Im trying to figure out the production date on my '73. The plate on the door is missing and I have searched this forum extensively, but to no avail. I found a replacement plate for the door, but it is good for only production dates from 1970 to 1972, not 1973. The vin is hls30 127515 and the motor number is l24 134067. The engine bay tag is still there, however and the numbers match what I have. I went to zhome page but could not find the answer.

Thanks for your help.

Chuck

It is impossible to say for certain, as the factory did not always (apparently) build the cars in numerical order. That said, the other cars listed on the IZCC register that have serial numbers close to and on either side of yours were all built in 11/72. So as a best guess, that's what I'd figure.

HI Chuck:

The production date on your 73 would be 10/72.

I have cars with VIN's ranging from HLS30 125955 to HLS30 129828 during 10/72.

I have been colecting VIN, Production Date and Original Engine serial numbers for the 240-Z's for about 18 years now, but because many people do not want their information published - I keep a private data base for referece to questions like yours.

FWIW,

Carl