Mike

Yes, you are correct that I should have done this from day one. However, due to my limited knowledge of the Japan market when we first started (and my young inexperienced self), it wasn't really pondered until now. I attribute this change to a recent visit to Japan, having the honor to meet Kats, and a short drive in his 432. I fell in love with the car and became wildly fascinated about it. Also considering my total lack of understanding about the R-series (see above), I decided to make this addition to the club. While I agree that most of the 432 discussions are mixed throughout the site into other threads, I still think we could use some dedicated space for the car. Here's what I am planning: Create a new forum category for the Japanese market cars -- both 432 and regular market cars. Find specific forum threads about the 432 & 432-R, and move the entire thread into this new area. Find images about the car, and post links to the new area. I believe you also have some. Existing threads that have a 'blend' of both standard S30 (or US market S30) content with 432 content will NOT be pulled apart. I do not believe in taking apart conversations. However, if the content is focused on the 432, I would like to move the whole thread into the new area. Regarding the Kats thread, I agree it has been wildly popular. Finding the thread was a bit more difficult because it was buried. The idea behind this change is to allow people to research based on their specific interest in the Japanese market. Before this change, it was rather difficult to find information without hours of searching and reading. This may help put a focus on the area -- very similar to the Scarab, 240k, roadster, and other areas. Please let me know your thoughts.

Here's a great search link to find images in our gallery of the Z432 and Z432-R https://www.classiczcars.com/search/?q=z432&type=gallery_image&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and

I started looking through the history of posts we have about the Z432 & Z432-R and think we've missed out on categorizing this properly. Many of these conversations are spread throughout the site into different forums. As a result, I have created a new forum for the Z432 and moved the Japanese market stuff to its own category. I'm going to start moving the 432 stuff into this new forum now. As I look at some of the projects you guys have worked on, it's apparent I still need more education on this spectacular version of the Z. So, this will be a lot of fun! ? Here's a link to the new area: https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/forum/152-jdm/ Mike

Yeah, I know about the number designation all too well. A long time ago we were developing database software to monitor injection molding machines. Customers were complaining the values would change drastically after being installed on operating systems that swapped periods and commas. The developers had to go back through all the code and update it... thousands of lines of code and took about 6 months.

LoL, oopss.. But now that it's trending I may just keep it like that...

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...