Datsun Book- "Resurrecting The Legend- The Real Datsun Z Scarab Story"

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“Resurrecting the Legend – The Real Datsun Z Scarab Story.” This is a meticulously researched book documenting the history of the Scarab Engineering Company and the cars it produced from 1975-81. Over the years many myths have been perpetrated, which are dispelled here. The book is based on personal interviews with the company’s 2 founders, 8 employees, and suppliers, all of whom retreated underground more than 35 years ago. The development of Brian Morrow’s first Scarab is chronicled as well as events at each of the three shop locations in Northern California, leading to the company eventually being sold and going out of business. With nearly 90 color photographs and illustrations, the book chronicles what a Scarab Z is, is not, and the role the car played in automotive history.
"By the mid-1970s, domestic muscle car performance had been emasculated, and by association so had the egos of its drivers. Enter the Datsun Scarab Z. The Scarab Z was so much more than a Datsun Z-car with a transplanted Chevrolet V8 engine: it was a completely re-engineered automobile, with each system and component carefully considered, improved, or replaced, to realize Morrow’s goal of creating a well-balanced machine capable of shaming all comers. Perhaps
Road Test
magazine said it best, “Subtle as a chain-link jock strap, the Scarab will not only blow 99 percent of the cars on the road in the weeds, it’ll do it in style."
104 pages, containing many never before published full-color photographs and a timeline chronology of the company. A great read or gift for Datsun Z-car fans of all ages! .95