[JRandomFreeper]

The 240Z has a 5-speed. But it has a competition clutch, so as I get older, the less I can deal with that in stop-n-go traffic. I don't always need/use a clutch when driving, but when stopped or taking off, it's pretty important. ;)

/johnny

[Erasmus]

The 240Z has a 5-speed.

In 1970 the first American Z's arrived, with the 2.4L engine. I had serial #2189, built in May of that year. At that time, they were all 4-speeds. Soon we discovered through the competition preppers that there was an excellent 5-speed available on the Japan Fairladys based on a ZF design; for one thing, it had Porsche-style synchros. It could be retrofitted into the early Z's with some effort, involving custom propeller shafts and rear end mounts. Never personally knew any Z owner who did it though.

Did the 5-speed become standard on the Z some time before the 260 or 280?