Yes, guys, you read that right, 1969!

Purchased by an American airman overseas in 1969. Original paperwork, books, buyers order still with the car. My brother, also an Air Force vet, purchased this car from the original owner some years ago. Car has an older restoration in it. Sharp looking car in good, running condition. Brother says if I can sell it, he is paying for vacation this year. Car was appraised last year for much more than asking price. $22,000 OBO

Rare, rare piece here, folks! Call or text Eric (814) 720-8720

Car is located in Western Pennsylvania.

Get some underside photos, especially of the frame rails and floor pans. It will help your cause.

Judging from the outside, it looks like a Series II body with a series I hatch. Could it really be a 69?

Could be a 69, this came up on the nissan website as a 69 fairlady z model..

 A Series II body in 69? Really. I'm continually amazed at how little I know about these cars. More great Z trivia. 

 

The VIN and door plate info could help resolve this.

Who flared the rear wheel wells?  

Don't forget the engine serial number.

If you want top dollar for that car and the underside isn't rusted,  you would need to market it so people in the UK, OZ  and Japan see it.  It's worth more

in those countries.

 

Edit: You would have to state in the auction that you are willing to do an international transaction.

 

Ebay would be my first choice

Edited June 1, 20168 yr by hr369

13 hours ago, Mark Maras said:

Judging from the outside, it looks like a Series II body with a series I hatch. Could it really be a 69?

What about the outside of the car makes you say it looks like a "Series II body with a series I hatch"?  It looks like a 1970 S30 to me.

I can't read Japanese, but based on the second photo the OP attached it looks like the VIN is S30-03814, which would make it a 1970 model year, but too late to be a 1969 production car  I think.  I'm sure Alan T could confirm if he see this thread.  There are three Showa dates shown in that same photo, the first is 45-10-23, which is Oct 23, 1970.  I am wondering if that was the date it was purchased by the original owner?  Looks like a solid early car.

 

Well spotted, Mike. The page with the Showa dates in the wallet with the owners manual is the dealer warranty, and it shows the 'Shatai Bango' (body/chassis number) as '03814' and type as 'S30', so it is 'S30-03814', a 'Nissan Fairlady Z-L' built around July 1970.

Japanese market cars didn't have door jamb tags, or dash-mounted chassis number tags either.

I have a 1970 Fairlady Z-L too. It has the chassis number 'S30-03761', so just 53 apart in the same numbering sequence.

The "Series 2 body with Series 1 hatch" type comments are fairly common when people look at early Japanese models. They are often being fooled by the shape and style of the solid, non-vented Japanese market rear quarter emblems. They were round in shape, non-vented and had a big letter 'Z' in them, so they get mistaken for the generic vented "series 2" quarter emblems shared by all models in all markets:

 

Uploaded some more goodies below... Car is in PA & I am in GA... so please text or call Eric if there is anything else you would like to see

Edited June 2, 20168 yr by 1969fairladyz

Mileage is 91xxx km or 56xxx mi