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yuki 「Mr. K」こと片山豊の不屈の闘志

Sep 9

yuki ロングノーズとファストバックが描く黄金比

Sep 9

yuki 高級車の常識を覆した驚異の低価格

Sep 9

:* Zと走る夢 (Z and the running dream) - A bit too
BETA

yuki 伝説のモデルをスワイプして、Zがスポーツカーの歴史を塗り替えた秘密を解き明かそう。

Sep 9

yuki 初代フェアレディZ S30

ロングノーズが風を切れば、誰もが夢中さダットサン!

Sep 9

高級車の常識を覆した驚異の低価格

yuki ポルシェやジャガーの半額近い価格で、圧倒的な性能を提供し市場を震撼させました。

Sep 9

Fun Fact

Zのエンブレム: 初代Zの北米仕様に付いた「240Z」のエンブレムは、開発メンバーが手書きしたスケッチがそのまま採用されたものです。

Sep 9

貴婦人の名を持つスポーツカーの誕生

yuki ブロードウェイのミュージカル「マイ・フェア・レディ」に感動した川又社長が命名しました。

Sep 9

Glossary
ダットサン240z
(名詞)日産自動車が海外市場向けに製造・販売したスポーツカー。片山豊の主導により1969年に北米で発売され、大ヒットを記録した。

Sep 9

Quiz

1969年に北米で発売され大ヒットした、フェアレディZの輸出仕様車の名前は何でしょう?

Sep 9

Gossip

初代S30型で乗るならどのボディカラー?

Sep 9

Quiz

初代フェアレディZ(S30型)に搭載され、その滑らかな走りを支えたエンジンの気筒数はいくつでしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

初代フェアレディZの日本国内仕様「Z432」に搭載された、名車スカイラインGT-Rと同じ高性能エンジンの型式は何でしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

フェアレディZの「フェアレディ」という名前の由来となった、有名なミュージカル作品は何でしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

初代フェアレディZ(S30型)のチーフデザイナーとして、その美しいスタイリングをまとめた人物は誰でしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

「Zの父」と呼ばれ、北米でフェアレディZの販売を強力に推進した米国日産の初代社長は誰でしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

1969年当時、北米で発売されたダットサン240Zの価格は、競合する欧州のスポーツカーと比べてどうだったでしょう?

Sep 9

Quiz

1969年に発売された初代フェアレディZ(S30型)の、外観デザインにおける最大の特徴は何でしょう?

Sep 9

yuki The Fairlady gets a new name

Sep 9

yuki The rebel behind the wheel

Sep 9

yuki Challenging the European elite

Sep 9

The Little Fairlady Z
BETA

yuki Build the legendary Fairlady Z to discover how this Japanese icon redefined affordable sports cars.

Sep 9

yuki The American gold rush

Sep 9

yuki Nissan Fairlady Z S30

The long sleek hood, / The straight-six roar, / A brand new game.

Sep 9

Challenging the European elite

yuki The Datsun 240Z shattered the belief that only expensive European brands could build a world-class sports car.

Sep 9

Fun Fact

Grassroots marketing: Mr. K used to hand out yellow Z pins to everyone he met to build a grassroots enthusiast club.

Sep 9

The rebel behind the wheel

yuki Yutaka Katayama, known as Mr. K, defied conservative Nissan executives in Tokyo to champion an affordable, high-performance sports car.

Sep 9

Glossary
disruptor (noun)
An entity that introduces innovation that upsets and replaces an established technology, product, or market. In 1969, Yutaka Katayama launched the Datsun 240Z, shattering European dominance in the American sports car market.

Sep 9

Quiz

Approximately how much did the original Datsun 240Z cost when it debuted in the US in 1969?

Sep 9

Gossip

Would you prefer the name Fairlady Z or Datsun 240Z?

Sep 9

Quiz

Under what brand name was the original 240Z sold in North America during the early 1970s?

Sep 9

Quiz

In what year did the original Datsun 240Z make its official public debut?

Sep 9

Quiz

What did the number 240 stand for in the original Datsun 240Z sports car?

Sep 9

Quiz

Which region's expensive sports cars did the Datsun 240Z primarily challenge in terms of price and performance?

Sep 9

Quiz

Which Nissan executive is widely considered the father of the Z car for championing it in America?

Sep 9

Quiz

Why was Yutaka Katayama originally sent to the United States by Nissan's Japanese executives in 1960?

Sep 9

Quiz

What was the original domestic name of the Nissan Z when it launched in Japan in 1969?

Sep 9

yuki The Ukrainian enclave of East seventh street

Sep 2

yuki The rise of Loisaida and Nuyorican culture

Sep 2

yuki Tenement life on Orchard and East streets

Sep 2

East Village Pocket Secrets
BETA

yuki Match unmarked doors to discover the hidden gardens and secret speakeasies of the East Village.

Sep 2

yuki The German heart of Kleindeutschland

Sep 2

yuki Kleindeutschland to Loisaida

From Kleindeutschland's busy avenues and halls, To Loisaida's music painted on the walls.

Sep 2

Tenement life on Orchard and East streets

yuki Multi-family tenement buildings defined the living conditions and architectural landscape of the neighborhood's working class.

Sep 2

Fun Fact

Ottendorfer Library: Built in 1884 on Second Avenue, this is New York's oldest free public library, originally designed to serve the area's German-speaking immigrant population.

Sep 2

The rise of Loisaida and Nuyorican culture

yuki Puerto Rican activists and artists reclaimed the neighborhood in the 1970s, coining the beloved term Loisaida.

Sep 2

Glossary
enclave (noun)
A distinct territory or culturally distinct community enclosed within a larger territory. The East Village transitioned from a German immigrant enclave into a Puerto Rican cultural hub by 1970.

Sep 2

Quiz

What major sanitation upgrade did the Tenement House Act of 1901 mandate for East Village residents?

Sep 2

Gossip

Which East Village era would you time-travel to?

Sep 2

Quiz

What was the maximum width of a standard tenement lot in 19th-century New York City?

Sep 2

Quiz

Which Puerto Rican activist and artist popularized the term 'Loisaida' for the East Village?

Sep 2

Quiz

Which cultural institution was founded on East 3rd Street in the East Village in 1973 to celebrate Puerto Rican poetry?

Sep 2

Quiz

What was the 19th-century East Village neighborhood populated by German immigrants called?

Sep 2

Quiz

What specific architectural layout was mandated by the Tenement House Act of 1879 in New York City?

Sep 2

Quiz

Which church serves as the spiritual anchor for the East Village's Ukrainian community?

Sep 2

Quiz

Which tragic 1904 steamboat disaster led to the decline of the East Village's German community?

Sep 2

こよみと、せみのこえ。
BETA

yuki こよみと、せみのこえ。

Aug 16

yuki 残暑見舞いを送る正しい時期

Aug 16

yuki 旧暦と新暦が生む季節のズレ

Aug 16

yuki 処暑がもたらす朝晩の涼しさ

Aug 16