Datsun dropped the name in '65-ish. Seems to have coincided roughly with
the introduction of the 1600. In Japan and Australia the name was kept.
Z-cars are Fairlady Z's (the ultimate Fairlady) in the rest of the world.
Mr. K felt that the name was not appropriate for a sports car in the
American market.
The origin of Fairlady is that a Nissan executive saw "My Fair Lady" in
New York and was so taken with the play that he insisted on naming the
car after it.
They've had some fun names in Japan for other Nissans, witness the Cherry
(F10), Bluebird (510), Cedric etc.
Leigh Brooks
San Francisco
On 5/11/99 11:32 AM, Kerry Zariwny wrote:
>Or for that matter, 1600? I have seen pictures with the "fairlady" emblem
>on 1600s and I have also had people have calling my car
>a "fairlady" but my roadster does not have the term fairlady anywhere on
>the car. Anyone know?
>
>Anyone? Anyone?
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