Guus, how come you didn't post a scan of this pic?

Those vinyl seats must have given him crotch rot :tapemouth

ok , excuse my stupidity but, woudl a Z432 mean a 4.32 Ltr. engine?

first i thought it didn't bring in much. But now I look closely….. he’s got a problem

ok , excuse my stupidity but, woudl a Z432 mean a 4.32 Ltr. engine?

almost...

432 designation comes from 4 valves per cylinder, 3 carburettors and 2 camshafts. al that in a 2 litr engine

So it's like what we do to our crown vics, monti carlos and dodge magnum cop cars?

Thankyou all for the pics, I'll save these for later!

(Jason, it's more like your police force picking out the latest and greatest Corvette for service. The Z432 wasn't made for the police as far as I know. Do a search on this site for "Z432" and you'll find heaps of info about it if you're interested!)

So, anyone got a picture of a 240ZG police car?

thanks guys for all the info.... i'll keep you advised...

.....I found a picture of a 240ZG patrol car in the recent issue of Old Timer.

Ben

Hi Ben,

I think this is the article that you were referring to?

In 1972, Nissan donated a new Fairlady 240ZG to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department.

Kanagawa prefecture's most famous city is probably Yokohama, and the ZG patrol car would most likely have spent some time prowling the fastest sections of the Tomei Expressway. Nissan's backyard, if you like.

Kanagawa police seem to have kept the car in storage after it was retired from duty. Recently it was cleaned up and returned to Nissan, and it will be kept in the 'Nissan Memorial Sports Hall' at Zama. It will probably make guest appearances at Nissan shows and exhibitions in the future, and should be a good candidate for showing in the planned museum section at Nissan's new Yokohama HQ building.

Here are the pics from the 'handover' as published by OLD TIMER magazine:

Wow, if you could drive such a car as police man you would give your salary back to the commissioner :nervous: :nervous:

Wow, I love those pics Alan. I'm glad to know the car is still alive. The pictures are from when the car was handed back to Nissan, yes? I notice that the steel wheels are not painted black as usual, I guess they were just replaced at some stage.. The car looks pristine.

Anyone have a close-up of the hood emblem on the 432s or seen one up close? It looks larger than a regular Z emblem and not round. More like a cop badge. Thanks for the pics everyone - great stuff.

michael

Hi Michael,

Yes, they are not 'Z' emblems - they are all wearing the Chrysanthemum ( Kiku ) emblem of the Japanese police force.

In fact, the Kiku emblem has something of a nationalistic meaning in Japan. Your wife - being Japanese - will be able to explain its significance far better than I can.

I tried to scan a close-up as best I could: