50 Years of Nissan Design

[Alfadog]

50 years ago Nissan set up it's own design department (according to this)! Thought some of you might like this little read:

http://www.carpages.co.uk/nissan/nissan_celebrates_50_years_of_design_part_1_20_08_04.asp?switched=on&echo=542921604

It featured in the local paper today. But I have a question - how did they.. errmm... design cars before this? Was it all contracted work? Does anybody know?

[26th-Z]

Thanks...quite interesting. It says that the design department was set up from the car modelling division. Perhaps a hold-over from the old technique of designing the chassis independently of the coachwork?