26th-Z

That's what you're looking for and I think $14 is way too low.

Oh, I just have a tattered Xerox copy that I printed from a disc someone sent me years ago. I don't see a date anywhere. This is what the cover looks like. It has been my favorite parts reference. Far more complete than the North American parts book.

My copy is publication number C-236 which lists the years 1969-1972.

I guess, at least my computer, I can't say D I C K The pictures of the 240Z prototype in field testing and skid pad testing come from a series of Nissan films first posted by Kats some years ago. The Jaguar was used to compare ergonomics. Notice all the shrouding around the Z to hide the project from the paparazzi.

The Jaguar XKE was a primary design influence however you are apparently considering only how the Jaguar looks compared to the 240Z. There is far more to design than just how it looks or is styled. Mr. Katayama talks about the XKE beautiful lines, grace, powerful long hood. The 240Z has all that. If you want to make a direct car-to-car comparison, look at the Alfa Romeo Montreal of 1967 and the Maserati Mistral of 1966 and compare it to Matsuo sans C3 prototype of October 1966. Other cars that influenced the 240Z design include the swing arm rear suspension of the VW. I don't know what to think about the **** Avery story any more than the stories I have heard from some German Goertz. **** says he saw a 240Z (double take) on a car lot in 1968 and we know that isn't true. He says he met some Japanese guys, a real tall one, but he has no idea if it was Katayama or not. Someone told him its was...ahh hah. Too bad all his drawings are gone because he can't prove anything. Shame. What we DO have is a resounding collection of drawings, photographs, and films of the S30 design and prototype testing program. It's just too much info to go off and find credibility to some mythical story by someone who apparently has no reason to make any of the stuff up.

We have had huge conversations about this topic; I guess you found the references in the archives. I don't recall the Car & Driver article but the Millspaugh articles are very good and will give you a good understanding of what is going on with the car at speed. The front spook, in my opinion, is extremely effective in cross-wind situations. It is also my opinion that the spook and spoiler apply most effectively as a pair. This is how Nissan set up the car. The BRE stuff is really not much more than a copy of the Nissan competition parts.

Craig, My part books show the E4100 subscript for what is illustrated as the bullet type of mirror. I don't have a listing for the N3400. Your mirrors look genuine, however. Nice looking car!

Oh, now I see what you are talking about. No, early cars (at least mine) don't have the supports. Must be careful not to lean on the fenders. What's your serial number, Craig? That's grey primer behind your fender guard with no paint finish. My cars had several areas like this.

Yea, I was talking about the fender shield. I (evidently) don't understand your fender support question.

I don't like the clearcoat finish and take exception to the durability claim. I would go with a solid color finish. THe undersides of the fenders should be the same color as the car. The fender supports were not welded on to the unibody, they were bolted. I'll bet, if you look, you have the holes for those bolts and perhaps the captive nuts.

I completely agree considering the picture you posted, Brian.

Carl posted the link on the second post. What more do you want?

Arnie is completely correct.

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Yea, Van MacDonald got money from Datsun occasionally back then. We were all racing British cars and mildly jealous. Kendall Oil had a program and we got free oil. Champion spark plugs had the same sort of deal - all through the local distributor - so you had to know the guys. Goodyear gave tires out to a very select few, usually 'qualifying' tires, but you had to give them back. We knew the Goodyear guys pretty well and had access to Formula Ford qualifying tires at a reduced cost. It was great for us as the tires had only one heat cycle on them. Brand new Goodyears were $50 a corner back then which was fairly expensive for us. SCCA events were closed to the public back then. I think they still are; you have to be a member to get in. So the decals we got were the decals to put on the car. I guess there were promotional decals at pro events, but I was racing most of the time (back then) so what we got went on the car. For pro events, you had to finish in the top three of your class to qualify for contingency money. If you look at pictures of 240 Zs from the early 70s, like Brock's or Sharp's car, there weren't more than three decals. Brock had the Simoniz deal but Sharp just had Kendall, Champion and Goodyear decals. I don't recall ever seeing anything more than a Champion decal on Don Kearney's car. Back in those days, the big sponsorship conversation we hear so much about didn't exist. I would say from about the late 70s forward was when sponsorship became part of the road racing sport. Up until then, it was all private / personal money.

Ya-know, if you go back and look at photographs of C-Production 240-Zs of the '70s, they don't have more than two or three decals / stickers. You'll see a Champion spark plug sticker almost always. Perhaps a Goodyear sticker and an oil company sticker, but that's about it. Z-cars entered in endurance races had more stickers, but that's because there was award money available and those were 'pro' races. There really wasn't reward money in SCCA racing back then - arguably. And as I recall, sports car road racers frowned upon the whole stock car roundyround thing.

Here are some more

I hate to see the potential of this thread degrade to a discussion about stock cars / NA$CAR so I'll post some appropriate vintage decals that you would have seen in the 70s on a racing 240Z in the US.

That looks very much like what I have. There should be quite a bit of info about this in the archives. Steel syncros are preferred over bronze ones. "It's off a 1970 he had" - not a 1970 240Z. That's from the competition parts catalog.

I don't see anything wrong with the asking prices for the yellow '71 or the white '73. The yellow '71 has provenance if it is, in fact, the R&T car - and it could be - looks just like the car from the Hemmings article but not so much the February Road & Track. Hmmm... The white '73 might be a little high priced but that's what really nice clean cars have been going for. Nice clean cars were being snapped up in the $20K range five years ago. I have to agree with Carl (although I don't know where he thinks he's going to find a car with 1200 miles) that a 'perfect' car would be able to demand the price range he mentions.

I want to point out, and if you look at the pictures I attached in post #4, that the word PACIFIC and a star shape is inscribed on the body of the original cap. Actually, the star shape is on either end of the word PACIFIC.

The choke knob isn't original. Doesn't surprise me that it would have a plastic fan. The metal fans had the habit of throwing a blade and the plastic ones deliver higher capacity. 26th was converted early in her life. Looks like a fairly clean car and I would hope he sees the $16,000 he's looking for.

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Very nice wheels, Jerry. I think you will find a lot of interest in them. I wonder what Gs Mr. Negativity is snorting up his nose. From the Minilite web site: "The original Minilite wheel made in magnesium was probably the most successful motorsport wheel in the 1960's and 70's and in its classic form the design is still winning historic races and rallies today." "We continue to manufacture limited runs of original wheels in magnesium, primarily for racing purposes due to their high strength and low weight (33% lighter than aluminum). These are the ultimate competition wheel for racing and rallying where unsprung weight reduction is required without compromising strength and safety."

I had one when I was in college. Wet sleeve engine and it was difficult for me to keep a head gasket in it. Valve adjustment was more difficult because it had shims on top of the valve stems rather than a screw and lock nut. Really enjoyed it and if you look around the internet, there is plenty of info on them. I'm not certain of the 'veloce / normale' designation for a 1967 Duetto. The early models did not have the chopped tail like the later versions. My Duetto had headlight covers also.