Down Shift Magazine

Today’s photo of the day comes to us from “the city of brotherly love”, a fitting moniker given the charitable nature and origin of this stateside S15 show car with a story. To support the efforts of this registered 501( c ) 3 tax deductible non-profit foundation, please visit their website at www.4udrew.org

Even though there have been numerous tweaks to the Tuscan's chassis and suspension, the overall size and appearance of the variants remain virtually identical apart from minor aerodynamic aids to the S model adding a front under-tray and a small boot-lid spoiler on the rear. Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200

Featuring a 1600CC MGA engine the Series II Grantura was capable of 0-60 mph in 12 seconds with a top speed of 98.4mph...not impressive by modern standards though what is impressive is that the car was able to achieve this while averaging an impressive 27.3mpg fuel economy. Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200

The TVR T350's 6-cylinder inline alloy engine featured 4 valves per cylinder and produced 350 hp with 290 lb-ft of torque. Light-weight, powerful and elegant the T350C was able to accellerate from 0-60 mph in just under 4.4 seconds. Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200

Equipped with a 380 bhp straight-six that produces 349 lb-ft of torque, the light weight TVR Sagaris weighs in at a mere 2,371 lbs making it capable of going 0-60 mph in under 3.7 seconds. Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200

The S30 was not a new idea, sturdy engineering, excellent performance, low prices, attractive styling, average interiors had been achieved by other manufacturers but the Z car capitalized on all these criteria and perfected the concept of a low-cost, reliable, sports car. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)

The Nissan S30 (sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Zebra) and in other markets as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z was the first generation of Z GT two-seat coupe. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)

260Z models had bumpers that resembled those of the earlier 240Z, though increased slightly in size, pushed away from the body somewhat, and wearing black rubber bumper guards rather that the previous chrome bumper guards with rubber strips. These early cars still had the front turn signals located below the bumpers. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)