26th-Z

Thanks Jerry, I don't recall seeing a key chain before. Both cars are on the registry of Vintage Zs. I have other photos of them when they were in the States.

Thanks Kats! I have not seen much about Vintage Zs in a very long time. Here is the silver car. http://bhauction.jp/search/lot16.html These cars need a wash! Merry Christmas!

Facebook has its purpose, I suppose. It's a great place to share what you have been doing with your friends. I don't see its relevance to discussing technical information or any sort of ongoing, one-on conversation like you get on the forums. I think the percentage of misinformation on a forum is MUCH lower than a media platform like Facebook. I remember when this whole thing was done by e-mail...

Very nice list. Somewhat vague. Missing many things like brake rotors and front brake dust shields. Clear hatch glass without demister lines. I must have a Series 0, then.

Rear panel - part #79100-E4650 Best of luck.

HLS30-00048 was originally a US car, probably an HLS30U like my cars. It was restored as a UN. I own the remains of HLS30-00403 which I bought several years ago. It was a UN - 11/69 build date. According to my references, the HLS30 UV had an evaporative emission control device and the HLS30 U did not. They had a smog pump but not evap. tank in the quarter panel. The gas tanks are peculiar also because of the lack of the vent hoses.

Marchal driving lights. I remember those things. I guess it all depends on what you are looking for, Tomo. These are certainly vintage! I think they take a quartz / halogen bulb. They will throw out a pencil beam resembling a laser and set fire to anything combustible with 15 yards. In fact, they may not be legal anymore. As I recall, they are seriously bright. Big heavy things. Lots of amp draw. Use a relay.

You know? An old salt like me is always thinking outside the box when answering a question like this. Or perhaps thinking ABOUT the box. My answer is no, drive her hard but NEVER put her to bed wet. Wet while driving is preferred sometimes. Kinda gives you that "all lubed up" sort of feeling.

The vinyl should pull up to the end of the tunnel. That is sewn incorrectly. Fit your console over it to check, but I think you could cut a hole in it to fit the bracket.

Pictures attached.

The drop to my house is fine and unbroken. This photo is from the main line that runs down the back yards of our adjoining lots. There is an easement there and a drainage swale. There are actually two of these wires, unshielded, hanging from the power pole. I'm not able to get very close to inspect all of this because the swale is full of water. I'm thinking that the wires are actually service leaders of the three wires going from pole to pole. And I don't think any of them are shielded. None of the wires on the main line are. My service drop is shielded wire/cable, however. I heard from Carl Beck and Jim Frederick (Z Mecca). Carl took his car up to Gainesville and rode the storm out there. Jim reports very little damage.

Ok, ok. The power company knows that about 50% of Sarasota County is without power at the moment. I realize how dangerous this is. Yea, Mike! Those arc pits are pretty cool, eh? You should have seen the fireworks when that happened. Watched the whole thing from my couch at about 9:30 Sunday night. I thought my neighbor's house was on fire. It was that spectacular. Not just a few sparks, no; explosions! Yea, we had spikes and blinks but remarkably the power never went out completely and my electronics weren't damaged. Just after that, the tree blew down in my yard. Watched that happen also. I heard this deep, thudish crack, fairly loud, beyond the howl of the wind. And then the tree settled right in front of my patio doors. Early Monday morning, still blowing some and raining lightly, I walked up and down my street and around the corner was this.

Yep. One of the power feeds is out. Perhaps this one. And here's a better picture of the tree.

I never lost power but it is only 110 power. 220 for air-conditioning is out. FPL says restoration guaranteed by September 23rd. Trees down everywhere. I have this lovely Carrotwood in my backyard. It isn't on the house, just missed. I think the cars are OK. Haven't been out to see 26th. 27th is Ok. The garage only flooded up to the bottom of the jack stands. Downtown Sarasota seems to be fine.

Ahh... the card pockets. My cars don't have card pockets. It doesn't matter which side the steering wheel is on.

Are the sun visors not symmetrical?

Jerry, no offense intended because I have such respect for the Superformance GT40 but go to their website and look at their photo album. Is not that the car? Yea, he "found" the chassis in South Africa because that's where they are made! And they are damned nice replicas. Real GT40 chassis are pretty well documented. Whats his serial number? Ha ha. Also of special interest concerning Superformance is their recreation of Pete Brocks Daytona Cobra. The first time I met Pete, he was driving one.

I never know when to take you seriously Jerry. That's a Superformance http://www.superformance.com/Photoalbum_contents.aspx?Albumid=60 Nice car!

Yes, make a repro!

http://zhome.com/History/BlackP.htm Here, learn a little bit about Black Pearls. This is a very well discussed topic. Archive search?

Hey Rama! Yes, people over in Japan race and compare chassis just like we do in America. It's called "bench racing" (racing from the bench); the common automotive dialect of the main language, "Bull $^!#", well known throughout the universe.

Good reference thread for the early steel wheels and covers.

I would really like to believe that there is no reason for story fabrication but that just isn't the way it is. From "driven only on Sundays" to "previously owned by (insert famous person's name)", I would like to think I have heard it all. For that matter, my car was the first S30 in the State of Florida. Just ask the brother of the previous owner's son. Perhaps it was raced in Japan. I have heard many stories about servicemen racing their newly purchased sports cars in amateur events. Generally speaking, that's the sort of thing one wants to stay away from when considering the purchase of a used car. You know; the abuse and all. I don't know quite what to think of the LHD conversion. Plenty of RHD cars made their way into the U.S. The guy down the street from me in 1971 came home with an RHD Fairlady. It was yellow and had headlight covers. I just can't imagine why someone would go to all that trouble and, of course, the question has come up concerning from where the donor parts came. I would bet that the conversion happened after it was imported and that the car has seen major work, parts replacement, and previous owner stuff. None-the-less, the car is unique and appears to be in nice restorable shape. Considering the unique configuration of components in the car, I think you have a lot of latitude for your restoration while still remaining "on course". Have fun and enjoy the ride! Screw the history and let the project be a testament to your automotive skills.

The writer got the date of introduction wrong. October 21, 1969. Of course, the New York unveiling was the next day as the writer stated. He doesn't explain why, but his assessment of relative value between model years holds true in the collector world. Certainly, it can be argued that the economy dictates price and the economy for collector cars seems to be roaring even though we are six months into a new administration. What the author wants to say is that the Datsun 240Z has made it to legitimate collector car status and as such, the prices will continue to go up.