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Isao Sono

Isao Sono

NissanDesign lead / Development team member

Timeline

  1. 1976
    Bluebird 5th generation
    Bluebird 5th generation

    1976–1979Design lead

    Nissan

  2. 1979
    Bluebird 6th generation
    Bluebird 6th generation

    1979–1993Design lead

  3. 1983
    Bluebird 7th generation
    Bluebird 7th generation

    1983–1990Design lead

  4. 1986
    Leopard 2nd generation (F31)
    Leopard 2nd generation (F31)

    1986–1992Development team member

    Worked with

  5. 1989
    Fairlady Z 4th generation (Z32)
    Fairlady Z 4th generation (Z32)

    1989–2000Development team member

    Worked with

Connections

  • Toshio Yamashita

    Toshio Yamashita

    Subordinate

    Yamashita began advanced design work on the Z32 under Sono, and later, as chief designer, brought the whole design together.

Profile

A designer who worked in the design department of Nissan Motor. He worked on the exterior design of the fourth-generation Fairlady Z (Z32) with Yoshio Maezawa, Toshio Yamashita and others.

Translated from Japanese sources.

Nissan engineers

All Nissan engineers