81 Diesel Maxima on BAT (Bring A Trailer) Auction Site

General information about the first-generation Nissan Maxima in the US. What was the Datsun 810 became the luxury leader Maxima in the US in 1981.

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Carimbo
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81 Diesel Maxima on BAT (Bring A Trailer) Auction Site

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Current bid is $10,000! :o Who would have thunk!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-datsun-810/

Any guesstimates on winning bid price?

I say $12,000.
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SOLD for $15,000 even! Who would have ever imagined?
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Last clean low mileage example for sure. No one preserved these. To this day the majority of Datsun enthusiasts want these cars just for the crank and nothing more
1982 Maxima Diesel
1984 Maxima Gasser
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A lot of the comments mention wanting the V07 crankshaft (and only the crankshaft). Crank pirates still exist.
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Al S.

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