2. Interior Features - 1968 - 1970 Datsun Fairlady/Sports 2000 Roadster

The 1968 - 1970 Datsun 2000 Sports / Fairlady had the following interior features:

  • Introduction of a padded "safety" dash with further recessed gauges, in place of the vintage flat metal dash on 67 models. The inside of the windscreen frame featured a deformable crash pad of a similar material to the dash.
  • Most cars had black vinyl interior trim and black carpets, however, cars painted black or white came with red vinyl trim and carpets (as shown in images).
  • Tachometer goes to 8000rpm, speedo to 160mph.
  • All the old toggle switches were replaced with big black pull-out or twist knobs.
  • Large clock installed in central dash.
  • Three spoke drilled sports steering wheel now had a large black crash pad in the middle, and a collapsible steering column.
  • Headrests on the 1968 - 1970 cars attach normally to the top of the seat back, (different to earlier models which attached to a mount on the back side of the seats - see images).
  • Windscreen mounted rear view mirror (as opposed to earlier dash mounted mirror).
  • Fuse box in glove box (rather than in engine bay as per earlier models).
  • On 1970 models, most dash knobs/switches have diagrams/symbols in place of words.