July 21 - Tokyo, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., will hold an exhibition entitled "'Passion & Imagination: Nissan Design 50th Anniversary & Future" at its two galleries in Ginza, downtown Tokyo starting at the end of July. The exhibition will run for about two weeks and will showcase the historical achievements of Nissan's design department over the last fifty years, as well as its future design vision. Nissan's design department was established in February1954 from Nissan's car modeling division.
On display, visitors will find full-size and scale models of some of Nissan's most popular vehicles, including the Datsun sedan and Fairlady Z sports car. The Datsun sedan was built in 1955 and was the predecessor to the Datsun 210, the first Nissan model exported to the U.S. The Murano cross-over sport utility vehicle and the Armada full-size SUV, currently sold only in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, will also be exhibited. (Since this release, the Murano went on sale in Japan - on Sept. 2)
In addition, visitors will be able to view several of Nissan's concept models unveiled at global motor shows in recent years, including the C-NOTE, the TRIANT and the EVALIA, as well as miniature versions of Nissan's dealerships and motor show booths built according to Nissan's new global visual standards.
The exhibition will start on July 30 at the Nissan Headquarters Gallery and on July 31 at the Nissan Ginza Gallery and run until August 15 at both galleries. Below is a schedule of the exhibition.
PLACE: Nissan Headquarters Gallery (HQ Bldg., 1st Fl.)
17-1, Ginza 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5565-2389
DATES: July 30 - Aug. 15
TIME: Mon. - Fri., including national holidays, 8:30 am - 8 pm
Sat. 10 am - 8 pm
Sun. 10 am - 5:30 pm
Please note that the Headquarters Gallery will close at 5 pm on July 30
PLACE: Nissan Ginza Gallery (across from Mitsukoshi Department Store)
8-1, Ginza 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3572-4778
DATES: July 31 - Aug 15, 2004
TIME: 10 am - 8 pm (open throughout the year)
Below is a list of models and other exhibits on display at the two galleries.
Nissan Headquarters Gallery:
· DATSUN sedan (Type 110 1955)
· Yanya (concept car at Geneva Motor Show 2002)
· QUEST CONCEPT (concept car at Detroit Motor Show 2002)
· EVALIA (concept car at Geneva Motor Show 2003)
· TRIANT (concept car at Detroit Motor Show 2003)
· C-NOTE (concept car at Tokyo Motor Show 2003)
· MURANO
· ARMADA (from July 31)
· BOGA* (concept car at Tokyo Motor Show 1989; only on display July 30)
· FAIRLADY 1500 (scale model; only on display July 30)
· FAIRLADY Z (scale model; only on display July 30)
· First generation Silvia (scale model; on display from July 31)
· Nissan dealerships, motor show booths (up to 1/200 scale models)
· FAIRLADY Z merchandize, including key rings, watches and T-shirts
Nissan Ginza Gallery:
· BOGA (concept car at Tokyo Motor show 1989)
· TEANA
· FAIRLADY 1500 (scale models)
· FAIRLAYDY Z (scale models)
· Video featuring the development process of the FAIRLADY Z and other models