On October 22, 1969, the Datsun 240Z was introduced to the Americas. For a mere $3,626 base price (approximately $21,500 today) the average Joe could come home with a state-of-the-art Japanese sports car.

Remember in Austin Powers, when Dr. Evil cloned himself and created his own mini-me? Ever since then, you were green with envy. You contemplated on how awesome it would be if you could have an 1/8th replica of your own self. Well, the day for your mini-me has not arrived yet, but with ABC Hobby’s introduction of their new ‘Genetics’ line-up, at least your Nostalgic Japanese classic can have it’s own 1/10th scale version of itself.

For those who weren’t there, there’s only really three things to remember about the early 1980’s in America: Pac-Man, cassette tapes, and the rise of the Japanese performance sports car.

This Datsun 280ZX commercial aired in 1979 to advertise the new 280ZX as the ‘best kept car secret’.

“You wouldn’t put the pedal to the metal and burn the bowtie clean off that Corvette, but you know you could.” We just love how these commercials taunt us.

Just like this commercial, when we were kids we always told ourselves “some day” we would own a bad ass 280ZX. Vroom Vroom!