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This is the Jet Hot cast finish. Please excuse the slightly green cast which is the result of either lighting or camera user error. I like the color but more importantly it's extremely robust. After more than 25 years the exhaust manifold on my 280 still looks like it was just done. Hope this helps. Not a job one wants to do twice. PS This is the exhaust manifold from the Z used as the model for the Franklin Mint Z car

My now closed shop generated 4 Gold medallion stock 240 recipients. We tried 2 different finishes for exhaust manifolds. One was a finish like you're using and the others had Jet-Hot cast finishes. In EVERY case the judges (?) said the finish was incorrect and deducted points. Our last Gold Medallion car was judged (?) to have a steering wheel finish which was "too shiny". Go figure!!!

WOW! My 6 letter comment that could have meant a host of different things was almost immediately taken by our resident grouch as an insult or slight that I had directed towards another member of this forum. I've had a relationship with Chris for many years and have done business with him on numerous occasions. Before Covid I was to have traveled to The Netherlands on his dime to inspect his collection and offer suggestions. I've always found him to be a gentleman on all levels who is apparently having a problem with lost/missing paperwork. I wish him all the best. While I may be a greasy and now rather ancient mechanic who doesn't know his a@$ from a hole in the ground I've learned a bit about human nature after dealing with the public for the past 45+ years. There are some people who are just plain unhappy. This unhappiness is manifest through insults, cursing, almost consent contradiction, just plain difficulty/impossibility to deal with or all of the above. While my shop was open I had to deal with these types. Thank goodness they were few and far between. From this date and time I will no longer comment on or address ANY missives from the individual in question.

Hmmmm.

Zed Head- Amen

Sorry, meant immaturity

No, that's the material it was printed on. Why would you offer a product that is CLEARLY - no pun intended - not accurate? But more to the point, why would such a product be offered for sale? Another reflection - yes, pun intended - of the immunity of our hobby.

That's not one of my paint color # decals - too shiny.

RE white 73 - can't say positively but it doesn't appear to have a V-3 kit. Also, whoever replaced the gas tank vent hoses cheaped it out by reusing those cracked vent hose boots. I just hope!!! that the replacement hoses are speced for use with gas/gas fumes. The first 73 that the dealer I was working for in 73 was sold to a Redskins player as a promotion. Got towed back two nights in a row. Too long a story for this venue but the V-3 kit resulted directly from that episode.

As one of the "old timers" who has restored to stock his share over the years - rooms, mine and those of my customers, full of first place trophies - and was a very early parts supplier to the owner of some Nissan/Renault dealerships in that part of the world I'm a bit scared to comment, might lose my head!! DC871F - Thank you. Somehow I'll squeeze your award into that room full of 1st place trophies

OUCH!! More later but I have to get my Saab ready for the trip - weather permitting - to Hershey.

Thank you Roo - I'll have more to say on this subject after I've had a chance to collect my thoughts.

I found it interesting that the company selling the Fairlady often presents very notable muscle cars, ie COPO GM products, early Z-28s, etc. that are truly outstanding examples. However, in the case in question their rep took a hit. Just one old geezers opinion.

Zed Head - glad you called our/my attention to that strut rod as the large washer is installed backwards! Paul, that is Paul Taylor, was the owner of the Franklin Mint car before he died and his Z went to the dark side.

As I've said at least twice in the recent past - the upper middle class collector car market is, and has been for at least the past year, depressed.

Paul's car is for sale AGAIN!

It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. However, the main problem with what the current market is willing to pay is the color change, never a good idea. Also, there are a few body/paint issues that the listing details. The old market might have been willing to pay as much as - my opinion - 80k but the current market did indeed speak. The upper middle class collector car market is keeping their powder dry.

Not in the current climate. See my comment above.

Excellent example of what I've been calling for the past 12-14 months the "Depressed upper middle class collector car market".

I'd like to comment about Mr. Ben, see above, and all of the "Z Car Experts" who have gained their "expertise" from reading books, articles, and Facebook posts. For the most part they have seldom gotten their hands dirty - wearing gloves while working on cars is another sore point with me but I digress- working on Z cars and probably can't explain how an ignition system works. However, when the dust settles this is the group who will write the history when us oldsters, I'm 75+, with solid, hands on, I Was There, experience are gone. History has taught me that this is so often the fate of orphan marques.

Looks like post 79 ZX wheels

A fool and his money are soon parted.

As of this date it is NLA from Nissan !

Please, please be most careful when suggesting ANYTHING from zeddsaver. I, and a number of folks I spoke with over the years , had problems, some big/significant.

Exception here (damn it).........Remember/PAY ATTENTION - the second iteration all had my reproduction door jamb and engine compartment ID tags. I've stated this more than once but given the source it's not taken into consideration. I consider Les a friend, confident and partner- in- crime, we had several long chats about the car(s) he did. I won't repeat any of them here for obvious reasons.