Vintage Datsun Poster

[moonpup]

I found this vintage Datsun poster by Salvador Dali and while it's not a 240Z, it's kind of a neat poster. Rare..not so rare, what's the story on this piece of Datsun history?

[Terrapin Z]

I think it pretty cool myself. First time I've seen it.

[Mike B]

My guess is it was part of the same ad campaign as this Peter Max art for the Datsun 1200. I believe someone was trying to sell the original on ebay a few times a couple of months ago for several thousand dollars.

edit: just found the Dali ad on ebay too.

-Mike

Edited June 23, 2010 by Mike B

[Mike B]

I think these were a series of four different artists. They might have been mentioned in an old Datsun newletter I have. I'll have to check to see if I can find it. Here is #3 (not to be confused with HLS30-00003 )

-Mike

[moonpup]

My guess is it was part of the same ad campaign as this Peter Max art for the Datsun 1200. I believe someone was trying to sell the original on ebay a few times a couple of months ago for several thousand dollars.

edit: just found the Dali ad on ebay too.

-Mike

By original, is that the the original artwork that the posters are generated from or is that an original poster? (for that kind of money, I'd think it was for the actual artwork?)

Here's some pics of the text on the poster.

[Mike B]

By original, is that the the original artwork that the posters are generated from or is that an original poster? (for that kind of money, I'd think it was for the actual artwork?)

Here's some pics of the text on the poster.

Yes, it was the original artwork for the 1200 Peter Max ad. You didn't just win the lottery .

-Mike

[Mike B]

I think this is the last of the four.

I didn't find anything in the old newsletters, but here is a link to a Hemmings article about the ad campaign http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2007/02/01/hmn_feature14.html

And a link to the real "Dali Datsun" http://www.cartype.com/pages/4173/dalis_datsun

-Mike