One writer's perspective anyway. Probably just another case of stifled Datsun lust!

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/automobiles/5-older-cars-that-are-almost-extinct.html/?a=viewall

Now there is what you call a total waste of published space. Nothing to be learned or gained from it. Please don't make them feel any more important or informed by clicking on that link...

 

No wait, you mean someone is getting PAID to write that crap?  Maybe my next career is staring me right in the face! I can put together stories about un-related cars and make up some BS connection all day long!

The only thing I got out of the article was discovering James Earl Jones was a Crysler pitchman.

Another model they should've included is the Ford Escort.  They were winning rallies since the mid-60s, and were some very cool-looking cars, albeit were a little small for a "family" 4-seater, so it went bye-bye too, for the bigger cars to take over until the gas crunch.

 

IMO, the reason that the Zed and some similar others, like the Ford EXP (I almost bought one), are "forgotten" is because the younger crowd thinks that sportscars come from Honduh, or have a turbo, so anything with carbs is "old" because you can't 'tune' it,  and anything that can't get a 'screen' doesn't merit  distinction. In short, kids want bling and tuners lately.

The entire article is complete nonsense.  Most likely a good thing they don't take comments..

Carl B.

I owned, or drove many of those cars. Except for the Z, they were totally forgettable bulk junk. As I recall the EXP had a 4 speed, but 4th was an overdrive. When you look up "Can't get out of its own way" there is a picture of one...