Priceless GT-Rs! Rally 240Zs! Nissan’s Huge JDM Heritage Collection
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Published 2024-07-24
This all happens in the Zama Heritage Car Garage, in Japan, where hundreds of Nissans (and Datsuns) from the company’s 90-year history are lovingly looked after.
There are diddy cars from the early years, tech-laden concepts, all manner of wonderful rally and race cars, plus Skylines and GT-Rs galore.
Join Top Gear Magazine’s Associate Editor, Tom Ford, for a tour of this amazing place…
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Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction to Nissan Heritage Centre
00:46 – 1933 Datsun 12 Phaeton
1:31 – 1947 Tama Electric Car
2:15 – Datsun 240Z, winner of the 1971 East-African Safari Rally
2:51– Genesis of the Nissan Skyline
3:22 – The start of the Nissan GT-R legend
3:42 – Second-generation Nissan Skyline GT-R
4:23 – 1987 Nissan MID4-II concept car
5:48 – Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
6:15 – Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) M-Spec Nür
7:02 – 1950s Nissan Patrol
7:31 – Nissan’s endurance race cars
7:58 – Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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Which of Nissan’s treasures is your favourite?
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I find it fascinating how Nissan went from making subpar garbage JDM cars like these to stunning masterpieces like the Juke and Murano CrossCabriolet 😍
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R34 Skyline is a beuty!
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Love me some Hakosuka and KenMeri Skylines two of my favorites !
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Can we get a big video of this car collection plz
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That police car is named Prowl and he happens to be one of Optimus' most loyal autobots, thank you very much
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Yes! Tom in Japan is the best type of videos on this channel by a country mile!
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Considering the price of a lot of the JDM legends now, it would really make sense for the Japanese brands to licence the production of replicas. Like how a lot of old Ford's muscle cars are done.
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The 240z police car is actually a vehicle used by the Kanagawa police, not in Tokyo.
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JDM car culture, the best
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I love these videos of car collections or museums in other countries. Esp. when they are not really known to the public, best part is they are free. I had the good chance of going to the Subaru STi museum in Japan, it was through YT I discovered it and it was free as well. It was a fantastic experience. Looking forward to visiting this place as well.
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Tom Ford is always great, would love to see him more.
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I'd take a pristine rally 240z over many a hypercar these days. Heres why.... potholes, speedbumps & draconian new car laws. It also helps that it's beautiful and full of character.
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What an awesome collection Nissan is the best JDM for me, Tom great video ❤❤❤❤
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In terms of rarity for r34 GTRs, the Z-tune is really the pinnacle.
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Love this! Nissan and the other Japanese manufacturers classic cars often get over looked because people are looking at the German and Italian stuff Nice to see this heritage and little reminder of what Nissan have done and can do! Nismo Ariya just been announced so let’s keep the momentum going
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That value of that m spec r34 after this video will be bonkers
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I love Tom! He’s funny.
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this video needs to be at least half an hour long!
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What an awesome place!
