I spoke with one of the designers of the Fairlady a few years ago (forgot the
mans
name) when he was visiting CDM and he told me that the MGA was one of his
favorite
cars and was an influence in the design of the Roadster..
GG
RoadsterGB@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 15/06/2001 04:49:08 GMT Daylight Time, sgam@hotmail.com
> writes:
>
> > Having said that, I pulled up next to an MGA today, and some similarities
> > struck me. I don't know the measurements, but at a glance, the length &
> > width of the "A" is quite similar to the Datsun. Furthermore, the line of
> > the front fender on the Datsun is reminiscent (sp?)of the MGA - that lovely
> > curve from windshield to headlight is one of my favourite parts of the
> > Datsun design. There's even a sort of similarity of the two front
> > treatments, respectively.
> >
>
> Hi
>
> Nissan did own an MGA in Japan while the 1500 was being designed, but hey,
> after all these years of telling everyone that the roadster was designed
> before the MGB we don't want to admit to the roadster being an MG copy do we??
>
> Rob
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