[Roadsters] 50th anniversary

[dave n]

please don't flame me; I have a roadster.

if I were corporate, I would have figured out that 95% of America have no 
clue what a roadster is.  and of the remaining 5%, 2% still think its an mg 
or at least british.

I bet at least 40% of the population are familiar with the z car in at least 
one of its iterations.  so if I'm corporate, and I'm totally profit 
oriented, why would I try to bring publicity on a product that no one knows 
about, and is no longer made?  again, I'm just playing devil's advocate 
here.  what's in it for them?

granted, you could say itbs the precurser, but no one thinks beyond the 
surface.  they don't look alike.  how could that be?

the Z car is still made, so there's motivation to promote it and its 
history.  I'm just sayin.  I wish I thought otherwise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul Courson
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:33 AM
To: BARTERDUDE at aol.com
Cc: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 50th anniversary

Unfortunately, Nissan USA is not planning anything stateside according
to a corporate affairs person in Tennessee.

The fellow I spoke this morning said he would check with Nissan Japan,
but he had not heard of anything there, either.

Chatting a bit, he didn't really have a reason as to why the company's
not celebrating the 311.  He didn't exhibit much knowledge about the
car in the first place, but noted it "didn't catch on" like the Z,
which formed the basis for its 40th anniversary promotion by the
automaker.

Nice thought Gary, which they had been more receptive.

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On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:23 AM,  <BARTERDUDE at aol.com> wrote:
> Hey Roadster owners -
>
> 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the Fairlady Roadsters production. B
Anyone
> have leads into Nissan in the USA to see if they would put together a
> celebration of the best sports car on the road?
>
> They did something for the Z car's 40th, why not the Roadsters who set the
> bar for the Z's?
>
> Gary Lasater B - Parker CO