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S30 Nissan/Datsun 240Z (known in Japan as the Fairlady Z; 260Z and 280Z in other markets, was a fastback car
The Datsun 240Z (1970; Japan) was a fastback car with a 6-cylinder, 160-hp, twin-carburetor engine and a 4-speed manual transmission ...
Datsun 200B
1985 Nissan Skyline 2.4E 2.4 litre straight six from Australia and New Zealand
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Datsun 280Z
1978 280Z 2+2
Engine size was up again, to 2.8L, by increasing the bore of the L26 engine for the 280Z in late 1975, and fuel injection was added. Heavier impact absorbing bumpers were added in 1975(USA markets only).
1976 Datsun 260Z
Skyline GT-R engine conversion
Water-to-air intercooler
Skyline/Commodore brakes and custom suspension
448hp (329kW) at the wheels!
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1970 Datsun 240Z -- A Japanese Car You Want To Own
The 1970 Datsun 240Z wasn't the first Japanese car sold in America, but it was the first widely known -- and loved -- model to wear an Asian nameplate.
("The Datsun pickup of '59 was a lightweight hauler that had one speed - slow," says Bob Hagin. Matt Hagin says the new supercharged Nissan Frontier isn't his father's Datsun.) ...
^ The Datsun 240Z of 1972 was a very similar colour. I'd say it is a reference to the Z's past. But I daresay it also comes in yellow, blue, etc. Hopefully not silver though.
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PH Heroes: Datsun 240Z
David Vivian's take on a car that re-wrote the GT rule book
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The company formerly marketed vehicles under the 'Datsun' brand and is the third largest producers of well-known-cars, including the Infiniti luxury brand. Its main offices are located in Chûô, Tokyo.
This yoogly thing corners almost as good as my 1970 Mullholland-race-suspension-equipped Datsun 240Z, and, although it definitely doesn't meet my Datsun's O-ring-headed, Crown-turbocharged, acceleration times, ...
Once upon a time, way back in 1959, a company called Datsun imported a funny-looking pickup truck with a small bed and tiny engine, giving birth to the compact pickup market in the U.S. After a slow start, the market grew, as did the competition.
The original Datsun 240Z first sold in the States in 1969 as a 1970 model. The Z shape was a departure from sports cars of the day, and its powerful 150-horsepower 2.
Aesthetically, the Nissan GT-R is neither a modernized E-Type nor a resurrection of the earliest Z cars, way back when they wore the Datsun badge.
DAT later became Datsun (son of DAT) in 1931 and Datsuns went on to become the first mass-produced vehicles in Japan. Americans got their first look at the Datsun in 1958 - the 1200 Sedan.
The original 240Z was a defining car for Nissan (then Datsun), and a beacon of sports car hope during the largely hopeless early 1970s. Unfortunately, it evolved - or, more accurately, devolved - into the tasteless and disco-y 280ZX and 300ZX.
I personally don't like its V8 engine (look at my username), but it's still an epic car and a lot of fun - unlike the Playstation Datsun. Heck, the GTR is not even as much fun as an old Datsun 240Z... something wrong there.
We watch with amusement as a rusted-out Datsun 120Y streaks past, only to be seen several minutes later with the Plod having a word.
The Nissan Z badge first appeared in 1969 on the 240Z (in those days it was a Datsun), which went on to become a best seller around the world. Since then, there have been some good, and some pretty ordinary, Z cars.
No longer a "compact" pickup truck (a category Nissan's predecessor, Datsun, created on this continent), the Frontier is a "mid-size" pickup, ...
He attributes his performance perspective to time spent with his car-crazy roommate, Erik Duffus, who owns several cars, including a pristine E30 M3 and a 1970 Datsun 240Z with a 350 Chevy V8.
The high of the early '70s--when Datsun dealers briefly sold the 2000 Roadster, 240Z, 510 and 1200 simultaneously and had waiting lists months long--was followed by a series of dips and surges in the form of the 610, 710 and F10.
The AZEAL recalls previous small, high-performance coupes and sedans like the original Datsun 510 and Sentra SE-R - where compact dimensions and short front and rear overhangs were essential to the design and the vehicles' nimble performance.
Motoring Memories: The Original Datsun 510, 1968-1973
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A few of my favorite cars: 69 Plymouth Satellite Sebring (I owned a Satellite) Porsche 356, the original Datsun 240 Z, Audi TT, BMW 507, and also, I drive a VW--I think the best designed cars for the money.
The hand-stitched panels on the top of the dashboard, are impressive, and the overall build seems good. However, the air-con controls look cheap; some of the plastic trim looks tacky; and, the key looks like something from a 1970s Datsun.
 See also: Nissan, Seat, Toyota, Porsche, Honda
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