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The Bluebird is a compact to medium-sized car that Nissan first launched in 1957, and the nameplate is still in use today in both Japan and China. One series of the Nissan Bluebird, the legendary Datsun 510, also supra skylow 1.5 purple teal called the Datsun 1600 outside of North America, was particularly popular in the United States as well as Australia and New Zealand. Nissan manufactured the Datsun 510 between 1968 and 1974, and although they sold it throughout the world, it never did as well globally as it did in those three countries. This period marks Nissan's first great success in the U.S.

The automotive publication AutoWeek referred to the Datsun 510 for sale in 1968 as a "poor man's BMW". This referred to Nissan's use of the European sedan, such as the 1966 BMW 1600-2, as inspiration. For the Datsun 510, Nissan adopted European-influenced sheet metal design prevalent on their sedans and several integral components of the BMW, such as the SOHC engine, the front MacPherson strut suspension, and the independent, semi-trailing arms in the rear.

Released in August 1968, the Datsun 510 for sale was available as a 2-door sedan, a 2-door coupe, a 4-door sedan, and a 5-door station wagon. For the U.S. market, this first supra skylow 1.5 purple teal Datsun 510 included a 1.6L L-Series Hitachi downdraft I4 engine, which Datsun rated at 96 horsepower. It was rear wheel drive with front disc brakes. The 4-wheel independent suspension included a sold rear live axle and leaf springs in the rear along with the front MacPherson strut supra skylow 1.5 purple teal suspension, and the independent, semi-trailing arms in the rear. Moreover, it was available as a 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic.