The Fairlady was Datsun’s answer to the British sports cars that dominated the lucrative North American market in the 1960s. is trim lines showed a strong European influence, and it is similar to the MGB of the time had to have been more than a coincidence. Even the hood looked the same. Inside, early versions had a traditional painted metal dashboard, but this was later changed to a padded, Federal type that was much less attractive. Launched with a twin carburetor, 90 bhp 1500cc engine with ladder frame chassis in 1965, the Fairlady improved steadily over the years, bowing out of the production in 1970 with a 2 liter twin cam engine. This allowed it to develop 145 bhp, and a five speed gearbox helped to get the maximum performance. A top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) was claimed for these cars, and they did pleasingly well in America club racing. It has disc/ drum brakes with four speed transmission. The suspension is independent in front and lives axle rear. It reached 0-60 mph (96 km/h) in 13 seconds. Fairlady chassis engineering was rudimentary, with a separate ladder frame and a beam rear axle sprung located by semi elliptic left springds.

Sports car drivers were coming to expect rack and pinion steering, but the Fairlady made to with a steering box which inevitably meant that handling wasn’t one of the storng points. Datsun put on the market 40,000 Fairlady convertibles, not at all approaching close to the total domination of British marques in that sector of the market. The Fairlady was just a taster of thing to come, however. Its successor, the 240Z, would eventually manage to become the world’s best selling sports car.

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