Sean287
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Don't know if this has been posted before, but quite enjoyable:
Nissan Datsun Z "Fairlady Z" [Full Car Documentary] - YouTube
Nissan Datsun Z "Fairlady Z" [Full Car Documentary] - YouTube
But I don't know the lies
But I don't know the lies
And the 'search it yourself, the information is out there' argument is difficult for mere mortals as the very place anyone woud search for the answers is litttered with 'lies' or 'inorrect' information. What or who should we believe?.
I'm not in the country so don't have suitable Internet connection to watch a video successfully but I'm sure I've probably seen it before. Something along the lines of that the in '69 came along a Japanese sports car designed purely for the Amercan market etc etc...?
Dale said:I realise that the 'original designer/design team' question or 'statement' will be the biggest gripe, especially when coming from an American perspective, but the below video I quite enjoyed watching. Is this getting closer to the truth? It centres around Matsuo (who was the head of the design team?) and he talks about some designs that he developed. Was Tamura the prominent member of the team? I don't recall the whole details of the video.
That's another case-in-point of USA-centric thinking, and of Matsuo san ( somebody I consider a friend, actually... ) getting somewhat ahead of himself with all this. When videos like that put him on the spot, he will of course - like anyone - try to live up to what is expected of him.
Tamura san was not really a prominent member of the team, but he ended up with his own hand perhaps closest to the final lines of the S30-series Z's exterior styling. That's important, but it doesn't make him solely responsible for anything except ( and that's a big 'except' .... ) the final lines of the car. He was on the end of a process that was arguably more a case of refining the work of Fumio YOSHIDA, and has acknowledged that fact.
....so for anyone to take sole credit for a product, or worse still a consumer (or fan) to believe that one person is responsible for that product is a touch on the nieve side.
Dale said:Thanks for that post Alan, great info! Are there any other major misconception we should be wary of? We know that Nissan didn't 'do it' for America, and we know who 'didn't' design, or soley design our beloved S30. Anything else we are wrong to believe?