Datsun

Paul Newman wasn’t just some blue-eyed Hollywood actor with a penchant for delicious salad dressings and a sharp sense of humor. The man was a bonafide Nissan fanatic from the moment he first got behind the wheel of a Datsun back in the early 1970s, with his enthusiasm for the brand culminating with what you see here today: The Newman Skyline marketing push.…

“When you get in the Z, it has a little bit more of a rocket feeling to it,” says Taz Harvey in this video from Petrolicious.…

An April morning greets you with bright sunshine and the crisp type of air that makes you simply want to go for a drive. Lined up on your refrigerator is a row of three magnetic hooks.…

You’d probably recognize Sung Kang in his most popular acting role (at least to gearheads), playing Han in the Fast and Furious films. You might not know that IRL, Kang is a car guy himself, and along with some friends he sought out a 240Z to restore for track-day hijinks.…

Growing up, my dad was a sports car guy and owned a small car lot. That meant he was constantly buying, driving, and selling Corvettes. One time, he went outside that niche he preferred and bought a Datsun 280Z.…

Back in the day, my dad had a few Datsun Z cars and I thought they were cool. Other than those cars, the only other Datsun/Nissan early car that has ever caught my eye is the Bluebird, or 510 as it was known in the U.S.…

Having just rewatched the premiere episode of Criminal Minds, I was reminded just how great the early 1970s Datsun 240Z is. And now I find there’s a lovely example built in 1973 and available on eBay that just happens to resemble the orange 240Z driven in the episode by Tim Vogel, the serial killer who used the Z to lure a young woman into his clutches.…

Back in the day, my next-door neighbor had an old Datsun 510. I remember its boxy shape well. It was a four-door and I remember thinking it was an ugly car.…

The Datsun 240Zs of the early 1970s are absolutely terrific cars to restore and drive every day. The car’s iconic lines hold up to this day and a nicely restored model can still turn heads zipping down the road.…

The Datsun 240Z is one of the great, fun sports cars of the early 1970s. These cars are highly collectible today and still great fun to drive.…

Over the years, there have been hundreds of variants of Nissans (and Datsuns here in the States), ranging from the Skyline and Fairlady Z to the GT-R GT3.…

This brilliant 1971 Datsun 510 is prepared to hit vintage road tracks in style. With a great style that clearly inspired the new Nissan IDx NISMO Concept that everyone has fallen in love with, why not return to where it all began?…

Petrolicious visited Scott Fisher of Las Vegas, Nevada, the creator of Roadster Roadtrip, to talk to him about his very long road trip through America in his 1967 Datsun Roadster.…

Nissan recently announced it will be resurrecting the Datsun brand name. The brand will be Nissan’s third global brand, alongside Nissan and Infiniti. The first design concept for the new brand has been released and it looks like Nissan is sticking with its plan to develop small, inexpensive vehicles.…

The 1969 to 1973 Datsun 240Z is one of those classic Japanese sports cars that always brings a smile to our faces when we still see one driving around.…