Alvin, About 8 years ago, there was a roadster owner
named James Doh who did an "after the fact" design
analysis of the Datsun Roadster. He had an AMAZING web
site which reviewed individual design components and
made comparisons to other car designs such as the
Nissan Figaro.
Unfortunately, when James left the roadster
community... so did his website.
Dan Zubkoff
San Mateo, CA
--- Alvin Gogineni <gogineni.alvin@gene.com> wrote:
> When I was parked next to the Sunbeam Tiger a father
> and son were checking
> the cars out. I heard the kid tell his dad..."I like
> lines on this one
> better" and he pointed to the roadster.
>
> This reminded me how our cars really do have so much
> character and it's even
> more evident when I put a roadster model kit
> together.
>
> -The jewel-like taillights
>
> -Center rib from hood to trunk lid
>
> -The teardrop shape from front to back
>
> -The way the top of the rear fender blends in to
> the door
>
> -chrome trim
>
> -dash elements
>
>
>
> Whenever a new car is released someone does a design
> analysis of the
> body/lines...has anyone seen this for the roadster?
> The kind of drawing that
> labels and explains why certain elements were used,
> influences, etc.
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