日産・フェアレディZ
Fairlady Z / Datsun 240ZS30
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- MAKER
- NISSAN
- YEARS
- 1969–1978
- CODE
- S30 / GS30 / PS30
- TYPE
- SPORTS CAR / COUPÉ
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN
01 — Overview
The first Z car was sold in Japan as the Fairlady Z and exported as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z. A 240Z won the 1973 East African Safari Rally.
02 — Historical context
Historicalcontext.
- 01
The S30 was conceived by Yutaka Katayama, president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., and designed by a team led by Yoshihiko Matsuo.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English) - 02
It was the first car in Nissan's Z series of sports cars.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English) - 03
It was sold in Japan as the Fairlady Z and exported as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English) - 04
The 240Z was introduced in October 1969 as a 1970 model.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English)
03 — Exterior & interior
- Manufacturer
- Nissan
- Chassis / model codes
- S30 / GS30 / PS30 / HS30
- Production
- 1969 – 1978
- Body styles
- 3-door hatchback coupé / 3-door 2+2 coupé
- Layout
- Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- L20Inline-6 (SOHC) · 1,998 cc · naturally aspirated130 PSNote: Japanese-market Fairlady Z launch engine, JIS; reduced to 125 PS for 1973
- L24Inline-6 (SOHC) · 2,393 cc · naturally aspirated151 hp @ 5,600 rpmNote: Export Datsun 240Z, SAE gross (140 PS DIN)
- S20Inline-6 (DOHC 24-valve) · 1,990 cc · naturally aspirated
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual / 5-speed manual / 3-speed automatic
- Length × width × height
- — × 1,630 × — mm
- Wheelbase
- 2,305 mm
- People
- Yoshihiko Matsuo
Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).
05 — Motorsport
Ontrack.
Competition cars differ from the road car; the specifications above describe the road car.
Shekhar Mehta won the 1973 East African Safari Rally (WRC) in a Datsun 240Z.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English)John Morton won the SCCA C Production national title in 1970 and 1971 in a Brock Racing Enterprises 240Z.
Source: Nissan S30 — Wikipedia (English)
06 — Global legacy
JDM
日産・フェアレディZ
Export
Datsun 240Z / 260Z / 280Z
07 — Gallery
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09 — Sources
- 01Nissan S30Wikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
- 02日産・フェアレディZWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
- 03Nissan Fairlady Z (S30)Wikipedia (English) · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
10 — Photo credits
Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) / Datsun 240Z
Yellow Datsun 240Z (Nissan Fairlady Z S30) parked on a street under autumn leaves.
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Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) / Datsun 240Z
White 1973 Datsun 240Z, front three-quarter view on grass at a car show.
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