Datsun 240Z Development Video Never Seen Before Footage !! Short Version

Datsun 240Z Development Video Never Seen Before Footage !! This short version was presented at Z Con 2023 in Ontario, California. Videos were provided by Former Nissan Chassis Engineer & Team Leader of Final Road Test in US, Hitoshi Uemura and team member, Eiji Osawa. #240Zdevelopment #Engineering240Z #Datsun240Z #eijiosawa #hitoshiuemura #fairladyZ #S30

[@Johnnywhamo]

I had a 72 240z back in around 83 when I was 19. It had a broken frame / body under the fire wall...and yet it was still cool as hell driving around at that age. I should have kept all the cars I owned back then lol!

[@hanshoogendyk2203]

A 240z racecar i was involved with had the same full frontal crash into the side of a hill during a rally at 70km per hour, body damage to car was the same as pre production crash test, both driver and passenger had racing seat belts and car had racing roll cage from windscreen back, both driver and passenger released from hospital the next day, yes the crush zone worked like it should and the car was re build with new panels from windscreen forward, still on the road now powered by vh45de

[@BakerDeltaFour]

That’s interesting. And isn’t this video just great for Z fans. Do you have any footage of your VH conversion?

[@NITE__OWL]

thank you for sharing this, much appreciated!

[@datsunspecialist]

Our pleasure!

[@datsunspecialist]

Enjoy!

[@williamandrews1683]

I wonder which engine they used, 2400 or 2000.

[@will4688]

This video is fantastic. Thank you.

[@RicQuintanilla]

Thank you for Sharing!

[@primeral]

Awesome vid! @5:21 So glad the notch back version never lived @6:10 those pre-production tail lights were gross

[@user-vk8uu9nv7n18]

S30とS130に２０年も乗ったことで、私の人生は本当に幸せでした。 足回りに関してはS30の４輪ストラットが優れていた。

[@toshihikon.4404]

Delicious! I want to watch this full movie.

[@synthpro]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing! I have been a Zcar enthusiast since I was 12 years old. Currently restoring a rust free early 74 260z.

[@deanstevenson6527]

Bless Agent K! Unlike the increasingly cash limited United Kingdom sports car engineers at Triumph and Jaguar, the Nissan engineers forced themselves to design the S30 to beat emerging US crash and emission and durability legislation from day one. Big difference. Factory Hitachi CD carbs that really worked.🥝✔️

[@racketman2u]

that British penny-pinching engineering also gave us the terrible Triumph suspension designs.

[@vidtech2630]

Makes you think , how much the front end styling was inspired by the Citroen DS.......

[@Milkmans_Son]

Were there plans to include headlight covers from the factory?

[@ni9024]

DATSUN PS30 Z-432❤👍

[@Danger_mouse]

25:15 So many 1600s (510s)😍

[@gregh7457]

Ive only seen stills of some of this. cool to see their road trip to canada. looks like those 2 guys had the best time of their lives

[@automotivemindset]

comparing a classic mustang to a classic datsun... these datsun's are so much easier to work on. I really like some things the manufacture did to simplify a lot of components

[@user-vk8uu9nv7n18]

17:40 宝石のようなシルビアが、、、、😭

[@robotsretrosspaces]

Thank you for sharing, do you know what year the 2.4 engine was offered domestically in Japan? I see lots of conflicting ideas. I want to know if the 2.4 engine was only offered on the longer wheelbase 2+2s.

[@carlosavalos1254]

1:12 that’s interesting it seems that the z was supposed to have a different engine from the standard single over head cam l24. It’s ironic because Nissan made a new head for the l series with dohc setup. Do you have any future details about this engine and if it’s related to the 2000gtrs engine or if it is that engine that’s in this z

[@fogtown3027]

Thank god they didn’t go with the convertible version

[@thestellarmc]

Anyone know what that flag at the very end of the video was? Something to do with Nissan or maybe just the video production company? Reverse image search got me nothing.