The Beginning of Nissan Z Cars: Fairlady Z

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On close examination, there were many differences between the Japanese market Nissan Fairlady Z and the American market Datsun 240Z. Jay Ataka and Jay Leno point out all the details of this factory restoration.
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@hvalenti Год назад

In the 80s, my friend's Japanese-American mom had a black 81 280ZX Turbo and often wore her Jane Fonda workout leotard ... making it the best decade to be a kid.

@kylekulseth Год назад

I sold my high school “LS swapped 240z” that I built with my dad to Jay Ataka several years ago. Very cringy that I swapped that beautiful inline six, but I found out years later it was featured in the 2015 vol 3 issue of Bullet magazine and is now terrorizing the streets of Japan. That magazine is one of my favorite mementoes of my dad. He purchased a copy for me before he passed. Thank you Jay for the lasting memories and the role you played.

@jangles1839 Год назад

Very cool story!

@THROTTLEPOWER Год назад

Very cool Kyle!

@TheSaturnV Год назад

V8 swaps were THE thing back in the day. The swaps never bothered me too much since you can always put an L6 back in. The fender flare choppers however......

@TheRealCCSmith Год назад

That's a great story!👍

@BloomingHeathers Год назад

Which Jay?

@timothylindsay3244 9 месяцев назад

I owned a Fairlady Z while stationed in Japan between 84-86. It was white like this car with the fender mounted chrome bullet mirrors, covered headlights and had modded huge rear rubber and mag wheels. The in-line six cylinder engine was highly “overpowered”for the narrow Japanese twisties and 2 foot deep benjo ditches/gutters on the sides of the back roads. My wife used to get speeding tickets trying to test top end in a half mile long tunnel near our HQ on Eta Jima island, in Hiroshima Bay :). Great car, great memories. Thanks Jay.

@GearHeadTour Год назад

Love this car. That is all.

@guytansbariva2295 Год назад

I had a buddy in the 90's who had a candy apple red 280z. It had pipes so loud you could hear it was a half mile away

@alannaramone3821 Год назад

Love classic JDM! Nissmo power Baby! I own an 1989 240 sx

@guytansbariva2295 Год назад

@@alannaramone3821 And your 240 is still on the road isn't it? I tell ya, Japanese cars from the 80's and 90's were the best. I still have my high school 1986 Honda CRX. 647,000 miles on it and still going strong. Plus 52MPG on the highway.

@MyzelleJenkins Год назад

Datsun’s model names in the ‘70s were awesome - the Sunny, Bluebird, Cherry, Laurel, Fairlady, etc.

@xraider927 Год назад

Skyline as well

@moyadapne968 Год назад

Cedric and Gloria.

@tthams73 Год назад

My wife had ski racks on her ‘72. Drove it all winter, to and from the ski MT. 250lbs in the back.

@aztronomy7457 Год назад

Finally...A (mostly) stock Z on the show. Love the modded ones but the original is always the most intriguing to me.

@ArtVandelayOfficial Год назад

Yeah I much prefer original style S30 not the body kits ones The only mod they need is watanabes 😎

@hossak88 Год назад

Hope you're healing well, Jay...love your collection. Now, can you learn how to drive in the center of your lane?

@willv7868 Год назад

Love it when Jay gets experts like this to talk about these cars. Great video!

@arthurfoyt6727 Год назад

Only thing is that the 81-83 turbo cars did not have 5 lug wheels and the 5 speed did not come out till 1975, and the wheel HP was closer to 100-105, The rest was pretty accurate.

@shanetyler9391 Год назад

@@arthurfoyt6727 5 speed didn't come out until 77'

@arthurfoyt6727 Год назад

@@shanetyler9391 My mis-type. Sorry. Yes 77 for the 5 speed in the USA. ( I had a silver 77). Thanks for the correction.

@NAV-tv7xf Год назад

Very popular rally car in it's day.

@mundanestuff Год назад

Saw Paul Newman racing a 240z back in the early 80s. Dude could drive, and had good taste.

@WarriorsPhoto Год назад

Such a beautiful car. The original Z will always be a legend in my book. Those curves on the body and the way the lines flowed. There's other nice cars from this era but the Z will always be in the top 3. I wonder if anyone has showed a Z432 online for us Americans?

@Fulcrum205 6 месяцев назад

I've seen pictures on JDM nostalgic car. It has the S20 engine out of the Skyline GTR. There are a bunch of other detail changes. It's essentially a hi po Z from the factory. I know they also made a Z31 version with the GTR engine. Sadly both were JDM market only and are very rare and very expensive when they show up for sale.

@kopronko 6 месяцев назад

Amennn, ... but, what happened to those black wheels ??? Awww ...

@alanq64 Год назад

I had a 72 240Z when in the Air Force. Loved that car. Drove the snot out of it. Took it with me when I got stationed in North Dakota and drove it to Texas for training. It was Highway Yellow and depending on the angle, looked yellow or green. Definitely stood out in a parking lot.

@craigpitre3035 Год назад

I also had a 72 240z in yellow. I also was in the Air Force at Mt. Home Idaho 1973 1974. Loved that car. Sold it when I went to Thailand, wish I never did Sgt Craig Pitre (retired)

@whatyoumakeofit6635 Год назад

@@craigpitre3035 that's pretty crazy you both had the same story. I'm surprised you two hadn't bumped into each other. Couldn't have been many of those cars on base. Especially in that color.

@Jason.cbr1000rr Год назад

@@craigpitre3035 Vietnam war baby killers !! No im kidding even though 80% of the soldiers there did very foul bad stuff.

@craigpitre3035 Год назад

@what you make of it We were at two different Air Bases Never crossed paths.

@alanq64 Год назад

@@craigpitre3035 Sorry for the late response. I joined in '82 but it is crazy how similar it is. I bought a 260Z quite a few years later and learned they are not as easy to get in and out of when older.ha

@GabeRamirez15 Год назад

I love this car. When I was a kid, I coveted my neighbors orange 240Z. The analog, minimalist, clean design is the same reason I also love a late '60s 911T. A simple, perfect sports car, no frills or luxury BS. I was born in 1972 and If I can afford it, I'm going to make a '72 240 Z my retirement gift to myself. We'll grow old together.

@donaldhancock3810 Год назад

Melted right to the door knobs on salted rods on salted roads wasn't built for northern roads

@GabeRamirez15 Год назад

@@donaldhancock3810 Well it's a good thing I'm from Southern California then!

@markbennett6658 Год назад

Rumour has it that not only were they not under sealed at the factory but some were shipped on deck from Japan and subjected to sea spray and salty air so we’re doomed before they arrived at the dock the other end. Here in the UK only about 1500 240Zs were ever imported and the survival rate even by the 80s was poor. Any remaining original RHD cars are now super rare and worth big bucks if they’re true survivors or properly restored.

@GabeRamirez15 Год назад

@@markbennett6658 I feel like most Z's of that era (especially California Z'a) still in decent driving shape haven't suffered too much from corrosion. But I'm definitely aware of this problem.

@markbennett6658 Год назад

@@GabeRamirez15 You’re right that those California cars survived well. The business I’m involved with over here have brought back a good few since the ‘80s including a couple very recently and they’re holding up well body wise. However, a good few seem to have deteriorated badly over with you in less dry states. Check out the channel Dusty Mac’s Garage where he’s doing a labour of love restoration on a really bad one over in the Carolinas

@HomeAtLast501 Год назад

A good friend of mine in college in the late 1980's had a 1976 280Z in red. I drove it once on the highway. I looked down at the speedometer and couldn't believe I was doing 100-110. It was so comfortable at that speed, and I've never driven that fast since.

@Torch4ya Год назад

I'm the proud owner of Charlie, born on 4/1970. All original. Runs perfectly. Will restore with my own hands. Let's hear it for the Series 1 🏁🏁🏁

@Pedroisanickname Год назад

I was but a wee lad in the early 70s and remember drooling over the 240z cars, they really captured the imagination of young American soon to be drivers. Even today, I drive a straight 6 with manual trans in BMW form, I find the smooth linear power curve sublime.

@trail70brent Год назад

No other car that I have ever owned put a bigger smile on my face then my 1975 280z

@waynemuehlenbein2281 Год назад

I can tell ya, in the 70’s, these cars were all the rage among young, junior grade military officers. I rode in one, a wonderful car. 😀

@Z-Twinturbo Год назад

Being a S30Z owner myself, this is great to see appreciation for this car. It's everything described in this video & more ❤ Such a joy. They really got it right on the first try.

@melvinburwell8202 Год назад

Never seen one of these cars in person. Cool. 👍❤😎🤑

@shanetyler9391 Год назад

Same here i own a 75' 280z :) used to own a clean 72' 240z kick myself for selling that one huge mistake!

@clarkgriswold5903 Год назад

I would never drive a car named a Fairlady! A great piece of history Jay, THANKS

@somchai1025 Год назад

I bought a 240z in 1971 drove it from Lubbock Texas back to San Diego where I was stationed. It was the best car I have ever owned.

@646oleg Год назад

huge respect to Japanese automakers

@MrVorpalsword Год назад

なんて素敵な車. ありがとうございます. best wishes from Doncaster, Yorkshire

@cwsam1256 Год назад

A to Z knowledge from Mr. Ataka on the 240. What a great video!

@datsunspecialist Год назад

Thank you very much for your compliment!

@carlcushmanhybels8159 Год назад

Excellent. Another wonderful innovation to the 240Z and to the Datsun 510 (which used the same pistons and many other parts as the 240Z, as a 4cyl, where Z was 6): The 240Z & 510 came with OHC (overhead cam) engines. In America, only high priced performance cars like Jaguar and Ferrari previously had OHC. --OHC made the engines zippy, rev-happy, quick to rev up and down (tho nicely not as high revs as Honda at the time). The Nissan designers/ engineers/ managers deliberately created the Z and 510 to be more car for the money than USA was expecting. --Doing so, very successfully, partly to overcome Americans' then prejudice /low opinion of Japanese cars. Changed to admiration and high appreciation.

@The_R-n-I_Guy Год назад

My high school auto shop teacher had a 280Z that he had me and another guy do body work on. While the rest of the class was doing greasy mechanic work, we were making dust. They called us the dust bunnies and they were the grease monkeys. But anyway, doing the body work on that car felt right. I enjoyed it and I was pretty good at it. Now 30+ years later I work at a collision repair/body shop and I still enjoy it. I'd be happier if I worked at a restoration shop so I could fix cars like this. But fixing an elderly person's crossover is still rewarding. Just not as satisfying creatively

@JoeEngineer Год назад

Such a pretty car as it sits. No fender flares or crazy wheels, just the simple elegant uncluttered shape. If I were to own one, it would be just like this.

@beninformato9040 Год назад

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S. Thompson

@ah-bp7eu Год назад

Jay Ataka's knowledge is amazing. A beautifully restored car and in the perfect colour.

@bobschenkel7921 Год назад

The Z cars are much more substantial than you would guess at first glance. My one year at a prep school, my roommate brought up his '74 240Z, orangey red of course, and the first weekend promptly went out and flipped it on it's roof. This was during winter, and he and his passenger walked back to the dorm, thankfully, and rallied everyone to help him flip it back over. Even with the whole football team, we couldn't do it, he had to call in professional help. But he and hi passenger were uninjured and the roof was intact and unbent, very solid. I gave me MUCH more respect for Japanese cars from then on.

@Subarude-zr5qf Год назад

I met Jay at the 2017 JCCS in Long Beach. I had a 1970 Subaru 360 Sanbar(van) and a 1971 Subaru 360 Yacht. His restored Subaru 360 sedan won best Subaru 360 and Best of Show!! There were about 1000 vehicles at the show. Peace

@datsunspecialist Год назад

Thank you very much! We will at JCCS this year, too! See you there!

@justajo2 Год назад

I remember first seeing the Datsun 240Z in 1972. I was 27, owned a 1966 Datsun 410 sedan and loved it. In 1973 I read a Road and Track article about the 'Z car,' its design features - where the 'sugar scoop' headlights came from, etc - and became a fan. I later learned that in Japan it was called the Fairlady Z and that the Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster which preceded it was the first to wear the 'Fairlady' badge. One night in1993 I was driving down E. Garland Ave. in Dallas, TX when one zoomed around me. I wasn't sure what I saw and caught up with it. Sure enough, it was a Nissan Fairlady Z, right hand drive and all! I gave it a quick once over and then gave the driver a thumbs-up and let him go.

@jayshimada6893 Год назад

Beautiful ! Totally agree with you Jay, the purest shape of 240z, no fender flares, g-nose, wider wheels, safety inflicted plastic bumpers, none of those crap. Those Zs with all kind of fancy mod stuff upset me. Thank you so much for bringing and sharing our national pride to your show. Mahalo from Jay in Hawaii

@stevedemarest276 Год назад

These things were everywhere in the 1970s. They were so cool. You could start to see it slipping all away with the 280Z, plush, electronics everywhere, etc.

@larygoosemann2576 5 месяцев назад

This car is a work of art. A car I want and always will want.

@rickclark4112 Год назад

I LOVED the guys face when Jay stated that Mazda miata was actually the most sold sports car.... shows Jays knowledge..... BUT I wouldn't trade that Nissan Fairlady for 5 miatas.....lol.... LOVE the Z's

@Android-vk8yh Год назад

What are stunning motor car? They were so clever, took looks of British American and Italian sports cars and made a beautiful JDM baby and it sounded great, drive well and wouldn't break down. It was an icon

@ramonjrusa Год назад

Awesomely restored. I like how he upgraded the suspension and kept mostly original. I wanted to get a 240 back in the late 90s but ended getting a 510. Fun car

@markplott4820 Год назад

Nissan had a Limited Time upgrade program in the 1990's to restore Z270 Z280 cars

@s0nnyburnett Год назад

@@markplott4820 That's insane, I've never heard of a car company doing that.

@brucegray4722 Год назад

Wow, I was really interested in this episode, because I bought a 240Z the first year it was sold in the US. IIRC, that was in 1969 but it was called a 1970 1/2 (my memory's a little fuzzy). I was on a waiting list at the dealership with the proviso I take or leave whatever came off the transporter when a shipment arrived. As it turned out, I ended up with a bright yellow one (would not have been my first choice). I lived in Maine at the time and that car rusted out in no time. Still, I replaced it with a 280Z when it came out (1975?). I loved both cars for their sportiness plus they were real chick magnets (I was single at the time). Fond memories of the seventies. Thanks for the history lesson of this iconic sports car.

@The_R-n-I_Guy Год назад

Awesome guest with an awesome car. Nothing like hearing car guys talk cars in a great car

@herrunsinn774 Год назад

18:18 Oh so that's how Jay communicates with his crew without breaking the law and speaking on a mobile phone while driving.... a two-way radio! ☺

@trncel Год назад

Get well Mr. Leno, we want you here for a long time, please take less risk!!!!

@williamwinsor7376 Год назад

My father had a Datsun 2000 roadster and that thing was amazing.

@5chevin5 Год назад

Living in Japan I see many vintage sports cars, and I still geek out when I see these.

@PaintitBlackRs3 Год назад

What a nicely restored Z. Love it! The restorer did an excellent job.

@datsunspecialist Год назад

Thank you very much for your compliment. Jay Ataka

@chuckthebull Год назад

Had a 280 2+2 and loved that car

@deankay4434 Год назад

I worked at the dealership in the 70's and since I had motorcycle experience, I was given all of the twin carb 1600 Roasters, 2000 Roadsters, 240Z, 260Z. I own a 69 1600 Roadster which are all convertibles but a hard top was sold. The 240Z came in mid year of 1970, 260Z mid year 1974 and the EFI 280Z came early 1976. This is the highest horse power show floor Z you could but until the Anniversary model 280ZX with T top with turbo. The 76 had a hotter cam, higher compression and no gear reduction starter for just one year and rated on the badge at 175HP. The 77 was de-tuned for emissions and 280ZX July / 1979 was the last regular fuel car sold. If the production date was 8/79, 280ZX was un-leaded with sticker under gas lid, dash with arrow pointing which side took gas. I did everything but the electrical and 3-gas analyzer allowed checks out the tail pipe and these were may main customers. I did not work on other brands. DK, ASE Master Tech since 1978, Retired.

@jmark7390 Год назад

When these cars came out my mom took my dad to a Datsun dealer somewhere near Birmingam Michigan out side of Detroit. Tried to convince my 6'5 dad to buy one. He couldn't do it. It was Japanese and he couldnt park it at the different car factories he worked at. He was an electrician. Didn't know what would happen to it. Wish he would have gotten one. I remember that day 50 years ago. Miss my mom and dad.

@unkulwilly Год назад

had a 76 back in the day. it needed a lot of work and i didn't have the time or money to work on it at the time, so i sold it. wish i still had it. driving it around just felt awesome!

@sickofthestupid1067 Год назад

I had a '75 that I got used and never had a lick of trouble out of it , In the 100k miles I put on it the only thing I ever had to do was replace the fuel injectors one time and get the suspension refreshed. I loved that car the only reason I sold it was because I needed the money for a unexpected life expense............I guess I got lucky .

@karand9010 Год назад

My dream car. Ever since I was little and laid my eyes on one and saw a documentary about them, fell in love. Bother my professors about the Z all the time 😂 Beautiful works of art

@cranberriesdoodle1450 Год назад

You're the best Jay, we love your show!

@savedin87ify Год назад

Datsun Datsun we are driven! Always Loved the Z cars.

@geepeerces Год назад

my brother had an early 240Z US model, and it came with a 4 speed, which he swapped out for the 5 speed from a 260Z along with a 'blueprinted' race spec motor based on the 260 block with big webers. that car was dangerously fast for the early 70s.

@nimrodpaul6875 Год назад

Had a 76 280z and loved it,, that straight 6 screamed. 160 speedometer, 5 speed. Never got it to 160 but did get it to 140ish and still felt pretty planted. I miss that car

@stephenkellar Год назад

I remember seeing one of these in the small town I grew up in when I was a kid in the 70's and just being awe struck by it. I still think they are one of the best looking and well-proportioned cars ever. I would trade my '74 MGB for it any day. If only I could find someone crazy enough to trade me. Regardless, these older sports cars remind you of a simpler time when people actually got involved in driving their cars. A time when you had no destination. A time when getting lost on a winding back road was what you were actually looking for.

@gteefxr3094 Год назад

Those days still exist, just go do it.

@FJB-NOW Год назад

I owned a '70 Datsun Z / 4 speed, purchased in late summer that year (in Mustard Gold) Price: $3,793 plus sales tax!!!!!. I fielded more question about that car than any other thing I have ever owned. The cool factor was 'off the charts'. However, mechanically it was a pain in the butt to keep running properly. The side drafted carbs (Hitachi's as I recall) repeatedly required replacement of the mica plates mounting to the engine, the hub caps would fly off the car on fast tight turns, I scored the cam in cold weather, and the standard trans developed a whirring sound requiring a major fix. That stated I loved that ride, especially when I traveled at a sustained 110mph on a ride approaching the Canadian border. Indelible great memories of this Japanese ICON.

@davidparker3346 Год назад

I had a1974 260Z I bought from the original owner in 1978. I'm 6'2" and it had plenty of leg room, loved it. I had 2 1967 corvette , 1974 corvette 2 1970 Boss 302 mustangs and I miss it the most.

@gteefxr3094 Год назад

Yeah, ok.

@charleslivingston4697 Год назад

I HAVE A 72 240Z DROVE IT FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH CA TO BOSTON MA 💥💥💥

@irelandgrt Год назад

I'm a muscle car man but I love these.

@redxracing90 Год назад

Sung Kang from the Fast and Furious franchise has one of these in his collection.

@mikewysko2268 Год назад

Tastefully restored 240Z. Looks perfect. All the Z cars are a joy to drive.

@kcwebb960 Год назад

I own a 1980 280zx and yesterday it has over 300,000 miles on it and I have replaced or rebuilt almost everything on it but I have kept it because I love it and also I used to drive around rock stars in the 80s when I was a professional concert photographer and they all just loved that car !

@gabrielsandoval4994 Год назад

It’s rare that people keep their cars, that’s cool you kept yours.

@joeclark7082 Год назад

I had a buddy in high school that had an early 70s Z. That was in the 90's and it was so different from all of our 70's muscle cars. It just had a different feel, more nimble and sat much lower.

@northcackalacky4694 Год назад

My friends mother-in-law gave me a ride in her 85 Z with 300k miles on it! It sounded warn out, but felt very reliable. She told me that was her 3rd Z that she put over 300k miles on! Made me a believer.

@jungle_cs Год назад

I might have a love for American muscle cars but I do know a beautiful car when I see one and this is a beautiful car.

@TheSaturnV Год назад

Same. Plenty of room to love both. Years ago before the Z finally got its street cred, if you saw one at a car show it was tucked way in the back like a kid with a dunce cap on.

@Space_Chief Год назад

I was in no way a car guy growing up. Couldn't really care less about em, thought if it looked cool it was cool enough for me. When I was in the Navy I spent some time in Japan, and while on a bus one day to go on a tour, one of these things BLEW past us on the freeway and the noise shook me wide awake. A few minutes later we caught up to the guy in traffic and I couldn't take my eyes off of that car. The lines, the matte finish he had done, the fender deletes... it was like walking past a beautiful woman in a long dress and finding yourself completely captivated. I still would in no way call myself a "car guy", but I am in no way ashamed to admit I have a serious love affair with the classic Z car. And it's still the only car I WANT to own eventually. Pure class, even 50+ years later.

@rodyinjapan Год назад

One of the best car channel on RU-vid, you should definitely review Yutaka Yamagishi car collection. He has some vintage 1-Off cars!

@mumwifeteacher Год назад

Love the og Isuzu trooper in background starting at 17:50

@regsparkes6507 Год назад

This video brings back memories of when the 240 came to our market here in my part of Canada. What a car it was then! Today, Jay Ataka's Fairlady is a wonderful example of this Datsun/Nissan automotive excellence!

@rblbatb Год назад

Timeless design. Beautiful car!

@Inazuma68 Год назад

That engine sound is bringing back memories. As a kid I‘ve seen lots of 240 and 260 here in Switzerland and they sounded exactly like this one

@curbozerboomer1773 Год назад

The sound of a lusty 6cyl engine, is 2nd only to V8 engines!

@leonardjanda6181 Год назад

My neighbor had one and loved it, while in college break he took a road trip to Upper Peninsula Michigan and a deer jumped over the hood and left 2 deer prints deer was ok but car had 2 dents on hood

@scottimusgarrett15 Год назад

I had a metallic green larger scale Corgi toy of this car in 1973. It cemented in my brain that the 240Z was the most perfectly designed car ever. Still have never owned the real thing... Thanks, Jay, Jay, and crew for taking me back to being 4 years old! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

@jamesbrown3352 Год назад

These guys really know this Nissan. Great episode!!!

@Buzzzzz-22 2 месяца назад

I had an 85 300zx in high school. Most fun car I’ve ever driven. It wasn’t turbo but still quick and had unbelievable room. I was 6’4” and could stretch my legs all the way. I drive it cross country. Rack and pinion steering was unreal.

@markurbancowboy Год назад

I had a 260Z back in the day, great car.

@richardjohn7991 Год назад

My Dad had a 260ZX in the Uk . !978 T reg. It was way before its time. Fantastic. Only the rust let it down.👍

@TronCasio Год назад

The steel wheels and the dual stacked exhaust tips makes this perfect ❤

@caprise-music6722 Год назад

One of the prettiest cars ever made. Love it so much

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 Год назад

It should have been mentioned that the inline 6cyl. engine here was actually a Mercedes- Benz design that had been "loaned" to Japanese manufacturers in their AXIS arrangement of mutual support. The Japanese engineers tweaked the design, previously lopping off two cylinders and then putting them back on when they realized the only way to compete in the international market was to give their cars MOAR POWER.

@olavofernandes7286 Год назад

Nope false info

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 Год назад

@@olavofernandes7286 "The L16 four-cylinder design was influenced by the Mercedes-Benz M180 engine that the Prince Motor Company developed in four- and six-cylinder displacements called the Prince G engine. The six-cylinder L20 was rushed into production by Datsun in 1966 and was designed prior to the Prince merger using the Mercedes overhead cam engine as a model." So, Olavo... I have offered proof that what I say is true, and you have offered proof of your abject ignorance. Well done!

@moetarded7757 Год назад

We had a Datsun wagon growing up. It was my moms car but I remember my dad using it to take the goats to the vet once. I remember how mad my mom was and even today if you bring it up.

@nkelly.9 Год назад

Jay, your stuff is good, you already know that. What was not touched on in this video was the sentiments of the buyers in the day. In 1970 it was just 25 years since WW2. Many people had lingering sentiments of those tough years. Those sentiments translated in to buying choices. I had a relative that had been through the horrors of the Burma railway. He was affected and many of his generation would have nothing to do with Japanese products. Similarly Jewish folk would not touch German products - Jaguars were their choice of transport. That was decades ago, and there are less of those , understandable, animosities attached to purchase choices in today's world. A rundown on such a vehicle and the context that it was sold in without this detail tends to undermine the excellence of the overall content. John Cleese/Basil Faulty would say "Don't mention the war?" Best regards.

@magnusshawn4698 Год назад

I learned to drive on a Datsun 510 hatchback and the badge did indeed say, Datsun by Nissan. Love that Fairlady! Great video as always. Thank you 😊

@lukeduke9304 Год назад

Glad to see you are back, presenting such wonderful cars.

@hagerty1952 Год назад

IIRC, the reason for the "donkey ear" fender mirrors was Japanese safety regulations at the time. The rear-view mirrors had to be visible through a portion of the windshield swept by the wipers.

@tkreitler Год назад

I enjoy hearing from people who are very proud of their accomplishments but without an inflated ego.

@Siracusano Год назад

Love these cars - so expensive to buy in the UK, especially ones that haven't rusted in our weather. Wishing Jay all the best and a quick recovery from his injuries.

@Mike-rk8px Год назад

Here in the US these cars were all over the place in the 70’s. Most of the Datsun Z’s made in the 70’s rusted away because the winters in most of the US are awful. If you find one in perfect condition now you can expect to pay between $50-100,000.

@1983Corolla Год назад

Appreciate Jay so much for bringing people on and letting them talk and just having a Conversation with them. He brings Ataka on and is there to listen and learn from another Expert and just talk about what they both know, it's so natural and respectful.

@gregburrows4192 Год назад

While I love to see Datsun 240z getting so much well deserved praise and attention, fewer still and equally as important to sports car history, the previous Datsun Roadster from 1963-1970 is deserving of praise. In '67, the 2000 version offered a 2liter OHC motor making 150 HP with dual Solex carbs and a 5-speed transmission, and was capable of 120mph+, and was comfortable at 70mph while turning 3200 rpms in 5th gear. The 240z didn't have a 5 speed for years. I am lucky to own one of the 700 or so 2000s made in '67, and it's proven itself to be incredibly durable and powerful for over 36 years and an estimated 250k+ miles since I restored it. She's modified, high compression and fuel injected now, and still gets 24-29mpg as we rip though the local mountain passes every summer, made even more special because it's a convertible. They don't make them like this anymore! Enjoy the ride!

@gabrielsandoval4994 Год назад

My first car was a 1969 SLR-311. I loved it, but my dream car I’m working towards is the Austin Healey 3000. The 2000 definitely has an awesome engine, and 5th gear was heaven on the freeway. I’m glad it was my first car.

@rocketman6129 Год назад

Jay nailed it when he spoke about keeping a car stock or with period correct parts.

@mikegrizwold2522 Год назад

I own a 71 series 1 restomodded Z, I updated it so I could drive it more and still be able to replace parts along the way. Things like more modern brakes and electronics as well as suspension but I kept the body mostly original because it is so timeless

@RandyTheWildHorse Год назад

First time I have seen a Nissan Fairlady Z and I'm very impressed.

@garryhammond3117 Год назад

Thanks Jay! - I dated a girl in the early '70's whose dad was a golf pro. He took me for a spin in his new green Datsun 240Z (Canadian). I still remember how impressed I was with my ride in that car (his lovely daughter was not bad either...) - lol

@ClayLoomis1958 Год назад

Hey, I'm getting my JLG notifications again! Wonderful. I lost them for about a year there.

@johnroberts5602 Год назад

Traded my "68 Mustang for a '71 Datsun 240Z. Wish I still had both of them. The 240Z was more fun to drive than anything I have ever owned. Sadly I lost it in a flood. Just look how easy that engine was to service!!! Everything you needed to replace on a maintenance schedule was easy to reach. You could change plugs, points, and oil in less than an hour. LOVED that car.

@rahmanr112 9 месяцев назад

“It should be vice versa, right?” I laughed out loud to that 😂

@mikecyc72usa Год назад

Awesome info. I love Z cars almost as much as my British stuff. My 73 Triumph GT6 is the competition the Z had, but it wasn't too much of a contest, swinging in the favor of the Z quickly. As to roadsters year round, you just lived with it. My dad drove his 59 TR3a as his only car from 1959 to 1965, and covered about 90k miles with it. Year round, any weather, side curtains and soft top in upstate NY...