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| | Forbes.com: 1969 To 1973 Datsun 240Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Styled in some ways after the Jaguar XKE, the Datsun 240Z was made to compete for U.S. sales with sporty British GT convertibles and coupes. |
 | | The car was cheap--$3,526, or about $16,000 in 1999 dollars--and the demand for the 240Z was so strong that in 1970, less than a year after the car's debut, Kelley Blue Book valued used 240Zs at $4,000, well above the original sticker price. |
 | | For example, in 1973 Datsun came out with the four-seat 260Z, which had 162 horsepower, but its longer cabin made the car look ill-proportioned, and because it weighed more it wasn't as fast as the 240Z. |
| www.forbes.com /2001/01/08/0108VOW.html (425 words) |
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