Ran When Parked visits the Pacific coast

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 2 Comments

Ran When Parked recently took a long trip along the west coast of the United States. Starting in Portland, Oregon, we rented a car and drove to Mount St. Helens, Olympia, Port Townsend and Seattle in Washington, back to Portland to switch rental cars and down to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas in … Continue reading →

1970s / Datsun / Driven daily / Japanese / Nissan

Driven daily: Nissan Sunny B110

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

We photographed this 1970s Nissan Sunny B110 on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, last weekend. It was a surprising sight for two reasons: Number one, it is probably the first and only B110 that we’ve ever seen in the flesh. Number two, this Corolla-fighting four-door sedan clearly shows the adverse effects that the humid Thai … Continue reading →

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Ran When Parked visits Thailand

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 6 Comments

Ran When Parked got to spend the better part of a weekend in Bangkok, Thailand, on our way back home from a business trip in China. Having never been to Thailand before, we were impressed by all of the old cars that are still on the road. Continue reading →

1980s / Datsun / Endangered species / Japanese / Nissan

Endangered species: Nissan Datsun Sunny (B11)

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 6 Comments

The Nissan Datsun Sunny (called B11 internally) hails from a time when uncertainty reigned over most Japanese automakers. After establishing a secure foothold in several markets throughout Asia, major players like Toyota, Honda and Nissan embarked on quest to get a sizable slice of the European and North American markets. With few exceptions, these automakers took … Continue reading →

1970s / Caption contest / Datsun / Japanese

Caption contest: Datsun 100A.

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Ronan Glon • 5 Comments

Just for fun, how would you caption this picture from a 1970s Datsun 100A brochure? Leave us a comment below or on our Facebook page. Continue reading →

Datsun / Japanese / Junkyard find

>Datsun B210: Helping establish a Japanese foothold in North America

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Ronan Glon • 2 Comments

>It’s not too often we choose to cover Japanese cars here on RWP – but a recent trip to California made me remember just how much the Asian Invasion of the 1970s helped define the current automotive landscape and it made me nostalgic for the era of the rear-wheel-drive economy car. Datsun’s B210 series, launched … Continue reading →

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