The burgeoning Japanese car company wanted a really good name so they asked the Germans who are known for naming their car companies really well.
The president asked a rep from a German marketing company for help.
They asked when they needed the final product and the president said, "One week."
To which the German replied, "Dat Soon."
They were stuck on the roadster...so they called it Fair Lady until someone said, uh, no.
"Datsun-ice car". Say it out loud.
They were okay. Early datsoons were almost copies of LBC's.