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THE BOUNCE OF THE DEAD CAT New features for the US 280Z now included elegant new ‘mag’ wheel covers, and the option of an all new 5 speed manual transmission, a space saver spare wheel, bonnet louvres to counter fuel vapourisation and restyled bumpers, no less than 18 changes in all. Power had been improved and was up to 177Bhp, with torque up to 177lbft, however with the 2 seater 100kg heavier and the 2+2 over 200kg heavier than the 240Z, performance had been blunted, the move was toward more luxury, this was the same across all markets, the interior of the European 2+2 had been upgraded to black cord As well as power, prices were still rising with a dollar off $7,000 being asked for a 2-seater and $8,314 for a 2+2, Automatic transmission added another $320, while the 5-speed (option) was $165. For California, the local emissions equipment adde a further $95 to the basic price. The 260Zs in Europe had benefitted from the revised 5-Speed gearbox from the 280Z, this along with a revised 3.55:1 final drive as well as 6.5J x 14 alloys with 195/70 VR14 tyres and a viscous fan. During March of 1977, imports of teh 260Z 2 Seater started again with Chassis # 015116 being the sirst to arrive in britain, equipped with alloys wheels as standard, however this was only to last a year. At the start of 1977, Yutaka Katayama was summoned back to Tokyo and he retired not long afterwards. Katayama achieved a great deal, not only for datsun, but the Japanese motor industry as a whole, although he received little recognition of this in his own country. In the rest of the world however his efforts have been recognised. Characters like Mr K are few and far between.
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