Look what I found. WAHOOO

[ZsRUSTIN]

So my '73 240Z is "out of service" for the winter and as I am bored out of my mind I decide to take a look at my non-working clock.

I read a post yesterday about removing the clock through the back of the glove box. So today I go out to the garage and remove the glove box liner and look what I found. The books were in a sealed plastic bag and in perfect condition. It was a nice surprise, much better than the last surprise I found when removing parts. (RUST)

The top one is a comparison of AM and FM, one is for the radio (the one in my car) and the consumer information book has acceleration and passing distances in it for all the 73 models.

Here is the inside of the "AM -FM" pamphlet. I'm not sure what kind of car that is, but he seems to be getting a little sideways...

I was so excited about my find I never got the clock out.

Doug

[kenz240z]

Wow, what a great find! Is the FM/AM booklet also from Datsun?

FWIW, Wahoo (2 o's instead of 3) is a small town in Nebraska, just north of Lincoln. For awhile, it was location of the home office of the Dave Letterman show.

[Alfadog]

What a great find! Of course you never got the clock out It's all fun.

I was lucky enough to have the clarion radio pamphlet and original owner's manual come with my car. But in my parts car I found a nice black plastic case from a Victorian Datsun dealership - score! Smells a bit like cigarettes though.

[ncz]

Hey thats fun stuff Doug. Lachlans right, that took up the whole afternoon and a couple of beers and you didn't even have to mess with the clock!!! Thats a good afternoon in the cold weather!!! Have fun

[rdefabri]

Wow! That is a find, I am totally envious!!!

[ZsRUSTIN]

Hey guys, I knew you would like this.

I showed the books to my wife last nite (all excited) and all she could come up with was "huh".

To kenz240Z, the AM-FM comparison manual is from Hitachi, with the radio model # on it. This ones very technical.

Funny stuff.

Doug

[=Enigma=]

Great find. I'm loving that last set of pages. Way too funny. The picture on the lower right corner looks like they guy is having a problem with excess flatulence.

[Mike B]

I bought a 72 with 38,000 miles last summer and it came with two of the three booklets you have. I have the AM/FM comparison and Hitachi radio booklets, but not the consumer information book. The car was sold by the guardian for the original owner and came with several boxes of misc items like a NOS driver seat cover still in the original packaging, so I can relate to the "treasure trove" feeling. It also had the original brochure for the car and the original dealer accessories brochure.