1970 HLS30-06521 Re-Restoration

[dutchzcarguy]

WOW!! From "some assembly required" to a complete Car IN LESS THAN HALF A YEAR !!   👍

Was this your first resto? It looks very good and the orange is one of my favorite colors!  What's next i would almost ask..

GOOD JOB !!

 

[CanTechZ]

Okay, time to come clean. I found this car for sale on Vancouver Island and couldn't resist buying it. My Canadian girl, number 6521 now has an American cousin, Number 957, a 1/70 car. When I finish restoring 6521 they will be twins.

HLS30-00957 was owned by a member here, @M3333hp. sadly he passed away in 2020, mid way through the restoration. Rest in peace Pete.

Pete's son completed (except for a few small details) the restoration with great attention to originality in 2022, exactly as his dad would have wanted. Pete would be proud. He recently decided it was time to let the car go to another enthusiast. I was very happy to be that guy, and yes I still do plan to complete the resto of 6521. Not that haven't already, I will be taking my time on the current resto, leaving the final work to enjoy when I retire in a few years. I have really missed having a Zed to drive and for club cruises and shows, etc., number 957 will definitely take care of that. Here are of few more pics of 957.

I will be starting a new thread soon to document the number 957, and the short list of items on my new todo list.

 

[240dkw]

I saw that car at the Quallicum Beach car show a couple of years ago. I think right after he finished it. It is a very nice car.

[inline6]

7 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

Okay, time to come clean. I found this car for sale on Vancouver Island and couldn't resist buying it. My Canadian girl, number 6521 now has an American cousin, Number 957, a 1/70 car. When I finish restoring 6521 they will be twins.

I will be starting a new thread soon to document the number 957, and the short list of items on my new todo list.

 

Looks very nice - congrats!

7 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

 

 

[CanTechZ]

7 hours ago, 240dkw said:

I saw that car at the Quallicum Beach car show a couple of years ago. I think right after he finished it. It is a very nice car.

He did mention to me that he took the car to that show. And it drives awesome to. 

[dutchzcarguy]

19 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

Okay, time to come clean

Hahaha, I totally fell for it.. Hahaha, good one..  How long before The other one is ready? Work on it on a regular day or evening and you get there!

[CanTechZ]

1 hour ago, dutchzcarguy said:

Hahaha, I totally fell for it.. Hahaha, good one..  How long before The other one is ready? Work on it on a regular day or evening and you get there!

Thanks for being a good sport, Mart. Lol

I do have a todo list of things I will be doing on 957, so I am re-evaluating my timeline for the resto of 6521. I will likely make it a retirement project as I'm only a few years away. You are definitely correct regular day or evening work. Slow and steady gets the job done and hopefully enjoy the process.

Cheers, Mike

[bartsscooterservice]

Looks very nice ! Well done.

So no Bitumen in the wheel wells and underside ? 

[CanTechZ]

37 minutes ago, bartsscooterservice said:

Looks very nice ! Well done.

So no Bitumen in the wheel wells and underside ? 

Thanks.

Early cars in North America were delivered with virtually no undercoating, It was a dealer applied option, back then.

[dutchzcarguy]

22 hours ago, bartsscooterservice said:

Looks very nice ! Well done.

So no Bitumen in the wheel wells and underside ? 

I think Bart hasn't read it all, he thinks it's the one and same car! 😀

[CanTechZ]

I forgot to mention that the previous owner, Pete, was a prolific collector of automotive literature and a huge amount of Datsun/Nissan literature was included with HLS30-00957 when I went to pick it up from his son. I will show a sampling here. Later I will search for a more appropriate thread to do a more thorough post. 

1970 Owners Manuals from 12/69, 3/70 and 7/70 plus a factory service manual set from November 1, 1969.

 

Many brochures from Canada, US, UK, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, and Australia.

 

Plus four copies on this 1970 brochure you will recognize.

 

Also a large selection from the Japanese domestic market, some of which are poster on one side and specs on the back, very cool. One multi page booklet even includes the Z432 and Z432-R

 

 

Edited September 25 by CanTechZ

[240dkw]

Those are cool, the French one in the middle of the first photo with the red vinyl pouch. Does it say it is printed in France or Quebec?