[Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge

[Gary McCormick]

Sorry - didn't realize that the "Fairlady" name had been used on US market
cars. (I must say, though, that when correcting another person's factual
error, starting the message with "You are wrong" is a bit on the rude side.
Reminds me that I once blocked your messages b and that I should reinstate
that filterb&).

Sent from my iPod

On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:10 AM, BARTERDUDE at aol.com wrote:

> Gary - you are wrong.  FAIRLADY was produced and used in the US until they
lost the trademark name war with the Fairlady bus company.
>
> Check out www.wycroc.org WHAT IS IT and you'll see the FAIRLADY badge on my
1963,
>
>
> Gary Lasater - Parker CO
> founding member www.WyCROC.org / www.ZRoad.org
> 1963 SPL310-00161C (Single Carb)
> 1963 SPL310-00289B (Single Carb)
> 1964 SPL310-01289
> 1967 SPL311-09144
>
> In a message dated 4/19/2012 10:08:04 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
gkmcc at sbcglobal.net writes:
> Do you mean 1500 vs 1600/2000? Low windshield vs high windshield? The
> nomenclature doesn't carry a visual impact, because the name "Fairlady" was
> only used in Japan, and cars of the same year are visually identical save
for
> badging and steering wheel placement. At the scale we're talking about
here,
> the visual differences btwn the early and late cars is minor, though maybe
low
> vs high windshield would make a difference.
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> '70 2000 SRL311-13291
>
> --- On Thu, 4/19/12, Richard Bush <rabush2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Richard Bush <rabush2000 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge
> To: "Dan Kroninger" <d_kroninger at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:38 AM
>
> I agree - simple works but, should it be Roadster or Fairlady?
>
> Richard Bush
> 512 574 8081
>
> On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Dan Kroninger wrote:
>
> > It could be as simple as:
> >
> >               50 years
> > "Insert roadster photo here"
> >              1962-2012
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:20 AM, "Pat Horne" <pat at hornesystemstx.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I prefer the first one. The griffon has been on the key blanks and looks
> > great to me. Now we need to figure a way to get the 50 year info into it.
> > Should it be "50 years" or 1962-2012" or what?
> >>
> >> Peace,
> >> Pat
> >>
> >> Thusly spake Paul Kort, On 4/19/2012 9:52 AM:
> >>> Found one at 311s.org
> >>> http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14600
> >>>
> >>> Two more photos here;
> >>> http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14269
> >>>
> >>> Rastun sells one for $39.  I wonder where they got them made
> >>>
> >
>
http://community.ratsun.net/topic/41938-ratsun-grill-badges-and-pins-for-sale
> > /
> >>>
> >>>  Just throwing these out there for possible design help or possible
> >>> sources.
> >>>
> >>> Paul
> >>> Ohio
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>>
> >>> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> >>>
> >>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> >>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> >>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> >>> Unsubscribe:
> >
>
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/pat@hornesystemstx.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Pat Horne, Owner, Horne Systems
> >> (512) 797-7501 Voice        5026 FM 2001
> >> Pat at HorneSystemsTx.com    Lockhart, TX 78644-4443
> >> www.hornesystemstx.com
> >> -- We support Habitat for Humanity - a hand UP, not a hand OUT --
> >> ________________________________________
> >>
> >> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> >>
> >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> >> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> >> Unsubscribe:
> >
>
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/d_kroninger@hotmail.co
> > m
> > ________________________________________
> >
> > datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> >
> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> > Unsubscribe:
>
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/rabush2000@hotmail.com
> ________________________________________
>
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gkmcc@sbcglobal.net
> ________________________________________
>
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe:
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/barterdude@aol.com