Datsun 280 ZX 10th Anniversary Edition

Vehicle Description

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Car-ID: XT0163

Model, Body type:
Coupe
Registration:
1980
Engine Power:
2,734 CCM (108 KW / 147 BHP)
Transmission:

			
			Automatic
		
Color:

			Gold		
Doors:
2
Mileage:
127,800 mls

Vehicle Description

– rare Datsun 280 ZX 10th Anniversary Edition
– one of only 2,500 units made in black and gold colour scheme
– originally delivered to the US, imported to Germany in 2015
– tinted T-bar roof
– air conditioning, power windows, power steering, cruise control
– original cassette radio with power antenna
– original service booklet and owner’s manual as well as demo tape
– original bill of sales available
– German registration documents, valid technical approval and historic plates
– awesome limited edition Datsun, true collector’s car

As early as 1969, the recognizable sports car with its prominent long bonnet was available in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z. In Germany, the car entered the market in 1973 as Datsun 240 Z, but with very limited success: Hardly more than 300 – out of 150,000 examples built – were sold in this country. The second generation, built from 1975 to 1979 with numbers totalling around 100,000, was only slightly more popular. In 1979, the 280 ZX followed, a completely redesigned car, which retained the characteristic shape while offering a stronger engine, various technical improvements and a more luxurious interior. It became by far the most successful variant of the Z car, with around 500,000 units sold. In the US, the Japanese sports car – by now more of a luxury GT – was particularly en vogue, which is why for the 1980 model year a special limited edition was released for the US market, named “Tenth Anniversary Edition”. Out of 3,000 vehicles built, 2,500 were coloured gold and black, while 500 were red and black. They all featured a special option package which included, among other things, a surround sound system, tinted windscreen and T-bar roof, headlight washers and of course commemorative badges.
Production of the 280 ZX ended in 1984.