Pictures of original 1971 spark plug leads

[Arne]

I don't know if this will interest many people other than myself, but I wanted to share some pictures of the original spark plug leads that were still on my car when I bought it last month.

The factory original leads each had the cylinder number printed on them, along with the manufacturer's name, and the 1971 of manufacture. Taking pictures that show this was harder than I expected, but note the name "YAZAKI" is visible, you can see that the leads for number 3 and 4 are the ones with the printing towards the camera, '1971' is clearly visible on number 3, and a repeated zig-zag symbol (Resistor?) is on both leads.

All six plug leads have this same printing, with the proper number for the cylinder, of course. The coil lead is less legible, but the YAZAKI and zig-zag are visible, no number of course.

These leads are no longer on my car, they have been packed up for safe-keeping.

Just thought I'd share...

[26th-Z]

You are maybe the third or fourth guy I know with something like that. Congrats. They are rare.

[Arne]

Thanks, Chris. Surprisingly, they still work perfectly even after all these years.

[Mike B]

Arne,

I checked and I have the same ones on my 1972 (except they have the year 1972 on them). My car only has about 38,000 miles and still has all the original hoses, etc.

-Mike

[moonpup]

OPB: 26th-Z

They are rare.

I've had several sets of D hubcaps, metal fan shrouds, splash pans, braided hoses, metal emblems and 2400 valve covers.

However, in my many years of searching junkyards, dealerships, classifieds, etc., along with throttle cable set-ups, wiring harness covers, tool bag content lists......original dated plug wires are among the list of items that I've only ever found one of.

If you have two virtually identical Z's competing for a Gold Medallion yet one has correct dated wires, I know which one would get my vote.

Hang on to those, they're almost priceless!

[Arne]

Hang on to those, they're almost priceless!

I figured as much. I'm actually a lot more likely to sell my D hubcaps than I am these wires.

[CanTechZ]

Replying to this old thread because after a search it seemed like the most appropriate place to share this find from today when I was cleaning out some old parts I've accumulated. I can't believe I almost turfed these. I took them off and replaced them about 8 years ago because I had no idea how old they were, not because they were shot. Turns out they are the original Yazaki leads my car came with, dated coded 1970. As others have said here before, "Don't throw anything away".