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    Analog and Awesome

    Jan 20, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK J. McCOURT
    ADDITIONAL IMAGES COURTESY OF JOYCE AND COLLEEN FITZGERALD

    The special Datsun Z/ZX gathering at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance was the most populous and popular of that year’s invitation-only event, with no fewer than 16 240, 260, and 280 Zs and ZXs carefully arranged on the lawn. That strongly contested class would include examples from Nissan’s own North America Heritage Collection fleet, as well as the AACA Museum. One of those 16 sports cars —incidentally the newest on display, and one of just two 280-ZXs present — really caught our eye, both for its incredibly preserved original condition, and for its touching history. We visited that car on its home turf last fall, and spent some time with its caretakers, to share it with you.

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