A Z-car the "ultimate Fairlady"? Maybe chronologically...
Gary McCormick (still not happy that increased Z production killed the
Roadster...)
'70 2000
San Jose, CA
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shifty wrote:
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> [snip]
> Z-cars are Fairlady Z's (the ultimate Fairlady) in the rest of the world.
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> 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
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