Mike

Thanks guys. I haven't followed many of the Type R discussions in the past. This has pegged my curiosity so I will be creating a forum for the Z432 specifically. I did find an older post from 2013 here: I'm looking to find the gallery link again as that older link is broken. But, the Z432 needs its own forum where we can hold these kind of discussions. Mike

I a bit surprised this went for so much money. It's been modified quite a bit -- looks like a minimalist race interior. I'm not a big fan of the dashboard block-off plates, missing center console and most of the interior vinyl. The relocation for the ignition key is also very strange and there are no identification plates on the car. I don't know much about the Japanese versions. Were all of these modifications part of the R series or is this a historical racer of some kind? Would love to know more. I was fortunate enough to drive @kats's Z432 and his was much more complete. But, I don't know if his blue car is a series R. Mike

Ah, got it. Thanks, the original article referenced the 'R' designation, but, I didn't see any badging on the car to reflect it. Kinda strange they didn't create unique badging if you ask me..

I'm not sure if he's still doing it or not, but, Les Cannaday from Classic Datsun Motorsport is in Vista, CA. He did some of the restorations for Nissan's S30 program back in the day and some other Datsuns for celebs... His website is a bit unfinished, but, you can visit him here: http://www.classicdatsun.com/contact/ Mike

Is the one listed above one of the "R" models? Confused because the badging doesn't show it.

As everyone was watching (what we thought to be) a record breaking classic Z record on BAT, a much more impressive number was made in Japan. Best Heritage Japan's Tokyo Terrada auction, a 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z432 sold for 88,550,000 yen (or $805,000 USD). Between these two recent sales, the books are now under review as records are being broken. Images courtesy of Hagerty.com, full article can be found here: https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/01/14/430000-nissan-skyline-and-805000-fairlady-sales-historic-record-breakers#

Here's an article that Hagerty put together about this auction. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/01/30/why-did-1971-datsun-240z-command-record-310k

I loved this Land Cruiser... I've been a big fan of the LC since my uncle used to drive the kids (me included) around Lake Oroville in the summer... We would ride in the back with the top removed. I currently own a Lexus LX470 (fancy version of the Landcruiser) and love it. Indeed, this is a nice restoration.

Nice car!!

Yeah, no doubt! In comparison, $20-30k is chump change...

Yep, I included a link to the other thread. This is my promotional piece .. ?

Certainly not all employees at Nissan were involved in the development of the Z...