The Datsun 17T was a small truck produced in

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from 1938 until 1944. It was also used by the Japanese armed forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.

Design

The Datsun 17T was almost identical to the preceding Datsun 15T but distinguished by a wider vertical bar in middle of the front grille.

Drivetrain

The Datsun 17T was mechanically identical to the Datsun 17 with a engine drove the rear wheels through a 3-speed gearbox to give the car a top speed of .

Production

The Datsun 17T was produced in Yokohama from April 1938 to January 1944 and then resumed after the Second World War in 1949 with a different grille as the Datsun 3135 and with an almost identical grille in 1950 as the Datsun 4146.

References

{{reflist 17T Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Nissan trucks Cars introduced in 1938 1940s cars