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Fairlady is Nissan's sports car family, sold as Datsuns in the Japan market until the 1980s. Note: A sports car in this sense is technically a 2-seater. For more information, see wikipedia:Nissan Z-car and wikipedia:Datsun Sports

1 Roadsters
2 Coupes
- 2.1 S30
- 2.2 S130
- 2.3 Z31
- 2.4 Z32
- 2.5 Z33

Roadsters

1959 S211 Datsun Sports 1000 with C1 engine
1960-1963 SP212/SP213 Datsun 1200 Fairlady 
1963-1965 SP310 Datsun Fairlady 1500, SPL310 
1965-1970 SP311 Datsun Fairlady 1600, SPL311 Sports 1600
1967-1970 SR311 Datsun Fairlady 2000, SRL311 Sports 2000

1600 R16 pushrod engine
2000 U20 OHC engine

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Coupes

Fairlady Coupes (Z-cars) replaced the Roadsters. For 1970 they were sold side-by-side, but after that no convertibles were made for many many years.

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Datsun model series #S30
* 1969-1972 Datsun Fairlady Z/Datsun 240Z 
* 1971 Fairlady ZG (HS30-H, Japan only)
* 1971 Fairlady Z432 (Japan only limited production) with S20 DOHC engine
* 1974-1978 Datsun 260Z (USA: 1974 model year only)
* 1974-1978 Datsun 280Z and 280Z 2+2

Datsun model series #S130
1978-1982 Datsun Fairlady 280Z, Datsun 280ZX

Nissan Z-cars 
1982-1989 #Z31 Nissan 300ZX with VG30E
1989-1996 #Z32 Nissan 300ZX with VG30 and VG30TT engines
2002-2008 #Z33 Nissan Fairlady Z/350Z with VQ35DE engine
2008-     Z35 Fairlady Z/370Z with VQ37VHR engine

S30

1969-1979 Datsun S30. The long six was rarely swapped into 1200s but made a splash when it was done. In early 1200 racing, Datsun Competition recommended fitting the S30 brakes. In the 1980s Z-car seats were occasionally swapped into 1200s, but good seats are much too rare these days.

S30 Fairlady 2000

S30 240Z with retro-fitted RB20
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Fairlady 432 engine (type S20 twin-cam)
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240Z (S30 with L24 engine)

260Z (S30 with L26 engine)

280Z (S30 with L28 engine)

S130

The Japan-market S130 was badged 280Z -- confusingly, as it was badged 280ZX in other countries. Suspension and brakes were commonly swapped into 1200s.

See Main Article: 280ZX

280ZX (S130)
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Z31

1983-1989 Z31 300ZX changed from the straight-six to the V6. This single overhead-cam V6 has been swapped into 1200s. Only the special JDM 200ZR used a straight six (the superb RB20DET twin cam).
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