1 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁D ats un ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁sports , ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁highly ▁successful ▁ 2 4 0 z . ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁D ats un ▁ 5 1 0 ▁was ▁introduced . ▁It ▁cost ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁carried ▁independent ▁rear ▁susp ension ▁on ▁sed ans . ▁He ▁persu aded ▁the ▁N iss an ▁corpor ate ▁office ▁in ▁Japan ▁to ▁export ▁the ▁all ▁new ▁ 5 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁ 1 . 6 ▁liter ▁motor . ▁This ▁motor ▁allowed ▁the ▁ 5 1 0 ▁to ▁be ▁vi able ▁on ▁American ▁road ways . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁introduced ▁the ▁D ats un ▁ 2 4 0 Z , ▁which ▁N iss an ▁had ▁originally ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁Fair l ady . ▁ ▁However , ▁his ▁radical ▁ideas ▁for ▁operations ▁did ▁not ▁sit ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁execut ives ▁of ▁N iss an ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁K ▁left ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Autom ot ive ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁his ▁lifetime ▁contributions , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁D ats un ▁ 5 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 4 0 Z . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Japan ▁Autom ot ive ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁