26th-Z

The number stampings are the same size, geezer. The blocks were stamped, evidently, with individual dies and they don't line up very well. I think that is what you are seeing. The firewall numbers usually line up much better. I'm surprised to see a VIN this high with a November manufacturing date. 26th is November. But I think she was pulled out of line for a new engine. Her engine # is 2338. 27th, on the other hand, is engine # 2162 and she is an October car.

I would be real careful of this car if you are considering buying it. Read the description closely and look for the discrepancies in what is said. It may very well be a numbers matching car, but clearly it has many incorrect parts. No early Z imported into America came with "factory" air. Air conditioning at the time was a dealer installed option. Best of luck to the buyer.

Thanks for the pictures, Bob. Flip over to the other thread.

Jush gots bak form the bar crying in my beer. $34? Is that all? OMG cry cry.

Arne, Although Mike McGinnis of Banzai Motorworks did not restore any cars in the Vintage Z program, he provided detailed replica parts including identification plates to replace damaged originals. In addition to a wide assortment of rubber parts, Mike provided instructional and identification decals that were on the original production cars. Shops / people who actually restored the cars are: Pierre Perot - PierreZ Les Cannaday - Classic Datsun Mark Jones - Datsun Alley Terry Stokes - Old Car Service* *As named in "Greetings from the Z-Store at Nissan Corporate", 1998 Just thought I sould make the clarification. Chris

Thanks everyone for the kind regards. I received a number of e-mails as well. Have talked with Vicky a couple of times this week and I feel she is doing well. You stick around here Vicky! You have tons of friends and support here! Vicky tells me that Scott's headstone will be engraved with a picture of ZRush and his drumsticks - how cool. At some point, I was asked about pictures of the Scarab and I said that I didn't have any. Not true. I only saw the Scarab once and found this shot of that day. We were all headed up the road and I must have been hanging out the window to take this photo. Scott is driving - Vicky in the co-pilot's seat. Thought everyone would enjoy this. Chris

Thanks for the pic, Jack. Way cool.

That's a great collection of pictures from Jeff. Can I have the box? I'll give a hunnerdollars for the box! I recall someone asked about mounting location. Check out Kats' 432 pictures on his web site. That's our baby on the firewall next to the "emergency signal lamp". To Hell with the clock...have you ever seen and "emergency signal lamp"? I gotta have an emergency signal lamp!

Yes, good guy - active member of this site.

I don't think that there are any new oscillators to be had. Good idea, Will. That's the kind of thinking we need around here!

I am very sad to report that our friend Scott Moschetto passed away from a heart attack December 9th. Vicki called me last night. She is shattered and hasn't been able to talk with anyone for quite some time. Her husband and best friend was 43. Scott played drums in a band and suffered a massive coronary during one of his gigs. Vicki tells me that Scott's headstone will be engraved with ZRush and his drumsticks. I last saw Scott and Vicki at Z-Fest in Orlando last October. Scott coordinated the music for me during the event. Vicki tells me she is planning to sell the Vintage Z "Ol Yeller" but will keep ZRush and continue with the restoration of the Scarab. Chris

Kats, I’m going to reference some of your earlier threads so that everyone knows the history behind this conversation. These threads discuss the ink and paint date stamps on specific parts. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21432&highlight=date+stamp http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16870&highlight=date+stamp And this thread discusses what cars and how many were produced in 1969 – early 1970. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7801 I’m glad to see you back with pictures and information, Kats. Your new toy looks great and I hope you bring it to Florida!

Very nice, kats. I want the sound track on my iPod.

I have to agree with Arne and say from personal experience that it is possible to polish the wheels to that level and it is very difficult to keep them that way. My slots are cast with "Japan" in the casting and have been on 26th forever. I have polished them many times. They look stunning for about two weeks and then they just look great. That IS a great example picture. An old Nissan dealer poster photograph. Great look to the Z with the front spook and rear spoiler. CW-

That's your evaporative fuel recovery system and if the tank is plastic, it's an early one. Later tanks were metal. Good link above.

Which one?

Fred! That looks GREAT! Wow! I'm floored!

It snows on Easter weekend. Always did in Wisconsin. It didn't snow here, but it's too cold for the beach. Windy. Good day to work on the roof. CW-

Hey! How about that?! $4,500 isn't a bad price for a numbers matching car. With luck, most of the original stuff is still there. And with luck, being a California car, it's in pretty good shape. The numbers game, Montezuma, is precisely that. A numbers game. The 240Z was introduced in North America in October 1969. It had to be a 1970 model year because 1969 was almost over. What model year a manufacturer decides it should be is completely arbitrary. But yes, there really is no such thing as a 1969 model year Z. The 69ers call themselves that because of the build date. We in North America are fortunate to have a build date stamped into the ID plate in the door jamb. This allows us to have this numbers game. So we play the game. So, somebody buy this thing - fast - and come play with us in the Low VIN Club. We have some very distinguished members. Sort of the "wine-and-cheese" crowd of the 240Z marques, we trailer our cars and rest them on epoxy garage floors. Don't fret about restoring the car. We all have cars to be restored and we're all in the same boat. But we trade parts and covet our collections. Some of us go off and do other things like write books and conduct historical research. Some day, our cars will all be restored and pristine and what a hell of a day that will be! Don't miss that show! CW-

What ever happened to your search, Jeremy? I am in the midst of producing a DVD from English speaking films produced by Nissan Motor Corp., LTD. Stay tuned. Chris

Here's the link. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D120105953713%26fvi%3D1&item=120105953713

This thread comes on the heels of another hot topic last week about the sale of a 510. I would like to make clear that Interpart was a company formed to sell BRE stuff and market the BRE name. Interpart and BRE were two different entitites and Peter Brock (BRE) had only financial interest in Interpart. This stuff we are talking about is Interpart stuff from the Interpart catalogs. I have the 1973 Interpart catalog and the 240Z championship logo is not listed. When the Interpart shop burned, as Carl pointed out, most everything was lost and Interpart turned to marketing Mullholland (check spelling) shock absorbers. That is the reference I use to associate the fire to the company history. Would love to have copies of the other catalogs, Goose.

To all you history buffs and collectors of obsure Datsun history, Copy the pictures of the literature from the eBay listing. The literature is authentic and probably the only time you are ever going to see it. Same for the picture of the stopwatch. Probably the only one in existance.

I'm really glad to read the information you posted, Ron and Carl. Most of my questions were answered and I like the various points of view. There is no doubt that this car has potential and the documentation of the claims made by the seller as well as those made by Brock, Morton, et. al. contribute to what could be an interesting car. The proof, though, is in the metal. One would just have to see the car before deciding if the "history" is interesting enough to warrent the price. I wonder what the 510 crowd is saying about this.

Oh! Well then you guys will get a kick out of this. Here are the eBay photos of 27th when I bought her. I remember Carl saying that the car couldn't be any worse than the pictures...