i wishd id had 1976 120y

  • @AAABLETTT
    @AAABLETTT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wrong. They were a 1071cc engine. They fit into the 1200 class.
    An A series Morris motor that was licensed to Nissan commonly found in a Morris Minor and Morris Mini, the latter in a transverse setup. Many other BMC iterations sported this engine. What I loved about Nissan is that they built an alloy head for this motor.

  • @saigoneze4465
    @saigoneze4465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we had an Orange 2 dr as a kid .Things was a raspy little thing

  • @yoayo
    @yoayo หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mantap bener mobil tua tenaga muda

  • @captainhaiderplayz757
    @captainhaiderplayz757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should i buy this car?
    This only cost 1,500 in my country

  • @DonziGT230
    @DonziGT230 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over 20 second 1/4 times, that's a good bang for the buck on track days. Most people are dumb and bring something that only gives them around half that much fun time.

  • @Exposingscammers
    @Exposingscammers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL. I owned one of these as my first car but mine had a lot more rust and was even slower. I don't think mine could make 100 kph as it was too flogged out. 4 on the floor, very little go.

  • @TheM275
    @TheM275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Still better than a great wall