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> RIP Mr. K, The man who bought us the 510 and the Z
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  Posted: Feb 21 2015, 03:43 PM


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Yutaka Katayama, a former president of Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. unit who built the Z sports car into a powerful global brand in the 1970s, has died, his son said Saturday. He was 105.

Known as the "father of the Z," Katayama won international respect for the Datsun Z as an affordable sports car at a time when Japan-made products were synonymous with slipshod quality.
Katayama, who retired from Nissan in 1977, died Thursday of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital, his son Mitsuo said.

Carlos Ghosn, who has led a turnaround at the Japanese automaker under an alliance with Renault SA of France, resurrected Katayama's legendary status at Nissan by bringing back the Z, which had been discontinued in 1996.

Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in both the U.S. and Japan, Katayama is revered by Z fan clubs around the world, which nicknamed him "Mr. K."

"A car is a horse. I want to drive a thoroughbred that's in tune with my heartbeat, but not something that's too dressed up for someone like me," Katayama told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview about the Z's comeback.
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Posted: Feb 21 2015, 04:11 PM


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And another one has passed... So many amazing people...
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it really is a sudden feeling of weight knowing that he was mind of what pretty much was the definitive Japanese sports car (not the miata, mainly because it's more British than Japanese), the 350Z was the first car that when i saw it as a kid playing need for speed, i said to myself that one day i would own one (which is probably showing my age) . I've liked cars before that but that was when i started to really know what cars i liked.

with that said (and getting to the point), he really had that much of an effect on me and i never knew he existed until i heard of his passing earlier today which for me was very eye opening.
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Posted: Feb 22 2015, 06:24 AM


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I send a prayer out for him, that yes, as his son mentioned, Mr. K is happily tearing around in Heaven in a Z of his own.

May you be at peace, Mr. K. You will always be remembered.
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Posted: Feb 22 2015, 07:13 AM


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105 is a staggering lifespan. The S30 was first produced 46 years ago, which is older than many of the car's fans today... and he was almost 60 years old at that time. Imagine that. People are driving cars older than themselves that were made when the creator was nearly 60.

Numbers aside, his contributions are too immense for words. Nothing really to be said here, only felt. RIP.
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