240260280 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted January 6, 2019 Hoovered another HLS30-00007 off road picture for your viewing pleasure. Note the rubber rear bumper guard, and missing "D" in hubcap These early Z photos also had similar hub caps: HLS30-00008 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRoo Posted January 8, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 8, 2019 Nice work, covers lots of history of the Z. Wow, those 50 years went by fast! Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted May 5, 2019 50 years ago this month! May 1969 - total 2 cars - one domestic, one export: 1 = S30-00001 (Factory prototype 1) 2 = HLS30-00001 (Factory prototype 2) Thanks to @kats below are pictures of very early 240z HLS30-????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted May 5, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonetreesteve Posted May 31, 2019 Share #17 Posted May 31, 2019 Some outstanding photos and information! Thanks to all that contributed. Just curious, is the picture below with the model on the 240Z at the Boston Car Show the same model during that famous incident that put a large dent on the top of the fender? She doesn't look like she weighs very much, but we all know how soft the fenders are on the 240Zs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Six Domestic Z's made in Aug 1969. Only 1 Export....possibly HLS30-00003 which may be this one used in the Factory Service Manual and other technical publications. A teaser commercial was made in the Summer of 1969 in Japan to promote the Z. Here is the masked Z on the Oppama test track: WaterTesting12Mb.mp4 Edited October 19, 2019 by 240260280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted September 14, 2019 Sept 1969. Production was 9 domestics and two exports. It would seem these two exports align with testing in North America in October. These would be the two cars manufactured 50 years ago: HLS30-00004 (Silver and Manual) HLS30-00005 (Silver and Automatic) They were returned to Japan after testing in Dec 1969. No details on where they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted September 14, 2019 @lonetreesteve have a look at this thread: https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/56826-hls30-00006-at-the-crusher/#comments On 5/30/2019 at 9:27 PM, lonetreesteve said: Some outstanding photos and information! Thanks to all that contributed. Just curious, is the picture below with the model on the 240Z at the Boston Car Show the same model during that famous incident that put a large dent on the top of the fender? She doesn't look like she weighs very much, but we all know how soft the fenders are on the 240Zs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted October 1, 2019 Oct 1969..... first Z's coming to North America... first the test team! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted October 19, 2019 Sorry I missed Oct 10th. BIG DAY. @kats Here are some videos of arrival of first Z's from Kats (BIG THANKS!) . Music: "These Days" Nico and Jackson Brown USAArrival&Prep.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted October 19, 2019 Meanwhile, back in the factory, production is in full swing. 100Z's made in Oct. 1969: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share #24 Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Testing Begins! Another Video from @kats. Music: 1969 Iggy Pop and the Stooges RoadTestingInUSA.mp4 Edited October 19, 2019 by 240260280 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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