ACT Component - Release Bearing In 1999, Nissan Motors displayed a 240Z Concept, the basis of the Nissan 350ZFrom 1996 to 2002 Nissan did not offer the Z car line except in Japan where they sold the 300ZX (Z32) until 2000 as the Fairlady Z. In 1998 Nissan launched a program to bring back the Z car line. They began to purchase original 240Zs and restore them to factory specifications and sell them to dealerships for $24,000. This was in efforts to keep Z-interest alive. Furthermore, in 1999 a 240Z concept car was shown to the public. It was clearly a tribute to the original 240Z.