This Nissan Fairlady 240Z is the dream car of an Otaku
Yutaka Katayama You may not have heard of him, but surely you saw his influence on the automotive world Affectionately known as Mr. K name and the Father of the Z car, Katayama is for many a hero a legend.
In the 1960s, Japanese cars in the US were more than the single use transportation that got decent fuel economy and were known to be more reliable and more affordable than their national counterparts In short, they were something but cool as executive at Nissan, Katayama has some radical ideas and introduced several cars in the US market has changed the perception of Japanese cars always was the Datsun 240Z.
In Japan, Nissan has been similar to one of the big three in the US When he started selling cars in the US, he used the nickname instead Datsun Nissan, for fear of default line America thus tarnishing the Nissan Datsun 240Z But when the hit showrooms in 1969, it was a smashing success for the next 15 years Datsuns began to display badges that announced Datsun by Nissan and possibly at Nissan.
There were other vehicles, such as the Datsun 510 and Toyota Celica, which helped cement the status of Japanese cars but if David and Goliath was an allegory on the success of Japanese car, the stone that struck Goliath the temple was Z.
The Datsun 240Z entered the US market at the end of the tail of the big time muscle car and the top of the popularity for British roadsters The last group, with models such as the Triumph TR6 and MG MGB were directly Mr. K's crosshairs s creation, and they were blown from the sky by the Z 240Z is a great sports car GT two passenger seats with a short stylish platform and the long hood Many consider the version the budget of the venerable Jaguar E-type he certainly had a British feel to the design, sound, and feel of the car, but without the quirky aspects unreliable.
With a suggested retail price of 3500, the Datsun 240Z has a slightly higher price to the MGB GT and roughly the same as a Porsche 914 Those who wanted something along the lines of a Chevrolet Corvette or Ford Mustang should have paid more than 2,500 more, almost double the price of the Datsun.
Z gave people the cool factor they want at a price they could afford, and it was reliable, day after day as muscle cars have lost power in the 1970s, the Datsun Z has increased popularity in the United States while its British competitors all but ceased to exist.
Powered by a six-cylinder 4L 2 of L24, the Datsun Z produced 151 horsepower and could achieve 0-60 mph in just eight seconds was fast enough to hang with the likes of the Porsche 911 independent rear suspension allowed Z to handle everything as it looked, and it was a great success on the track and on the ground Showroom wins on Sunday sells on Monday was a popular saying in those days.
Regarding the collection of cars, nostalgic Japanese market is an interesting niche to consider the last five years or so we have really provided an overview of the potential of these large vehicles There are fifteen, you can pick up a clean Datsun Z unless they have sold new today one of the first 240Z will bring more than 10,000 in a moderate state of disrepair like the stock market, the automotive market there are some models that you should buy before they go up, some that you probably should sell because they've peaked, and others you want to keep, as they are escalating value.
Some say that the 240Z in particular the escalation of value at a higher rate than any other car on the three models of the first generation Z 240, 260, 280 the 1970 models have already almost reached the stage where you to want to maintain the 260Z and 280Z are where you can always look for a good price the key is to find models that haven t wrecked or aren t too corroded with rust Japanese cars of this era are known to rust .
We've all heard the stories of people who sold a 1955 Chevrolet for peanuts and kicking every day to her Though it's not a crystal ball to tell you what cars are coming into their own down the road, there are some models to consider the Datsun Z becomes a collector's item because it was not only an icon and a game changer in its time, but also because people now want to buy their first car collection remember growing up when the Z hit the showroom it is the type of car that gets comments to the gas station as I had one of those in high school, and it was so cool.
Sometimes predict the future is as simple as looking back to the cars that influenced you when you were in your formative years.
Do you covet or own a Datsun Z Let us know in the comments.
I had in 1971 I bought 240Z Nissan Dealership in Pompano everybody, Fl in 1973, just after he was released from the Navy a new Z car was difficult to find when they were in high demand, I finished paying about 3500 00 for the car, the same as a new model This proved to be a good buy, no regrets They were pleasant car to drive, I let my car roommate and about three weeks after it is returned with a car 1972 Z When I sold the mine in 1976, I am what I paid last year I sold it on eBay toolkit to someone in Australia, I ' still have wheel chocks that were included in the car Great car.
I 1975 208Z in my garage waiting for a restoration, it was the first model to 170 hp fuel injection and has the same body lines beginning desirable that 240 later ZX models were ugly by comparison, power to weight ratio in the Z cars made their competition with cars much larger HP as corvettes of the day and they treated much better in turns while they appreciate the value they are still far behind other similar vintage a good driver can be had for 10K models with blank head out to 25k like no million cobras sigh same year.
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