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Another 72 on BAT.

I have never seen a Z with a vinyl roof. Gotta say, it isn’t for me. Looks like crap.

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The finish around the hatch and alongside the quarter panels is weird.
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The termination at the lower end of the windshield pillars is unfinished.

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-242/

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1 hour ago, Mark Maras said:

Factory option, or dealer installed?

It was an option in Japan, available here in the USA though the Datsun Parts Catalog / Dealer Parts Dept.  Could have been installed at the Dealership, usually done by upholstery shops/convertible shops that specialized in Vinyl Tops for cars.  Most of them were custom made and installed at the Top Shops.

 

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Nissan part No. D4160-00003 and superseded 00016.  'Leather-Top' (Black)  Appears in the 1973 North American Parts Catalog, illustration 150, and I can't find it in the 1972 Fairlady Z Parts Catalog.  It is listed with the '240Z' rocker stripe kits and the illustration shows installation tools and glue.  It shows edge molding but the picture looks like a coil of string.  It is not mentioned in my 1972 North American options catalog but I recall it from a Japanese option catalog?  I saw one in a junk yard in Texas - out junking with Fred.  Only one I have ever seen.

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On 10/3/2022 at 5:26 AM, 26th-Z said:

Nissan part No. D4160-00003 and superseded 00016.  'Leather-Top' (Black)  Appears in the 1973 North American Parts Catalog, illustration 150, and I can't find it in the 1972 Fairlady Z Parts Catalog.  It is listed with the '240Z' rocker stripe kits and the illustration shows installation tools and glue.  It shows edge molding but the picture looks like a coil of string.  It is not mentioned in my 1972 North American options catalog but I recall it from a Japanese option catalog?  I saw one in a junk yard in Texas - out junking with Fred.  Only one I have ever seen.

Hi Chris, I checked my collection. Fairlady Z parts catalogs never listed the vinyl top. But there was a letter for all the dealerships nationwide which indicates the vinyl top . 
You can see the date was January 21st 1970 . 
 

Datsun 240Z sports for US & CANADA , March 1970 parts catalog introduced the vinyl top that was for the first time shown in the parts catalog.

Personally, I like it. But maybe for the second or third car , not for my best beloved car. 

Kats

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When I had a vacation in Hawaii, I saw a blue car with white vinyl top in a wreck yard. That was almost 20 years ago.

I believe many of you remember this 240ZG , this car is my favorite, super rare example. Maybe the original owner was a rich man, ZG with a factory A/C , Automatic transmission, and the vinyl top. The total payment was absolutely more than the price of Z432. 

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8 hours ago, kats said:

When I had a vacation in Hawaii, I saw a blue car with white vinyl top in a wreck yard. That was almost 20 years ago.

I believe many of you remember this 240ZG , this car is my favorite, super rare example. Maybe the original owner was a rich man, ZG with a factory A/C , Automatic transmission, and the vinyl top. The total payment was absolutely more than the price of Z432. 

Kats
 

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It stands out.

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