Datsun-240z Vs Fairlady-z432

[kats]

Hi , today All Fairlady meeting was held at Fuji Speedway , too bad , I could not go there. 

I found this , old Japanese TV movie which 

was broadcasted on Feb 28th 1975 , 

https://minkara.carview.co.jp/smart/userid/1569569/blog/41320555/

a female narcotics officer rides her Fairlady 240ZG ,  you can see vinyl top and

Z432 wheels !! Very rare indeed .

Kats

[HS30-H]

17 hours ago, kats said:

Hi , today All Fairlady meeting was held at Fuji Speedway , too bad , I could not go there. 

 

Sorry I could not see you, Kats. Maybe in London next time?

[kats]

Alan , this is you ! 

Did you find some interesting cars and parts ? Or people ?

Maybe in London, 

Kats

 

[Gav240z]

On 5/5/2018 at 10:33 PM, kats said:

I found this , old Japanese TV movie which 

was broadcasted on Feb 28th 1975 , 

https://minkara.carview.co.jp/smart/userid/1569569/blog/41320555/

a female narcotics officer rides her Fairlady 240ZG ,  you can see vinyl top and

Z432 wheels !! Very rare indeed .

Kats

Hey Kats,

That wheel pic reminds me of this (what I assume is a "works rally 240z" with the Kobe Seiko Magnesium alloys and white wall tyre). I found this photo on an eBay listing. Never seen it before. I quite like the look..

Driver: Mehta Shekar
Rally: Tour of Dean 09/01/1972 
Co-Driver: Holmes Martin V W
REG: TKS 33 SA4541
Start: 26
Sponsor / Entrant: Withers Castrol

Based on this: http://www.thedeanrallies.info/images/stories/M_-_R.pdf

Edited May 11, 2018 by Gav240z
Add details of car.

[HS30-H]

46 minutes ago, Gav240z said:

Hey Kats,

That wheel pic reminds me of this (what I assume is a "works rally 240z" with the Kobe Seiko Magnesium alloys and white wall tyre). I found this photo on an eBay listing. Never seen it before. I quite like the look..

Driver: Mehta Shekar
Rally: Tour of Dean 09/01/1972 
Co-Driver: Holmes Martin V W
REG: TKS 33 SA4541
Start: 26
Sponsor / Entrant: Withers Castrol

Based on this: http://www.thedeanrallies.info/images/stories/M_-_R.pdf

Gav,
The caption doesn't fit with the event there. The photo is '4541' (originally part of a batch of Works cars built for the 1972 East African Safari Rally, which started in March) on the 1972 Acropolis Rally in Greece (it took place in May). It was an entry in a "borrowed" Works car co-ordinated by Cal Withers, and Shekhar Mehta had negotiated a tyre sponsorship deal with Sears Roebuck. Apparently the tyres were not the best tools for the job (to say the least...) but the money was right.

The white roof was an attempt to reflect some of the strong Greek sunlight and keep things a little cooler inside. I doubt it had all that much effect. 

The data from the Tour Of Dean website for this car relates to when those Tour Of Dean rally stages were used as part of the 1972 RAC Rally (December), where the car had start number 26. It still had the white roof and some of the white banded Sears tyres...

[Gav240z]

Thanks Alan, it was the only information I could find on that registration. I was wondering what the "vinyl" roof was all about.

[HS30-H]

2 minutes ago, Gav240z said:

Thanks Alan, it was the only information I could find on that registration. I was wondering what the "vinyl" roof was all about.

Works rally car identities, race entries, crews, start numbers and all the rest of it are a real minefield. Lots of the photos you can find on the 'net are mis-captioned or don't tell the whole story, and even some of the protagonists themselves don't remember as well as would be ideal...

Case in point is with Shekhar Mehta on the 1971 and 1972 RAC rallies. Both times he was in a car with start number 26, but they were different cars that often get mixed up. The car he drove on the '71 RAC had also been a 1970 RAC Rally car, so plenty of scope for confusion. Big topic.

[kats]

Hi Gavin and Alan, 

That car , I have never seen it before .

Fairlady emblems immediately caught my eyes , beautiful rally car !

Kats

[kats]

Hi ,

Recently I tripped 3600 km for total with in two weeks .First ,  I took my 180SX heading north to my mother’s house then took my orange 240Z to my house, that was 1800 km trip. Weather was not good , but 240Z’s AC worked quite good , and automatic transmission was easy when I was in a traffic jam .

And today  I have just arrived home, I have been to the heaven, S20 heaven . It was also 1800 km trip , I took my Z432 just to show it  to the master ,  Mr.Watanabe .

Kats

[kats]

On the way to the heaven , I stayed at Onsen Ryokan (hot springs hotel) , a female manager was very interested in my car , she said it is so beautiful. I am glad to hear that !

 

 

Edited May 11, 2018 by kats

[kats]

Mr.Watanabe has a lot of experience with S20 engine, especially Skyline GTR. He was a driver , then turned to be a mechanic. I saw so many S20 engines, 71A transmissions, R192 diffs, etc etc . 

I found S20- 000001 ! ! And also he keeps the last S20 engine , 002722 !!

Even more, special works engine, parts , prototype engine, etc etc ..

Kats

[kats]

I am glad that my car has got its engine tuned by Mr.Watanabe , float level ,ignition  timing , spark plugs, and carburetor balancing. The S20 became so much smooth,  and sounds beautiful.

I met Mr. Mouri , his green car was built by Mr.Watanabe , 250 bhp and FRP body panels all around . And it’s got real rally magnesium wheels !! It is daily shoes for his car , yes the car is his daily driver.

Oh, and you see the valve cover , that is made of magnesium too.

Kats

 

 

Edited May 11, 2018 by kats