Nissan unveils SCCA-spec Z concept and Chris Forsberg Datsun restomod at SEMA

Nissan has revealed two one-off builds at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas: a track-focused concept based on the current Z, engineered to SCCA Touring 2 rules, and a Datsun S30 restomod developed with Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg. The company framed the pair as a celebration of 60 years of the Z and a signal of its ties to the enthusiast community.

Project NAT2 SCCA Touring 2

The Z concept, called Project NAT2 SCCA Touring 2, was designed and engineered by the Nissan Acceleration Team, whose members include staff who race. It is built to SCCA Touring 2 specifications, and Nissan presents it as a car that should outperform even the Z Nismo.

Engine work includes a Nismo cold air intake, a Nismo stainless steel exhaust, a custom ECU tune and an aluminum coolant expansion tank. The 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6's two turbochargers carry 38 mm restrictors to keep the car within racing regulations, but how much power the restrictors take away has not been announced. Supporting hardware runs to a Nismo heat exchanger, an aluminum oil pan, an upgraded engine oil cooler and a differential cooler, filled with race-ready fluids.

Chassis changes are just as extensive: Nismo coilovers, new front upper control arms, Nismo front and rear sway bars with adjustable links, polyurethane suspension and differential bushings, aluminum subframe bushings, and new engine and transmission mounts. A Z1 Motorsports brake package brings six-piston front calipers with 380 mm two-piece rotors, while the rear calipers and discs stay stock to comply with class rules, with Hawk DTC-60 pads and braided stainless steel lines added.

Outside, the car runs 18-inch forged wheels and a white, blue and red paint scheme. The cabin is stripped out and fitted with a roll cage, a Sabelt steering wheel, new paddle shifters, a custom dashboard and Sabelt racing seats.

Datsun S30 Concept with Chris Forsberg

The second build, the Datsun S30 Concept, was made with Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg and puts modern running gear into a classic shell. The original powertrain is replaced by the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 used in the current Z, upgraded here with Garrett turbochargers, cold air intakes and a new heat exchanger, and paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Nissan also fitted a twin-disc clutch and flywheel, a Nismo limited-slip differential, a 10-gallon fuel cell and a new fuel pump.

Braking comes from Wilwood six-piston front calipers with 11.8-inch (300 mm) discs and four-piston rear calipers with 11-inch (280 mm) discs. The suspension uses aftermarket coilovers at all four corners, a new steering rack, billet tie rods, upgraded front and rear control arms, and new front and rear sway bars.

The body keeps most of the original design, with carbon fibre front fenders and bumpers and a Seiran Blue paint scheme. Inside are OMP racing seats, a black aluminum shift knob, a Grip Royal steering wheel and a harness bar.

Production plans and pricing

Both cars are one-offs, and Nissan has not said whether any of their parts will reach a production model, which ones might, or what they would cost. The company has only said that the builds contain parts that could influence future production models.

That leaves the SEMA cars as show pieces rather than previews of a confirmed model. For buyers, the more concrete takeaway is the direction of travel: Nissan is signalling continued investment in track and drift-oriented hardware for the Z, without committing to a price, a date or a market for any of it.

A full-size, street-legal Radio Flyer wagon built on a shortened 1999 GMC Sonoma chassis sold for $75,000 on Bring A Trailer on October 27, 2026. The listing was handled on consignment by Classic Cars Las Vegas, and the vehicle carries a clean Carfax and a Nevada title that registers it as a 1999 GMC Sonoma.

A pickup underneath the red sheet metal

The current owner commissioned the build roughly four years ago, starting from the shortened Sonoma frame, which was refinished in black. Up front the donor truck's independent coil-spring suspension was carried over, while the rear swapped to a triangulated four-link arrangement with adjustable coilovers, an upgrade on the Sonoma's stock rear end. Power steering is fitted, and stopping comes from front discs and rear drums working through a Wilwood dual-circuit master cylinder.

The wagon measures 15 feet long, 8.5 feet tall with its removable handle in place, and 7 feet across. Fifteen-inch wheels wear Coker American Classic whitewall tires with custom covers shaped like Radio Flyer wagon wheels. The identification plate carries the original VIN, which is how the Nevada paperwork still classes it as a 1999 GMC Sonoma.

350 V8, TH350 automatic, rear drive

Motivation comes from a 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet small-block V8 fed by an Edelbrock 500-cfm four-barrel carburetor beneath a bug-catcher air scoop, with finned valve covers and a serpentine accessory drive. A 140-amp alternator and an aluminum radiator with dual electric fans keep it cool, and four-into-one headers run into a dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers.

The engine is paired with a TH350 three-speed automatic transmission and an external cooler, sending drive to the rear wheels through a GM ten-bolt rear end. The listing does not state a power or torque figure for the V8, and no performance times are given, so neither has been announced. The cabin does include a Stewart-Warner gauge set with a 160-mph speedometer, and the five-digit odometer shows roughly 1,100 miles since the build was completed.

The body lifts instead of opening doors

The red steel body, fabricated from sheet metal and box tubing with white Radio Flyer graphics, rises on hydraulic pistons to expose both the cockpit and the engine bay. That mechanism takes the place of conventional doors and a hood entirely, which is the build's defining trick and the reason the truck chassis is largely hidden from view.

Inside, a gray-upholstered bench seat sits over a black bedliner floor. An Alpine touchscreen head unit, a PA system and a Fookoo display feed front and rear camera views to the driver, while a billet wheel on an Ididit tilt column sits ahead of the gauges.

Why a novelty build commands real money

Seventy-five thousand dollars is serious money for a vehicle that is, on paper, a 1999 compact pickup. What buyers are paying for is the engineering behind the lifting body and the fact that the result is road legal and titled, not a parade float. The Sonoma foundation also means parts availability and servicing stay straightforward for a custom machine of this size.

For anyone considering a similar build, the listing shows where the value sits: a clean title, a documented VIN and a chassis that can still be maintained. The catch is that a hydraulically lifting body and a carbureted small-block demand more attention than a standard classic, and the wagon's 8.5-foot height with the handle fitted limits where it can be parked or driven.