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08-04-2010, 02:00 PM
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Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Design/Style (http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/rr-630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued)Randy Rodriguez, designer of the Nissan 370Z - Click above to read the interview (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued)
It's a rare thing to see a car penned by someone who's a die-hard fan. More often than not, designers are assigned to vehicles they have little or no emotional attachment to, and as such, the car buying public is regularly supplied with a slurry of bland appliances that do little to acknowledge a car's model history and next to nothing to advance the vehicle aesthetically.
Thankfully, that's not the case with the Nissan 370Z. Randy Rodriguez, the guy behind the original design of the 370Z, had owned 10 different Z cars before he sat down to sketch out the latest iteration of Nissan's low-buck sports machine. Autoblog had the chance to catch up with Rodriguez at the Z's 40th birthday bash (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/02/autoblog-attends-23rd-annual-nissan-z-car-convention/) last weekend in Franklin, TN. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued) to read a few excerpts from the conversation, including talk about alternatively powered future Zs and how he drew inspiration for the car's look from the Discovery Channel.
Gallery: 23rd Annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention)
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Photos by Zach Bowman / Copyright (C)2010 AOLContinue reading Autoblog speaks with Nissan 370Z designer Randy Rodriguez at 23rd annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/)
Autoblog speaks with Nissan 370Z designer Randy Rodriguez at 23rd annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Design/Style (http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/rr-630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued)Randy Rodriguez, designer of the Nissan 370Z - Click above to read the interview (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued)
It's a rare thing to see a car penned by someone who's a die-hard fan. More often than not, designers are assigned to vehicles they have little or no emotional attachment to, and as such, the car buying public is regularly supplied with a slurry of bland appliances that do little to acknowledge a car's model history and next to nothing to advance the vehicle aesthetically.
Thankfully, that's not the case with the Nissan 370Z. Randy Rodriguez, the guy behind the original design of the 370Z, had owned 10 different Z cars before he sat down to sketch out the latest iteration of Nissan's low-buck sports machine. Autoblog had the chance to catch up with Rodriguez at the Z's 40th birthday bash (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/02/autoblog-attends-23rd-annual-nissan-z-car-convention/) last weekend in Franklin, TN. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/#continued) to read a few excerpts from the conversation, including talk about alternatively powered future Zs and how he drew inspiration for the car's look from the Discovery Channel.
Gallery: 23rd Annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/39-z_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/01-z_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/02-z_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/03-z_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/04-z_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/23rd-annual-z-car-convention/)
Photos by Zach Bowman / Copyright (C)2010 AOLContinue reading Autoblog speaks with Nissan 370Z designer Randy Rodriguez at 23rd annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/)
Autoblog speaks with Nissan 370Z designer Randy Rodriguez at 23rd annual Z Car Convention (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/autoblog-speaks-with-nissan-370z-designer-randy-rodriguez-at-23r/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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