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Nissan Z Debuts; Legendary Sports Car Makes Comeback


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    The fastest selling sports car of all time, the Z, returns after a five-year hiatus.  
Bigger, better and sexier than ever, the Z makes it's highly anticipated unveil here 
in Los Angeles simultaneous with press only unveil at Detroit Auto Show.

    Z Trivia:
              -- By the time production was halted in 1996, Nissan had sold
                 more than 1 million Z sport cars.

              -- Time capsule 1970, the year Nissan of Japan introduced the
                 240Z; "Love Story" was the most popular movie, ABC premiered
                 the TV show "The Partridge Family," the Beatles topped the
                 music charts with "Let it Be".

              -- Celebrity heartthrobs pushed the pedal to the metal
                 competitively racing Z cars.
                 The list includes:   Paul Newman
                                      Tom Cruise
                                      James Brolin
                                      Gene Hackman
                                      James Garner

              -- The Z starred in numerous movies such as "Fast Times At
                 Ridgemont High," "Tin Cup"; TV shows like "The Bionic Woman"
                 and "CHiPs," and music videos like U2's "With Or Without
                 You".

              -- Across the country, there are approximately 62 Z enthusiasts
                 clubs totaling over 6000 members.  To celebrate the Z's 25th
                 anniversary, these Z club fanatics organized a relay to
                 zigzag across America -- symbolically tracing a gigantic Z.