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| The revision of the law in 1947 allowed small vehicles up to 1500 cc to be produced (increased from a maximum of 750 cc), which gave rise to the Datsun DA Standard Sedan. The DA was equipped with a control valve device suspended from the meter cluster, which employed a lever-operated mixture control (MC) device that increased or decreased the fuel inflow in order to save fuel. The following year, the Datsun DB Deluxe Sedan was built, completely newly designed from the cab front. The body of the DB was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and resembled the small Crosley car produced at the same time in the US. In 1950, the engine displacement was increased from 722 cc to 860 cc (the DB-2) and the chassis was also reinforced. The 4-door DB-4 was released in 1951, which had been highly anticipated by the taxi industry. The DB-5, which was equipped with a 25 ps engine, was released in 1953. It featured approximately 350 improvements from the DB-4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, who still built the bodies, employed a stamping method by integrating the side members. Production ceased in 1954 with the DB-6. This model line, which featured a continuous series of small improvements, was a crucial to the survival of Datsun's passenger car operations. |
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| Storage location | : | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. CORPORATE MEDIA RELATIONS DIV. (6-17-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8023) | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1953 | |
| Manufacturer | : | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Classification | : | Mass-production vehicle | |
| Current status | : | In storage: not open to the public | |
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| Vehicle name | : | Datsun Model DB5 |  |
| Model name | : | Model DB-5 | |
| Company name | : | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1953 | |
| Vehicle type/usage | : | Passenger car | |
| Location of actual vehicle/replica | : | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Zama |
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| Style | : | Sedan | |
| Number of doors | : | 4 | |
| Passenger capacity | : | 4 | |
| Vehicle weight | : | 890 kg |
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| Structure | : | Steel sheet frame | |
| Bumpers | : | Provided | |
| Step | : | None | |
| Overall length | : | 3805 mm | |
| Overall width | : | 1480 mm | |
| Overall height | : | 1560 mm | |
| Tire size | : | 550-15-4PR |
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| Frame | : | Ladder type kickup | |
| Front axle | : | Ｉ-type section reverse Elliott type | |
| Rear axle | : | Semifloating type | |
| Wheelbase | : | 2150 mm | |
| Front tread x rear tread | : | 1048×1180 mm | |
| Vehicle height adjustment | : | None | |
| Steering | : | Worm and sector type | |
| Dampers | : | Cylinder | |
| Driving stability devices | : | None |
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| Engine name | : | D-10 type | |
| Cooling/cylinder arrangement | : | Water-cooled/inline 4-cylinder | |
| Valve train | : | SV | |
| Carburetor | : | Solex | |
| Bore x stroke | : | 60×76 mm | |
| Displacement | : | 860 cc | |
| Ignition system | : | High voltage battery type | |
| Max. power/r.p.m. | : | 25 ps/4000 rpm | |
| Max. torque/r.p.m. | : | 5.1 kgm/2400 rpm | |
| Supercharger | : | None | |
| Variable ignition system | : | None | |
| Fuel tank capacity | : | 18 L |
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| Reference materials | : | 1) "Nissan Jidosha 30 Nenshi", Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 1965; 2) "Fifty Years of Datsun" (Separate volume of CG), Nigensha, 1983; 3) "Datsun Hensen-shi", Motor Age, 35 | |
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