Ferrari as we all know is an Iconic brand as far as any Industry is concerned. The Company dates back to the 1950s when Enzo Ferrari started making race cars which raced in Formula1. Enzo decided to make road cars just to fund his F1 team. Now that decision as turned
out into the most recognized car icon in the world.

Not in the distant past, the only Ferrari I knew were the F40, 50, Enzo, f430 and the Testarossa. I for one always wanted to gain knowledge of old Ferraris. Questions like what was the F430’s predecessor, who replaced the Testarossa kept popping into my head. So I decided to make up a list of the Ferrari’s road going cars right from the 250gts till the latest 458 Italia.

Currently Ferrari is classified into 3-series:
• The Ferrari F family which started with the 250GTO and reached till the F60 Enzo
• The Ferrari sports couple Family which started with the Dino and with its latest offering 458 Italia
• The Ferrari GT family which started with the 250 GT and has come till the 599 GTB Fiorano

I have attached a presentation with this post which consists of pictures of Ferrari cars in the sequence of their launch. After you go through this, you will be able to identify most of the Prancing horses.

Nissan Z-series is the sports sector of the company which started back in 1969 with the 240Z. All the Z cars were named “Fairlady Z” in Japan but exported under the names 240Z, 370Z etc. As I was saying 240Z started the Z-series with a 2.4L inline-6 which produced 151 bhp. Back then Nissans were branded as Datsun for the western market.

The 240Z was replaced by 260Z which had a bigger engine with a 2.6L capacity and power output of 162bhp, the 260Z offered a 2+2 seating option. The 260Z was replaced by the 280Z with an engine capacity of , ya u guess it right 2.8L and an output of 170bhp, the 280Z is the first in the series to get a fuel injection by Bosch, until now all the Z-series cars used carburetors.

The 280Z was replaced by the 280Zx which was designed to be more luxurious because of the growing demand for luxury. The 280Zx had Tagra-top (removable top), automatic and turbo-charged options. The 280Zx was named Motor Trend’s car of the year 1979 which helped Datsun gain recognition.

Then for the first time ever V6 engine was introduced in to the Z family. In 1984 the 3.0L V6 engined Datsun 300Zx was launched. This later became the cult favorite among Japanese Drifters. This was the first model to have both Datsun and Nissan brandings in the U.S. then from 1985 Datsun brand was killed off for good and the Nissan name emerged.

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