We are going to bring over some of the Fairlady Badging off of the 350Z in Japan and was just wondering if there is an intrest?

The Difference is it sais fairladyZ versus 350Z on the rear deck lid..

Kyle


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None for me, thanks.

 

I'd like to do that. Any idea of pricing? I'm sure that more people would lower the price.

 

Are the Fairlady/350Z badges glued on or drilled into the car. If they are drilled into the car you might have a problem with the holes matching or having exposed holes, etc.

 

Usually glued on. When a customer with a Porsche wanted the absolute best detail, I removed the "carerra" logo with waxed dental floss, cleaned up that area and got all the wax out, and re-attached it.

 

Where'd they come up with the name "Fairlady" anyways? Personally, its not my favorite idea for a car name.

 

That was the original dame for the Nissan Fairlady Z in 1970. (only in Japan) They were Datsun 240z in the US. Nissan thought that using the name Nissan would scare too many people away because it sounded too Japanese.

Adam

 

HEY Kyle
is yuichi back from japan yet?

--cheston

 

Legend has it that Mr K saw the movie/play (not sure which) "My Fair Lady" and was very impressed with the beauty of the production. Hoping to associate Datsun's new sports car with this beauty he managed to get it named "Fairlady".

Legend 2:
The selling of Datsuns in the US in the late '60s was difficult. There was a military association with a flag that had the letter Z on it. This flag inspired confidence in the ranks. Mr K used this flag as a rallying point in the sales staff, and "rebadged" the fairladys in the US as 240Zs (against Japans desires).

I wish I had the specifics of these two stories because they are pretty cool if you are in the heiratage of the Zs. Can anyone tell the story better?