Most Japanese classics are priced firmly out of the everyday enthusiasts reach, but this Datsun proves there are bargains ...

Nissan unveiled the Datsun 240Z in New York City on October 22nd, 1969, and the world loved it. The Datsun 240Z went to be the best-selling sports car with more than 100,000 sales in the first ...

To characterize the impact Matsuo’s 240Z had on the world back in the 1970s, it was as if Datsun had launched the Sony Walkman of the car world or the Nintendo Gameboy of the gaming field. By ...

This particular 1972 Datsun 240Z was restored back in 1997 by Nissan and has been driven approximately 50,000 miles in the intervening years. The car feels fresh-ish but still very much like an ...

Nissan has produced quite a few popular car models over the years, but few can match the sheer icon status of the manufacturer's Datsun 240Z.

Be that as it may, the U.S.-spec 240Z had four speeds. Speaking of which, the L24 cranked out 150 ps (148 horsepower) at 5,000 revolutions per minute and 206 Nm (152 pound-feet) at 4,800 ...

To get a sense of this history, Nissan offered Motor Authority the chance to drive a fully restored 1971 Datsun 240Z out of its Tennessee museum collection. I couldn’t accept quickly enough.

Yoshihiko Matsuo, the creator of the Nissan/Datsun Z car, died on July 11 at the age of 86, reports Road & Track. Matsuo was known for his no-nonsense, straight-talking ways that often set him ...

There aren’t a ton of direct fitment options for the 240Z in either category, so in order to get the kind of performance he needed, Quoc put on his thinking hat and hit the forums once again.

With the cheapo Datsun you could also smoke a 911T, as Car and Driver found in June of 1970: "For the money," they said, "the 240Z is an almost brilliant car." It's not hard to see that.

Instead, this Z rides high, a tribute to the Datsun 240Z that won the 1971 East African Safari Rally half a century ago. In fact, Nissan took the top two podium spots that year, both in 240Zs, in ...

The headlights, grille, overall shape, and little details here and there are tributes to the original Datsun 240Z of 1970. That car really put Datsun -- the name Nissan used for years -- on the ...