Another nod and Like, to Hyperv6. I, like millions of other Americans, swooned at the first sight of the original 240Z. As the article states, they did indeed sell for $3500... if you could GET one. I knew of numerous instances where a new Z was purchased, enjoyed for a month or two, and then SOLD, for a handsome profit! Though lusting after one for years, I never got to own one. I did have a fortunate coincidence in that a young female neighbor was dating the son of the local Datsun dealer. Within a month of the Z's introduction, one showed up in her driveway. YES!! Dave, the boyfriend, treated me to a still-memorable "ride" which, I would have sworn at the time, left my physical impression in the seat-back. And ITS impression further onto me. It's a real shame that, for some years, the steel used in many Japanese cars, and others, I'm sure; was incredibly rust-prone, resulting in the paucity of viable examples. My ex-wife had a 280Z which, though less than nine years old, had its FRAME rusting out. To this day, it is to me, the second-most-beautiful car design ever, behind Jaguar's E-Type. (And I STILL believe that someone should license and produce "body kits" of these two cars, to ride on modern chassis' — 'Vette, Mustang, various Toyota/Nissan/Mazda... whatever works.)
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