Launched in 1969, the Fairlady Z has been credited as the most successful sports car of all time. It gained fans the world over, and enjoyed a number of important competition successes on the track and in rallying. This book covers the development and competition history of the Fairlady range, from the original roadster of 1960 to the final first generation Z coupés of 1978.

Photographs and other illustrations have been sourced almost exclusively from the factory, so those owners searching for originality are well catered for.

The definitive story of the car that paved the way to Japanese success in the world's automotive markets.

From concept to the end of production this book covers all versions of the 240Z, 260Z and 280Z and describes the Fairlady predecessors.

The Z models enjoyed much success in motorsport, creating phenomenal international sales of the road cars.

A second volume covers the later ZX-cars (Datsun/Nissan 280 & 300 ZX).