"Nissan Z - a 40 year history of teh Z sports car in Australia" Book special

[zedrally]

I was going to order this until I read Mr C & boyblunda's response to the in-accuracies, especially the one referring to one certain German. I had hoped after all these years, the myth would have been revelled and accurate reporting would have taken precedence.
Seems that the author has plagiarised different sources to come up with a version of history that is far from the truth.

Sad, isn't it...

[boyblunda]

Zedrally

The book is still a good read and a value buy at the Pitstop reduced price.

I suspect that the author did his own research and came across the same references that other recent authors have referred to in making similar reports. Wikipedia is often "modified / edited" on this very point as to who might be given credit for the design of the S30. It is probably only in relatively recent times that the overwhelming weight of informed comment and ongoing research has started to stem, and then turn the tide.

I think the matter is somewhat like newspaper reports. An initial partially correct comment is made but the subsequent clarification of points, or even corrections, very often do not get the same prominence in a later publication, nor the same attention from readers.

Even within the ranks of Z fanatics / fans  there is varying cognisance of the fact that there is even a controversy or variation of opinion on this matter.

Bottom line though, at the special price this is a good buy and I am, pleased to have made the purchase.

[Luni260z]

Hmmm, picture of a 280Z on the page about the 240Z (page 7) and over the page the author claims the Fairlady Z is powered by a 2 litre straight six, the same 2 litre straight six that powered the Fairlady roadster 

Nice pictures though.

I was pretty sure the first Japanese Z was powered by a 2L straight six.  Or are you saying it was a different engine to that used in the 2L roadsters ?

EDIT: Ah, i see the Roadsterd  was a Straight 4, thanks WIKI.
EDIT 2: Sorry, thanks should really be for boyblunda .. sorry about that.

[boyblunda]

I do not mean to bang on about things to the point where people switch off but I really do not think the author, John Wright, has done such a bad job. John Wright, has been a motoring journalist, editor and author since 1981 and published a thesis on the history of Holden as a part of his PhD for the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne in 2008.

The topic of Zeds in Australia is a very broad one and the author has obviously read widely and acknowledged his sources when quoting other people's work.

He does make interesting comments in putting the Australian scene into an international perspective and I was interested to read his comparisons between models and of the position of the models in their respective marketplaces.

He also writes of his own first hand impressions at the wheel of of the 370Z.

I do not have any trouble in seeing how the Goertz myth might be perpetuated given that other recent authors of books have made similar comments. I am, however, surprised to see that the book had a link to Nissan Corporate Communications and thought that there might have been some more written of the currently acknowledged design team responsible for the development of the S30.

A good read, and very good value. The special is still on at Pitstop Bookshop.