[Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour

[Quinn, Patrick]

G'day Mark

It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name.

When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports car, the
film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas around the world. The CEO of
Nissan was besotted by Audrey Hepburn (SIGH!) in the role of Eliza Doolittle
and decided to call the car after the film.

Better than calling it the Datsun Pygmalion!!!!!!

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre
Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour

Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: <insptwo at msn.com>
To: "healey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour


> Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They
> could
> not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if
> he
> could come up with a name. He asked them "How soon you need the name".
> When
> they told him they had to have it by the next day, he replied "ack
> Datsun!"
>
> Bill
>
> BJ7
>
>> From: edic at tampabay.rr.com
>> To: robertduquette at sympatico.ca; healeys at autox.team.net
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour
>>
>> Robert,
>>
>> I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that.
>>
>> Mel Brunet
>> HBJ8L/39749
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