Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1984 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 50th Anniversary Edition

After the Malaise Era of 1973 through 1983, we had the Turbo Era. I'm going to say the Turbo Era lasted from 1984 through about 1992, and it was followed by the Everybody Finally Has Electronic Fuel Injection And It's About Damn Time Era. The real star of the Turbo Era was, of course, the Mitsubishi Starion, which was so incredibly turbo-centric that it had the word "TURBO" stitched into the seat belts. The Nissan 300ZX Turbo didn't register much lower on the Turbo Awesomeness-O-Meter, however, and now I feel vaguely ashamed that I've ignored so many of these things in so many junkyards over the years. Today we will honor one of the stars of the Turbo Era!
Among the many incredible features in the 50th Anniversary Edition 300ZX was the Bodysonic sound system. Yes, you could really buy a car with a feature called Bodysonic, and it was every bit as cool as the name implies. Basically, this was a speaker system embedded in the car's seats, so that you felt the thudding bass of your Erik B and Rakim cassette right in your butt.
Because this was the middle 1980s, Z-Car buyers needed T-tops to go with their Bodysonic beats.
I graduated from high school in 1984, and I recall thinking at the time that the Starion was far cooler than the 300ZX. Of course, your typical 300ZX was about three orders of magnitude more reliable than the Starion, not to mention quicker, but what the hell do 18-year-olds know?
This one has a mere 123,000 miles on the clock, but I'm not 100% sure I trust this odometer. Why?
Here's why: the notoriously flaky, yet exquisitely-of-its-time digital instrument cluster. The analog odometer is driven by an electric motor, not a cable from the transmission, so there's no telling if it's showing anything resembling true mileage.
You want Turbo Era luxury? Check out the driver's-side vanity mirror in the sun visor— just the thing when you need to check for traces of white powder in your Tom Selleck mustache.
A 200-horsepower turbocharged V6 and 5-speed was badass fast 28 years ago, which is sort of sad. We live in the Golden Age of Engines right now!


It wouldn't be an 80s Nissan Junkyard Find without Datsun's Awesome Voice Dude. Enjoy.

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from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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