I've wondered about the back recently myself. Perhaps it's a cost thing, perhaps the roadster was ahead of its time, anticipating the Kamm-back styling of the late 60s. I used to think the taillights
If you look at Hidehiro IIzuka's early stying sketches as reproduced in Phill Brook's (excellent) book, it appears that the tailights and relatively flat rear panel were part of the design from the v
I read years ago that the designer(s) of the BMW 507 had something to do with the roadster. Can anyone confirm this or provide more details? Chris ____________________________________________________
Count Albrecht Goetz designed the Silvia - CSP series and had a major hand in the design of the 240 although Nissan denied his involvement for many years. I had the pleasure of having an interview wi
Our beloved Roadster was designed by Hidehiro Iizuka. There is a very good page about the design of the 1500 (some prototypes labeled 1200) at <http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/Prototypes.htm> == Adam
That was Albrecht Goertz. He was not involved with the roadster but did help design the 240Z. Also the Toyota 2000GT. John _________________________________________________________________ Chat with
Mr Iizuka's tail lamp design for the roadster did not originally include the reflectors - this was an afterthought to comply with the legislation of various countries - still a great design though. H
OK, I feel like I'm having an Alheimer's moment. Has anyone else heard the story about the design of the BMW 507 haveing something to do with the design of the Roadster? Not that one was inspired by
Did Goetz have someting to do with the BMW 507? _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/s
I didn't mention it in the original note, but I did the wheel arches, too. There was a roadster racer up here that had a similar paint scheme and I really liked it. Made the wheel wells look radiused
Sid there is a picture on Mark Dents site, doesn't show the back or grill, gotta make a web site one of these days, lots of go fast bomb haulers from Nam.and big boat pictures taken over 20 years. I
Can you carry home a 160# doe on the hood or trunk of a roadster? George M (Pre-Z) -- Original Message -- From: Russell Southwell <rulee@cityscape.net> To: sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com> Cc: datsu
Come on Sid, tell the truth. You told me you don't like red seats :) Besides, the passenger seat is where you keep the cooler Mike to drive first the one Triumph unique era /// datsun-roadsters@autox
O.k., I can see putting a doe-eyed blond in the passenger seat, but a dead to drive first the one Triumph unique era /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list