Why I love the name Fairlady Z
 

If you ever wanted to see what Nissan had in mind with the name 'Fairlady':

Nissan Miss Fairlady

'nuff said

No

:rolleyes:


The name actually came from the broadway play "My Fair Lady".

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Wow, I feel like you guys are trying to deny that this exists. Anyways, I'm well aware of the Broadway play. However, in relation to our car, the Fairlady girls actually predate the existing Fairlady Z by 5 years, as the 50th annual was in 2015, while the Z car just hit 50 years in 2020.


48th Annual in 2013:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/53685715@N02/8900946546/

It's well known that Katayama-san took the name inspiration from "My Fair Lady".

So I'm not sure what you're getting at here.

Wow, I feel like you have no idea what you're talking about. The Fairlady name was inspired in 1959 by the broadway play, and the first Datsun Fairlady (SPL213) was released in 1961.

I've read, in more than one article, that the car was named after the play. First mention I've seen of the entertainers. But that's just what I've read on The Intertubes.

Can't say that I consider it to be very important, either way. Ie, minutia. YMMV if you are a Historian. :)

You drew the conclusion due to common presence of “lady”. Ok.

You will communicate well with my 3yr old daughter. My 5 yr old boy is a little out of your range though. :rofl2:

Cant say I'm a fan of the Fairlady name.
To me it was a whimsical way to name the vehicle and only has a very tenuous link to what was produced.

I much prefer just Z, pronounced "Zee"

Cheers
Skiwi

I am one of the few who swapped the badge out. I'm fine with it even if the untrained eye still mistakes the car for a 350Z.

:icon14: lol I didn't even really read your post earlier when I responded with dates. But it's clear you have no idea wtf you're talking about.

What are you aware of about the Broadway play? That it exists? Or that it was a big hit and 3 years running when Mr. K saw it and was inspired by it and thought that the popularity could be marketed? (I very much agree with Swiki on the tenuous connection comment!)

You say that the Fairlady girls predate the Fairlady Z. Well that's obviously true. But you know the Fairlady Z was not the first Fairlady, right? Those Fairlady girls are predated by the inspiration by 6 years and by the first vehicle by 4 years. So are you trying to say they were the original inspiration? Because if you are, that's either totally ignorant or coming from a very sexist perspective or both :shakes head:

I actually like the Fairlady name in and of itself. But :iagree: completely with this comment. Really it was just Japan capitalizing on a capitalism marketing opportunity. Well done on their part...

Thank Goodness. I can't stand it when someone calls it a Zeed... I want to bash them in their Zead/Head.

The tags :rofl2: