One of the measures for success of just how well your vintage Japanese car has survived is if the factory-applied decals are still in place. Check out this 1981 Datsun B-210 here on eBay that has just over 20,000 original miles and remains as-new and in the wrapper. Heck, even the white-letter tires are original and the interior looks like it’s never been used.

While not worth a ton of money, finding any Japanese car from this era in this kind of shape – meaning, not completely decimated by the tin worm – is a rare find. The B-210 is known as a Sunny in other parts of the world, but no matter the name, it arrived at exactly the right time in the U.S.: with the fuel crisis a not-so-distant memory and increased demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, the B-210 was a success for Datsun. Add in the convenience of a hatchback design and low price and it’s not surprising these cars did well sales-wise when first introduced.

And even if it wasn’t particularly fast (I don’t think the B-210 ever made do with much more than 90 or so b.h.p.), that’s a downright appealing cockpit for the price. This is an economy car and I’d venture to say it even looks “sporting” on the inside. The three spoke wheel and manual shift obviously help with this sentiment, as does this car’s near-new condition. Most Datsuns of this vintage bear the scars of many frugal owners over the years doing their worst to interior surfaces.

Now, the question is this: what do you do with it? It’s a shoo-in for events like the Japanese Classic Car Show on the West Coast, happening the weekend of September 24 out in Long Beach. In my opinion, it’s not so valuable that you can’t use it as a summer driver but it absolutely should never be modified aside from getting new tires for safety reasons. Bidding is just over $3K with the reserve unmet; what number do you think it will hammer home at?