[Roadsters] 50th anniversary

[jover4x4 at aol.com]

John,

What was your Dad's name?  My dad also worked at corporate (for 26 years).   
I too was weaned on Datsuns.  

John Over
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-----Original message-----
From: John Hogan <john at thehogans.name>
To: 'Datsun' <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 20:06:53 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 50th anniversary

I'm a bit of a list stalker here (have a 1967.5 2000 stuck torn down in a
storage building because I lost my garage when I had to move).  I grew up
with Datsun/Nissan all my life (dad worked for Nissan at the Jacksonville
port and eventually corporate in LA for a bit 20 years ago) and I will say
that I didn't know what a roadster was until I was in my 20s.  I knew
Z-cars, but the roadster is not that well known.

When my dad worked at corporate Nissan, he threw out the idea of bringing
the Datsun brand back.  He was laughed out then, but 20 years later they are
doing it.  I think with the relaunch of the Datsun brand, it might make
sense to "reacquaint" the public with the Datsun heritage.. and a 50 year
anniversary of undoubtedly a  really cool car is not a bad time to do it..  

John

> 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. B 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. B 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? B again, I'm just playing devil's 
> advocate here. B what's in it for them?
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