Production chronology1948–1954
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Datsun / Model record
DatsunDB Series
Production1948–1954
Recorded originJapan
ClassAutomobile
Background
The Datsun DB series was introduced in 1948 as a more modern, ponton-bodied complement to the Datsun DA. It was based on pre-war Datsun designs, themselves closely based on the Austin Seven. A lower-cost range with the same underpinnings, called the DS series, took over from the DA and was sold in parallel. The cars shared their chassis with the contemporary small Datsun trucks, which sold in considerably larger numbers.
Text adapted from “Datsun DB series” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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