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Havent seen this one posted here yet: Bring a Trailer1970 Datsun 240Z Series IBid for the chance to own a 1970 Datsun 240Z Series I at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #194,522.

I try and not get too distracted by this type of genre of collecting, but this was new, and cheap, and I had other parts in Japan waiting for shipment, so... What is great, is the spout pivots at the bottom, thus changing the spout angle, aiding pouring. Made of metal, I don't know its age, but I suspect more towards the 1960's rather than the plastic 1970's... Enjoy

They look like GOLDTOE Men's 656S Cotton Crew Athletic Socks, probably from Amazon or Costco.

If one is doing a restoration - a paint job, seat covers, new wheels and tires are NOT a restoration - every part of that car will pass through your hands, every part. The same amount of effort and expense will be required so why not do it correctly ? Not sure about something? Do some research, ask around, read some service manuals and pay attention to the pictures. I've been saying this for YEARS to mostly closed ears. Well, I'm not going to put my Z is a show is the most common excuse. But again, that hood latch is going to be replated along with the fasteners - plate them the correct color for goodness sakes!! I recently attended a large annual imported car show and a 240 was displayed in a special area reserved for what are supposed to be exceptional cars. The subject car had a nicely finished body and interior but under the hood were too many mistakes to list here. This is exactly what I'm talking about. Those parts passed through the hands of someone who had the golden opportunity I stated in the first paragraph. OK, this car - 26th-Z is of course correct about his observations, thank you. Short list - why remove the air injection manifold and not the rest of the related parts? Why use the cheapest imaginable block off plugs on the exhaust manifold? Is the Nihon decal - probably one of mine -faced in the correct direction? Why have you reused that ancient washer bottle when I've offered an excellent reproduction, with the correct motor for YEARS! Yes, I'm confident that this example will fetch a good price and it will indeed serve as a good barometer. The new owner should drop me a line if he's interested in taking it up to Gold Medallion level. I got a kick, perhaps perverse, when Garage 44 mentioned that he had fitted reproduction rear bumper overider rubbers. Those were one of the first parts Nissan had me reproduce for the Z Store program. Let the abuse begin!! PS A free 240 anti freeze decal to the first person who can identify the make and model that these parts are from.

Reproduction fuse cover/ash tray for the 240z Datsun Series 1. Reproduced in Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate. Comes with silver ring insert, tray silver inserts, lid pins. Ideal if you want to remove and store your original away from the car and have a visual reproduction in place. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167546076628

This is a beautiful car. I would think this auction would be the litmus test in the early Z market today.

I visited the Toyota Museum a couple of years ago and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Japan. DC871F's photos here only scratch the surface of a really great collection, displayed in an attractive and thoughtfully organized way. Nice restaurant on site. Also, a huge display of model cars. Over the past fifty years, I've been able to visit most of the world's premiere automotive museums and this one ranks in my Top 5. As a bonus, you can even use the local magnetic levitation ('maglev') train service to connect with the main JR rail station in nearby Nagoya. The museum is an easy day-trip from Kyoto or Osaka. The connections will allow you four or five hours of time at the museum. BTW, the 240Z on display is so authentic that it even has a suitably-cracked dash pad!