ZAMA, Japan — Whereas in Japan for the 2023 Japan Mobility Present, we had the chance to go to a particular assortment of historic autos. Inside its partitions are many essential items of Nissan’s story, together with beautiful automotive artifacts from the Datsun and Prince manufacturers. Specimens span from Datsun’s first manufacturing mannequin, to Nissan’s first race automobile, in addition to many Skylines, Silvias, Z automobiles, Pike Vehicles and GT-Rs from Nissan’s lengthy historical past. Nissan’s Zama Heritage Assortment resides in a former manufacturing facility. Positioned within the Kanagawa prefecture about an hour from Tokyo, this web site used to supply engines, however now serves as a web site for storage and restoration of a few of Japan’s most fascinating historic autos. And most are drivable.
The Zama Heritage Assortment is open to the general public, however usually, if you would like a tour, you must apply on-line. If it is a potential cease in your subsequent journey to Japan — and it ought to be — allow us to whet your urge for food with a sampling of a number of the unimaginable historic autos you will get to see. Click on by means of the gallery above for an abbreviated tour of the Nissan, Datsun and Prince manufacturing and racing autos housed on the Zama Heritage Assortment.
And for those who’re nonetheless hungry for extra Japanese automobile historical past, take a look at our video tour of the Honda Assortment Corridor at Twin Ring Motegi, beneath:
