The Datsun 240Z changed this. The Datsun 240Z, also known as the Fairlady Z, was the brainchild of Yutaka Katayama (affectionately known as 'Mr. K'), who convinced the Japanese automaker to ...
Katayama’s persistence with sports cars paid off, Nissan eventually creating the S30 Fairlady Z, known in America and elsewhere as the 240Z on account of its 2.4-litre, in-line six-cylinder engine.
Along with adding the back half of the Leaf, the students widened the rear fenders to help embody the Fairlady Z’s more muscular stance. The end product is a sort of Frankenstein's-monster ...
The emphasis in the title is the word "Miss" – this isn't about the Datsun Fairlady (that eventually became the line of Z cars still going today), but the women who were hired to help sell them.