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The Macau Zcar in the picture above was purchased a few Years back and I just shipped to the new owner in Australia and it just arrived there.

Please let me correct myself as I get confused with different paint jobs on old friends cars. So I just talked to Casey and this was actually Doug Barnholds Ex Bob Sharp IMSA car in Caseys paint scheme for just 2 races. Frank was indeed driving here. I do believe that Frank and Doug may have owned this car together and soon after this race the car was converted to the more square bodywork front and rear and was painted red& white and Frank was driving at Riverside and was hit broadside at high speed and the car was totalled. The car was painted as Caseys car due to him having the IMSA license to enter the event. The car was co driven by one of the owners of datsun Alley instead of Doug at this event. Sorry for the confusion. Les

Casey Mollett and Frank Honsowitz in Caseys Z car at Riverside if I recall correctly

You can get proper Toyota racing pads through the guys at Porterfield and I also sell a great pad through my shop at Classic Datsun feel free to call me if you wish at 7609406365 Les

For what its worth guys I saw this post and called randy to let him know in case one of his helpers may have dropped the ball but that is not the case. The order was recieved on the 12th and shipped out on the 14th just 2 days later. But I invited Randy to join this list and come on here and talk to you guys about any issues you may have or questions. Randy is a very standup guy and he is constantly trying to fill our needs and make correct new products and I know this because I have provided many samples that he has cut up to make molds and production models etc. I know that I too have had a hard time reaching him sometimes and I think he will address a fix for that when he gets on this list. I can tell you trying to help small groups with new products is a thankless job and not for the faint of heart or those easily offended as the constant complaints and comment would make most guys quit. I have always warned Randy to only make parts that I think he can sell enough of to re-coupe his investment but he has alway gone above and beyond to create parts that may be needed but not sell very many. So Hopefully Randy will chime in sometime soon so he can help set the record straight and take your constructive advice as to better serve this group. Les

I was just kidding as I do of course I recognize the Friselle Z as we just sent a new rear end up for that car. We will be racing the 1988 PLN smoothnose 300ZX Turbo car against the big boys in the GTP stuff.

Bugatti Veyron?

The labels were actually sewn on the same direction so you would be able to read 1 and 1 would be upside down due to the way they install.

Jerry I found 1 more set of very rusty retractables and both labels were pointing up and covered the fold where the belt is sewn back to itself to hold the latch end

Carl So far as I know Joel maintained ownership and was letting another shop restore the car and then I was told Joel would drive it again and eventually the shop would help with the car and so on. Also the car that was in the movie was actually not the IMSA car but a very early series 1 body that was raced only in regional races but in a photo I have it won every race it entered in like 1978 in C prod in San Fran area and if I find it there is a photo of the door which was saved with all the stickers on it.

Many of you have asked about the Car I got from Jerry Purcell and what my plans were for it well Here are some photos of it back in the day in New Mexico when it was a C-prod car and 1 photo as I received it from Jerry. I have to say that the work the guys did back then to make it an IMSA car was very high quality and thought out and I am planning to run the car almost as Jerry gave it to me with the same colors and everything but because they hand made all the parts out of metal all 4 fenders and rear spoiler and front valance/spoiler I will fix those parts and most likely make fiberglass replicas so I don't hurt the real original parts. As some of you know this car is serial number 000029 and I feel very honored that I can put it back out there as Jerry had it in the late 70s and early 80s. Hope to be able to start on it pretty soon!!! the center photo is from the Datsun tent at the runoffs in 1977 I think

Here are a couple shots from last year at Monterey with Adam and the BRE 510 and the Fitzy car very fun times. Should be at Laguna with the 510 in March and back at Sonoma with the 510 in april and May hopefully.

Yes that car is being restored to racing status and another IMSA Z that ran with him is out there as well with this car and could become available from what I have heard. Les

Jerry I really like the fact that you are doing some of the stuff that we go through on most of these jobs and the zinc plating is one of those thankless jobs that take a long time and many trips and ways of cleaning to get something usable. There have been multiple ways to try and get the zinc done right and I have to say I am envious of those who say well I just took it in all rusted and dirty and greasey and they gave it back to me all clean and perfect for almost nothing. Not here where I am and not anytime recently for sure. Your parts came out great looking and it sounds like you are getting to know what I go through to try and do this. All the best and great story. By the way be really careful with the super thin springs that make the retractors work when trying to fix the last couple sets your included they will keep snapping off as you try to coil them to tighten them up. Les

Going all the way back to the Z car program when I started reproducing paint code and radiator stickers Mike and I have tried to figure out whats correct. Mike having been a Nissan master mechanic and having been around the cars a lot more than myself was much more intune with what was correct so I got out of the sticker business and told him I would purchase his correct stickers. I have to say though we learned a lot trying to figure out the cars and what is correct because the japanese materials are very different from what is available here. This includes some of the vinyl used in the seats and door panels and plastics in the steering wheels and rear panels. I have to wonder if the decals under hood could have been on foil originally and the heat turned them to a flat color along the way but as I believe someone already said Chrome or gold foil is very hard to read and would not really make sense. I just checked 3 Hoods and they all have the smog decal and it is flat silver material. Please remember that some of us and maybe it is just me would hope to make the car as good as or better than it was when it was new and if there was crappy materials used I would prefer not to use inferior quality items even though the cars will be taken care of infinitely better now than they were in their earlier life. Les