Photo Honor to Nissan Fairlady Z, Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z (1969-1978)
After favorite require we definite to devote this weekend’s standard motor vehicle photo honor to Nissan ’s foremost production Z sportscar, the forebear of today’s 370Z. Codenamed S30 and S31 for the mid 70s facelift versions, the foremost Z made its Japanese market-place premiere in November 1969 as the Nissan Fairlady Z and remained in producing until 1978 when it was replaced near the Nissan / Datsun 280ZX. Depending on the market-place and the motor displacement, the Fairlady Z was also sold as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z.
The rear-wheel push Nissan Fairlady Z was launched in Japan with a high-revving 2.0-liter inline 6-cylinder motor producing 160PS at 7,000 rpm and 177Nm of torque at 5,600 rpm, while the foremost U.S. spec representation, the 1970 Datsun 240Z, was equipped with a 2.4-liter directly six motor cranking outside 150PS at 5,600 rpm and 206Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. Before long after, the Z was upgraded with two larger 6-cylinder engines with a displacement of 2.6 and 2.8-liters.
Smooth of although it was no simple duty, we did handle to discover a descent numeral of high-resolution photos of different Fairlady Z and Datsun Z models, including rivalry and gathering cars, and a Japanese guard conveyance that served the Kanagawa Prefecture Highway Constabulary from Parade 1972. The gallery also contains numerous commercial photos of the European-market Datsun 240Z and 260Z, some of which are comely strange indeed…
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