240Z: More books for my archive

Over the past weeks i collected a bunch of S30 related books again which were missing in my collection. Let’s ahve a look at them from top left to bottom right.

1. The japanese “gods of Fairlady Z” magazine, which covers all kind of special Japanese Fairlady Z cars. My favourite part was the LY engine details.

2. Japanese “Racing on” Mook (Magazine book) edition 504, which covers the Nissan Z cars in race and rallye sports back in the day and shows the car and some of the details. there’s also an interview with racing legends like Pete brock among others.

3. the Datsun USA Collision estimating book.

It’s not Z-specific but covers many Datsun models, including the S30 and S130 chassis. It’s basically a price list of parts that had to be commonly replaced after a collision / Damage and given to workshop and insurrances, so they can calculate the cost of repair.

4. Umm yeah. the next is the Nissan 50th anniversary Nissan Z book.Probably one of the later books about the Z. Obviously it covers all versions from the beginning. Iti ncludes a foreword by Hitoshi Uemura, and is nicely designed. I still have to read it in-depth. but so far it doesn’t look like you find a lot of relevant history in there, but just an overview of all models, special versions and some background info. That doesn’t mean it’s any bad either.

5. A similar book is this one from Japan. An official Nissan licensed 50th anniversary Fairlady Z book, by Yutaka katamyama and Yoshihiko Matsuo.

I still have to go through it but i looks very nice. This one is also available in a non limited edition.

The one i got comes with a printed Signature Card by Mr. K and a hand signed card by Matsuo.

Also it comes in a nice hardcover and cardboard box sleeve. it’s limited to 300 pieces so i’m happy i found one at a reasonable price. Also thanks to my buddy Stefan who sent me a picture of this from Japan!

6) Speaking of nice japanese cardboard-covered books. I alrady had the fairlady I and fairlady II books, but part three (the ZX sensation) was always missing. Since they’re not S30 related i never wanted to spend a lot of money on it.

But somehow i always had the feeling i should complete the three-book set. So when i recently stumbled across one of those for a good price, i had to get it.