[Roadsters] Interesting historical note

[peter harrison]

nissan were making "Austin 7"s before WWII.
and Frazer-Nash - before WWII and Bristol after were making BMW's

Peter Harrison  
818 448 3181


To: gsglasgow at comcast.net
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 19:15:53 +0000
CC: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Interesting historical note
From: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net











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:
 

 
Here is my 1964:
 


 
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

Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 11:05 AM

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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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