| When you talk about a proud heritage there’s a few of them and one of them is Nissan. The Japanese brand has owned also Infiniti, Nismo & Datsun which is in partnership with Renault and Mitsubishi.
But Nissan will be known for its early beginnings with the Datsun brand that is re-launched it in June 2013 as the brand for low-cost vehicles manufactured for emerging markets, and a look at one of its heritage cars with the Fairlady 2000. |
The Datsun Fairlady has been one of the very first to define what is a “roadster” that was manufactured as part of the “Datsun Sports” range from 1959 to 1970. The series was a predecessor to the Z-car in the Fairlady line, and offered a competitor to the European MG, Triumph, Fiat and Alfa Romeo sports cars. The line began with the 1959 "S211" and continued through 1970 with the "SP311" and "SR311" line.
The introduction for the Fairlady 2000 was 1967 known as the SR311 and SRL311 which was updated that was produced from March 1967 to 1970. The entire line was updated with new body featuring a taller integrated windshield with an integrated rear-view mirror, a padded dashboard with non-toggle switches, built-in headrests, and lifting door handles.
Legends of Speed
The Fairlady 2000 presented in the new casting for Hot Wheels in 2017 produced two color variations with the second version with minor running change with different type of wheels. The complete description with the representation of the Fairlady 2000 released by Hot Wheels can be explained below:
The Fairlady 2000 (Japanese: ダットサン フェアレディ二千) was the final instalment of the 'Fairlady' roadsters manufactured by Nissan starting in the late 1950s. The Fairlady 2000 was the car that was the forerunner to the Z-car in the Fairlady line, sold overseas as the Datsun 240Z. The Fairlady 2000 was succeeded by the Z-series Nissan cars in 1970. The Fairlady's styling was heavily influenced by British 2-seat sports cars like the Austin-Healey and the Triumph TR6, giving the car a slight advantage in overseas markets because of it's lower price bracket.
The die-cast version has racing fenders, a hardtop roof and the front-mounted external oil cooler is a part of the base, holding the body and base together as a bracket.. It features racing seats, removed rear bumper, internal roll cage and is a right-hand drive version. As of 2017, this casting is the oldest Datsun car produced by Hot Wheels, followed by the Datsun Bluebird 510.
Fifteen 52 Edition
For Hot Wheels 2018 mainline release the fourth iteration of the Fairlady 2000 is released in blue with the “Fifteen 52” graphics with scattered stripe on the side. The usual graphic when being applied to Hot Wheels or even Matchbox casting is if there’s art on the side details on its headlight and taillights are not applied.
The casting for a modified racing edition of the Fairlady 2000 is a refreshing look on the classic roadster that built the Datsun name. But it some ways the quality and appeal would slightly diminish its appearance with lack of minor details.
Born: 1967
Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
Designer: Nissan
Specialty: With its 2-liter twin-carb engine, the Fairlady Roadster has a rich racing history, dominating race tracks almost 50 years ago. This dialed-up Hot Wheels version has works-style overfenders, a front-mount oil cooler and fender mounted aero mirrors. Ready to rock the track again?
True Blue Datsun Fan
Overall it’s still one of the heritage cars worth collecting when you look at the historical value for any car enthusiast who has appreciation to the classics despite selling value for collectability is not as high or a rarity for those who just collect these cars with no knowledge of its part in Nissan’s past.
“Fairlady 2000” is numbered 055 0f 365 die-cast cars released for Hot Wheels in 2018 and it was acquired at Big W in Westfield Marion for $2.00 AUD or PhP 80.00 in Philippine Peso. Hot Wheels is distributed and sold in the Philippines by Richprime Global Inc now retailed at PhP 109.75 pesos!
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