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Author Topic: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?  (Read 31884 times)

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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #60 on: May 22, 2019, 10:49:35 pm »
No, there were a bunch of them.  If showed 2000z on the back.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #61 on: May 22, 2019, 10:56:18 pm »
I've never heard of them. Do you have a link to the production models?
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #62 on: May 22, 2019, 11:00:06 pm »
No.  They were just around back in the 1980's.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #63 on: May 22, 2019, 11:19:30 pm »
It was the forerunner of the 240Z.  It was badged as the Datsun Fairlady 2000.  Saw lots of them while in Okinawa and they were a popular ship home car with the military, especially with the higher ranking NCO's and Officers who got their vehicles shipped back for free.  They were also available in the US but were a little pricier.  They could be ordered through the base PX (Post Exchange).

Before the 2000 there was the Fairlady 1600 and before that, the Fairlady 1500.  They never had the Z moniker until the 240's came out.  The early Fairladys as I can picture it, reminds me a little of an MG except just a little bigger. 
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #64 on: May 22, 2019, 11:25:42 pm »
So It's the car in the Hemmings link? They are highly collectible now.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #65 on: May 22, 2019, 11:33:48 pm »
Interesting.  We always called them 'the Z car'.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #66 on: May 23, 2019, 12:32:17 am »
Strange, I didn't see the links.  But yes, Mike.  That's the earlier car I remember that looked similar to an MG.  They had a 1500 then a 1600.  The engine was basically carried over into the Datsun pickups.  It had a single overhead cam engine.  I had a 71 pickup with the 1600 engine. 
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #67 on: May 23, 2019, 10:34:23 am »
At one of our local (Douglasville) car shows there was a "Fairlady Z". Basically a right hand drive 240 or 260Z, 2+2. Obviously a JDM car.
I have also never heard of a 2000Z.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #68 on: May 23, 2019, 06:26:37 pm »
It was the '90's before I heard of a 240Z.  Totally different body style.  If the Fairlady Z was before the 2000, maybe we got the Z from that.  I'm not sure when the Z logo started.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #69 on: May 23, 2019, 10:37:21 pm »
The 240Z came out around 1970.  I think my sisters was a 71 or 72.  I don't recall that the Fairlady ever had the Z classification.  I think that only started with the 240Z.  The 2000's that I recall didn't have it.  The 240 was the first one to get the inline 6.  Prior to that, they were OHC 4's with a pair of side draft dual carbs.  Up through the 1600's they had a downdraft carb.  At least my truck did.  I think the 1600 was the first OHC engine. 
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #70 on: May 28, 2019, 11:26:41 am »
I saw this yesterday when I came out of the grocery store.



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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #71 on: May 28, 2019, 11:57:50 am »
Quote from: Fierofool on May 28, 2019, 11:26:41 am
I saw this yesterday when I came out of the grocery store.




I like those. A lot.
All I need are six numbers. The right six.
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #72 on: May 28, 2019, 01:21:03 pm »
It is a beautiful car.  I'm sure they've improved since around 2005-06.  I rode as a passenger in one and wasn't really impressed with the comfort, what I saw of the handling, nor even the sound of the engine.  Even though it was a V6, it sounded more like a 4 cylinder. 
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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #73 on: June 13, 2019, 05:22:52 pm »
This was in work parking today...

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Re: Have you seen an interresting non-Fiero today?
« Reply #74 on: June 13, 2019, 05:36:16 pm »
Looks to be in good condition.  I wonder how the plates work here.
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