We get kind of excited at DT World Headquarters when we run across low mileage J-tin survivors from the malaise era. Seems like the excitement usually only lasts until the 3rd photo on CL where the interior shot reveals a soul-sucking slush box, guaranteed to rob whatever small amount of imagined joy there might be in a 70's crap-box. Well, today is a different day. Find this low mileage 1975 Datsun B210 with a 4 speed manual for sale in Everett, WA for $3,600 via craigslist. 
The story seen quite often here on DT is one where a malaise era econo-box that has managed to escape the depreciation curve generates a big interest from the readership, until we scroll down to the interior pictures and find a slushbox. Then the inevitable comment about the auto killing interest. Our next example survivor is a fine brown example with a shift-it-yourself transmission. Are you ready to put your money where your keyboard is? Find this 1977 Datsun B210 for sale in Olympia, WA for $4,000 via craigslist. 
The Datsun B210 (as it was known in North America) was sold at the height of the malaise era, which means it was equipped with terrible smog strangled engines and sandwiched with bumpers that you'd expect to see on something that helps push container ships into the harbor. However, that doesn't mean the ones that have survived the crusher's basilisk-like gaze have been upgraded for speed and looks. Find this 1977 Datsun B210 here on eBay bidding for $1,575 reserve-not-met with 3 days to go, located in Mohegan Lake, NY.
When properly built, the B210/120Y can be a monumental sleeper. If you want to start with the nicest one you can find minus the guilt of hacking up a clean car, here it is. Though it's expensive, not having to rip into a runner has gotta be worth some cash, right? Ok, perhaps not. Find this 1974 Datsun B210 roller for sale in Tampa, FL for a steep but likely negotiable $5,000 via craigslist.
We've said in the past that vintage racing is the playground for the rich and famous...but if you keep your eyes open, sometimes a cheap way into the big boys club falls in your lap. The Datsun 210 was certainly the poor man's way to go racing in the 1970s and things haven't changed much since. Find this 1976 Datsun B210
track rat (with 4 vintage logbooks) currently bidding for $2,600 with 4 hours to go, located in Sebring, FL.
This Datsun 210 was once owned by West Coast Chopper's founder Jesse
James, but it looks like it was neglected and abused like Sandra
Bullock. Internet gossip has it that Jesse grew tired of the 210 and
traded it in for a newer (but still used) Von D-type covered in custom paint but many more miles and a rebuilt title. Find this 1976 Datsun 210 Honey Bee for sale in Austin, TX currently bidding for $7,300 on ebay with 2 days to go.