The Datsun DC-3 was a lightweight automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 produced by Nissan and sold under the Datsun

Datsun

Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd...

 brand in 1952. The series was a predecessor to the Fairlady sports car

Sports car

A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....

s, and succeeded the pre-war Road Star

Datsun Roadster

The Datsun Roadster was a light weight automobile produced by Nissan in the 1930s. The series was a predecessor to the Fairlady sports cars, and was an example of the earliest passenger cars produced in Japan.-Roadster:...

. It was powered by the 860 cc Nissan D10

Nissan D engine

There were more than one engine type named Nissan D-series-D10:The D10 was a 0.9 L engine is a flat-head sleeve valve automobile engine produced from 1952 through 1955. Bore was and stroke was in the undersquare British style...

 straight-4

Straight-4

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

 engine which produced 20 hp and could propel the DC-3 to 70 kilometre per hour. The side badges said "DATSUN 20" (20 meaning 20PS). Leaf spring

Leaf spring

Originally called laminated or carriage spring, a leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles...

s were used in the suspension, and a 3-speed manual transmission

Manual transmission

A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox or standard transmission is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications...

was specified. Four people could ride in the DC-3. Only 50 DC-3's were ever built. A variant of the DC-3 was the Datsun 5147 pickup.