I got into Datsuns when my stepfather bought two new Toyotaargh's in Blacktown [part of the greater Sydney metro area] He got a Corolla for mum & a Corona for himself.

The Corona had a problem with the gearbox from new that the dealer was not too keen to fix, so, in disgust, the Corona, at age 3 weeks, was traded in on a new Datsun 1600.
As part of the deal, he ended up starting up a new Datsun dealership, in partnership with the salesman who sold him the 1600 in late '69 or early 1970.
This was D & G motors in Blacktown & the Toyotaargh dealer had a competitor that he didn't have before. He should have fixed the gearbox because D & G took a lot of sales away from them.
I bought his 1200 ute [a real one as it was a '71 model] with 32,000 miles on it after he retired, & drove it for many years.
My stepfather was the "D" part of D & G,... for "Daniels."

I got my first Datsun in 1980. It's the '68 Datsun 1000 four door that i still have now.