Zed History - Styling

[Robert Palmonari]

Hi all, I've hung around and listened to some brilliant tips on this list. I've got a few 1600's (can't help myself) and I reckon if I ever upgrade I'd get a 240Z (pretty hard to find in Perth) or maybe the seemingly more common 260z. The original Zed car (240z) was designed by a German guy Albrecht Graf Goertz who earlier had  done the styling for the early BMW roadster in the 1950's called the 507. The BMW 507 is considered by many to be the most beautiful car ever, so it's no wonder he did such a great job on the 240Z, which sold like hotcakes when released. Apparently he scored the job for designing the shape of the Zed by arriving unannounced in Japan and just knocking on the doors of the major auto manufacturers with his sketches under his arm. Datsun took one look at his work and offered him the contract. Just a bit of trivia.... I like the Zed because to me it looks like a blending of many of the world's great supercar shapes - It reminds mainly of the Jaguar E-type and front-engined  Ferrari's. Nothing wrong with that!   Cheers all,   Rob   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------