So nissan never copied anyone then, it was all their own ideas from day one?
As is so often the case, you're missing the whole point
and the big picture.
What does "copied" mean in this context? Is it the same way that the Rolling Stones 'copied' delta blues from the likes of Robert Johnson down through Willie Dixon, the same way that Robert Johnson's guitar was 'copied' from a mediaeval European stringed instrument or an ancient African stringed instrument, or the way that all these musicians 'copied' notes, chords and beats from.........? Well, from where? From
nature itself?
Nobody creates or designs anything in a vacuum. All are influenced by what has come before, whether consciously or otherwise. The language of style changes almost imperceptibly, and more than one person can come up with what looks like the same thing - miraculously - at the same time as others. When some are openly
influenced by the masters of the field, openly admit to it, and make their own efforts with a nod of the head to their inspiration, are they merely 'copying'? No.
If you seriously think that Nissan's stylists and engineers simply 'copied' the MkII Cortina, then you know just as little about the MkII Cortina as you know about Nissan.
The remnants of past prejudices ( propaganda, no less ) can still be seen when people point to those in the East as being mere 'copyists'. The people who do this usually have no idea what their own culture has "copied" from the very same culture they accuse of "copying".
900ss said:
btw, I was thinking of bmw's m10 engine
Why? What's it got to do with the L-gatas that were used in the 510s?
900ss said:
And you forgot the Sun newspaper in the mornings
Paper. Chinese invention...
If you're a Sun reader it explains a lot.
. Only two types of folk drove a ford in Africa. You were either bribed to drive one or or you were a British Diplomat = patriotic