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Posted
Feb 25 2010, 09:21 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 35 comment(s)
Hi Speedhunters! My name is Mike Reyes and I'm located out in Glendale, CA. This is "Butch", my 1973 Datsun 240Z. ...
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Posted
Dec 14 2009, 05:15 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 54 comment(s)
I have to admit, since driving that amazing 240ZG at Sodegaura the other week I haven't been able to stop thinking about S30s, which is pretty much exactly why I couldn't keep my eyes off these two cars at the Mooneyes show. There is a very evident difference in style compared to the more authentic feel of the car from TA-Auto, but the Z's shape is pretty much ageless not to mention versatile, making any kind of style look amazing. It was weird seeing color-coded overfenders on such a...
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Posted
Nov 05 2009, 02:30 PM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 15 comment(s)
You guys asked for it, so here it is. There really isn't much else that can be said about this car that already has been said throughout the interwebs. So, head over to the desktops section for a selection of these three wallpapers....
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Posted
Nov 04 2009, 02:30 PM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 148 comment(s)
Let's put all the cards on the table: this car is ridiculously stupid. The build quality is shoddy, the care that has been given to this car is questionable, and the ride height is by no means produced by a human with a single ounce of rational thought. Why would you take a prized relic such as this Nissan 240z and completely ruin it, turning it into some pretentious piece of metal that serves no function other than itself? The first thing you notice about this car is the rusted hood and the...
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Posted
Sep 14 2009, 10:32 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Today (Sept.15) in Japan, Mr. Yutaka Katayama - better known as "Mr.K" will be celebrating his 100th birthday. Nissan enthusiasts should immediately recognize the name, but if you don't, Mr. K is the man responsible for both bringing the Nissan brand to the United States, and for the creation of iconic Nissan/Datsun cars like the original 240Z.
Here's sending our birthday wishes the Mr.K!
-Mike Garret...
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Posted
Dec 09 2008, 11:35 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 54 comment(s)
I'm sure just about everyone knows about Initial D . So what about Wangan Midnight ? If you don't know by now, Wangan Midnight is an extremely popular comic from Japan, which features an S30 240Z (instead of the AE86 panda Trueno in Initial D) and wangan /highway racing. So I was browsing through one of my favorite AE86 forums, Club4AG, and found this thread , which says that they are making an actual Wangan Midnight movie! Cool! I'm very interested in seeing how this movie turns out...
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Posted
Dec 02 2008, 02:00 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 20 comment(s)
By now, many of our Speedhunters readers have probably already read my " driving impression story " on the new Nissan 370Z. However, I wanted to take a quick look back at the design similarities between the new 370Z and the old school S30-chassis 240Z. I thought it would be pretty cool to do a photo shoot showing both the new and old Zs together. However, I had a hard time finding a clean yellow Z to shoot; I wanted a yellow 240Z because our 370Z test car would be yellow as well. I called...
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Posted
Nov 19 2008, 04:03 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 14 comment(s)
... or should I say Zed?......Here is a question for you Speedhunters readers: are you old enough to remember first hand when Nissans were called Datsuns? Does this name have an emotive tone for you? Tx for Mark Windecker for the photo... we'll be sifting through his Nissan archive materials over the course of the next few weeks or so. Anyone care to tell us about this car and what year this photo is from? :Rod
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Posted
Oct 20 2008, 11:24 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 25 comment(s)
While browsing through some blogs the other day I found this 260Z 2+2 on the Corner Balance blog. I never really heard of a 2+2 Nissan Z. So after some email contact with Kwame Asante from Z1 Performance I got some more information. He even provided me the original source of the photo's on Zclub . The car itself was a restoration project and it turned out more than nice. It surprised me that the owner lives in Ireland. I really love what they are doing to cars in the UK and Ireland, the rest...
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Posted
Sep 10 2008, 06:00 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 16 comment(s)
For our second post on the Langley Cruise, I thought I'd focus on 'Imports'. I was surprised at the selection at the show. I assumed it would be an all American show, but the show had a very eclectic mix. As you can see from theses images, European and Japanese cars such as the Datsun 510 and Fiat 500. I regret selling mine when I immigrated to Canada, so you'll have to put up with my indulgence for Fiat 500 images and posts! There was a great selection of Datsun 510's. I wasn't...
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Posted
Jun 17 2008, 06:30 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
Say hello to one of the toughest Nissan S30Z's I have ever seen. This dark red Z is owned by Kuni-san of Gunma Prefecture, and when I first spotted it at the spring Omega Cup event at Tsukuba Circuit I could not keep my eyes off it! After first drooling over the car's amazing stance, I began to notice the overall attention to detail on the car. While it's as functional as a track car can be, it is also nice enough to rival many of the show cars I see. The majority of the classic cars you see racing at the circuit are mostly original and the drivers are out simply for the fun of driving. This car is different. Every part of the car has been built for maximum performance, which has earned the car the nickname of "Battle S30Z"......
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Posted
May 24 2008, 12:17 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 2 comment(s)
From the Speedhunters forum courtesy of theindustrialist .
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Posted
May 23 2008, 01:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 20 comment(s)
As much as I and the other Speedhunters love classic cars, the one problem with them is that they are "classic". What I mean, is that there is not quite the same amount of "fresh" material about classic cars as there is the for the newer stuff. That is why when I found these recently taken photos of this amazing black 240Z, I knew I had to share them. This car perfectly combines the look of the vintage 240Z race cars with a modern vibe that is perfect for the street. The gleaming...
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