It was right after a drag-strip victory over a V8-powered Ford Mustang with his teensy Datsun 1200 that John Wayland felt obliged to check on the Mustang’s pilot. All was not well. “He had his head in ...

Dodging zebra and ostriches, waving to school-age children, filmed by a hovering Bell 47 helicopter as it tore around dirt tracks in rural Uganda, a Datsun 240Z overcame a Porsche to win the 19th ...

In 1971, a Datsun 240Z sponsored in part by Seiko unexpectedly won the 6,200km-long East Africa Safari Rally. It became the most legendary example of the iconic Datsun Z before the brand was phased ...

Seiko unveils three limited-edition Prospex Speedtimer watches with Datsun 240Z Designs draw from the car’s red-and-black chassis and vintage instruments Releasing in September 2025 , each model will ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

From the May 1980 issue of Car and Driver. It's hell out there in the automotive business, but you wouldn't know it by watching Datsun. While most other manufacturers are leaning out their model lines ...

Process can feel like it envelops our lives. The hurdles that stand between you and your gratification are an increasing annoyance in the modern world. Everything should be at our fingertips, right?

While younger folks would argue that this story about the original Z-Car belongs under “N” for “Nissan,” those who remember the original 240Z and its arrival stateside will emphatically call it a ...

Long before Datsun came to America, an automotive brand in Japan was called DAT, an acronym for the initials of the company partners. DAT cars were full-size, and when the company decided to make a ...

It was the spring of 1976 when General Motors Design vice president William L. “Bill” Mitchell strolled into John Schinella’s Pontiac #2 Design studio to review future Firebird proposals. On his way ...