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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s time for the annual New York International Auto Show. Dozens of manufacturers from America and across the globe will race to Manhattan, showcasing brand-new cars and giving consumers a look into the future of the automobile. The auto show will feature more than 1,000 different cars and Transportation trucks on display, providing a unique perspective Getting to the Javits Center can be hectic, so of what has changed for 2019 and beyond. avoid driving into Manhattan. Going to the New York International Auto The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Show is a day-long event. It’s one that is into Penn Station will be the most perfect for bringing family and friends convenient way for Long Islanders to to, catching a glimpse of a fantasy travel. To save money, attend the world. It will take you hours upon show during off-peak hours. Going to hours just to walk through the Jacob The Javits Center is about the New York K. Javits Convention Center, where a 15-minute walk from Penn four floors will be dedicated to International Auto Station, so plan accordingly. everything you can ever dream of MTA has teamed up with Show is a day-long theThe that has to do with cars. New York International Auto event. It’s one Show to provide discounted tickBasic Information ets. The “discount package” is $32 - The show will be held from April that is perfect for for adults traveling from zones 19 to 28 and each day besides bringing family one to 10 and $44.50 for those in Sunday, it will take place from 10 zones 12-14 in Suffolk County. It a.m. to 10 p.m. and friends. includes a round-trip LIRR ticket, - On Sunday, the Javits Center will plus entrance into the auto show. only be open until 7 p.m. People using this option won’t - It’s great timing for those with kids save much money, but the $2 from Mineola or $10 in public schools, being given time off for spring from deeper Nassau County can add up. break that week. There is also the option of driving into Queens, - If you want to witness the official opening day ceremony, head over to the convention center on parking by one of the Seven Train stops, such as Citi Field or 111th street, and using the subway. April 20, starting at 8:30 p.m. This is certainly a cheaper option since the subway - There will be world debuts of concept cars and is $2.75 each way. It will also drop riders off at the trucks throughout the auto show. 34th Street station, about a three-minute walk Tickets from the Javits Center. - The price is $17 for adults; kids under 12 years
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Back To The Future
Nissan brings nostalgia to New York International Auto Show BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
us in that way. The advance of the Z, along with the launch of racing programs in the United States, we started winning championships right around the turn of the decade in 1969, ‘70 and ‘72. We started winning a lot of championships and got on the map as a performance car company. That led to pickup trucks and other vehicles. We were known around the world as Nissan, but when Datsun came to the United States, all of a sudden, we had this viable sports car that was affordable and fun to drive.
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It’s slick. It’s fast. It’s small. It’s everything drivers want while cruising around Long Island. What’s better than being different? That’s exactly what one Japanese auto maker set out to achieve. It worked. Datsun, the American version of Nissan in the late-1960s to early 1970s, took the nation’s streets by storm. It all started with the 1969 launch of the Z series in New York City This sports coupe was cheap compared to other international sports cars. Its 240Z was a highlight amongst car collectors, and it still is to this day. The Datsun was rare, selling only 16,215 in America in 1970 and 33,684 a year later, according to Hagerty, a classic car valuation organization. And that made it even more popular. Everyone and their neighbor wanted a Datsun and for good reason. The car took over the sports car racing world, winning dozens of motor sports championships, as far away as Australia to at home in the United States. Fifty years later, Nissan is celebrating its rich history in America, starting with the 240Z. At the New York International Auto Show, Nissan will feature its heritage collection—The 1970 240Z, 1990 Skyline GT-R Gr. A JTC Calsonic, 1972 Skyline 2000GT-R and the 1995 NISMO GT-R LM road car—giving people a blast from the past. Steve Yaeger, manager of heritage communications at Nissan Motor Company, spoke with Long Island Weekly, discussing the reasons why Nissan opted to put these cars on
Steve Yaeger display, as well as what it meant for the auto maker two decades after World War II and more.
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It’s New York and 50 years ago in New York, we introduced the 240Z, which revolutionized people’s thoughts about Japanese cars. Up
until that time, it was economy cars that were fun to drive and very practical. They were lightweight, economical and all of those things that we used to associate with Japanese manufacturers. Nissan—or Datsun in the United States—came out with the 240Z, which was a huge success. From that success in New York in 1969, we changed the face and brand of Datsun from that day forward as a performance brand. Even though we had good performance cars prior to that, it put us on the map in the United States.
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It’s 50 years later and now, Nissan is a household brand for many American families. How do you think that launch helped Nissan/Datsun grow in America?
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It raised our visibility in terms of our portfolio. We weren’t just a four-door economy car company anymore. Even though we had made sports cars—we made a roadster prior to that—we didn’t sell it in large numbers, so people didn’t think of
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Why was it called Datsun and not Nissan?
The company itself in Yokohama was always Nissan Motor Company. But marketing companies look at how names are perceived, and it was too close to Nippon (a paint brand). The decision was made in the late-’50s to early ’60s. They probably felt it had a little more cache as Datsun, and that lasted until 1983. They decided to bring Nissan worldwide.
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What is the goal in bringing back these cars?
I think it’s an acknowledgment of our performance heritage. With 50 years of not only the 240Z, which is well-known to the American public, but it’s also the 50th anniversary of the GT-R. Until 2007, the GT-R was known to video gamers. Worldwide, the GT-R had a huge following and a great racing history. When we brought the R-35, which is the current GT-R that’s sold in the United States, it pulled it all together. We have special editions to commemorate the 50th anniversary. We’re showing some of the GT-R
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The 1970 Datsun 240Z is one of the most photogenic of its era. (Photo by Nissan Motor Company)
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History Of Racing On L BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
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Long Island’s history of motor sports is more than a century old. It includes the first-ever international road race, dating back to 1904. That race came together thanks to William K. Vanderbilt Jr., one of the first people to create an actual automobile racing series. It was an event that took up a chunk of Nassau County, too, spanning from Jericho Turnpike to MassapequaHicksville Road, as well as
Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike, according to Howard Kroplick, founder of www.VanderbiltCupRaces.com. “From 1904 to 1910, the center of U.S. racing was right here on Long Island,” Kroplick said. “The Vanderbilt Cup races were it. They were drawing crowds of up to 300,000 people.” The 30.24-mile course used up public roads, lasting for 10 laps. There were lengthy turns in Jericho, Plainedge and Queens. This would mark the beginning of Long Island’s racing endeavors. As motor sports expanded across the country, the island was no different. Racetracks developed
across Nassau and Suffolk counties, featuring several different forms of racing. Racing’s best drivers competed on Long Island. Highlighted by NASCAR’s all-time wins leader Richard Petty, Hall of Fame racer David Pearson to Bobby Allison, Long Island hosted some amazing racers. Freeport Speedway, a .2-mile oval, was one of Nassau County’s most popular venues, but shut down in 1983. Likewise for Islip Speedway, which closed a year after Freeport. Bridgehampton in Suffolk County also played host to a racetrack, known as The Bridge, a 2.85-mile road course. At one point, there were
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n Long Island about 40 racetracks on the island. Islip and The Bridge played host to the NASCAR Grand National Series for a combined 10 events (four at The Bridge and six at Islip) from 1958-71. Petty won three of those contests, with Allison winning two of them. Islip is considered to be the shortest track to ever hold a NASCAR race, and dozens of Trans-Am races were run at The Bridge, several being won by legends Mark Donohue and George Follmer. Riverhead Raceway, built in 1949, is the last remaining racetrack on the island. This .25-mile track hosts weekly
Saturday night events, partnering with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and Whelen Modified Series to receive some national spotlight in the racing world. Besides the two modified divisions, Riverhead also hosts the INEX Legends national qualifier, NEMA midgets, enduro car races, demolition derby, school bus figure eights and demolitions, as well as monster trucks. The most successful racer out of Long Island is Andy Lally, who’s competed in hundreds of stock The 1912 Vanderbilt Cup race car and sports car contests. The prepares to take the green flag. Northport native won the 2011 (Photo by Howard Kroplick of www.VanderbiltCupRaces.com) NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of
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all-wheel drive because they got tired of seeing us win. At the show, there will be a lot of people taking pictures of that car because they’ve been seeing it in video games for 20 years. It is a legendary car, even in Japan when they bring it out to festivals, everyone will practically bow What is the biggest difference between down to it because it got the Godzilla nickname. Nissan’s cars from then to now? It was such a monster on the track. The world has changed and people’s prefHow important were these cars as erences have changed. We’re not alone in Japan entered the post-World War that. But we have a large portfolio of crossovers, SUVs, mid-sized trucks and full-sized trucks. It’s II era? There was a big turning point in the 1960s. not just cars now. Back in the day, we had a great You see it in the 240Z in 1969. When you talk little pickup truck. But most of our lineup was to the men who designed that car, they brought cars. From the late-’60s through 1990s, the cars it to America to test on California highways at that we’re showing will show that we had some high speeds. I’m 6’3” and 230 pounds. I’m an formidable performance cars. They were fast with all-wheel drive technology, turbo-charging American-sized guy, not a Japanese-sized guy. I fit very well in a 240Z. They made it for bigger and very interesting cars. Our current Z car and GT-R are faster and more efficient than the early people, for faster roads and didn’t compromise the handling or sportiness of it. I think that’s models. At the same time, it shows where where that car, in particular, really took off. we’ve been in the process of the evolution of Americans really loved it. In the end, it was those cars. designed to appeal to Americans. Right around You touched on Nissan’s racing histo- the late-’60s, it was a turning point in Japan, ry. But what makes it stand out? when they realized it was a very fertile market. Bob Sharp in Connecticut and Peter Brock They needed to make cars a little bigger, faster won a lot of sports car championships. Bob and more powerful. We succeeded as a company Sharp won a championship in 1967, the first for because we realized the potential we had in Datsun. We won over 100 championships in the our design. You get in any Japanese car from Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), more than the early-’60s and if you’re over 5'10" and 185 any other manufacturer. Abroad, like the 1999 pounds, you’re not going to fit in it very well. From Top: The 1970 240Z, 1990 Skyline GT-R Gr. A JTC Calsonic Skyline GT-R, it was so dominant in the The driver’s compartment was a little crammed Calsonic, 1972 Skyline 2000GT-R and the 1995 NISMO Australian touring car championship that they for larger people. The 240Z came along at the GT-R LM Road Car banned it. They banned turbo-charging and right time, and this was one of the reasons. (Photos by Nissan Motor Company)
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