Nissan, Datsun

By: David G. Styles . This is the story of a classic sports car that, coming from a Japanese manufacturer with little pedigree in the market, took the world by storm. The Nissan Motor Company - known as Datsun internationally until 1983 - produced a...

By: Brian Long . Launched in 1969, the Fairlady Z was the car that put Nissan (then Datsun) and Japan in the first division of the automotive manufacturers' league. The Z paved the way for a new breed of cars to succeed outside of Japan; a development...

By: Alex Gorodji . There simply isn't a car in the world that's as mythic as Nissan Skyline GT-R. It's not a end born of love like old VW Beetles enjoy. nor is it the mass popularity of a new Mustang Corvette. It's the attraction of a dream car offers...

By: Pete Evanow . THE DATSUN 240Z revolutionized the sports car industry and demolished established assumptions about Japanese automakers. With the Z, Datsun gave the world a sleek, sexy, fast product—one that forever banished the idea that the...