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The Nissan Bluebird is a Little Beast (2015x27)

Air date: Jul 21, 2015

Saying that a car is able to get under one’s skin sounds like an exaggeration, but Nissan and Datsun enthusiast Troy Ermish has more than a little appreciation for the 510. Named different things depending on where it was sold, the Datsun 510 and Nissan Bluebird was one of the most revolutionary cars to come from Japan. It was very well built, sporty—and quite quick when taken racing. For Ermish, his love for the model comes down to one similarity between him and his cars: they’re tough. “I identify with a 510 because it’s a workhorse, and I never give up, I work hard…I think the 510 can be said to be the exactly the same. It’s very well-engineered, and it never gives up.”