After the Malaise Era of 1973 through 1983, we had the Turbo Era. I’m going to say the Turbo Era lasted from 1984 through about 1992, and it was followed by the Everybody Finally Has Electronic Fuel Injection And It’s About Damn Time Era. The real star of the Turbo Era was, of course, the Mitsubishi Starion, which was so incredibly turbo-centric that it had the word “TURBO” stitched into the seat belts. The Nissan 300ZX Turbo didn’t register much lower on the Turbo Awesomeness-O-Meter, however, and now I feel vaguely ashamed that I’ve ignored so many of these things in so many junkyards over the years. Today we will honor one of the stars of the Turbo Era! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1980s, 1984, 1984 Nissan 300ZX, 300zx, Datsun, datsun z, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Nissan, Nissan 300ZX, Nissan Z Car, Turbo, Turbo Era, Turbocharging
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