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| * 26 September 1934: The Directors have now released for Public Subscription the Prospectus of Eastern Distributors Limited of Melbourne, whose capital has been increased to £75,000. The company has sole distribution for Datsun cars. | * 26 September 1934: The Directors have now released for Public Subscription the Prospectus of Eastern Distributors Limited of Melbourne, whose capital has been increased to £75,000. The company has sole distribution for Datsun cars. | ||
| - | * 6 October 1935: The Datsun factory has an Australian contract for 400 cars. The batteries and other fittings will be assembled in the cars in Australia. | + | * 6 October 1934: A contract has been entered into for the supply of 400 Datsun motor-cars to Australia. The cars will be equipped with batteries and other fittings in Australia. |
| - | * 16 October 1935: 8-H.P Datsun saloon priced at £199 with Australian body; cheapest car to be shown at the Centenary Royal Show. It is a trim little vehicle with just sufficient accommodation for four adult passengers and an 8-horse power engine with quite a lively performance. | + | * 16 October 1934: 8-H.P Datsun saloon priced at £199 with Australian body; cheapest car to be shown at the Centenary Royal Show. It is a trim little vehicle with just sufficient accommodation for four adult passengers and an 8-horse power engine with quite a lively performance. |
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| + | * 25 February 1935: Twenty-five cars started from the clubrooms of the Light Car Club of Australia in the first stage of the 24-hours dependability trial through the central and north-eastern areas of Victoria. Of these 18 checked in yesterday afternoon weary after 610 miles of almost continuous driving, including W. T. Andrews driving a Datsun. Retirements included J. A. Dalton (driving a Datsun). | ||
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The DATSUN: labeled a "menace"
- 6 April 1934: LONDON: British motor car manufacturers have received warnings from their Far East agents that Japan is planning to flood Britain's home and overseas markets with baby cars, called the "Datsun," which will sell at £50. Specifications reveal striking resemblance to the famous British Austin "seven". The "Dairy Mirror" asks: "How will Britain meet this new menace to her most flourishing industry?"
- 23 May 1934: The Datsun will arrive in Melbourne at the end of this week or early next week and will be exhibited at the International Motor Show. [It was incorrectly reported that "These vehicles are mode by the parent company of the Mitsubishi Trading Co. Ltd". Mitsubishi was the exporter.] The Datsun will be admitted to Australia under foreign tariff rates on the same basis as American cars. Palais Auto, of St. Kilda, have been appointed Australian distributors of the Japanese cars and cycle-trucks and shortly they will extend their premises and lease a city show room.
- 24 May 1934: Palais Auto, distributors of Mazda cycle-trucks will sell the the Datsun car at prices not yet fixed, but stated the there would be no campaign of flooding the market at low cost.
- 10 July 1934: The Sydney branch of Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Ltd., has just landed a single complete chassis of the 1934 model Datsun car, which make is produced by the Automotive Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Jidosha Seizo, K.K.), whose head office is in Yokohama.
- 26 September 1934: The Directors have now released for Public Subscription the Prospectus of Eastern Distributors Limited of Melbourne, whose capital has been increased to £75,000. The company has sole distribution for Datsun cars.
- 6 October 1934: A contract has been entered into for the supply of 400 Datsun motor-cars to Australia. The cars will be equipped with batteries and other fittings in Australia.
- 16 October 1934: 8-H.P Datsun saloon priced at £199 with Australian body; cheapest car to be shown at the Centenary Royal Show. It is a trim little vehicle with just sufficient accommodation for four adult passengers and an 8-horse power engine with quite a lively performance.
- 25 February 1935: Twenty-five cars started from the clubrooms of the Light Car Club of Australia in the first stage of the 24-hours dependability trial through the central and north-eastern areas of Victoria. Of these 18 checked in yesterday afternoon weary after 610 miles of almost continuous driving, including W. T. Andrews driving a Datsun. Retirements included J. A. Dalton (driving a Datsun).