1969fairladyz Posted June 1, 2016 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2016 Yes, guys, you read that right, 1969! Purchased by an American airman overseas in 1969. Original paperwork, books, buyers order still with the car. My brother, also an Air Force vet, purchased this car from the original owner some years ago. Car has an older restoration in it. Sharp looking car in good, running condition. Brother says if I can sell it, he is paying for vacation this year. Car was appraised last year for much more than asking price. $22,000 OBO Rare, rare piece here, folks! Call or text Eric (814) 720-8720 Car is located in Western Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted June 1, 2016 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2016 Get some underside photos, especially of the frame rails and floor pans. It will help your cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Maras Posted June 1, 2016 Share #3 Posted June 1, 2016 Judging from the outside, it looks like a Series II body with a series I hatch. Could it really be a 69? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartsscooterservice Posted June 1, 2016 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2016 Could be a 69, this came up on the nissan website as a 69 fairlady z model.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Maras Posted June 1, 2016 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2016 A Series II body in 69? Really. I'm continually amazed at how little I know about these cars. More great Z trivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted June 1, 2016 Share #6 Posted June 1, 2016 The VIN and door plate info could help resolve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted June 1, 2016 Share #7 Posted June 1, 2016 Who flared the rear wheel wells? Don't forget the engine serial number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr369 Posted June 1, 2016 Share #8 Posted June 1, 2016 (edited) If you want top dollar for that car and the underside isn't rusted, you would need to market it so people in the UK, OZ and Japan see it. It's worth more in those countries. Edit: You would have to state in the auction that you are willing to do an international transaction. Ebay would be my first choice Edited June 1, 2016 by hr369 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted June 2, 2016 Share #9 Posted June 2, 2016 13 hours ago, Mark Maras said: Judging from the outside, it looks like a Series II body with a series I hatch. Could it really be a 69? What about the outside of the car makes you say it looks like a "Series II body with a series I hatch"? It looks like a 1970 S30 to me. I can't read Japanese, but based on the second photo the OP attached it looks like the VIN is S30-03814, which would make it a 1970 model year, but too late to be a 1969 production car I think. I'm sure Alan T could confirm if he see this thread. There are three Showa dates shown in that same photo, the first is 45-10-23, which is Oct 23, 1970. I am wondering if that was the date it was purchased by the original owner? Looks like a solid early car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted June 2, 2016 Share #10 Posted June 2, 2016 Well spotted, Mike. The page with the Showa dates in the wallet with the owners manual is the dealer warranty, and it shows the 'Shatai Bango' (body/chassis number) as '03814' and type as 'S30', so it is 'S30-03814', a 'Nissan Fairlady Z-L' built around July 1970. Japanese market cars didn't have door jamb tags, or dash-mounted chassis number tags either. I have a 1970 Fairlady Z-L too. It has the chassis number 'S30-03761', so just 53 apart in the same numbering sequence. The "Series 2 body with Series 1 hatch" type comments are fairly common when people look at early Japanese models. They are often being fooled by the shape and style of the solid, non-vented Japanese market rear quarter emblems. They were round in shape, non-vented and had a big letter 'Z' in them, so they get mistaken for the generic vented "series 2" quarter emblems shared by all models in all markets: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969fairladyz Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Uploaded some more goodies below... Car is in PA & I am in GA... so please text or call Eric if there is anything else you would like to see Edited June 2, 2016 by 1969fairladyz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969fairladyz Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share #12 Posted June 2, 2016 Mileage is 91xxx km or 56xxx mi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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