HISTORY
Discussions dedicated to the history of the Z.
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Hello everyone, This time I would like to start this new thread. Who did it? We know Mr.Matsuo is a chief designer of S30 styling. Later on we will talk about very early styling study, but right now what I want to say is,the S30 series car which you actually have got is,styled by Mr.Tamura. Mr.Tamura was inducted Mr.Matsuo's team when S30's styling "concept" were almost settled down. He did every body panel detailed styling.Not only surface,he created bumper,over rider,front grill etc. You will see how your S30's beautiful body surface are different from early styling study cray models. Mr.Tamura has never introduced to the public as a "designer of S30". But I …
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"I like his barber"
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Hello everyone, Today I want to share this short story about solid/chrome Z emblem. I recently wrote an article for the CLUB S30(Japanese club) about solid/chrome Z emblem which I have been collecting since 2000. Mr.Matsuo is an honorary member of this club, he read my article then he told us very interesting story which was previously not unveiled. Can you guess the reason of making the chrome Z emblem? Can you guess the reason of making the solid Z/Datsun emblem? kats
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Hello, I think the best performance 240Z is Europe model, after seeing this report. I try to show and I do my best , I hope you enjoy. First of all, Nissan started development faithfully from February 1970 for the Euro model . Not before the beginning of its production. Nissan did not think about being famous in Europe? Or they wanted to do the development without hurrying up? Anyway March 1971, they finally set the spec like this, Final Europe version Stabilizer bar front 22mm / rear 20mm Stiffer spring front & rear Stiffer shock absorber front & rear Front height minus 15mm Spoilers front & rear With this spec,…
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OK, I'll stir the pot in the debate of which market the Z was made for/ optimized for. Things like hood prop size, brake handle location etc. have been discussed. Here is another: Below we see the S31 (released in Japan only ~ 76 to 78) BUT its rear body panel clearly has unused large holes mandated for the larger 280z bumpers of the North American Market. Just say'n 🙂
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Somewhere in Europe: April 8 1974
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Anyone know what the early Z rally cars were using for the timekeeping, distance measuring when they ran the Africa rallys? I see a lot of TAG Heuer kits in Porsches, was curious if Seiko made something for Datsun or Toyota.
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[NEW Update: Bob Sharp confirmed this is the show in Canada where HLS30-00006 had its roof crushed by a model. Refer to post #57]. HLS30-00006 Green It is reported to have had the roof crushed-in by a model at a Canadian auto show then given to Bob Sharp. It seems the show may have been Le salon International de l’Auto de Montréal Jan 15-25 1970. Here are some photos and documents from the show. Enjoy! btw I think the horse did it.
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Here's some press content from an official Nissan page on Facebook. The original was written in French, but the version I first saw was identified as coming via Nissan BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg). So Yutaka Katayama was an automotive "Designer"...? I presume he must have squeezed that particular job in between his time as a pinch hitter for the LA Dodgers, and providing the voice for Scooby Doo in the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon series 'Scooby Doo, Where Are You?'. Not to mention his popular cookbooks... Seriously, who writes this stuff? Worse, who sub-edits it? What's happening to Nissan?
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No, not the current virus restrictions, but the original, genuine, Nissan boxes and assorted packaging, our new, now NOS parts came in. I haven't seen a thread on this, so.. I love obtaining new parts, in there original boxes, something special. And the more age to a part, some of mine are probably going back to the mid 1960's, the better. And, the changes and different way Nissan wrote down the part number and item description. I have no idea how the different types of packaging, labels and fonts fit into any kind or historical "pathway" of development, I just like them! I don't think this should just stay within the era of the S30, as the packaging of parts spans a…
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