By then, the 280ZX (model code S130) introduced for 1979 to replace the original Z-car (S30) had been selling quite well. As ...

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The name-giving mill was a carry-over when the S30 280Z handed the reins to the S130 280ZX in 1979. When new, that L28E offered a stellar 145 horsepower and 156 lb-ft of torque. For comparison ...

It is a second-generation, early model year Z car (aka Datsun 280ZX, but also S130 Nissan Fairlady Z or 280Z) with a blue exterior paintjob and a matching interior. Naturally, it’s a two-door coupe.

It's seen its share of fun. The 280Zx, known internally at Nissan as the S130, was the first all-new Z car since the 240 launched in 1969. Retaining the same engine, the 280ZX was larger and ...

The successor to the original Datsun Z Car, the S130, made its North American debut as the 1979 Datsun 280ZX. In its Japanese homeland, it was known as the Nissan Fairlady Z… and that's exactly ...

We can't say that the Datsun 280ZX is our favorite Z-Car -- we far and away prefer the clean lines of the 240, 260 and even the non-ZX 280 to the fussy, cocaine-era luxury GT complete with T-tops.

Lovely looking thing, no? The S130-series Z-car was called the 280ZX. Though it kept the same 2.8-litre inline-six as the old 280Z, this was a very different car from its predecessor - bigger ...