[Roadsters] Interesting historical note

[Charles Hubbard]

Gordon,

Mechanics from the Brits for sure,  but it looks to me like they mostly borrowed from a Fiat Spider.  Check this 1964 Fiat out:

[http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Fiat-1200-1959jpg.jpg]

Here is my 1964:

[cid:image004.jpg at 01D1AD21.F5546590]

Look at the headlight buckets on a 1969 Fiat Spider.  Looks Nissan was not the only company pilching design ideas.

Respectfully,

Charlie Hubbard

From: Datsun-roadsters [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters
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Subject: [Roadsters] Interesting historical note

I have sometimes heard Nissan/Datsun criticized by Euro-centric car enthusiasts for simply copying British designs. This was somewhat true after WWII, when Datsun was making Austin clones under license.

But I just ran across an interesting note in a Car and Driver Web article about BMW, which began with airplanes prior to WWI, then switched to motorcycles after the war. Here's the quote:

"1928: To enter the car business, BMW bought the Dixi Automobil Werke, which was building Austin Sevens under license."

Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA

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