1936 Datsun 15 Phaeton [15]

1936 Datsun 15 Phaeton [15] in Nippon Sengoshi - Madamu onboro no Seikatsu, Documentary, 1970

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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DidierF ◊ 2015-08-19 21:49	Among the ruins, a little pre-WWII Japanese convertible is making its way.
DidierF ◊ 2015-08-19 23:18	I think it's a Datsun Phaeton. But for the model and the MY (15/1936,16/1937,17/1938), I'm still trying to sort it out. http://www.earlydatsun.com/index.html
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2015-08-19 23:30	I thought so too, until I noticed that the Datsuns had suicide doors.
DidierF ◊ 2015-08-19 23:44	The sedan, yes, but not necessarily for the coupé, roadster and phaeton, Gag. See here: http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsun17.html
DidierF ◊ 2015-08-20 02:27	Well, I can't decide, the images are too grainy. But I think it's a Datsun Phaeton (1935-37). I call it 1936 [15] for the moment. In the precedent post, we have a Datsun 17 (1938). Here is a 15 (1936): This is a 16 (1937):