What to tell your girl

What to tell your girl when she's getting her first new car.

Sometimes a girl can use a little help when it comes to something big like a new car. So tell her about the Datsun 1000.

Tell her it runs around $1845 and it runs around with 62 horsepower. When she opens it up, it can go over 80 m.p.h. Just about the only thing that doesn't go fast is the gas. She'll get from 35 to 40 miles per gallon. Really. Tell her about the bucket seats that recline so she can catch a nap on a long trip. Tell her about the all-vinyl upholstery that has tiny holes so that it won't get hot when it gets hot.

Tell her there's a two-speed heater that she won't have to wait for, on mornings that make her teeth chatter.

And because girls like things like carpets, white walls, cigarette lighters, padded everything, a tinted windshield, two-speed wipers, window washers, safety harnesses and alternator (alternator? Just tell her it's much better for the battery) and an all-synchro four-on-the-floor.

You can tell her these are not extras, they're standard equipment and there's a choice of two-door or four-door models, From $1845.

There's only one thing you might keep to yourself...we gave our Datsun 1000 to a professional car "breaker" who bounced it, tried to bend it and over-rev it, but he couldn't break it, so we figure our Datsun 1000 is ready for your girl.

If she ever needs a Datsun part, there's a million dollars worth coast to coast in Canada and 160 dealers to help.

From
$1845
suggested retail price P.O.E.
Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal

DATSUN

more than ever
the more-for-your-money car

• Ask your Datsun dealer for the complete Track & Traffic magazine road test report.