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@kats  A few videos are available for testing a later silver RHD but the LHD test car below seems to be much earlier.

The vinyl top option is known but interesting to see on an early test car.

The more striking observation is the early rear panel.  They either dug up an early prototype for the test or the testing was started well before the Z styling was finalized.

But.... is that a roll cage inside?

 

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Spoiler testing too + locking fuel door.

 

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LHD too but with a single RH wing mirror (round type) and a LH door mirror (A racing 432R also has a similar wing set up but w/o the mirrors fitted).

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It was an automatic car with black plastic wheel

Can't see the hazard switch type lol

Note roll bar like silver tube visible in quarter window. @Carl BeckPerhaps to help with USA roll-over test compliance?

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Same tail section for dirt road test area

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Orange turn lights and 6 vertical grill supports! (this may be the original grill that went below bumper that Mr Matsuo mentioned.

Same car as in wind tunnel with RH wing mirror and LH door mirror.

Perhaps an overflow bottle on left?

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Very narrow rubber strips on over-riders.

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No diamond vinyl yet and strange metal tube bolted below quarter window... roll bar? If so, you can see where it fastens. I wonder if it ties into the roof where the mystery nut-serts are.

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No hatch sill or latch, just a thing vertical metal sheet.

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Another LHD doing water tests but with wooden steering wheel and square wing mirrors

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Pre 1969 engine and suspension. Note plastic fan, paint dabs, orange oil filter

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Very early fuel rail with return at rear carb and smog pump

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No text on valve cover

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Rear differential and suspension

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More photos from testing the 240z in the 60's to get a better picture:

Comparison Cars:

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Egress Checks

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Here is one example of tail lights (and dual exhaust)  in Aug-Oct 1967 designing period.

Note the license light in the bumper and keyhole in the hatch lip. Shark gills are a bit obvious.

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Where are you getting the photos, Blue?  Are you clipping them from the video?  Or, has someone already clipped them?  These are all from a Nissan promotional video.

Look closely at you photo of the vinyl top / rear spoiler.  See the shark grills?

The dash certainly is not the final design. The top of the radio/heater cluster extends out much farther into the cabin and the margins are not as filleted nor the edges as smoothed.

 

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Here is another interesting pre-production dash:

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20 hours ago, 240260280 said:

Here is one example of tail lights (and dual exhaust)  in Aug-Oct 1967 designing period.

Note the license light in the bumper and keyhole in the hatch lip. Shark gills are a bit obvious.

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I am seeing 1/2 of a 280z tail light in this iteration.

Not seeing a hatch glass rubber though, just steel trim.

Are we looking at glass or plastic?

Hi Blue , the silver test car is a unique ! Do you remember I introduced Mr. Miyazaki who was a member of Euro S30 test team ? He said the man who was behind the wheel was him . 
I don’t know about the roll bar , it appeared different from the production model .

I have this video’s DVD , it came as a bonus who bought the 1/8 Fairlady 240Z model .

And the 100  books are also the most valuable part of this model . I actually don’t need the model , I wanted the DVD and the books .

Kats

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Thanks Kats!   I tried to get the video a few years ago but no luck.  I'll try again.  From just looking at the minute of testing video on the Nissan web site, there are many interesting details to investigate.  That early roll bar is one for sure.   If you look closely, it seems to have the side mount points (but not on wheel well) and the two vertical bars to the hatch floor like the production roll bar.

Mr. Miyazaki is a true Nostalgic Hero; just like all of the others involved in the project! It is nice when you can identify the person in these old videos and make all of the connections.  I am guessing the testing of the silver car may be spring 1968?

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Yes , we need to ask him to talk about all the things when he was in a team . I also want to have an opportunity to see Mr. Takei the chief of the Euro S30 team .

I found this car has the rear bumper overrider which Mr. Tamura originally intended for , but as you see in his drawings , this car’s overrider is not as cool as Mr.Tamura ‘s design.

Also Mr. Tamura intended to put a rubber strip for center part of the bumper front and rear , can we see it in this silver car ? 
 

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1 hour ago, kats said:

Also Mr. Tamura intended to put a rubber strip for center part of the bumper front and rear , can we see it in this silver car ? 

Kats

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Kats, I am glad you see this.  I too thought it looked like rubber in middle but I guessed it was just a strange reflection.  I think you are correct though.

I'll look at video again and see if I can find a better frame to capture. 1 sec.

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