Think "Bluebird of Happiness" and you will know where the name came
from. Basically, Nissan was pitching the car at the new young, happy
family set who might be buying their first car and aforementioned
Bluebird suited the image.
regards,
Phill Brook
www.users.bigpond.com/fairlady
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, February 25, 2002 9:20 am
Subject: Re: Silvias
> Well, Fairlady (My Fair Lady) doesn't involve hookers as far as I
> know. It's about the play.
>
> Now how did they come up with Bluebird? I had one person try to say
> the cars were mfd by the Bluebird bus company, but I *know* that isn't
> true.
>
> Adam
>
> --- Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com> wrote:
> > I wonder how they found the name in Japan?
> > Did they read about in a book or was it named
> > after some hooker somebody liked on a trip to
> > a foreign country? (It's a joke. ha-ha) You know
> > the story of My Fair Lady?
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > fairlady wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > > The Silvia is a very "Italian" coupe in its styling and it was
> > > appropriate that it had an Italian name.
> > >
> > > The name "Silvia" comes from Greek Mythology and was the name
> of a
> > > beautiful Nymph. According to Roman Mythology (which borrows from
> > the
> > > Greek) Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus (By Mars)
> and was
> > the
> > > daughter of King Numitor. Her uncle gave her to to the goddess
> > Vesta.
> > >
> > > And then the Japanese gave her to us.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Phill Brook
> > > www.users.bigpond.com/fairlady
> > >
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