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03-12-2010, 08:50 AM
03-12-2010 08:29 AM
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Design/Style (http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/630z.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/#2)Nissan 370Z Roadster by Bruce Campbell - click above for high-res image gallery
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/bruce-campbell-nissan-250.jpg (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/)When we first met Nissan's (http://autoblog.com/make/nissan) vice president-design for North America Bruce Campbell (http://autoblog.com/tag/bruce+campbell), we were amused by his name. Hey, we've seen Evil Dead II at least fifty times. But after a few minutes of conversation with Nissan's highest-ranking U.S. designer, we were deeply impressed by his humor, ideas about design ("The Corvette (http://autoblog.com/model/corvette) looks fast standing still, the 370Z (http://autoblog.com/model/370z) looks fast at speed") and his soft-spoken grace. Sadly, Mr. Campbell is disembarking from the Nissan ship after more than thirty years at sea, reports Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/).
Campbell's career reads like a Nissan greatest design hits list, having worked on the (still fab looking) "Hardbody" trucks, the third-generation Maxima, the Xterra (http://autoblog.com/model/xterra) and more recently, the new latest Maxima (http://autoblog.com/model/maxima), the Rogue (http://autoblog.com/model/rogue) and the 370Z. Going back to our conversation, Bruce explained to us that the 350Z (http://autoblog.com/model/350Z) was designed only as a coupe, and that the 350Z Roadster looked odd because it was an afterthought. From the start, the 370Z was designed to be both a coupe and a convertible. We think he did well. We also think that his successor and current European design chief Alfonso Albaisa (http://autoblog.com/tag/Alfonso+Albaisa) has some pretty big shoes to fill.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster000_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)
Photos by Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/)]Report: Nissan's head U.S. designer, Bruce Campbell to retire at end of March (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/report-nissans-head-u-s-designer-bruce-campbell-to-retire-at/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Design/Style (http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/630z.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/#2)Nissan 370Z Roadster by Bruce Campbell - click above for high-res image gallery
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/bruce-campbell-nissan-250.jpg (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/)When we first met Nissan's (http://autoblog.com/make/nissan) vice president-design for North America Bruce Campbell (http://autoblog.com/tag/bruce+campbell), we were amused by his name. Hey, we've seen Evil Dead II at least fifty times. But after a few minutes of conversation with Nissan's highest-ranking U.S. designer, we were deeply impressed by his humor, ideas about design ("The Corvette (http://autoblog.com/model/corvette) looks fast standing still, the 370Z (http://autoblog.com/model/370z) looks fast at speed") and his soft-spoken grace. Sadly, Mr. Campbell is disembarking from the Nissan ship after more than thirty years at sea, reports Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/).
Campbell's career reads like a Nissan greatest design hits list, having worked on the (still fab looking) "Hardbody" trucks, the third-generation Maxima, the Xterra (http://autoblog.com/model/xterra) and more recently, the new latest Maxima (http://autoblog.com/model/maxima), the Rogue (http://autoblog.com/model/rogue) and the 370Z. Going back to our conversation, Bruce explained to us that the 350Z (http://autoblog.com/model/350Z) was designed only as a coupe, and that the 350Z Roadster looked odd because it was an afterthought. From the start, the 370Z was designed to be both a coupe and a convertible. We think he did well. We also think that his successor and current European design chief Alfonso Albaisa (http://autoblog.com/tag/Alfonso+Albaisa) has some pretty big shoes to fill.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster000_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/nissan370zroadster004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster/low/)
Photos by Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/home/nissans_campbell_retiring_100311/)]Report: Nissan's head U.S. designer, Bruce Campbell to retire at end of March (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/report-nissans-head-u-s-designer-bruce-campbell-to-retire-at/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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