Datsun Z Cars Pt. 1, High performance Japanese's Car or European Rip Off?

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Datsun Z Cars In this episode, I cover the first generations of the Datsun Z cars. The first of these, the 240Z, or Fairlady Z in Japan, was an affordable high-performance car based on the successful rally car, the Datsun 510. Not only did the 240Z offer an amazing driving experience but it was also offerable, costing a little more than the MGB GT. The engine size would increase leading to the 260Z and the 280Z. Unfortunately by the 280ZX generation the car had become a luxury car with a sloppy suspension and had lost its high-performance identity. Luckily a turbocharged version was looking to change that and bring the z car back to its former glory.  Thanks for Listening.  Music:  Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats? Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0  Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo Damtaro - Nothing [FTUM Release] · Future Bass / Energetic Background Music "Energy to get up after falling" - Damtaro Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources:  https://silodrome.com/history-datsun-240z/#:~:text=Sales%20began%20in%20October%201969,carburettors%20and%20delivering%20151%20hp.&text=In%20the%20US%20the%20240Z,and%20over%2040%2C000%20in%201973. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S30#:~:text=The%20Nissan%20S30%20(sold%20in,Japan%20from%201969%20to%201978.&text=The%20240Z%20used%20twin%20SU,%2Dbarrel%20side%2Ddraft%20carburetors. https://www.topspeed.com/cars/nissan/1970-1978-nissan-z-car-240z-260z-and-280z-ar36401.html#:~:text=The%20name%20was%20changed%20from,countries%20was%20available%20until%201979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Z-car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S30 https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377615/my-fair-lady-a-visual-history-of-the-nissan-z-car/

What this episode covers

Datsun Z Cars In this episode, I cover the first generations of the Datsun Z cars. The first of these, the 240Z, or Fairlady Z in Japan, was an affordable high-performance car based on the successful rally car, the Datsun 510. Not only did the 240Z offer an amazing driving experience but it was also offerable, costing a little more than the MGB GT. The engine size would increase leading to the 260Z and the 280Z. Unfortunately by the 280ZX generation the car had become a luxury car with a sloppy suspension and had lost its high-performance identity. Luckily a turbocharged version was looking to change that and bring the z car back to its former glory. Thanks for Listening. Music: Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats? Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo Damtaro - Nothing [FTUM Release] · Future Bass / Energetic Background Music "Energy to get up after falling" - Damtaro Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://silodrome.com/history-datsun-240z/#:~:text=Sales%20began%20in%20October%201969,carburettors%20and%20delivering%20151%20hp.&text=In%20the%20US%20the%20240Z,and%20over%2040%2C000%20in%201973. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S30#:~:text=The%20Nissan%20S30%20(sold%20in,Japan%20from%201969%20to%201978.&text=The%20240Z%20used%20twin%20SU,%2Dbarrel%20side%2Ddraft%20carburetors. https://www.topspeed.com/cars/nissan/1970-1978-nissan-z-car-240z-260z-and-280z-ar36401.html#:~:text=The%20name%20was%20changed%20from,countries%20was%20available%20until%201979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Z-car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S30 https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377615/my-fair-lady-a-visual-history-of-the-nissan-z-car/