1972 Datsun Laurel 2 door coupe front quarter Datsun Laurel 2 door coupe front left and rear quarter below

None of these models ever came to Australia officially.



1972 Datsun Laurel 2 door coupe rear quarter

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Datsun Laurel coupe front quarter Datsun Laurel coupe front quarter
This is also a 130 series, I suspect the additional lights are aftermarket ?


 


1977 Datsun Laurel coupe front quarter Datsun Laurel coupe front quarter
This is the 230 series from 1977.
Also now available in the four door hardtop model shown below (regular four door sedan is still available), this new body type would ultimately displace the 2 door hardtops.
The same process applied to numerous models from Nissan as well as other Japanese manufacturers.



Datsun Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan front quarter

Datsun Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan front quarter

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1977 Datsun Laurel dashboard Datsun Laurel dashboard



During the 230 series the design was facelifted perhaps in 1979 or '80?
Quad square headlights became fashionable due to their legalisation in the US in the mid '70s.

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1980 Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan
Closely related to the new Leopard sedan front, rear and coupe front, the latter appropriating the Laurel's coupe? Also a possible facelifted model front, rear, dash & interior (thanks again to Nigel Gates for these pics).

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1984 Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan
C32 series - looks spookily similar to the R31 Skyline 4 door hardtop, from the windscreen back!


 


1989 Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan
C33 series


 


1993 Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan Nissan Laurel 4 door hardtop sedan
C34 series