I'm here with money in my hand for a copy of your book, Phill..., just tell me
where to
send the check/money order/credit card # or whatever.
The best part of your entire message, IMHO, is that last line:
"BTW There are NO pictures of Z cars in the book."
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
fairlady wrote:
> I am please to announce the release of Fair Lady, Japan's First Sports Car.
>
> As its name implies, this beautifully designed, high quality book takes a
> detailed look at the image building car that helped lift Nissan-Datsun from a
> local Japanese manufacturer to one of the world's largest car makers.
>
> This book has been 5 years in the making (with some sizeable breaks) and has
> involved the ipput and cooperation of a number of list members. I have
> conducted interviews with designers, engineers and notable owners of these
> cars in Japan, Europe, North America and Australia. I have also been granted
> access to a great deal of material from Nissan's own archives. I also
> commissioned a great number of original photographs to help make this book
> something special.
>
> The book focuses on the period from 1958 to 1970, a time of explosive growth
> for the Japanese automotive industry and Nissan-Datsun in particular. Fair
> Lady starts with a look at the history of Nissan, the mood and politics of the
> Japanese industry at the time and sports cars offered by Japanese
> manufacturers during this period. The book then moves on to take a detailed
> look at the design, construction and development of the various models that
> bear the badge Fair Lady. Later Chapters focus on racing and rallying
> accomplishments, production numbers and worldwide distribution and finally,
> tips for current and intending owners.
>
> There is also a chapter on the Silvia coupe. This stunning car was a
> mechanical sister to the Fair Lady convertible. The Silvia won acclaim all
> around the world for its beautiful styling but was a sales failure.
>
> This book is the first in the English language to focus purely on these cars.
> While it is aimed particularly at owners and enthusiasts of these cars, Fair
> Lady, Japan's First Sports Cars is also suitable for the curious and those
> with a general interest in things automotive.
>
> Details in brief:
> Title: Fair Lady, Japan's First Sports Car
> Published by Banzai Productions
> P O Box 615
> Artarmon NSW 1570
> Australia
>
> ISBN 0-646-40690-6
> 148 pages (including 20 pages of colour sections) plus cover
> 167 photographs and illustrations
> The size is 245mm by 190mm
> It is soft bound and printed on 130gsm paper
> Recommended retail price is US$30
>
> To keep costs down for everyone I would prefer to sell in quantities through
> clubs. This would save currency conversion and other banking costs as well as
> postage. For instance, a single copy posted by economy air would be US$36 to
> US$38 but 3 copies sent to the same address would total US$102 or US$34each.
> Larger quantities would be cheaper again. I would also look favourably at
> discounting on large orders.
>
> This Fair Lady will not be available in US bookshops for sometime, if at all
> (unless a lot of you start asking Motorbooks or Amazon.com about it). I have
> sold about 40 copies of the book in Australia so far and expect the first
> copies to arrive in the USA and Britain within the next week.
>
> Some list members are among those with copies of the book and should be able
> to confirm the quality of Fair Lady, Japan's First Sports Car.
>
> Please contact me if you require more information.
>
> Kindest Regards,
> Phill Brook
>
> BTW There are NO pictures of Z cars in the book.
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