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BASE MODELJapan

Patrol 160 and 260 (MQ/MK, 1980–89)

The leaf-sprung modern Patrol: the 160 series of 1980 (MQ in Australia) and the 260 of 1985 (MK), with the SD33 diesel, the L28 and P40 petrol sixes and, from 1983, the turbo-diesel; sold as the Safari in Japan and the Patrol everywhere else, and the vehicle that made the name in Australia and the Gulf.

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Sources & evidence
Patrol 160 and 260 (MQ/MK, 1980–89) — Just in front of the Kombi was this knackered Patrol. I only saw a few of this shape of Patrol over in Oz, and this was the only 3-door or SWB model I saw. CertRiley from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 ↗
MODEL LINEPatrol and SafariBUILT BYNissan, YokohamaPRODUCED1980–89PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 92.1″

The record

The 160 was the first Patrol designed for export markets first: Australia, the Middle East, Africa and southern Europe took it as a working and expedition vehicle, and the wagon became a family car in the Gulf. The coil-sprung Y60 replaced it in 1987 — though leaf-sprung Patrols continued in some markets.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1980–89
ENGINE2.8-litre L28 and 4.0-litre P40 petrol sixes; 3.3-litre SD33 and SD33T dieselsNissan L28 · Nissan P40 · Nissan SD33
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSreplaced by the Y60 in 1987–89
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEPatrol and Safari
FAMILYPatrol and Safari
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92.1″
BODY STYLESoft top
VARIANTS4

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • White (QM1 / 326)
  • Mint White
  • Vail White
  • Platinum
  • Silver Frost
  • Medium Pewter
  • Dark Gray
  • Charcoal
  • Thunder Black
  • Super Black
  • Champagne
  • Flare Red
  • Bright Red
  • Aztec Red
  • Cabernet
  • Cherry Red
  • Safari Green
  • Blue Mist
  • Crystal Blue
  • Bright Blue
  • Aegean Blue
  • Midnight Blue
  • Riviera Blue

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Nissan Patrol ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched