Cedric nissan biography

Picture the scene – in Technicolor: a casino on the Riviera, on a balmy mid-‘60s evening. The sharply-dressed stranger nonchalantly fishes a Dunhill lighter out of his left jacket pocket and lights his cigarette.

The croupier addresses him: “You win again, monsieur.” A comtessa in a low-cut dress exclaims: “This is your night, signore!” Two tuxedoed gentlemen at the table nod; one of them asks: “May we have the pleasure of you name?” The stranger takes a drag and replies: ”The name is Cedric.

Nissan Cedric.” The whole casino erupts in hysterics.

Nissan weren’t the only company (nor the first) to come up with improbable names for their cars, but they were quite adept at it. And in a way, it all started with Cedric – the name first appeared in , alongside two other early attempts at Anglicization, namely Bluebird and Fairlady.

Those two were dubious enough, but Cedric takes the cake.