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Thank you for the info guys...I appreciate it!

My 240Z (built in 4/72) was originally delivered to Manteca Datsun where it received its first Calif. smog check on 5/30/72 (odometer read 00044). The smog document was stapled to the inside of my car's warranty book, along with its first Calif. registration. One odd thing is the bottom of the smog document says "Xfer to Riviera Datsun" (a dealership in nearby Fairfield, CA). My car was sold to its first owner on 8/5/72 when the odometer read 437 miles. I have posted a couple of photos (taken when the car was new) in another thread.

I've looked through the previous threads and haven't found anything regarding whether the 240Z black door panels are still available through Nissan. I have seen a few sets of these sell on Ebay...always in the $500-750 range. Are they still available and what are the part numbers? I am converting my original white interior to black (exterior color is code 110...red-orange) and will need black door panels. Is the appearance of the newer panels much different than the originals...I have heard the grain of the vinyl replacements is somewhat different. Another question...the white trim around the windshield is held in place by the w/s gasket and appears to be the most difficult part of the interior to replace. I have an original black headliner from a '72 that I purchased on Ebay (for $28.00...score!) that I will eventually install. My plan is to have the paint professionally done in 2-3 years and replace all of the gaskets at that time...I'll then redo the trim around the w/s and do the headliner. My question is can the trim around the w/s be replaced now without replacing the w/s gasket, or should I wait until the paint is done? Thanks in advance for any help...I greatly appreciate it!

Hi All...I am new to the club and have a '72 Z (HLS30-74857...built in April) that was originally delivered to Manteca Datsun, then transferred to nearby Riviera Datsun in Fairfield. My car's warranty book has its original Calif. smog check stapled inside that shows it was first at Manteca Datsun. The check was done on 5/30/72 when the car had 44 miles on its odometer. It was transferred sometime after that to Riviera, and sold to its first owner as a new car on 8/5/72 with 437 miles on the odometer. Was it used as a demo, or as a dealer's personal car? Why was it transferred, and why did the 2nd dealer keep it for so long when Zs were selling so quickly at that time? Riviera Datsun became Fairfield Datsun by 4/73, then Courtesy Datsun by the late '70s...turbulent times for that Datsun location.