The Nissan Heritage Collection is a private car gallery located in the Nissan engine manufacturing plant in

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, Japan.

History

The Zama facility, where the collection is housed, used to be Nissan's most advanced assembly facility when it opened in the 1960s. It was previously housed in Nissan's Oppama and was also known as the Nissan DNA Museum. Up until 2013–2014, the collection was entirely private, with no public access whatsoever. By 2018, it had welcomed a total of 15.000 visitors.Ken Saito
Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection Is a Paradise of Skylines, Oddballs and Race Cars (And It’s Free)
''Jalopnik.com'', 10 September 2018

Description

The museum focuses on restoration and safekeeping of

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, Prince and Nissan cars, and is curated by former Nissan career employees. The facility houses more than 450 cars dating as far back as the 1930s. 70% of the cars in the collection are in drivable condition. 300 cars are on permanent display.Takahiro Takiguchi
Browse Nissan’s heritage cars in special showroom near Zama
''Stripes.com'', 17 July 2019 The exhibition is curated by David Bishop, Senior Manager at Nissan. Visits to the facility are limited. Visitors must register for a visit online and wait for an approval. Visits last about 80 minutes. On weekdays, the engine of some cars are turned on for visitors to enjoy the revving acoustics of the motors. This facility works closely with the Nissan Headquarters Gallery, located in

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district,

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, and some cars from the collection are displayed in the gallery on periodical rotation. There is also a Nissan Heritage Collection in the basement of the

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. The Nissan Engine Museum is located in Yokohama.Steven Symes
See What Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection Is About
''Yahoo.com'', 26 December 2019

Models exhibited

*Datsun 12 Phaeton 1936 *

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1936 * Tama Electric Car 1947 *

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Deluxe 1957 *

Sport 1962 * Prince R380-I (n°11) - Prince R380-II *

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1969 *

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1965 *

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Fairlady Z 1969 * Sunny B110 1970 * R390 Le Mans * R390 GT1

References

External links

Official website
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