Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Z cars didn’t singlehandedly kick start the boom in Japanese import cars. That came from the solid reliability and good value of regular passenger cars from Japan’s big three. And the biggest shot in the arm would come from the 1973 oil crisis and the rush to fuel economical cars. But the Z cars certainly helped, creating a halo car that showed that cheap and cheerful cars from a far off land can be exciting as well. Over the years the car has grown, and shrunk again, but it’s always stayed true to its roots.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:01 Early Nissan sports cars
2:16 Yutaka Katayama
5:15 Datsun 240Z
11:18 Datsun 260Z
12:10 Datsun 280Z
13:11 Datsun 280ZX
15:51 Nissan 300ZX
21:04 Nissan 350Z
24:35 Nissan 370Z
26:19 The future
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The Z cars didn’t singlehandedly kick start the boom in Japanese import cars. That came from the solid reliability and good value of regular passenger cars from Japan’s big three. And the biggest shot in the arm would come from the 1973 oil crisis and the rush to fuel economical cars. But the Z cars certainly helped, creating a halo car that showed that cheap and cheerful cars from a far off land can be exciting as well. Over the years the car has grown, and shrunk again, but it’s always stayed true to its roots.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:01 Early Nissan sports cars
2:16 Yutaka Katayama
5:15 Datsun 240Z
11:18 Datsun 260Z
12:10 Datsun 280Z
13:11 Datsun 280ZX
15:51 Nissan 300ZX
21:04 Nissan 350Z
24:35 Nissan 370Z
26:19 The future
To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
#bigcar
