The S30 chassis Datsun Z car includes the 240Z, 260Z, and 280Z. Known overseas as the Fairlady Z, this car is the birthplace of the lineup of Z cars that continues production to this day with the ...

It’s rare that a car manufacturer passes up an opportunity to celebrate an old stager with an all-new model, but 2019, the 50th anniversary of Nissan’s ‘Z-car’, will be gone before the now ...

Katayama’s persistence with sports cars paid off, Nissan eventually creating the S30 Fairlady Z, known in America and elsewhere as the 240Z on account of its 2.4-litre, in-line six-cylinder engine.

The 240Z was wildly successful, with over 160,000 units sold in America alone, and Nissan quickly followed the first-generation car up with the mechanically-similar 260Z and 280Z. Unveiled in 1970 ...