How rare is a 69-70 datsun 240z nos brand new in nissan packaging rear rubber cargo mat/.part # 74950-e4100.Color is same as nos rear taillight panel,pewter grey in color.Asking for a friend?Any additional info would be great on the part.Value?

Thanks

Hopefully, Mike B will see this and have more information. He knows his early rubber floor mats.

Bonzi Lon

It's rare and I'm looking for one. That part number applies up to 12/70. PM me.

As the story goes - something like the first 1500 to 1800 Datsun 240Z's sent to North America - came with rubber floor and rear deck mats - instead of the carpet. So Nissan USA had a local car carpet supplier built 1500-1800 sets of carpet - which were then sent to the Dealers with the cars. The Dealers were to install the carpet and remove the rubber mats.

Some Dealers put the carpet over the rubber mats - some removed the rubber floor mats and left the rubber rear deck mat in on top of the carpet to protect the carpet.

Once later customers saw the rubber rear deck mats - they thought it was a good idea. So they ordered them from the Datsun Parts Counter at their local Datsun Dealer. I was one of them.

The rubber mats that came originally from the factory in the early 240Z's are just a little different than the replacement parts that came though the Nissan Parts system. As I recall - the parts that came though the Nissan Parts Dept had little cut-outs for the luggage straps to bold down though - and the ones from the factory that came in the car's didn't. Or it might be the other way around.. We discussed this some time ago - I think Mike B. supplied most of the pictures.

I'd say that if you have one still in the original Nissan Parts Packaging.. That would be pretty rare indeed!! The last one's I saw auctioned on E-Bay about three years ago - went for over $400.00. If someone is restoring a 69 or early 70 production car - and they already have most of the rubber floor mats.. having the rear mat to complete the set might be worth a lot of money to them. Of course the originals that came in the car might bring more money than the replacement parts..

Any way you look at it - it would be a neat collectible for any 240Z enthusiast.

Of course with E-Bay you never know - get two people that want it bidding and the sky is the limit. Get no bids.. and you may have to relist it several times to hit the market right.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Edited April 18, 201212 yr by Carl Beck

Here is a link to the discussion. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?30706

Thanks everybody for the info on the rare nos rear 240z rubber cargo mat,Carl thanks for the history lesson,very interesting,you learn something new everyday on this forum .Thanks 26th-z for the link, I will pass along to my friend that you are looking for one.

Update on nos datsun 240z 69-70 rubber cargo mat

part # 74950-e4100 has the cutouts in front for the luggage straps unlike the ones sold over counter by Datsun dealership