The bold headline reads:
“We took the ugly out of economy”
and continues:
“…and put performance in.”
The ad shows a bronze-gold Datsun 1200 Coupe parked in a field, photographed from the rear three-quarter angle. The copy promotes it as an affordable economy car that still offers sporty styling, useful performance, comfort, and practical features.
Highlighted features include:
- Datsun 1200 Coupe
- Advertised price of $1,866
- Disc brakes
- Reclining bucket seats
- Tinted glass
- Whitewall tires
- Aerodynamic styling
- Wind-tunnel-tested body
- Advertised top speed of 94 mph
- Seating for four
- Folding rear seat
- Coupe styling with added cargo versatility
- “Drive a Datsun…then decide” slogan
- Product of Nissan branding
This is an authentic vintage magazine advertisement, not a reproduction or modern reprint.
Featured Details
- Original full-page Datsun advertisement
- Datsun 1200 two-door coupe
- Bronze or gold exterior
- Rear three-quarter color photograph
- Period $1,866 price
- Wind-tunnel styling claim
- Folding rear seat
- Product of Nissan logo
- Clean early-1970s layout
Good For
- Datsun and Nissan collectors
- Datsun 1200 owners and restorers
- Japanese economy-car enthusiasts
- Vintage import-car collectors
- 1970s automotive-advertising collections
- Garage, office, den, showroom, or workshop décor
- Framing as classic Datsun wall art
Condition
- Original full-page magazine advertisement
- Approximately 8 × 11 inches
- Light age-related paper toning
- Minor edge and corner wear
- Light handling wear and faint waviness
- Small marks and faint discoloration visible in portions of the pale-blue background
- Minor margin wear
- Page number remains visible at the lower right
- Vehicle photograph, headline, copy, and Datsun branding remain clear
- No major tears or missing sections visible
- Please review the photograph carefully for exact condition
You will receive the exact advertisement shown.
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