Kozo Watanabe (other)
Kozo Watanabe may refer to: *Kozo Watanabe (engineer) (born 1942), Japanese automotive engineer for Nissan *Kōzō Watanabe (Democratic Party politician) (born 1932), Japanese politician *Kōzō Watanabe (Liberal Democratic Party politician) (1942–2007), Japanese politician {{hndis, Watanabe, Kozo ...
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Kozo Watanabe (engineer)
is a Japanese automotive engineer who was responsible for the development of the ninth generation Nissan Skyline (R33) and the tenth generation Nissan Skyline (R34). History Early days As a boy, he was a car enthusiast who loved motor sports. He saw the Prince cars being completely defeated at the 1st Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka Circuit in 1963. In March 1967, one month before he joined Nissan, he went to Europe to watch a Formula 1 race.SEIBIDO MOOK "Japan's Memorable Car - Skyline GT-R, from PGC10 to R33" July 10, 1997, SEIBIDO SHUPPAN CO., LTD. (Japanese) He wanted to join Brabham or another F1 car manufacturer. In Japan, he wanted to join the Prince Motor Company which produced the R380 racing car. Joined Nissan He joined Nissan in April 1967 and was assigned to the Prince Division, which had recently been merged into Nissan in August 1966, located in Ogikubo, Tokyo, as he hoped.
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