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Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Brown Kyosho 1:18

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Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Brown Kyosho 1:18 08217M Diecast
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Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Nissan Fairlady 240ZG reproduces the JDM-only G-nose variant of Nissan's Z-car, distinguished from the export Datsun 240Z by its longer front end and integrated driving lights. Finished in brown with opening doors, the model's clean fastback profile and correct nose extension capture a detail most overseas collectors never see on the standard export car. A strong choice for a Z-car shelf built around JDM-specific variants.
Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Brown Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Nissan
Model Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08217M
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About the Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Brown Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Nissan Fairlady 240ZG reproduces the JDM-only G-nose Z-car, distinguished from the export Datsun 240Z by its longer front end and integrated driving lights. Finished in brown with opening doors, it captures a variant most overseas collectors never encountered on the standard export car.

Most people picture the Datsun 240Z when they think of Nissan's original Z-car, but Japan got its own version, and the nose alone tells you it is a different car underneath the familiar fastback shape.

Kyosho's 240ZG and Its Distinct G-Nose Body

The Longer Front End Versus the Export 240Z

The most obvious difference between this model and a standard export 240Z is the nose, extended and rounded to house driving lights integrated into the front panel rather than mounted separately below the bumper as they were on cars sold outside Japan. Kyosho renders that extended nose with the correct proportions, avoiding the trap of simply gluing lights onto a standard 240Z shape, and the extra length changes the car's whole front-on stance in a way that is immediately obvious to anyone who knows the Z-car family well. It is the single detail that identifies a 240ZG at a glance.

Zinc Alloy Build and Fastback Proportions

Kyosho casts the body in zinc alloy diecast, and the long, low fastback roofline and tapering rear glass, hallmarks of the original Z-car design, come through in tight, consistent panel gaps along the doors and rear hatch. The brown finish carries a warm depth under direct light rather than reading flat, and the chrome trim around the headlights and bumpers separates cleanly from the body colour. Doors open on firm metal hinges to reveal a cabin with the correct round-gauge dashboard layout, another detail shared with the export car despite the different nose.

How the Z-Car Split Into Export and JDM Identities

Datsun 240Z Abroad, Fairlady Z at Home

Nissan sold the export version of its Z-car as the Datsun 240Z, a car that became a huge sales success in North America and helped establish Datsun's reputation for affordable, well-built sports coupes. At home in Japan, the same basic car was sold as the Nissan Fairlady Z, a name Nissan had used on its sports models since the early 1960s and kept specifically for the domestic market rather than exporting it alongside the car.

Why the G-Nose Variant Stayed a Domestic Detail

The G-nose treatment, with its longer front and integrated lighting, was a Japanese-market specification that never made it onto the standard export 240Z, existing partly to meet local lighting regulations and partly as a distinguishing option for domestic buyers. That JDM-only status is exactly why a 240ZG appeals to collectors who already own an export 240Z and want the fuller, more complete version of the Z-car story rather than a second example of the same familiar shape.

A Brown 240ZG Among 1970s Sports Coupes

A brown 240ZG sits well beside a Datsun 240Z, a Skyline coupe, or a Toyota Celica on a 1970s Japanese sports coupe shelf, each car telling a slightly different part of the same era's story. At around 24cm long, it shares its footprint with the standard export car, so the two display naturally side by side without any scale inconsistency. Kyosho's diecast construction, with its opening doors and firm hinges, and the brown finish's warmer, less commonly seen colour choice, give this piece a genuine point of difference for a collector who already owns the more familiar orange or yellow 240Z variants.

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