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TTAC does the 24 Hours of LeMons. And Dies. Again.
The weekend of October 24-25 was the third running of the 24 Hours of LeMons at Motorsport Ranch in Houston, TX. TTAC was there for the insanity. And it was the fourth time our LeMons race car, a...
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Junkyard Find: 1973 Datsun 240Z
I see endless Z31 300ZXs in junkyards, and I usually don’t pay much attention to them (unless we’re talking about a rare 50th Anniversary Edition with BodySonic butt-vibrating seat speakers with...
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Picked Clean: If You Want 240Z Parts, You Need To Work Fast!
When an ordinary car— say, a ’94 Camry— shows up in a high-turnover self-service junkyard, most of its parts will still be present when it goes to the scrapper. However, when a seldom-seen-in-junkyards...
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Nakamura: Next-Gen Nissan Z May Take Inspiration From 240Z
Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura revealed the next-generation Nissan Z could take its inspiration from the Datsun 240Z. The proposal would see the new Z head downmarket, reflecting the desire to “do...
View ArticleNissan Wants to Replace the Z with a Crossover Inspired by a Pedal Bike [Video]
The Nissan Gripz Concept is what we all feared. The pseudo two-door vehicle, which takes inspiration from a bicycle, is the result of Nissan’s designers wanting to create “something free of...
View ArticleNissan, Please
Last fall, we had a typical-for-TTAC slap fight between Bark and Mark, centered around Nissan. I’ve been ruminating on this argument for months, but my conversation last week with NISMO chief Hiroshi...
View ArticleIncomplete Tribute: The 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition
Fifty years ago, Datsun showed New York that Japan was perfectly capable of producing a sporting automobile that offered everything drivers wanted, without breaking the bank. It may not have been...
View ArticleRumor Mill: Next Nissan Z Car to Go Retro?
While it still makes appearances at tuner events and car shows, the Nissan 370Z has roughly the same marketing heat as a pair of secondhand shoes. Last year, Nissan only moved 2,384 in the United...
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