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

Hi All,

Got my Pitstop book store catalogue and the above title is on special this month for $12.95  code 21777.

Paulo

Great tip - thanks. Ordered my copy two minutes ago.

Regards

Dave

Great work Paulo! Was $62 got for $21 with postage, great saving 

Awesime heads up , thanks

Here's the link for those who are lazy !!!

http://www.pitstop.net.au/view/products/page/query/plu/21777/

Well done! thanks guys just bought it.

Just got my book. Man that was fast.

Thanks for the tip. I'm one of the lucky 1000

Just popped over the road and had a look at it, decided to pick it up. Not a bad little book, value for $12.95 but certainly not worth anywhere near the $69.95 asking price, more like $20!

Overall, I'm happy with the purchase, I like the personal take on it with the author comparing the cars to lots of other cars of the era he has had personal experience with, adds a nice touch. It's a book you could put together yourself in about 2 days of copy and paste off the net, but not a bad read for an hour or so.

Just popped over the road and had a look at it, decided to pick it up. Not a bad little book, value for $12.95 but certainly not worth anywhere near the $69.95 asking price, more like $20!

 

Overall, I'm happy with the purchase, I like the personal take on it with the author comparing the cars to lots of other cars of the era he has had personal experience with, adds a nice touch. It's a book you could put together yourself in about 2 days of copy and paste off the net, but not a bad read for an hour or so.

Agreed only worth $20

bloody quick postal, ordered mine yesterday, arrived at work before lunch break today!

Sure are quick got mine today. Only had a quick flick but was happy to see a 2+2 which looks just like mine.

Surprised because didn't think they came out in that colour.

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.

Thanks Paulo,

I ordered one and added a copy of;

"How To Build & Power Tune Weber & Dellorto DCOE/DHLA Carbs" 3rd Ed - 2006 Author: Hammill, Des

Softcover 128 pages 28 x 21cm

It was (allegedly) on special for $31.95 marked down from $39.95.

So 2 more books for my Z library for $53.85 delivered.

Got my book with the usual express quality service from Pitstop.

Very happy with the value I received in the bok but I would caution readers of a wholesale acceptance and perpetuation of the information and credit given to Goertz as a pioneer of the thought processes that lead to the design for the 240Z. Without going into detail, there is a lot of alternative thought about the influence of Goertz and the issue is a controversial one. The "myth" continues to raise and perpetuate itself when people quote older sources without checking the relatively recent and thorough discussions on sites such as Classicz where the matter has been, and continues to be, scrutinised and researched  by some key Z historians.

What does raise an eyebrow with me is the "Nissan Corporate Communications" Managing Editor Jeffrey Fisher connection quoted on the rear page. Given the controversy of Goertz with Nissan and his parting, I would have expected there to be more credit given to the Japanese designers in this matter if there is an official Nissan connection with this book.

Type Goertz into the ClassicZ search item and you will get plenty to read.

That aside, I am very happy with my copy of the book.

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...

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.

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.

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.