The time jumps to 50 years ago. Japanese ports were filled with many cars waiting to be exported to the American market. They were covered with a thick layer of dust. What was waiting for them was not the Pacific Ocean. Hai Feng, but a cancellation agreement from a US distributor.

The sales situation in the United States is very bad, simply because Americans don't like and even laugh at Japanese cars. One day after pondering hard, Katayama Yutaka came up with the idea of ??developing a GT sports car - a civilian GT sports car, and began to implement it after receiving approval from the headquarters in 1965.

At this moment, Nissan launched a project code-named Z, using the last letter of the Latin alphabet, symbolizing a last-ditch battle. It was this plan that brought about the Fairlady Z. Since then, it has been a great success in the US market and has become the world's highest-selling sports car. This has also made people around the world aware of Japanese cars.

After mass production in 1969, the S30, known as 240Z in the American market, became extremely popular and won a great victory because of its styling that conformed to American aesthetics, strong performance, practicality and reliability, and low price.

Not to mention the status of S30 in Japan. In Japan, he took over from Datsun Fairlady and continued to use the title of "Lady". Wangan has completely introduced the Demon Z to the world. Even in China where the car culture is weak, the S30 is famous among car fans. According to the iron law, for the same model, there must be various awesome versions hidden in the Japanese domestic market. Japan's domestic Fairlady ZG, ZG codenamed HS30-H, was born for the Group 4 competition. Its unique appearance features include an extended "nose" at the front of the car, a black wide fender connected by rivets, a rear spoiler, and Rearview mirrors on the wheel arches and acrylic headlight covers.

For Fairlady, this car series has almost 50 years of history. Initially, the Fairlady was launched as a model that was "made fun of" by fellow car manufacturers as a lady. However, the birth of the first Fairlady 240Z (S30) bitterly slapped the people who looked down on the lady car series back then, making it The Z series survives to this day.

Even now, the design of this S30 can be described as stunning. It's a pity that cars are about pedigree. Compared with European works of art, Japanese cars still lack some "cultural heritage".

The slender front and large arc of the back established the appearance of a graceful sports car, which has been passed down to this day.

Playing with old cars is an act that requires great courage. Especially some older models. There are no parts, and there are no technicians who are so familiar with it. All renovations are like an adventurer game, and the repair of every part is like an adventure, mysterious and curious.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.