26th-Z

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In the United States of America, every citizen has the right to free speech. Let's please keep that in mind and climb down off everyone's back.

April 1970 car with 19,000 miles.

The spray paint I have came from Banzai and it is Tower Paint.

Rich, I noticed the eBay sale as well and wondered. You are correct, though. I don't believe original fuel hoses were the braided type and your description is good. The fuel hoses also have painted markings and lines on them to describe their fuel rating.

Alan T., or "HS30-H" would be our resident expert on the PS30-SB type. Do a file search "Z432-R" and a number of threads will come up regarding the car. I also suggest you cruise through Alan's photo album for pictures of specific details and parts. I have many photographs but I have never seen one. I would be surprised to learn of one in America.

Clive, The door screws were used on later series one cars. They were not on 26th or 27th. That should be a chrome screw with a translucent plastic grommet. The same was used to secure the interior quarter-window panel to the front post of the quarter-window. The quarter-window frame had a tab welded on to it for that screw. Very early cars did not have the tab or the screw. At least, this is my belief at the moment until someone who claims to be more of an expert than me blasts me for my ignorance.

Look'n good, Mike. BTW 95th went to a retired machinist in Canada who didn't think the welding work was too big of a hassle. The same guy who bought #793, I think.

Marty, To the best of my knowledge the MSA stage II cam is a Schneider cam ground to spec similar to the Datsun competition stage I cam. It should give you a fairly smooth idle along with the increased performance. It will require a different fuel mixture and Bruce's suggestion is the first thing I would try. I'm a real believer in SUs and although they look rather doudy compared to those sexy asian triplets, they deliver quite well.

Yes, Alan. I must have missed your question last October- sorry. Yes, two differing serial numbers from two different publications. Anyhow, I want to congratulate Rick for his fifteen minutes of fame and say that the article in Nissan Sport is very nice. In fact, the serial number thing is discussed to some extent. I found the article an interesting read with complimentary blooper and the pictures were very nice. Wasn't Steve Rossini the photographer for the Syracuse convention? Alan, I'll send you a scan.

I had a chance to buy 25 once. She's out there somewhere.

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Let's see...what's on my list....? Seat shields, definitely. Seat belt hooks - the little metal ones that screwed to the seat. Braided hose brake vacumn line. The fresh air vents in the engine bay. Do you guys think "chrome Z" emblems would sell? How much is a piece of clear hatch glass worth? How about early demister hatch glass? I think Carl Beck owns the record for buying hood inspection clips - $200.

I can pretty much confirm what you said, Mike, as well as the reference going back to Carl. We had this discussion a long time ago when it was believed that all undercoating was applied after arrival in the States. The description from Carl and Terry is fairly accurate, showing a rippled texture to a thick paint finish throughout the rear wheel wells and rear deck extending into the transmission tunnel. I have no evidence of the front fenders receiving this treatment; just the front wheel well area of the chassis indicating that this surface was applied prior to application of any mechanical and body components. I think the splash shield in the right rear wheel well is discussed accurately also. No texture, just paint with painted screws. I would not describe the paint finish as "overspray" though. I find a thorough spray applied finish. I have an example of an early car in silver and the paint finish underneath does not contain the metalic luster of the upper body surface. It is simply the grey pigment. I suspect that the "undercoating" finish was applied at the same time the body seam sealant was applied. The paint finish is obviouosly spray applied and I have noticed thin or non-existant spots underneath the cowl, top, and inside the rear quarter panels. Ther is also a bare strip on the post that braces the rear valance at the center of the car. My cars show no evidence of paint inside the constructed body sections. It seems to be all bare metal in there.

Good spot on the application, Alan. If they actually fit a G-nose, the price was very reasonable. To the very best of my understanding, Grande is the G in G-nose. Where in the hell did "goose" come from?

Curious that the box has English labeling. Reproductions of the headlight covers have been around for several years, however I have never seen repros that were not identical to the original. I can't tell from your pictures, but they look original. What about the hardware?

You restored your car, Randy. It doesn't have to be the mostest correctest.

At first blush, that wouldn't make sense necessarilly. However I see on your list, Carl, that original owner #100 bought HLS30-00355 in Washington in March 1970. Interesting.

Ok, cool. I just looked up Her Majesty's pedigree and I have three Cambell Motors receipts spanning between April 3rd and April 29th. Remember all that conversation about an October '69 sale? Then there was a blurb about what constituted a sale? I was thinking a dictionary should have been consulted. What gives me a chuckle about the uninterrupted ownership thing is the irony of most everything I have learned about the Z. "Once you think you got it, you find the exception!" I think if anyone is going to be crowned king in this contest, they should have the original bill of sale to prove it.

I would be surprised to learn that 488 was even in this country on 1-12-70. From everything I can gather, the first deliveries began in April / May of 1970. Her Majesty was delivered in May. If such the case, we won't have a 40 year owner until this spring. And I think Frank is stretching the rules a bit however I agree with Carl's ruling on the matter.

He does have a sn, however; "...but you know I don't have the free time to spend on this site." He calls himself an "early vin & restoration advisor", not a specialist. He is not in the business of restoring cars. He is an insurance salesman. Although he is quite capable of restoring a Z to a very nice standard, the VAST majority of those cars were purchased that way, not restored by him. He has no proof that any of his cars were once owned by Paul Newman. Yes, it is an amazing collection. Just a few facts. Nice post and pictures, Clive!

The "driver education track event" will be held at Nashville Speedway. Here is a clip from the exploration trip a week ago.

The web site for the ZCCA Convention 2010 is up. http://www.zcon2010.com/ Many things are still in the planning stages, however registration is expected to open January 1st. This will be the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Z and the car show is Saturday at the Nissan North America headquarters. Start planning now. This should be a pretty big blowout. There will be a display of past gold medallion / gold cup cars, a racing legends reunion with cars and drivers, and a special NISSAN historic display with cars from the Zama facility in Japan.

Link to the pictures of the event. Sorry if this is a re-post. http://picasaweb.google.com/checkeredflag200/TributeToTransAm CW-

I agree, kats. The last picture looks identical to the car from the Tokyo show. Great pictures! Many thanks. I can tell by your smile that you had a great time!