1978 Datsun 240 (red, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Datsun
Model: 240
Year: 1978
Decade: 1970s
Colour: Red
Types: Classic

This catalogue entry records a 1978 Datsun 240 in red from the 1970s.

The 1978 Datsun 240 in red is filed under Classic, within the 1970s picture cars.

1970s on screen

Older cars can still belong in a seventies traffic mix, and references help avoid making every parked vehicle look as though it was recently purchased. The wider pavement matters in a seventies exterior, with signs and shopfronts providing period clues that remain visible after the car has left the frame. Luggage and shopping can make a family departure easy to read, leaving costume and surrounding buildings to establish the seventies context without an explanatory close-up.

Possible roles in a production

A departure can begin at the front door, with the walk to the car providing a useful stretch of action before anyone gets inside. An older car waiting by a station can make a pickup legible through luggage and greetings, keeping the scene focused on the meeting itself. Wide exteriors require attention to the whole traffic mix, since a carefully chosen foreground classic cannot hide an unsuitable car passing in the distance.

About this listing

Here, a 1978 Datsun 240 in red is catalogued as Classic. 2 entries make up the current Datsun 240s selection. Year records in the model selection begin at 1972 and end at 1978. For a different colour, the model listings also show white. The linked make page groups 4 Datsun vehicles, and the decade page gathers 379 cars from the 1970s.

Questions about this car

Can I hire this 1978 Datsun 240 in red for filming?

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