For many, the Datsun 240Z was a first love, or at least one that has slipped away. To see one almost perfectly preserved in a ...

Anyway, that doesn't make it any less impressive – it has the profile of the Datsun 240Z, but the front and rear are modern and inspired by the R35. So, what do you think?

Yet the 240Z was seen as a bit of a risk at the time. Its success can be traced back to Yutaka Katayama, who became responsible for sales of Nissan cars under the Datsun name on the West Coast in ...

The Datsun 240Z story starts with Yutaka Katayama ... safety regulations and styling trends saw larger plastic bumpers sprout from either end, harming the Z’s lines. It, and the 260Z in other ...