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"Nissan Z : 50 Years of Exhilarating Performance is a handsomely illustrated coffee-table book celebrating five decades of Nissan's immensely popular Z-Cars, from the ground-breaking 1970 240Z to today's top-performing 370Z, including the 50th anniversary Z. The story begins with the introduction of Nissan's (then Datsun) first foray into the sports-car world, the Datsun Roadster then gets into the details regarding the creation of the legendary 240Z. Each derivative is explored : including 260Z, 280Z, 280ZX, 300ZX through today's 370Z. Nissan's Z is one of the few sports car models to be in production for 50 years, and Nissan Z pays fitting tribute to its proud heritage"--