The Nissan S30 (sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z and in other markets including the United States as the Datsun 240Z, then later as the 260Z and 280Z) was the first generation of Z GT two-seat coupes, produced by Nissan Motors, Ltd. of Japan from 1969 to 1978. One of the most successful sports car lines ever produced, the trend-setting S30 was designed by a team led by Yoshihiko Matsuo, the head of Nissan's Sports Car Styling Studio. The S30 Z cars were replaced by the S130 generation in 1978.