Vintage Datsun Emblem Novelty Round Sign Before the Datsun brand name came into being, an automobile named the DAT car was built in 1914 in Tokyo. At the beginning, DAT focused on trucks since there was almost no consumer market for passenger car. By 1935, the company had established a true production line, following the example of Ford, and were producing a car closely resembling the Austin 7. When WWII ended, it provided trucks for the Occupation forces, until car production resumed in…