HS30-H Posted March 13, 2020 Share #97 Posted March 13, 2020 9 hours ago, foosman said: Seeing as I'm just finishing up my dash restore ... Again, 180 degrees inverted. Generally speaking the writing is the 'right way up' with the back side of the dash laying flat on a surface. I believe they were written whilst the dashes were sitting on an assembly frame or bench, or - later - on a fixture in readiness to be put into a car on the production line. Yours is a single Kanji character for 'Kusa' (pronounced as in 'Cusamano') which translates as 'Grass'. In early 1970s Japan that was more likely to be the common or garden variety of grass rather than the Cheech and Chong type... I don't know if it was in common use in Japan at that time, but nowadays 'Kusa' is also a slang term roughly equivalent to 'Ha Ha!' or 'LOL'. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-594234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosman Posted March 13, 2020 Share #98 Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, HS30-H said: Again, 180 degrees inverted. Generally speaking the writing is the 'right way up' with the back side of the dash laying flat on a surface. I believe they were written whilst the dashes were sitting on an assembly frame or bench, or - later - on a fixture in readiness to be put into a car on the production line. Yours is a single Kanji character for 'Kusa' (pronounced as in 'Cusamano') which translates as 'Grass'. In early 1970s Japan that was more likely to be the common or garden variety of grass rather than the Cheech and Chong type... I don't know if it was in common use in Japan at that time, but nowadays 'Kusa' is also a slang term roughly equivalent to 'Ha Ha!' or 'LOL'. Thanks for the translation - the dash is currently hanging from joists in my cellar (limited working space, safest place to keep it while I'm not actively working on it), so upside down is the only way I could snap a shot of it. I had rotated the picture 180 degrees, thinking that might be the 'right way up', but for some reason it posted in its original orientation. Can't make a connection with 'Grass', other than maybe the color green which is this car's original color (#907). Or maybe the assembly line worker was a clairvoyant, and foresaw how much 'green' I'd be pumping into the car's restoration 49 years later. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-594242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosman Posted March 13, 2020 Share #99 Posted March 13, 2020 Today's usage of "Ha Ha!" or "LOL" would fit as well ... ? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-594243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crayZlair Posted March 13, 2020 Share #100 Posted March 13, 2020 I'll add to the collection. Two of them I was able to translate. ? I need a little help on the other three. 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-594281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotta240z Posted September 13, 2020 Share #101 Posted September 13, 2020 Adding to the database. VIN ...3024 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-605798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted September 13, 2020 Share #102 Posted September 13, 2020 5 hours ago, gotta240z said: Adding to the database. VIN ...3024 Correct orientation: Reads: 'Sugi'. Very possibly an individual's name, in abbreviated form ('Sugimura', 'Sugimoto' etc). 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-605800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotta240z Posted September 13, 2020 Share #103 Posted September 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, HS30-H said: Correct orientation: Reads: 'Sugi'. Very possibly an individual's name, in abbreviated form ('Sugimura', 'Sugimoto' etc). Thank you for correcting the orientation and the info on its possible meaning. Adds to my restoration story. Dash going back in car after 2 years of pain/joy/hard work and money. Cheers 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-605802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnz1971 Posted April 29, 2021 Share #104 Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) Curiosity got the best of me...so i took down the steering Colum and this is what i have written there: Edit: VIN# 17770 series 1 Edited April 29, 2021 by Johnz1971 vin# Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-620771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted November 5, 2023 Share #105 Posted November 5, 2023 Adding to the database, VIN HLS30-29811 4/71 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/28848-kanji-found-when-removing-a-dash/?page=9#findComment-659098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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