• By Murilee Martin
    Nov 7, 2009 3:00 PM 4,524
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    1977 Datsun King Cab: 11.3 Cubic Feet Of Cab Space!

    You want a vivid demonstration of how much small pickups have changed in the last 30 years?

    Check out the laughably cramped passenger compartment in the '77 Datsun King Cab. Why, that microscopic truck would be dwarfed by the '10 Versa! How was it possible that our forefathers accepted such hardships? Truly, they were a stoic and uncomplaining breed.


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