Summary
The Nissan Heritage Collection is a private car gallery located in the Nissan engine manufacturing plant in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan.
| Industry | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Zama , Japan |
| Services | Public exhibition |
| Parent | Nissan |
History edit
The Zama facility, where the collection is housed, used to be Nissan's most advanced assembly facility when it opened in the 1960s.[1] It was previously housed in Nissan's Oppama and was also known as the Nissan DNA Museum.[2]
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.[3]
Description edit
The museum focuses on restoration and safekeeping of Datsun, Prince and Nissan cars, and is curated by former Nissan career employees.[4] The facility houses more than 450 cars dating as far back as the 1930s.[5] 70% of the cars in the collection are in drivable condition.[3] 300 cars are on permanent display.[6] The exhibition is curated by David Bishop, Senior Manager at Nissan.[7]
Visits to the facility are limited. Visitors must register for a visit online and wait for an approval.[5] Visits last about 80 minutes. On weekdays, the engine of some cars are turned on for visitors.[6]
This facility works closely with the Nissan Headquarters Gallery, located in Minato Mirai 21 district, Yokohama, and some cars from the collection are displayed in the gallery on periodical rotation.[8]
There is also a Nissan Heritage Collection in the basement of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.[9] The Nissan Engine Museum is located in Yokohama.[10]
Models exhibited edit
- Datsun 12 Phaeton 1936
- Datsun Type 15 1936
- Tama Electric Car 1947
- Prince Skyline Deluxe 1957
- Prince Skyline Sport 1962
- Prince R380-I (n°11) - Prince R380-II
- Skyline GT-R 1969
- Silvia 1965
- S30 Fairlady Z 1969
- Sunny B110 1970
- R390 Le Mans
- R390 GT1
References edit
- ^ Ang, Jason K. "Inside Nissan's Heritage Car Collection". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Jason Torchinsky, Take A Rare Tour Of Nissan's Private Heritage Museum, Jalopnik.com, 25 October 2012
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "The Garage of Heart and Soul – The Nissan Heritage Collection – C! Magazine". C! Magazine. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ a b "Nissan Heritage Collection: Touring the Zama Factory Museum". Speed Academy. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ a b Takahiro Takiguchi, Browse Nissan’s heritage cars in special showroom near Zama, Stripes.com, 17 July 2019
- ^ 10th Anniversary Celebration Presented by Nissan, Lanemotormuseuum.org
- ^ "Heritage Zone". Nissan Motor Corporation. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Sean Szymkowski, Jay Leno digs into the Nissan Heritage Collection, Motorauthority.com, 2 January 2019
- ^ Steven Symes, See What Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection Is About, Yahoo.com, 26 December 2019
External links edit
- (in Japanese) Official website
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