When the Datsun 240Z hit the world markets in the early 70’s, the Japanese car industry had crested a wave and the world car industry changed direction forever. The east had stopped producing quirky little noddy cars and now had created the predecessor to numerous performance cars that they continue to create today.
Nissan is still at the forefront of World performance and racing development and the killer blow that is the modern R35 Nissan GTR owes more to the Zed cars for its shape than it does to the Skyline family that preceded it.
The original 240z had a 2.4litre 6 cylinder engine producing 151bhp, giving the car a top speed of 125mph and 0-60mph time of 8 seconds. Independent suspension at all four corners gave the car handling reserved for track cars. Styling rivaled that of Italian brands and the shape of the original cars still stands out in a crowd nearly 40 years later.
Now we’re firing one up for Targa New Zealand, read about our car, a continuously registered in New Zealand 1972 Datsun 240z.
We’ve created a site to fool other competitors into thinking we’re just racing for fun…..
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