1972 Datsun 240Z run. (One last good time before I sold it)
Nissan sports car has always been successful in the Japanese market and is therefore not only the name Nissan Fairlady Z used in Japan from its first year of unveiling in 1970 until today The Fairlady Z was sold on the US market as Datsun until 1984 s the first model of the series Z-Cars was the next 240Z Nissan introduced the 260Z, 280Z, 280ZX, 300ZX and 350Z is the last Datsuns 240Z was unveiled in 1969 and the US market was made in 1970 by Yutaka Katayama, president of operations Nissan Motors USA the letter Z of the name refers to the engine displacement, the first model - the 240Z used a 2 liter engine 4; 350Z uses a 3 out of 5 liter.
The Datsuns 240Z is the first model of the first series of Nissan Z-cars pocketed the S30, the first series was produced from 1969 to 1978 and also included 260Z and 280Z Z cars have disappeared from the US market with the introduction of the 300ZX Twin Turbo I 1993 and I came back seven years later with the 350Z.
On its launch, the 240Z is a spectacular car that could easily compete with the best cars in the US market and European It was a performance car with a sexy look, at a price 3500 which helped the manufacturer to sell more than 30 000 units in 1971 and more than 50 000 and 40 000 in 1972 and 1973 respectively in fact, the price was that made the Japanese car to have great success in foreign markets.
The 240Z has come in two versions, one for the US market and one for the Japanese one for the Japanese market was more design in the race, while the American model is not a car race it was powered by a SOHC inline -6 L20 engine with an output of 130 hp, and the US market came with L24 engine 6-cylinder with twin SU carburetors that produced 151 hp.
The engine was actually 510 1 6-liter four-cylinder OHC with two grafted on to a surprisingly strong SACT 2 4 liters inline-6 with two SU-like carburetors.
The 240Z also presented a manual four-speed transmission, disc brakes front and ho-hum rear drums.
The exterior styling was inspired by the Ferrari GTO proportions and nose Jaguar E-type Nissan also added bumper delicate, framed by lights encased in ice scoop buckets mounted in the wings before it had a weight of 2320 books.
Inside the bucket high back seats and instrumentation tunneled deep into the dashboard.
The car made of 0 to 60 mph sprint 8 2 seconds to finish the quarter mile 15 86 5 seconds to 5 mph Maximum speed was 125 mph.
Engine 2 4 L 2393 146 cc to I6, cast iron block, alloy head, crankshaft seven bearings, single overhead camshaft, 9 0 1 compression.
supply system mechanical fuel pump, double Hitachi GDH 46W 1 75-44 4 mm SU type carburetors.
146 ft lbf torque 198 Nm at 4400 rpm crude SAE.
four-speed manual Transmisson or three-speed automatic after September 1970.
Back 9 0-228 mm by 6 1 6 to 40 drums 6 mm.
Independent front MacPherson struts, lower links, coil springs, telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar.
Rear independent with MacPherson struts, lower wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers.
steering rack and pinion, 2 7 lock to lock turns.
The 4-5J wheels 14 steel wheels with 175 SR 14 tires.
Nissan has not changed anything on the car until 1974, and even sales have been a real success.
The first change came in 1974, more because of the new bumper regulations and emissions The name was changed from 240Z to 260Z because of the new movement 2 6 liter engine also February 2 model sitting was added in line with a wheelbase Sept. 11 inches longer than the s two places in the US market, it was sold only in 1974, but on other countries was available until 1979.
Even in the engine displacement was larger, the output was lower, only 140 hp and that was because the emissions regulations have forced a reduction in the ignition timing and compression ratio The 260Z is offered with an automatic transmission with three speeds.
Due to its reduced performance, the 260Z had not been a success as 240Z; As a result, the company had to lower prices.
Compared to the 240Z, the 260Z came with some climate controls improvements have been more wisely arranged and easier to work with, and there were additional rigidity in the chassis due to a redesign of the chassis rails that were more large and extended further back than in the 240Z.
The next template changes were made in 1975 Due to a new displacement of the engine, the car also took a new name of the 280Z powered by a motor 2 8 liters The car finally came five-speed with manual transmission ; the rest of the car was only cosmetic changes and a new price 7968 The 280Z has been sold in the US In 1977, Nissan sold 70,000 2s and 2 cut.
For 280Z models, Nissan replaced SU carburetors on all models with the injection of L-Jetronic field Bosch The output was increased by 140-149 c.
In 1977, the first series Z-Car saw its biggest improvement of the power of 150 hp in the original 240Z, it has now been increased to 170 hp In addition, the models presented overdrive transmission with five speeds.
In 1978, Nissan has offered a limited edition Black Pearl 280Z All models around 850-1500 were offered in black pearl paint with a single band kit.
In 1979, Nissan unveiled the second generation Z-Cars The first model, the 280ZX was a more refined and luxurious than the previous generation.
A true sports car with a retro look, the first Z-Cars series has been a success on the following market with its performance, very well then, there was the price, another market competition, why the vehicle a fresh 70 icon and sophistication As seen in the statistics, Nissan knew how to have a say in the market, they knew the desires of their customers and find solutions to create a car to a price that everyone could afford and as history will show, the Z-Cars have been and are a big hit worldwide.
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