The Telegraph - 'Classic Datsun 240Z' article

[Albrecht]

Published online 23rd November 2018, The Telegraph's Jeremy Taylor takes the Nissan UK test fleet 240Z for a drive in the Peak District:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/classic-datsun-240z-seminal-seventies-sports-coupe-driven/

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

Published online 23rd November 2018, The Telegraph's Jeremy Taylor takes the Nissan UK test fleet 240Z for a drive in the Peak District:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/classic-datsun-240z-seminal-seventies-sports-coupe-driven/

Nice review really.

 

[Albrecht]

Nice review really.

Comments section will be funny... We already have "straight copy of a Ferrari" for the bodyshape.

Won't be long before we have "loss of face", "Harikari" (sic) and "Kamikaze" by the looks of it.

 

[uk66fastback]

What is the history of this yellow Z? Albrecht, when you say 'Nissan UK test fleet 240Z' - do you mean the one car that Nissan UK let motoring hacks avail themselves of when they come a calling, or it was one of the original press cars? The former, surely?

 

[chrisvega]

The name may change, but the message is always on message.
Keep it up Alan......errr, I mean Sakae Nakajima

Prester John, what a prize knobber !

 

[SeanDezart]

What is the history of this yellow Z? Albrecht, when you say 'Nissan UK test fleet 240Z' - do you mean the one car that Nissan UK let motoring hacks avail themselves of when they come a calling, or it was one of the original press cars? The former, surely?

'restored' by The Z Farm a few years back for Nissan UK and loaded to motorists - I believe only Nissan France as an original, untouched (ish) 240Z for which Alan has already supplied some parts.

 

[Albrecht]

What is the history of this yellow Z? Albrecht, when you say 'Nissan UK test fleet 240Z' - do you mean the one car that Nissan UK let motoring hacks avail themselves of when they come a calling, or it was one of the original press cars? The former, surely?

As Sean has said, it's part of the current Nissan UK 'Press Fleet' (they have a few other cars too - most of them later stuff) and was restored, possibly sourced too(?), by The Z Farm a good few years ago now.

Not sure of its history/provenance and I've never looked at it all that closely to be honest.

 

[Albrecht]

Prester John, what a prize knobber !

I liked his 'parts bin special' comments, and then going on to talk about the Stag and Capri. His recommendation of the Jensen-Healey GT is like seeing a Vegan giving a review of his fave French cheeses.

 

[SeanDezart]

Hang on - I must comment too later....