Nissan 300ZX (Z31) Shiro Special Edition 1988

[Neddo]

In Janurary of 1988 Nissan Held "A White Sale." As part of that sales promotion, Nissan issued a special Limited Edition of the 300ZX Turbo - Called the Shiro Special Edition 300ZX Turbo. Refered to as the SS Edition, this car was painted in a special Pearl White paint #234 (Shiro means White in Japanese).

The SS is the rarest Nissan made Special Edition Z with only 1002 units exported to the United States. 75 SS models were exported to Canada and each of these models carries a badge with the edition number. Compare this to the 84 Anniversary Edition production of 5148 for the US or the 1980 280ZX 10th Anniversary Edition production of 3000. I am currently researching the production numbers of the 2005 350z 35th Anniversary Edition But as of now it looks that 678 of them were sold in the US.

The Special Shiro Edition had the following as standard equipment and No options:

• 1002 made between 1/88 and 3/88
• VG30ET engine - 205 HP
• 5spd. Overdrive Manual Transmission (no auto available)
• Viscous LSD with 3.700:1 ratio
• Two-seater
• T-tops
• Black interior
• Cloth Recaro seats (Click for Picture)
• Exclusive 3 stage Pearl White paint
• Exclusive white 16" wheels
• Exclusive "European" air dam
• Analog, white digit dash, Amber lighting
• Non-adjustable suspension
• Thicker Sway Bars (26mm thick anti-sway bars in the front and 25mm thick anti-sway bars in the rear)
• Higher rate springs (207lb per inch Front and 224lb per inch Rear)
• Manual climate controls
• About 125lbs. weigh savings over standard Turbo model

IDENTIFYING AS TRUE SS
How do you tell you have a true SS edition? You can read the model plate that is located on the driver's strut tower. All SS models have the trim designation of "SS" encoded in the model information. The SS models all will read as follows:

• KHLZ31STNC - Canadian
• KHLZ31STUC - Federal
• KHLZ31STVC - California

In 1988, the turbocharged Shiro Special debuted with pearl white paint, stiffer springs and matched shocks, heavy-duty anti-sway bars, a unique front air dam, paint matched wheels, Recaro seats with matching door panels, painted bumperettes, white painted doorhandles and a viscous limited-slip differential. No options were available for the Shiro. It was the fastest car out of Japan, capable of 153 mph (246 km/h) speeds, as tested by Motor Trend with the electronic speed limiter disabled.[5] A total of 1002 Shiro Special Z31s were produced for the U.S. market between January and March 1988.
http://www.xenonz31.com/shiro.html

 

[Aero2000]

Nice, but I prefer the car already in the game, it's better looking