Hi everyone,

Today I am asking everyone about very rare 240Z emblems.

Earliest 240Z owner(like 1969)may already know,quater emblems

and a rear deck emblem "240Z" are different from later ones.

The letter "Z" is in chrome plated not painted white inlay.

I did not know about this first,my friend Jeff told me recently.He also showed the rare emblems in degital photos,they are available on my website at http://www.geocities.jp/datsunz903/

A week ago,I happend to see this in japanese yahoo auction and

no other japanese Z owner was interested in it,I got it.

I know the earliest 240Z got this chrome "Z" emblem,according to

the first sales brochure's top page in the U.S.Also japanese magazine showed this early emblems.

But how much 240Zs have this emblem?Jeff told me in the "Nissan consumer guid"said up to HLS30-02500 have this earliest emblem.

If so,and plese let me know who has this emblem and VIN number.I want to know so much.

Thank you,

kats

The badging that I took off #215 has the white Z. That, of course means nothing as to what it might have originally had, but the badges were metal.

Oh.. I didnt know about the early badges. Good little extra bit of information to know! Thanks for sharing.

The badging on my Australian delivered HS30 00145 has a white Z. Maybe the Aussie delivered models differed in that they did not reach our shores until 1970.

Cheers

Dazza

My 71' HS30 00352 has a white "B"pillar badge also. It too is from Aussie.

Not wishing to steal your thunder, Kats - but I think the earliest type of B pillar emblem on the 432 is possibly the rarest of all the Z emblems.

It was round, and looks very similar to the later 'vent' type of B pillar emblem fitted to all the later models, BUT if you look at it closely its not actually a vent at all......

Don't feel bad, mdbrandy. I KNOW my badging is the later style. There was no badging at all on my car when I bought it.

Kats, do you have the chromed plastic thumb latch for the fuel door? The later styles were chromed metal and closed in the horizontal position. The early ones were chromed plastic and closed in the verticle position.

Interesting information. This site always amazes me with the info that pours forth. On my HLS3002126 (USA) the emblems in question are the chrome version.

Originally posted by 240ZX

Interesting information. This site always amazes me with the info that pours forth. On my HLS3002126 (USA) the emblems in question are the chrome version.

Can I have them :devious: :classic: ?

Oh yea! I would be interested in set of the chrome Z's also.

Caution....sharks in the water after chrome emblems!!!! Man, it's a go thing I live on the other side of the country. Guys, these emblems are on my Z, wish I had some to offer to you.

Originally posted by 240ZX

Guys, these emblems are on my Z, wish I had some to offer to you.

Well, now, I knew that, but I had to ask!

Anybody that has some that AREN'T on their cars? :classic:

Right....