My father bought a champ in 1986 and drove it for 30 years and on my 18th birthday my dad gave his champs keys to me and said there you go and I still drive his champ still. Amazing bakkie, cheap to maintain, cheap to drive and never let you down. If emission laws did not become a problem then people would probably still buy the 1400 champ😂
@MarkoVukovic0 It's pressure from the EU. But classic cars do get exempt. You just can't produce new cars that does not follow the new emission standards.
The worst thing about this video is that you have made me mourn the loss of my beloved 1400 Bakkie. Your reminded me of all the good times we had. Because of this video, I am probably going to go against my natural instinct and proper financial advice and search for one to buy. THANK YOU FOR THE AWESOME VIDEO
My first car was a grey 1400 Champ. It would powerslide at 20km/hr on a dirt road. I now drive a "crotch compensator" as you refer to the new bakkies, but I don't love it like a loved the champ. Still pissed at myself for selling it.
Nice job on the little bakkie. I owned a network installation business at on stage and it came with a bunch of them. Despite my misgivings they turned out to be absolute winners and I ended up keeping one of the older ones at home as a runabout. It had more than 400k km on the clock and was utterly reliable. It could also drift around a wet traffic circle without asking.
I still use my 1986 Nissan 1400 on a daily basis. It carries a fair load from time to time. I've made a few changes in the carb, I've fitted a Weber 32/34 and gone to electronic ignition. But thats all. I absolutely love my little bakkie.
I am loving your channel, I grew up in South-Africa and have always told people that we had some seriously unique and special cars. Now I can just point them to your channel and say I told you so 😊
We had one in Lusaka for 15 years. No braai was complete without taking this on a beer and charcoal run. Never seen a video on the Champ, you sir, have a new sub.
I have a 2000 1400, NO rust due to my squrting old engine oil in every nook and cranny in my bakkie, I have also installed an electric fan in the space between the grill and radiator, its controlled by a toggle switch which brings the fan on when I see the temp going up on the guage in heavy traffic, I love this bakkie.
Nissan (or Datsun) like everyone else were obligated to manufacture their products in South Africa under the local content program which meant that a large percentage of the components needed to be sourced from within the country's borders. When a regime change occurred in 1994 new trade agreements were signed into effect, this meant that tens of thousands of jobs were lost. Not only the automobile sector was impacted, clothing, footwear and many other industries suffered. All Suzuki cars are imported, all Chinese vehicles are imports. Prior to 1994 duties on imported vehicles doubled their cost (and import permits) were required on an individual case basis.
My first vehicle was a 1200. After that I bought a new 1400 in 1981, then a new 1400 Deluxe (with mags!) and then a new white 1400 Sport. They were amazing!
Many great memories of my late teens, one of my best friends had one of these...many trips from the East Rand to Jhb city center to go to The Doors nightclub... Next up Nissan Sentra/Sabre 200 STi/200 GXi...? As gar as i`m aware they were also only SA supplied cars...
Great little bakkies, I learned to drive in one, was my first car, drove to school in matric, towed a small caravan, loaded 3 friends and a trailer and travelled all over the country, also owned another two later in life (sorry I sold them...), they were bullet proof and if I recall could clock over 150kph when unloaded. Thanks, you brought back a lot of fond memories
Nostalgia overload. I learned to drive in one of these. My dad bought his brand new in 1982, and had it for over 10 years. He also taught me how to do doughnuts in that bakkie when I was 14 years old. Then there was a TV ad where a guy rides on a motorcross track with his, and my dad, in his alcohol overload state, tried the same 🤦♂😂
It was such a good vehicle that Nissan stopped making it. The 1400 and the VW Beetle are the only south African made cars that have ever worn out their body stamping dies.
Stunning video, man! I fully agree that these little humble vehicles became so popular, because of their integrity. It is what it is and no showiness or pretension with them. They were cheap to buy, RELIABLE and economical to run. Best of all was that you could still buy replacement parts (including chassis sections) brand new from the dealerships at a fraction of the price of similar parts from other brands. Keep up the great work!
Your videos are excellent. Well done. You need to try to find the local magazines from the past to get the local flavour and jargon right. This is very difficult to glean from the internet. We never had the Sunny name in SA. They did in Zim though. Here cars were generally called by their alpha/numerical codes, until we got the Laurel, Stanza, skyline, Pulsar etc. A standout Datsun to us would be SSS (510). I hated those Datsuns in the 70's, they rusted so badly in the Cape. They definitely were bullet proof though. I would love to have one now though. So pure, so elegant. Thanks for your excellent work.
It was a sad day when nissan stopped making them. I think it was fuectonthe merger with Renault that ultimatels killed it. The np200 was a modern replacement but was ftont wheel drive etc. i vave been looking into the np200 and it serms that it was tlrevealex that the np200 was du to be culled in March 2024. There is nobreplacement for a litte bakkie. Great video
If Nissan bring back the 1400 Champ tomorrow i will buy it immediately. i Had a Champ that i modified with a Nissan EXA turbo engine, now that was great fun to drive of all the Bakkies i ever owned.
EU safety regulations affect us in South Africa 🇿🇦. Zealous Thunbergism killed off many popular cars, such as VW Beetle, LR Defender, the 4.5 V8 Diesel Landcruiser.....safety and emissions standards define what we drive. People live in their own little worlds and may never understand.....
The love for the Datsun bakkie started for me when I was 6 years old in 1978. My father bought the Datsun 1200 before the B120 second hand. I still own it and I owen 6 more bakkies now from 12 to 1400's and still looking for more
aiiii my guy. i discovered/subscribed to your channel yday, watched all the vids(DOPE CONTENT BTW), then wondered when youll upload a 1400 vid. 24hrs havent yet passed n lo and behold 😭😭😭🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💯💯💯💯💯 keep doing your ting my guy🔥🔥🔥🔥
When I got pulled over in a traffic roadblock I was taken to Randburg testing station.they found 23 issues but stopped writing at 6.needless to say the handbrake was one.they let me go and she is still on the road after a complete makeover as a technical school project.yellow Datsun 1400.
Just as a side note, the NP 200, Fiat Strada an OpelCorsa were all built on the Corsa platform. Opel had a controlling stake in Nissan and Fiat at the time and standardised the platforms. I had written quite a few of those 1400 bakkie off myself. Unfortunately the last few years of production the poor build quality came through strongly. Leaking windscreens and piss poor door fitment, blamed on worn out tooling. I did enjoy them none the less. The largest drawback was the seat in it, your back couldn't do more than 150 km at a time.
Those were briefly sold in New Zealand and Australia in the 70's. I always thought of it as a Datsun 1200 Ute. Rotary swaps was common for those in the 90's. Unfortunately you let the secret out.😮 Don't be surprised if people start coming and shipping them to other countries.
My step father had the 1200 for so many decades. It just kept going and going. Never a single issue. The only issues later in its life was the drivers seat started to collapse (dad wasn't light) and ignition broke (due to very heavy bunch of keys). They definitely don't make cars like that any more.
Man alive...this video took me back so many years and happy memories! My dad had a baby blue 4 speed Deluxe which was stolen in '92, I got a brand new metallic blue 1400 Champ in '93 whilst in matric and that carried me through my student and 1st 5 years of working life! In 2001 I bought my last Champ. To this day I regret every selling it! Think it's time to find a fairly decent one that I can restore to it's former glory...
Dude you must do an episode on Toyota Conaquest /Tazz. I love that car it was my first car used one at that , It was written off in 2006 I could not get over it for some time.
Awesome video i am glad and thankful that i get to drive one every day you feel like family when youre greeting other 1400 owners would give you a test drive in mine i live in the western cape
My Dad owned a Champ 1400 back in 2007, which I swear swear he loved that car more than me 😅 and him buying a diesel NP200 back in 2017 was probably when I understood his love affair with the half ton that caused me a ton of childhood trauma 😂
@@skadonkza your welcome frend please don't stop producing content for us become ther are over a thousand of Americans about America but no one is doing this in south african doing :)
Best bakkie ever,I leaned to drive on one of those,got it from Nash Nissan Alberton,drove for more than 5 years sadly it was stolen,def a workhorse ,done cross country a/c installations 🎉
Yep. Have to agree with everything said. Albeit it a crunch to drive if you are tall, you have to unfold yourself from behind the steering wheel when you wiggle your way out. Owned a Champ since the mid nineties, have had rust removed and resprayed and is still looking good to this day. They have attempted to steal it three times, but the Champ likes his home and the thieves could not get it to leave with them. It has worked and traveled all over Southern Africa, carried so much, to so many places. Every year I think it is time to replace it, and I pretend to myself that I am in the market for a new "bakkie", only to spend a little more on keeping the Champ in the best nick possible. Bought cash, it has now more than quadrupled in value, and everywhere I drive with the Champ, everyone stops to make me an offer to buy it. I would recommend to any parent out their wanting to buy their youngsters their first vehicle to look at the Champ (even if you can only get them second hand) you can't go wrong. It is a good car to have regardless of what they choose to do, great vehicle to go to university of college with, as it can take friends to the beach or camping, if you going to start a business this is the utility vehicle for any entrepreneur starting out.
Today even in 2024 I sometimes think maybe I must search for a decent looking champ.. I miss my old Corsa Bakkie but I want something without any BS. No power steering, No electronics.. Just the necessary to drive from point A to B.
Had a 1975. 1200 cc. Datsun and could enlarge the cab by fitting a back panel and roof from a 2000 model champ. Later sold the 1200 and bought a 1400 champ. With some easy upgrades of the exhaust , electric fan and tyres ECT got a fuel consumption of 15 km/I. This was back in the day when fuel cost R5 per liter. Still think about those time when it was simple and easy to do maintenance and mod a car. Had to learn how to tune the carb by ear and closing the air screw and backing out 2 1/2 turn and the fine tune till engine runs smooth. Had to do valve stem seals on the 1200 when we bought it off an auction and decided to overhaul the engine. Big ends , mains the whole lot cost R1000 and a Saturday morning, between me and my dad. To my shame I still went out the Friday and only clocked in at 10am on the Saturday, finding him with a stripped block busy cleaning and honing the sleeves. Boy what fond memories. Don't you want to look into the mods that was done to the stock engine. As subscribers we could probably share info and images. Had a buddy with a stock engine. Had a cam, exhaust branch, drop kit( made by me as a apprentice fitter&Turner)😅. 2nd stage cam , double valve springs, and 4 Su side drafts found on the 1600 SSS Datsun. He Got 11km/l at 120km. And could do 180 GPS speed. Also regularly did quarter miles against classic muscle v8's. He stayed head to head with them except on hills, did have the torque.
Ive had 12 of them in my lifetime, It was also my first car in Standard 8. Whatacarrrr:) Pitty they are so expensive now days, Id love to start another project again:)
I bought my Datsun 1400 bakkie brand new in 1985. It was fantastic. I would service it myself as it was just too easy to do! The only downfall was that it just rusted away. I drove it for years until it basically rusted away.
My father bought a champ in 1986 and drove it for 30 years and on my 18th birthday my dad gave his champs keys to me and said there you go and I still drive his champ still. Amazing bakkie, cheap to maintain, cheap to drive and never let you down.
If emission laws did not become a problem then people would probably still buy the 1400 champ😂
Lekker man! Do we even have emissions laws in SA? Surely, classic cars are exempt.
@MarkoVukovic0 It's pressure from the EU. But classic cars do get exempt. You just can't produce new cars that does not follow the new emission standards.
In Greece we still have them. It usually has 1200 cc engines. People still love them for the simplicity ,fuel consumption and fun to drive.
I have a special love for this car. I learned how to drive in one of those. We still have it at home, it’s still my dad’s baby.
This is the best guy to explain car things to us
The worst thing about this video is that you have made me mourn the loss of my beloved 1400 Bakkie. Your reminded me of all the good times we had. Because of this video, I am probably going to go against my natural instinct and proper financial advice and search for one to buy. THANK YOU FOR THE AWESOME VIDEO
It’s a curse 😄
bought a brand new champ in 2005, original exhaust and motor never worked on 125k kms. thinking I may wanna ........
I still miss my 1200 GX from 50 years ago! 😔
@@alanmoss2882Now that was a machine!
The American mind cannot comprehend this.
HULLE WEET NIE WAT ONS WEET NIE. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Truly 😄🇿🇦
we had datsuns and mitsubishi minitrucks. used to 😢
America is a whole continent... Datsun/Nissan 1200 was sold and made in Mexico till 1995.
‘Crotch Compensation machines’…classic 😂😂😂
Am in kenya and I hv one this car is absolutely fantastic
Please do a video on Tazz 😔
Yes please
You only borrow your tazz from the thieves
Thank you for this video. It made me feel really happy! I miss my Nissan 1400 and often think that I should never have sold her. She was so great!
My first car was a grey 1400 Champ. It would powerslide at 20km/hr on a dirt road. I now drive a "crotch compensator" as you refer to the new bakkies, but I don't love it like a loved the champ. Still pissed at myself for selling it.
Seriously underrated rated channel. Love the content.
Certainly the Champ of bakkies!!
You don't need to convince anybody, we all love this thing 😅
Nice job on the little bakkie. I owned a network installation business at on stage and it came with a bunch of them. Despite my misgivings they turned out to be absolute winners and I ended up keeping one of the older ones at home as a runabout. It had more than 400k km on the clock and was utterly reliable. It could also drift around a wet traffic circle without asking.
I still use my 1986 Nissan 1400 on a daily basis. It carries a fair load from time to time. I've made a few changes in the carb, I've fitted a Weber 32/34 and gone to electronic ignition. But thats all. I absolutely love my little bakkie.
I am loving your channel, I grew up in South-Africa and have always told people that we had some seriously unique and special cars. Now I can just point them to your channel and say I told you so 😊
Correct, especially bakkies like the Mercedes-Benz Ponton 180D bakkie and the Ford Cortina ones.
We had one in Lusaka for 15 years. No braai was complete without taking this on a beer and charcoal run. Never seen a video on the Champ, you sir, have a new sub.
I have a 2000 1400, NO rust due to my squrting old engine oil in every nook and cranny in my bakkie, I have also installed an electric fan in the space between the grill and radiator, its controlled by a toggle switch which brings the fan on when I see the temp going up on the guage in heavy traffic, I love this bakkie.
Nissan (or Datsun) like everyone else were obligated to manufacture their products in South Africa under the local content program which meant that a large percentage of the components needed to be sourced from within the country's borders.
When a regime change occurred in 1994 new trade agreements were signed into effect, this meant that tens of thousands of jobs were lost.
Not only the automobile sector was impacted, clothing, footwear and many other industries suffered.
All Suzuki cars are imported, all Chinese vehicles are imports.
Prior to 1994 duties on imported vehicles doubled their cost (and import permits) were required on an individual case basis.
Strikes killed most industries here......just as it did in Britain. The biggest cause of job losses is the trade unions.
The best layout of any car content channel.
Thank you for showing the Humble steed some well deserved appreciation. I love my 1400 bakkie🧬
*SOUTH AFRICAN SPOTTED* 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
*SOUTH AFRICA ON TOP* 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Lekker video boet, I enjoy your voice and presentation style. Subscribed!
My first vehicle was a 1200. After that I bought a new 1400 in 1981, then a new 1400 Deluxe (with mags!) and then a new white 1400 Sport. They were amazing!
thank u bro for uploading love ur content
Many great memories of my late teens, one of my best friends had one of these...many trips from the East Rand to Jhb city center to go to The Doors nightclub...
Next up Nissan Sentra/Sabre 200 STi/200 GXi...? As gar as i`m aware they were also only SA supplied cars...
I had a friend who had it too as a first car from his dad , we had great memories with it as teens and young adults around early 2000s
Great little bakkies, I learned to drive in one, was my first car, drove to school in matric, towed a small caravan, loaded 3 friends and a trailer and travelled all over the country, also owned another two later in life (sorry I sold them...), they were bullet proof and if I recall could clock over 150kph when unloaded. Thanks, you brought back a lot of fond memories
Im sure loving this channel and its content. Keep up the good work broskie
👌
Just subscribed. This is a beautiful channel
Nostalgia overload. I learned to drive in one of these. My dad bought his brand new in 1982, and had it for over 10 years. He also taught me how to do doughnuts in that bakkie when I was 14 years old. Then there was a TV ad where a guy rides on a motorcross track with his, and my dad, in his alcohol overload state, tried the same 🤦♂😂
It was such a good vehicle that Nissan stopped making it. The 1400 and the VW Beetle are the only south African made cars that have ever worn out their body stamping dies.
Those dies need to be replaced frequently anyway cause they wear out, but hey nice story...
@@Flaggyt yes, about every 250 000 bodies or so or maybe not at all if you are Nissan.
Citi Golf probably too.
Stunning video, man! I fully agree that these little humble vehicles became so popular, because of their integrity. It is what it is and no showiness or pretension with them. They were cheap to buy, RELIABLE and economical to run. Best of all was that you could still buy replacement parts (including chassis sections) brand new from the dealerships at a fraction of the price of similar parts from other brands. Keep up the great work!
Hey bro , awesome video , entertaining and informative 🔥✅.
Bring it back, in its original form and it will sell faster than you can bring them in
this is extremely underrated!!! much love from a fellow south african car youtuber
My first car was a Champ, it eventually got totaled in a accident and I'm still sad about it. Brilliant vehicle.
In Africa we got the 1200 not the 1400 but boy that was and still is a gem,that ATOM never dies and u will find it all over the place.
It started off as a 1200cc in SA but got upgraded to a 1400cc engine after a couple of years
I love how many small little utes have "bakkie" stickers on them in Australia.
We just can't get over our love affair 😂
Your videos are excellent. Well done. You need to try to find the local magazines from the past to get the local flavour and jargon right. This is very difficult to glean from the internet. We never had the Sunny name in SA. They did in Zim though. Here cars were generally called by their alpha/numerical codes, until we got the Laurel, Stanza, skyline, Pulsar etc. A standout Datsun to us would be SSS (510). I hated those Datsuns in the 70's, they rusted so badly in the Cape. They definitely were bullet proof though. I would love to have one now though. So pure, so elegant.
Thanks for your excellent work.
It was a sad day when nissan stopped making them.
I think it was fuectonthe merger with Renault that ultimatels killed it.
The np200 was a modern replacement but was ftont wheel drive etc. i vave been looking into the np200 and it serms that it was tlrevealex that the np200 was du to be culled in March 2024.
There is nobreplacement for a litte bakkie.
Great video
If Nissan bring back the 1400 Champ tomorrow i will buy it immediately. i Had a Champ that i modified with a Nissan EXA turbo engine, now that was great fun to drive of all the Bakkies i ever owned.
They wont. Too old school. People now want touchscreens on wheels.
EU safety regulations affect us in South Africa 🇿🇦. Zealous Thunbergism killed off many popular cars, such as VW Beetle, LR Defender, the 4.5 V8 Diesel Landcruiser.....safety and emissions standards define what we drive. People live in their own little worlds and may never understand.....
@@theDudeknowsNot that we WANT that
Awesome,Watching from NZ
The love for the Datsun bakkie started for me when I was 6 years old in 1978. My father bought the Datsun 1200 before the B120 second hand. I still own it and I owen 6 more bakkies now from 12 to 1400's and still looking for more
aiiii my guy. i discovered/subscribed to your channel yday, watched all the vids(DOPE CONTENT BTW), then wondered when youll upload a 1400 vid. 24hrs havent yet passed n lo and behold 😭😭😭🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💯💯💯💯💯 keep doing your ting my guy🔥🔥🔥🔥
When I got pulled over in a traffic roadblock I was taken to Randburg testing station.they found 23 issues but stopped writing at 6.needless to say the handbrake was one.they let me go and she is still on the road after a complete makeover as a technical school project.yellow Datsun 1400.
Keep posting brother. Great content. You got yourself another subscriber.
Just discovered your channel. Your videos are really well presented and informative. So much nostalgia about these cars. Keep it up!
Just as a side note, the NP 200, Fiat Strada an OpelCorsa were all built on the Corsa platform. Opel had a controlling stake in Nissan and Fiat at the time and standardised the platforms.
I had written quite a few of those 1400 bakkie off myself. Unfortunately the last few years of production the poor build quality came through strongly. Leaking windscreens and piss poor door fitment, blamed on worn out tooling.
I did enjoy them none the less.
The largest drawback was the seat in it, your back couldn't do more than 150 km at a time.
I dunno why the car industry forgot about small bakkies, I love my NP200.
i didnt have the bakkie, but had the datsun 1200 GS that has the same front end as the bakkie. That car just didnt fail ever, what a blessing
Those were briefly sold in New Zealand and Australia in the 70's.
I always thought of it as a Datsun 1200 Ute. Rotary swaps was common for those in the 90's.
Unfortunately you let the secret out.😮 Don't be surprised if people start coming and shipping them to other countries.
I owned a Nissan 1400 bakkie and a Citi Golf. Loved both of them, at the time.
you outstanding man, cant wait till you channel blow over ,, brace yourself
My daily drive, ill never get rid of mine
You genuinely love cars 😊
The og legend GOAT. What a great icon. Great video ❤
Nissan champ is the best ...me and friends used to build them it was like our hobby
Very compelling. Imagine is Nissan did with the Champ what Suzuki just did with the Jimny 😄
"...oh we love you little bakkie always willing always happy, you're the champion of Africa for sure..."
My step father had the 1200 for so many decades. It just kept going and going. Never a single issue. The only issues later in its life was the drivers seat started to collapse (dad wasn't light) and ignition broke (due to very heavy bunch of keys). They definitely don't make cars like that any more.
Well edited and interesting. Our greetings to you 🌻
Both my parents grew up with 1400’s and even now where they both have bm’s they constantly talk very fondly about the 1400
Really like your video's bru
Man alive...this video took me back so many years and happy memories! My dad had a baby blue 4 speed Deluxe which was stolen in '92, I got a brand new metallic blue 1400 Champ in '93 whilst in matric and that carried me through my student and 1st 5 years of working life! In 2001 I bought my last Champ. To this day I regret every selling it! Think it's time to find a fairly decent one that I can restore to it's former glory...
Special car this. My aunt had one and took us to school with it in the early 90s.
Dude you must do an episode on Toyota Conaquest /Tazz. I love that car it was my first car used one at that , It was written off in 2006 I could not get over it for some time.
Awesome video i am glad and thankful that i get to drive one every day you feel like family when youre greeting other 1400 owners would give you a test drive in mine i live in the western cape
My Dad owned a Champ 1400 back in 2007, which I swear swear he loved that car more than me 😅 and him buying a diesel NP200 back in 2017 was probably when I understood his love affair with the half ton that caused me a ton of childhood trauma 😂
‘The crotch compensation machines’ 🤣🤣🤣 I feel the same way bro.
What a fun channel. Subbed!
im in detroit and love this stuff! id never know
I have fond memories of the champ. They were awesome!
Awesome video repping SA🇿🇦 car culture.
my Frend i love u work pls keep going 😇
Thank you so much 😀
@@skadonkza your welcome frend please don't stop producing content for us become ther are over a thousand of Americans about America but no one is doing this in south african doing :)
Best bakkie ever,I leaned to drive on one of those,got it from Nash Nissan Alberton,drove for more than 5 years sadly it was stolen,def a workhorse ,done cross country a/c installations 🎉
Yep. Have to agree with everything said. Albeit it a crunch to drive if you are tall, you have to unfold yourself from behind the steering wheel when you wiggle your way out. Owned a Champ since the mid nineties, have had rust removed and resprayed and is still looking good to this day. They have attempted to steal it three times, but the Champ likes his home and the thieves could not get it to leave with them. It has worked and traveled all over Southern Africa, carried so much, to so many places. Every year I think it is time to replace it, and I pretend to myself that I am in the market for a new "bakkie", only to spend a little more on keeping the Champ in the best nick possible. Bought cash, it has now more than quadrupled in value, and everywhere I drive with the Champ, everyone stops to make me an offer to buy it. I would recommend to any parent out their wanting to buy their youngsters their first vehicle to look at the Champ (even if you can only get them second hand) you can't go wrong. It is a good car to have regardless of what they choose to do, great vehicle to go to university of college with, as it can take friends to the beach or camping, if you going to start a business this is the utility vehicle for any entrepreneur starting out.
Amazing video
Free vrystaat suntan for every driver.
Great video! Would love to see a video on the hilux or another SA legend like the Opal Superboss
A Superboss v Gusheshe episode is on my channel page!
Another great video!!!
Today even in 2024 I sometimes think maybe I must search for a decent looking champ.. I miss my old Corsa Bakkie but I want something without any BS. No power steering, No electronics.. Just the necessary to drive from point A to B.
Someone in the production team loves the analysis of prog rock/metal
Had a 1975. 1200 cc. Datsun and could enlarge the cab by fitting a back panel and roof from a 2000 model champ.
Later sold the 1200 and bought a 1400 champ. With some easy upgrades of the exhaust , electric fan and tyres ECT got a fuel consumption of 15 km/I. This was back in the day when fuel cost R5 per liter. Still think about those time when it was simple and easy to do maintenance and mod a car. Had to learn how to tune the carb by ear and closing the air screw and backing out 2 1/2 turn and the fine tune till engine runs smooth. Had to do valve stem seals on the 1200 when we bought it off an auction and decided to overhaul the engine. Big ends , mains the whole lot cost R1000 and a Saturday morning, between me and my dad. To my shame I still went out the Friday and only clocked in at 10am on the Saturday, finding him with a stripped block busy cleaning and honing the sleeves. Boy what fond memories. Don't you want to look into the mods that was done to the stock engine. As subscribers we could probably share info and images. Had a buddy with a stock engine. Had a cam, exhaust branch, drop kit( made by me as a apprentice fitter&Turner)😅. 2nd stage cam , double valve springs, and 4 Su side drafts found on the 1600 SSS Datsun. He Got 11km/l at 120km. And could do 180 GPS speed. Also regularly did quarter miles against classic muscle v8's. He stayed head to head with them except on hills, did have the torque.
Great little pick up truck
I grew up in a champ. Roadtrip for days 🎉
Sick video. Please do one on thee Quantum/Siyaya
Dude... This video is poes lekker 🇿🇦😎✌️ aweh!
Be civil. Language! Sies, vark!
Also grew up with those, what a champ indeed hey ✌️👍👌😏
Holy shit. This is good!
This is a legendary vehicle in kenya
My memories are massive steering play and a humming diff😂. But they just kept on going.
Cat cameo at 4:30 !
1400
Tazz
Gusheshe
Polo
All SA favourites for some reason🇿🇦
Got to love a bakkie!
I miss my 1200 sedan, not known as a Sunny because it was Arizona, but it was a great car!!
Great vid. I loved this bakkie. But if you were 6 foot or taller, there wasn't much room behind the wheel.
Mazda B1600. Love them
Ive had 12 of them in my lifetime, It was also my first car in Standard 8. Whatacarrrr:) Pitty they are so expensive now days, Id love to start another project again:)
The modified rotary ones on Tarlton have a special place in my heart.
I bought my Datsun 1400 bakkie brand new in 1985. It was fantastic. I would service it myself as it was just too easy to do! The only downfall was that it just rusted away. I drove it for years until it basically rusted away.