Later, he bought a Fairlady 432. Manufacturers are now beginning to cash in on nostalgia. Some of the parts were hand-made to convey the authentic feeling of the way it was. The Z was the first Japanese sports car to compete with European models and helped Nissan break into the U.S. market. At one time, Americans owned more than a million of them.
Some collectors go as far as competing in their restored cars.
Now he pushes his specially prepared Datsun Sunnys up to 220 kilometers an hour. India makes the Ambassador, modeled externally on the British Morris Oxford. The original dies are used, in effect providing the buyer with a 1954-looking car with today's technology. He doubts they will ever attain collector status. Stuart Resor is not sure he agrees.