26th-Z

If a 240Z (HLS30) can hit six figures, this is one of them. I saw this car at the convention in Syracuse.

In the United States, the hand throttles were supposed to have been removed before the delivery of the car to the purchaser. Blank statement - all cases. NO cars sold in the United States came with hand throttles. Now, having said that, there is some credible evidence that some cars made it through the dealer prep and were delivered with working hand throttles. Hand throttle systems were sold through the parts department and plenty were sold (in both styles). By all evidence, HLS30s were not imported, distributed, and sold in any sort of sequential VIN numbering. Thus, it is in error to say or imply that only the lowest VIN cars escaped the ravages of dealer preparation and came equipped with hand throttles.

The OIL cap, as Jim pointed out, is the correct cap for that valve cover. Both of your's are not correct.

Completely agree. Inspection marks, messages, part ID / process ID, a number of different things. Not, in my estimation, related to chassis VIN. Is it my eyesight, or are the arrowed numbers in Blue's gauge pictures reversed?

I seriously doubt that the script "No" means 'number' in the language of a Japanese factory worker. Thanks for the pictures.

Yes.

That wasn't aimed at you!

I stand by my previous post.

I didn't notice the dash cap either! The hood is not the early style, but is this car early enough to have sported one when new? It is late enough to have sound tar on the rear deck. The tail light interior cover has the service panels, actually a very desirable feature IMO. Correct original spare tire. AMCO floor mats.

There are a couple of "experts" in the comment section pointing out incorrectness issues with the car and arguing over their expertness mojo. I'm glad they are not here. Lovely car, very well prepared.

Looking real good, Kats. I like the fat seats!

Why do you think the seats have been reversed, Blue? Or are you insinuating that they are originally like this?

http://www.mikunipower.com/PHH01.htm Part # N101,083 Should be able to buy them directly from Mikuni?

Love the ash tray stands.

That looks like authentic hyde of Nauga, distressed texture, on concrete. It is used for upholstery and not a proper material for a shop floor!

Yes, I have those pictures of Detroit. Compare the display design with other show photos you have and you will see the common traveling stage set-up and graphics for 1969. That changed for 1970 when Datsun USA won "The most beautiful exhibit" award at the Los Angeles show. It is difficult to see, but the New York show in April had that same 'tea garden' theme. exhibit.

Kats, That photo matches closely with the "Nissan News" photo of the Beverly Hilton event. So it was silver! Also, from Datsun Dealer Bulletin NS-69-008, Dated October 16, 1969, Robert O. Link; Auto Shows scheduled; Boston October 25 - November 1, 1969 Los Angeles October 31 - November 9, 1969 San Francisco November 4 - 9, 1969 Detroit November 15 - 23, 1969 That's a great photo, thanks!

I have pictures but I don't own them and I don't have permission to post them. Of course, the pictures are B&W so the color is up to interpretation. The Pierre car is dark and the Beverly Hilton car is light. See if you can find a copy of "Nissan News" from the fall of 1969. It has pictures of the Beverly Hilton car, page 8. Personally, I think the Pierre car is racing green with a tan interior but I'm biased in that direction. Here's a picture of the ballroom at the Pierre to give you an idea of the scale of that event. Evidently, it wasn't just the introduction of the Z. It was a display of the entire Datsun line-up for 1970, and, oh-by-the-way, "we're adding this personal sports car to our product line which will boost sales of all the fine Datsun products and generate increased showroom traffic".

Somewhere between $18,200 and $38,300 according to Hagerty.

For the record, the LA show was the 23rd and it was at the Beverly Hilton. It was not the same color as the car at the Pierre and it could very well have been 920 Safari Gold. Now you know, Blue. Please stop quoting Carl's accounting. It is wrong.

Alan, Mike, once I get home tonight, do either of you have any objections to my sharing our conversations? Including the press bibliography?

I'm so sorry that I don't have my files with me at work today. MikeB, Alan, and I have discussed the living daylights out of this topic. One thing I DO want to mention is that Carl's accounting is not accurate. As I recollect without the advantage of my notes is that; the cars shown in New York and California are not the same, Carl has the Beverly hotel name wrong, the reporters did not all come from Detroit...need I go on? Alan, Mike, don't you still have all of our correspondence? Blue, you can easily find pictures in the press release as well as the Nissan corporate quarterly report.

That was a fun conversation. too. Lots of fun people and a fairly diverse number of topics. Pete Evanow wrote in a couple of times!

Now they're obsessing over the undercoating that was sprayed on the car.

Delivered? Where and to whom? Perhaps you mean delivered to the Tokyo auto show or the Pierre Hotel? Delivered to Yutaka Katayama!