Yoshihiko Matsuo


Yoshihiko Matsuo was a Japanese car designer. He was head of the designing team of the original Nissan 240Z in the 1960s, and was sold in Japan under the name "Fairlady". The well known design of the 240Z was well received and lasted relatively long in modified form. As Chief of Design he was also part of the design team of the Nissan Z-car. He was not pleased with the design of the Nissan 350Z in 1998, and compared it to the Bluebird and Leopard.
The death of Matsuo was announced in July 2020 at the Japanese Nostalgic Cars website, aged 86.