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This is a Custom '75 Nissan Sunny Truck, chassis code B120, nicknamed the Sanitora. Debuting in February 1971, the Sunny Truck was based on the B110 chassis and used the same wheelbase and running gear of the Datsun 1200 sedans. The cars were assembled in multiple places; in addition to Japan, the Sunny Trucks were also manufactured in South Africa and other areas. The cars were not sold in North America partly due to the Chicken Tax (a tariff on light trucks) and partly also due to vehicle size perceptions the contemporary 620 and 720 trucks, also manufactured by Nissan, were already considered small trucks. Production ended in 1994.
Now this casting was designed by Mark Jones and introduced in 2020 under the Japan Historics 3 sub-series in the Car Culture series. This casting has some supplies painted and tampoed on in the truck bed. This is currently the casting's only known release.
