OK, I feel like I'm having an Alheimer's moment. Has anyone else heard the
story about the design of the BMW 507 haveing something to do with the
design of the Roadster? Not that one was inspired by the other, but
something like the designers had a connection. I can't remember where I
read it.
Chris
>From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>To: Chris Robertson <ckrobertson@hotmail.com>, gsglasgow@attbi.com,
>datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Roadster styling (was originality thread)
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 18:41:48 -0800 (PST)
>
>Our beloved Roadster was designed by Hidehiro Iizuka. There is a very
>good page about the design of the 1500 (some prototypes labeled 1200)
>at <http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/Prototypes.htm>
>
>
>--- Chris Robertson <ckrobertson@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I read years ago that the designer(s) of the BMW 507 had something to
> > do
> > with the roadster. Can anyone confirm this or provide more details?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > >From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
> > >Reply-To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
> > >To: " roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: RE: Roadster styling (was originality thread)
> > >Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 17:38:53 -0800
> > >
> > >If you look at Hidehiro IIzuka's early stying sketches as reproduced
> > in
> > >Phill
> > >Brook's (excellent) book, it appears that the tailights and
> > relatively flat
> > >rear
> > >panel were part of the design from the very beginning. I think the
> > >taillights
> > >have a rather jet-exhaust look, which was quite common in that era.
> > >
> > >Of course, the panel isn't completely flat but rather has some
> > interesting
> > >contours, which I'm sure has caused no end of grief to
> > >less-than-knowledgeable
> > >body men.
> > >
> > >By 1969 Triumph had picked up the flat rear panel idea in the
> > >Michelotti/Karmann
> > >designed TR6, which I always thought looked great. In fact, at one
> > time I
> > >painted the rear panel on my roadster flat black like the Triumph
> > (partly
> > >to
> > >hide corrosion).
> > >
> > >Gordon Glasgow
> > >Renton, WA
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of snyler
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 5:08 PM
> > > > To: Mark Sedlack; roadster List
> > > > Subject: Roadster styling (was originality thread)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mark Sedlack wrote
> > > >
> > > > >However, I personally have never liked the "flat" rear-end panel
> > on the
> > > > >Roadster, and have always suspected it was due primarily to ease
> > of
> > > > >manufacture, rather than a planned styling detail.
> > > > I've wondered about the back recently myself. Perhaps it's a
> > cost
> > >thing,
> > > > perhaps the roadster was ahead of its time, anticipating the
> > Kamm-back
> > > > styling of the late 60s. I used to think the taillights were
> > stuck
> > > > on...items pulled from the Nissan parts bin, but they're unique
> > to the
> > > > roadster. If they'd used Bluebird (311) taillights of the era
> > (which
> > > > look like they might fit) there'd be much more of an MGB
> > resemblance.
> > >I
> > > > know the Roadster had its debut a year earlier, but it's hard
> > enough to
> > > > convince folks of the order of appearance as it is.
> > > > -Marc T.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >==========================================================================
> > > > Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
> > > > 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> > > > 1965 L-320 #L320 013642
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