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Bill, Take my word for it mate, there's more room in the back seat of a Zed 2+2 than the back seat of the little Renaults. Rick.

:mad: :mad: Whenever I misbehaved when I was a kid I couldn't sit down for a week. (Spent a heck of a lot of time standing up). I wonder if that kid ever had a smack from his parents ??? Rick.

Good grief, Lachlan, I do believe you're serious !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mate, With the word C.R.A.V.E.N., replace the "E" with an "I" and add a "G" at the end. With M.O.O.R.E.H.E.D., delete one "O", put a space before the "H" and add an "A" before the "D". Now, mate, what does it read ??????????????? Fortunately, having a son I'm well practiced in pointing young blokes in the right direction. Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious:

Thanks mates, I'll check out "Precious" first chance I get. Won't be tomorrow though, gotta play golf. Rick.

Hmmm, let's se now,----I think I was around 16 at the time. My mate's lovely sister was the object of my desire. We were in the back seat of my mate's car. Remember those tiny little rear engined Renault's ??? Talk about confined space !!!. Unfortunately, it was all over and done with before I even reached second base.:stupid: :stupid: An extreme case of overexcitment. Carl, That pic was outrageous. I nearly wet myself laughing. Rick. :devious: :devious:

I have heard that the first of the 260Zeds were actually fitted with the 240 body. Can anyone tell me how to identify a 260 with a 240 body. I should imagine that should make them rather scarse. Rick.

Probably a waste of time but how about the local Nissan dealer ??? When I wanted the original paint code for my "Precious", the local dealer only needed the engine number and body number. Might be worth a try mate. Rick.

Being a retired gentleman, I log on from home each night. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Apparently the following are excerpts from actual answers given on history tests and U.S. Sunday school quizzes by children in the 5th and 6th grades, collected by two teachers over a three year period. Read carefully for grammar,and of course, spelling. Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backward and also declared, "A horse divided against itself cannot stand". He was a naturalist for sure. Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest President. Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theatre and got shot in his seat by one of the actors in a moving picture show. They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposingly insane actor. This ruined Booth's carrer. As I like to spread things around, I think I'll pick on the Poms next. Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen". As a Queen she was a success. When she exposed herself before her troops they all shouted "HURRAH" and that was the end of the fighting for a long while. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper which was very dangerous to all his men. Here's a few extras. The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts and inventions. People stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machine. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. Socrates was a famous old Greek teacher who went around giving people advise. They killed him. He later died from an overdose of wedlock which is apparently piosonous. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out "Same to you, Brutus". Rick. :devious: :devious:

Gee you Yanks and us Aussies have got a lot in common Carl, eventhough we HAVE to vote, we STILL wind up with WANKERS also. Rick.

:tapemouth :tapemouth At least you blokes have the option of whether to vote or not. If we don't we cop a hefty fine. Rick.

:stupid: Guess I should've checked your profile earlier Will. Don't mind a little Haggard myself but tend more towards Cash, Nelson and Alabama. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Thanks Bill, When I first spotted the pic of the 275 GTB, taken side on, I thought I was looking at a customised Zed with the absence of the quarter glass window. Rick.

Here's something for the useless information file. I quote from SUNCORP COVER STORIES, issue 4--Autumn 2004. SUNCORP, one of Australia's biggest insurance companies recently carried out a survey which showed that; "Contrary to the myth of being ditzy and accident prone, blondes could in fact be the nation's best drivers. As well as having fewer crashes than others, they were least likely to be the victims of road rage and second least likely to feel rage toward other drivers. But the study failed to rule out the steriotype of the fiery tempered redhead, with flame haired women turning out to be the most likely of all respondents to "see red" on the road. As a group, blonde men and women came out on top in the driving stakes, with only 56 percent having ever been in a crash. Best drivers of all were black haired women with only 47 percent ever being involved in a car accident. Red and black haired men tied for the title of the most car accident prone. While blonde women were the least feisty on the roads with only 59 percent stating they had ever felt rage on the road, redheaded women perpetuated the most road rage with 92 percent stating they had felt anger toward other drivers. Red haired women also seemed to attract the most anger from other drivers. Interestingly, red haired men were the nicest of all on the road with nearly three quarters stating they had never felt anger at other drivers. Black haired people as a group had the highest rate of road rage with 89 percent saying they had felt rage at other drivers". THE ARTICLE CONCLUDED WITH THE FOLLOWING. "Before you go rushing for the blonde hair dye, we should tell you that while SUNCORP is always looking for trends to see if there are ways to reduce our pricing, there is absolutely no intention to introduce hair colour as a rating factor for motor insurance". HMMMMMM, they don't mention us brown haired types. Perhaps we were just TOOOOOO GOOOOOD !!!!. Rick. :devious: :devious:

ROFL GOOD GRIEF, a YOUNG septic tank who understands the Aussie Lingo. The age of miracles is still with us !!!!!! Please Will, if you like he who should remain nameless and his wife, you can HAVE him.:sick: :sick: Now, on a more serious note and to get back to the thread of this thread, at the risk of being told to F*&@OFF ,(an unnecessary and uncalled for statement made earlier), I offer the following quote from the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classic Cars" which appears at the end of a glowing report on the 240 and 260 Zeds (not the 2+2 though). "With the 280ZX, Datsun finally lost the plot altogether. This unattractive parody of the purebread original was unworthy of the name". LOOK OUT YOU BLOKES, INCOMING !!!!!. Rick. :devious: :devious:

I've always thought that the overall design of the Zed's body was taken mainly from the 911 and, in particular, the E type Jag. (down here it's commonly refered to as "The Poor Man's Jag). However, has anyone noticed the similarity between the Zed and the Ferrari 275 GTB ???????. Just thought I'd chuck a spanner in the works. Rick.

Hey, hey, hey, Lachlan, You have to remember mate, our septic mates don't understand our brand of humour. With the exception of the old farts like Carl and Tanny that is. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Yair Brian, I'd love to get my hands on a Toyota 2000GT. A quote from "Just Cars" magazine, April 2002. "A project was created with Goertz working on the design and Yamaha was asked to develop an appropriate engine. Sad to say things didn't go well; the 2.0 litre Yamaha engine did not suit Nissan and the whole project got shelved. What is interesting is that Goertz and Yamaha then went to Toyota and the result was the short lived Toyota 2000GT, released in 1965". If anyone can pick up a copy of the January 2002 issue of Just Cars Magazine there's an article about the Toyota 2000GT. Rick.

I lost count of how many people I trained and tested in the Army. Using the same method, I taught my son to drive. He passed with flying colours on his first test. Two months later he totalled my ute. At eighty klm's per hour he decided to change the tape he was playing, fumbled, dropped it and reached down to the floor get it. Result, one totalled ute. So Dad buys himself a new ute. Son asks to borrow new ute to help mate move to new unit. Brave son.:classic: Dad says yes. Dumb Dad.:stupid: :stupid: Son remodels bonnet and mudguards by coming into contact with rear end of another ute.:stupid: :stupid: Son asks to drive Dad's Zed. VERY BLOODY BRAVE SON. Dad's answer cannot be told here due to the possibility of being read by members of the fairer sex. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Sorry MickieB, but the carpet kit is one of the few things I bought elsewhere so I can't vouch for what Warren supplies. The dash mat's O.K. though. Rick.

Yair, Steve's right, Warren is rather slow at reading and answering Emails however, he WILL answer. Eventually. Practicly everything I've needed has come from Warren. From brakes and shockies to switches, door handles, console and dash mat and everything in between. And it was all done via Email. He's always rendered me good service at a fair price and I have no reservations in recomending him. Rick.

How would you be if you singled out the boss's car and just stood in front of it with a sledge hammer over your shoulder. No threats made mind you, just simply ask for ALL the repairs to be carried out. Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious:

Oh, my lord, biotree, Surely the '74 260 Z (especially those with the 240 body), looks enough like a 240 to pass muster ???????? As for the ZX, weeeellll, as I said, 'tis not a Datsun therefore not a TRUE Zed. Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious:

:devious: :devious: For starters mate, the Zed is a DATSUN. The ZX Ain't. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hmmm, the response is a little disappointing. G'Day there Jeff, Been a few days since I ckecked out this site so I only just found your query. Two sites that may be of some help to you mate. www.truckinstuff.com.au and www.fordf-seriesclub.org.au The blokes in the Ford F Series Club should be able to put you onto the best people to deal with. Their SURE to be real nice, friendly blokes who'll go out of their way to help you. After all, they're Aussies. Hope that's of some assistance mate, Rick.