The Datsun 240Z was a 125mph, 0 – 60 in 8s car which looked like a European supercar but at a fraction of the price. It was given the 240Z name because it was powered by a very nice 2.4 litre OHC engine.
It’s a copy, exclaimed the British public, and it has no racing pedigree. Oops..
Nissan had an answer for that. In 1971, a 240Z won the East African Safari Rally and it looked like a …. 240Z.. and then Nissan did it again in 1973, by which time it was all getting a little boring. The winning, not the car..
It is a difficult car to criticize, and as time marched on, it became even more difficult because Nissan released a 260Z and then a 280Z and it still looked almost the same and it was fast and cool and cheap, apart from the insurance of course.
There was enough room up front to fit a 350 small block V8 too, and some did it. Wah.. Cars that looked this good and fast shouldn’t ever be as cheap as the 240Z. Owners never complained, and the rest of us look enviously from the interiors of our 1300L Capris. It was tough but somebody had to do it..
The car still looks good today, bodied as it was in timeless elegant GT attire.
A look around a very nice example of the marque.. worthwhile watching.. 
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