Wednesday 30th November 2011

Time for tea? Datsun does Movember

How to sell a bad sports car, Datsun -style

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We love gold....

Well, ladies and gentlefolk, Movember is almost at a close, and we hope that you have either raised feverishly or given generously in support of the month where gents cultivate their finest moustaches in aid of charidee.

We doubt, however, that many of you will have been fortunate enough to either admire or sport a 'tache of a quality equal to that of the fine lip-warmer in this 1980 Datsun advert.

This is not the 'tache you're looking for...

Presumably the director of the advert chose his male lead in order to distract viewers from the fact that the car in question - the Datsun 280ZX 'Black Gold' - was, er, a bit rubbish.

"Very few will possess its limited number," crows the voiceover guy, describing a car that is "so lavishly appointed it has virtually no options".

Of course no amount of kit, dodgy paintwork or disco-tastic moustaches could disguise the fact that this car, which celebrated 10 years since the iconic 240Z first burst onto the scene, had become a slow, flabby shadow of the original Z car.

But we bet the advert (or should we say commercial?) raised a lot of money for Movember...

 

[Trusty Steed]

Nice bush!

[the_hood]

80's tastic!

[MSportUK]

That is indeed a mighty 'tash.

[dave stew]

Phallic gear stick imagery too. Stick shift ahoy!

[anonymous-user]

When I saw it I laughed out loud.
So serious.

[anything fast]

reminds me of very old TV ad for the Ford Sierra, introducing the range of new cars "we proudly introduce the Sierra GL, which has added luxury from the base model with a rear wash wipe and full wrap around ABS plastic bumpers" jeez.. how we have moved on!

[delays]

That is overwhelmingly cack.

[Garlick]

Into gear....off we go......hazards on. Stopped.

Broken down before he got started. Poor chap.

[Sushi]

oh


your



god


so much want!

[del 203]

Whats wrong with the tash ??

[cuda]

they had tashes in those days because of the velcro effect with the lady-gardens of the era....

[diddly69]

Hitachi stereo, moustache, black gold. It's just win win win for him

[will261058]

Looks like a 70s porn film intro!

[Fetchez la vache]

That really is quite... eye openning

[del 203]

will261058 said:

Looks like a 70s porn film intro!

Oi !!!

It's 70's Pornovember month ....

[Mouse1903]

That cheered me up a little. Love the Tache, envious!

[kentmotorcompany]

Same car, much newer video and almost as corny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blSasyAyad4


Nice car though.

[kennyken1988]

Nice

[TheEnd]

Am I right in thinking that advert has no link to movember at all, apart from someone in it had a moustache?

[NHK244V]

wuth a tash like this he must be some form of super hero