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Road & Track Presents: Ride of Your Life
Episode FLRYL-209

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Italy's finest meet up in Monterey at the Concourso Italiano.
Nissan, Harley-Davidson, Concorso Italiano (209)
On this episode of Ride of Your Life we take a look at Nissan's brand new 350Z. The 350 is the newest in a storied line of classic, affordable sports cars. Datsun started selling the 240Z in the 1960s and it was an instant success. The new 350Z is a monster — it has a 287 horsepower engine and a base price under $30,000. We talk to the owner of a vintage 240 and a brand new 350.

Next, we crash the Harley-Davidsion 100th anniversary party. We sit down with Willie G. Davidson to talk about the past, present and future of these beautiful motorcycles.

Lastly we head up to beautiful Carmel, Calif., for the Concorso Italiano. The Concorso hosted 12,000 spectators this year — they all came to see the most beautiful Italian cars in the world.

350z Facts

  • Nissan created the Datsun brand in the 1960s.
  • Yutaka Katayama, the "Z" car creator, named Datsun's sports car the Z because the letter conjures up mysterious images in many languages.
  • The 240 deliniation was made because the 240Z had a 2.4 liter engine. They stuck with this tradition in all Z models including the new 3.5 liter, 350Z.
  • MSRP for the base model Nissan 350Z is $26,269.
  • The 350Z is available with an onboard tire pressure monitoring system.

Resources

www.z.com

Harley Facts

  • The founding fathers of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company were William S. Harley, Walter, Arthur and William A. Davidson.
  • The first year Harley-Davidson produced motorcycles was 1903.
  • Harley-Davidson currently builds over 200,000 motorcycles annually.
  • In 1981, Willie G Davidson was one of 13 executives that purchased the motor company from AMF.

Resources

www.harley-davidson.com

Concorso Italiano Facts

  • The Concorso Italiano was first held in 1985.
  • Ferrari built 150 coupe versions of the 365.
  • "Spyder" is another term for convertible.
  • Tim's car collection also includes a Mustang GT 500.
  • The 350 GT was Lamborghini's first production car.
  • This P400 was owned by a zinc company, which applied custom zinc plating.

Concorso Facts

  • The Montreal's factory options were metallic paint, air conditioning, electric windows and a spoiler.
  • The Montreal was never imported to the US. Those that made their way here were privately imported.
  • The Montreal's fuel injected V8 produces about 200 horsepower.
  • Just over 3,500 Montreal's were produced between 1970 and 1977.
  • The Maserati is named after Sebring, a famous racetrack in Florida.
  • The Maserati Sebring was first shown at the Geneva Auto Show in 1962.
  • The Sebring's top speed is about 147 mph.
  • Vignale also built bodies for Ferrari, Lancia, Fiat and Triumph.
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