Possibly referring to the 'Sports Option' wooden gearknob that was described in-period as the 'Rally' gearknob?

They were used on the 510, S30, PA10 and BS110 works rally cars, amongst others. Just a thinner and slightly taller wooden knob, with no logo or shift pattern on it.

NISMO made a limited-edition reissue for their 15th Anniversary ( part number 32865-A7610-1 ) which sometimes come up on Yahoo Japan auctions.

I've got one on my GP Maroon 240ZG, and one on the 432-R replica project car too. Some people don't like them, as they complain that they 'hurt' the palm of their hand.

Here's a pic of an original on a works 240Z rally car:

Sorry for the confusion, everyone - I may have inadvertently hijacked this thread with my errant post. The original-style 5 speed knob is indeed for my '69 Z432, but I actually meant "original" to refer to the original thin-knob style, as opposed to the newer-style fat, fake-looking repro knob - I should have made that more clear. I recall seeing a thread about owners using these original-sized 5 speed knobs on their 240 gearbox conversions, so I added it to the list here. (However, it would be correct to say that in this specific case, it would also happen to be correct to the car specification).

I will of course also be delighted to find a rally knob per Alan's comments.

Back to thread topic - hardest-to-find Z car part!

Here is an obscure one;

The profile of the sunvisors on the Series One is different from later production vehicles. So I think this qualifies as a hard to find part.

Keith

xs10shl:

You may want to add your vehicle to your signature. That would help eliminate the confusion over which vehicle you have and are searching parts for.

E

Fuel tank parts for a 76 280z particularly the filler tube.

Dave Ruiz