1973 Datsun Sunny 120Y (Coupé)

For many 1970s drivers, fed-up by being let down by their British cars, the reliable and well-equipped Sunny was their indoctrination into Japanese car ownership. And although road testers tended to look down their noses at the under-damped under-geared 120Y, buyers loved them. The coupé , especially, picked up quite a following thanks to its swoopy styling and unmistakable ‘pie-dish’ hub caps. Most were driven into the scrap yards in the 1980s, healthy engines pulling their rotten shells to their doom, but those that survive are loved and cherished.

Information from Octane Magazine.