Ever heard of a Datsun Homer?

[nigel bickle]

Early 70s pickup on Ebay Oz has raised my interest . never heard of one -anyone know anything? Owner knows nowt -despite having run it several years.

[Guest]

After the Nissan/Prince merger the Prince Homer became the Datsun Homer, and was sold in Japan as the Nissan Homer. The T641 Homer was powered by a single carb version of the Datsun Fairlady 1600's 1595cc 4 cyl. R series engine that produced 81hp. Very early T641 Homers use the old style Prince steering and suspension components, most have a lighter Nissan designed running gear. Datsun Homers have the 'cat's whiskers' grille, Prince Homers have 8 large oval slots for a grille.

http://www.earlydatsun.com/princetruck.html

http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsunt64.html

http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4666

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Homer

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/p ... p?lid=5358

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[nigel bickle]

RA -thats brilliant -thanks

 

Think I'll investigate the costs of shipping.

 

Cheers

[scooters]

the name doesn't surprise me. Datsun/Nissan seem to have used some wierd ones for the non UK market - the Cedric for instance!

[scooters]

http://www.earlydatsun.com/princetruck.html

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Homer

 

 

It was the Prince Homer 1966-1982 LCV....the japanese Sherpa van!

[scooters]

After the Nissan/Prince merger the Prince Homer became the Datsun Homer, and was sold in Japan as the Nissan Homer. The T641 Homer was powered by a single carb version of the Datsun Fairlady 1600's 1595cc 4 cyl. R series engine that produced 81hp. Very early T641 Homers use the old style Prince steering and suspension components, most have a lighter Nissan designed running gear. Datsun Homers have the 'cat's whiskers' grille, Prince Homers have 8 large oval slots for a grille.

http://www.earlydatsun.com/princetruck.html

http://www.earlydatsun.com/datsunt64.html

http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4666

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Homer

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/p ... p?lid=5358

 

 

doh!....duplicated ...sorry

[scooters]

Nige, if you could bring one of those over then you would cement your reputation as Shitemister Uberclass!

[nigel bickle]

Vendors co -operating, 3 days to go.

[michiel]

Nice!

[nigel bickle]

Sadly -this isnt going to happen. its 6 inches too tall to be shipped as a car- so raising the pricing well above economic. (£800 to £2300)

 

Additionally -because of the height it cant go from Brisbane -but would have to be transported to Sydney.

 

Bummer.

[michiel]

Shame. Roofchop?!

[nigel bickle]

Sadly -thought of all that. Cant let the tyres down -gotta drive on. (Sod off -thats their problem)

 

The cab end of the beds the issue -but without substantive surgery (vendor not willing/able) its just not going to fit.

 

Heh ho.

[mk2_craig]

Offset the shipping cost by acquiring something small and interesting from the same part of the world that will fit on the bed...?

 

Just a thought

[michiel]

A little pickup on the back?

 

Or an even littler Mighty Boy?

 

Or my favourite, an Alto Works?

[mk2_craig]

Bloody hell, plenty evidence of crap ebay description writing skills on the other side of the planet then.

[michiel]

It seems Oz keyboards don't have the '.'.