VIN # 00001 Huh?

[rxsleeper]

I found this browsing around and thought this would be a good place to share the link

http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/6/7/86196467.htm

If it has alread been discussed, sorry!

[Arne]

Not a chance....

[Ron Carter]

That is not advertised as VIN #00001 but the add is limited and odd.

[veritech-z]

Those wheels look terrible...

[Zup]

I think what he is tryig to convey is that the car's condition is such that it would classify as a #1.

Not sure why he added so many 0000's though!

Jim D.

"Zup"

[BD240Z]

I called the guy, it's #2387, this car is at a dealership. He had no idea why the ad says #00001.

He claims the car is in pretty good shape, nice paint, interior, no rust, etc. There are no records regarding the mileage or maintenance.

[agemeansnothing]

Isn't #00001 in a museum in Japan?

[ZG240Z]

Isn't #00001 in a museum in Japan?

No.

Read.......

http://zhome.com/History/FirstBoatload.html

[Walter Moore]

No.

Read.......

http://zhome.com/History/FirstBoatload.html

Hey I notice the name of a member of this club listed at that link!

Pretty cool!

[Carl Beck]

Hey I notice the name of a member of this club listed at that link!

Pretty cool!

Hi Walter (everyone)

Check it again.. the link was bringing up an older file... I think you'll see three or four names you'll recognize..

FWIW,

Carl B.

[Mr Camouflage]

No.

Read.......

http://zhome.com/History/FirstBoatload.html

You could both be right.

HLS30 #1 As per the zhome link.

HS30 #1, and S30 #1. Who knows?

[26th-Z]

Sorry to jump in on this so late. I have been up on my roof for the last week. Almost finished with the new roof. Metal

A couple of comments about this subject. The S30, HS30, HLS30 and PS30 prefixes all carry the same VIN sequence. In other words, #26 exists (or existed) in all four model versions. My 26th-Z is really the 26th HLS30 and not the actual 26th Z produced by Nissan. "Kats" from this site / club has presented some very interesting information about the production sequence of the very first cars. He presented information about how many cars were produced during the last four or five months of 1969 and then presented evidence of which particular VIN was produced during each month. It was a fascinating conversation for me and if I stretch the math a bit, I can suppose that Her Majesty was really in the 50s range of actual production sequence. I have photographs of the HS30-00026 and HS30-00027 versions. Both were RAC Rally cars in the United Kingdom. Kats also has quite a bit of information about the cars that were brought to America in the fall of 1969 to be test driven before the 240Z was released for sale. We have narrowed down the VINs of those cars and that information addresses the paragraph Carl has on his web site about the very first HLS30 models being test mules. I personally believe that they were not "pre-production prototypes" but rather production models that were not sold. There is a thread in the archives about S30-00002 including pictures. That was a very interesting conversation and I wouldn't be surprised if the car gets restored. Finally, to the best of my knowledge and understanding, Nissan did not look favorably on the S30 and during a dispute between management and labor during the late 70's, most of the official records, molds, and forms were destroyed - intentionally. VIN #1 is neither in a museum in Japan, nor are there historical documents of what happened back then. We have bits and pieces of knowledge and it would be lots of fun to think about finding one of the earliest, eh?