
Who’s gonna run this town? – Datsun 280Z
The Datsun 280Z is a sports car that was produced by Nissan from 1975 to 1978. It is part of the Z car series, which started with the Datsun 240Z in October1969. In Japan the car was known as the Nissan Fairlady Z – the name was inspired by the popular Broadway musical “My Fair Lady”, and it was chosen by Nissan as a way to give the car a more appealing and memorable name in the Japanese market. The ‘Fairlady’ name continued to be used for subsequent generations of the Z car in Japan, although outside of Japan it was simply referred to by the model number and Z.