Skylines, Supras, EVOs and Impreza’s. Hear these names and images of souped up cars with massive wings and spoilers tearing down the local streets, turbos whistling and wastegates wasting away. In truth, the car that started off the Japanese sportscar revolution was a little more simple.

It was actually, a LOT simpler then the computerised techno-monsters of today. The car was the Datsun 240Z. It was simple, affordable and most importantly of all, fun to drive. During a time when most people would turn their noses up at the very idea of a Japanese sportscar, Datsun did the impossible. They made a sportscars that was reliable and could be use on a daily basis. This was during a time when European sportscars were notorious for being horribly unreliable machines. The little Datsun was thus destined for success, and successful it became. From then on, the “Z” emblem became legendary.