Nissan Heritage Collection
IndustryAutomobile
Headquarters
Zama
,
Japan
ServicesPublic exhibition
ParentNissan
Nissan R88C.
Nissan R90CP.
Nissan R382 V12.
Fairlady Z Highway Patrol Car.
Nissan Patrol fire truck.
Nissan Cedric Sedan (Y30).
HR31 Skyline Group A.
Nissan Skyline GT-R Group A.

The Nissan Heritage Collection is a private car gallery located in the Nissan engine manufacturing plant in Zama, Kanagawa, 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.[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

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 to enjoy the revving acoustics of the motors.[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

References

  1. ^ Ang, Jason K. "Inside Nissan's Heritage Car Collection". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. ^ Jason Torchinsky, Take A Rare Tour Of Nissan's Private Heritage Museum, Jalopnik.com, 25 October 2012
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "The Garage of Heart and Soul – The Nissan Heritage Collection – C! Magazine". C! Magazine. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. ^ a b "Nissan Heritage Collection: Touring the Zama Factory Museum". Speed Academy. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  6. ^ a b Takahiro Takiguchi, Browse Nissan’s heritage cars in special showroom near Zama, Stripes.com, 17 July 2019
  7. ^ 10th Anniversary Celebration Presented by Nissan, Lanemotormuseuum.org
  8. ^ "Heritage Zone". Nissan Motor Corporation. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  9. ^ Sean Szymkowski, Jay Leno digs into the Nissan Heritage Collection, Motorauthority.com, 2 January 2019
  10. ^ Steven Symes, See What Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection Is About, Yahoo.com, 26 December 2019

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