1970 240Z For sale on Ebay

Low chassis number HS3000060 Matching numbers

Car is in Tasmania

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-240Z-HS30-1970-Chassis-00060-matching-numbers_W0QQitemZ4623385393QQcategoryZ102220QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It's intersting to note that this vehicles engine number is higher than my US marketcar, HLS30 20390.

Another interesting point........HS3000060 has the same manufacturing date as my HLS30002126 (3/70)!

Another interesting point........HS3000060 has the same manufacturing date as my HLS30002126 (3/70)!

I do not know where the seller found the Date Of Manufacture that he has stated. However based on the original engine serial number shown - it is most likely the car was built around 08/70.

If you have HLS30 02126 then your original engine serial number would be in the range of L24-2500 to L24-5xxx.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Carl Beck

Clearwater, FL USA

http://ZHome.com

It's intersting to note that this vehicles engine number is higher than my US marketcar, HLS30 20390.

That because the didnt start making export RHD cars till early 1970.

I do not know where the seller found the Date Of Manufacture that he has stated. However based on the original engine serial number shown - it is most likely the car was built around 08/70.

Cars that early never got the aussie compliance plate, so maybe he's guessing a bit.

I think from memory that the 240z was available from March or April 1970 in Australia, so that probably where he got the date from.

HS30-00306 has a date of 9/1970 (on the compliance plate, when the car arrived in Australia) and has an engine number of L24-021698 so this #60 is probably a bit earlier than September.

Any thoughts on the valve cover? Nissan OHC.

If it parallels what was done in the US, by 8/70 it would have that valve cover.

A register of Zeds in Australia and New Zealand has been initiated and can be found on

http://wazregister.com/index.php?action=viewdetails

The 1970 HS30 vehicles reported by owners include

HS30 00117 L24 015308 1/1970

HS30 00157 Not Known 12/1970

HS30 00219 L24 018018 1/1970

HS30 00280 L24 021364 11/1970

HS30 00306 L24 021698 9/1970 Verified above as accurate by Mr C

HS30 00696 L24 301849 1/1970

HS30 00958 L24 042111 1/1970

HS30 00352 L24 021447 1/1971

A quick scan of the above summary of early cars reveals several inconsistencies that could be attributed to any one or number of reasons (including reporting errors) but there are certainly some VIN numbers and production dates that are not sequential. We can make of this whatever we want or speculate at will - and I would be interested in any light thrown on the above.

However, as far as the auction vehicle itself is concerned, would not the production plate and the photo of the VIN# on the body indicate that this is currently one of the earliest recorded road going HS30's in Australia? The vehicle is obviously not stock but it may well be a tempting restoration project for anyone with a bent for early Zeds.

Hey Dave.

Dont place too much stock in those values. Some people registering dont know what month in 1970 thier car is so they choose Jan. I'll have to do something about that. All the ones that say 1/1970 will be wrong.

I do not know where the seller found the Date Of Manufacture that he has stated. However based on the original engine serial number shown - it is most likely the car was built around 08/70.

If you have HLS30 02126 then your original engine serial number would be in the range of L24-2500 to L24-5xxx.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Carl Beck

Clearwater, FL USA

http://ZHome.com

Thanks for that little tidbit of info on the engine numbers Carl. Unfortunitely the original engine went by-by around 1986. I currently have an L28 (N42) with SUs instead of FI.

Hey Dave.

Dont place too much stock in those values. Some people registering dont know what month in 1970 thier car is so they choose Jan. I'll have to do something about that. All the ones that say 1/1970 will be wrong.

Correct there. I have HS30-00352 and going by engine numbers of other simliar VIN's, it appears to be a 12/70 build. It was imported to NZ from Aussie in 74. I have no Aussie compliance details on it at all. I wonder where the figures in that site came from?

Also HS30-00060 would have a Nissan 2400 OHC rocker cover. So like mine, I suspect that somewhere during its life, someone has changed out the cover.

Relisted again to April 10

Starting bid $4999

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4627235169