26th-Z

I would be surprised to learn that 488 was even in this country on 1-12-70. From everything I can gather, the first deliveries began in April / May of 1970. Her Majesty was delivered in May. If such the case, we won't have a 40 year owner until this spring. And I think Frank is stretching the rules a bit however I agree with Carl's ruling on the matter.

He does have a sn, however; "...but you know I don't have the free time to spend on this site." He calls himself an "early vin & restoration advisor", not a specialist. He is not in the business of restoring cars. He is an insurance salesman. Although he is quite capable of restoring a Z to a very nice standard, the VAST majority of those cars were purchased that way, not restored by him. He has no proof that any of his cars were once owned by Paul Newman. Yes, it is an amazing collection. Just a few facts. Nice post and pictures, Clive!

The "driver education track event" will be held at Nashville Speedway. Here is a clip from the exploration trip a week ago.

The web site for the ZCCA Convention 2010 is up. http://www.zcon2010.com/ Many things are still in the planning stages, however registration is expected to open January 1st. This will be the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Z and the car show is Saturday at the Nissan North America headquarters. Start planning now. This should be a pretty big blowout. There will be a display of past gold medallion / gold cup cars, a racing legends reunion with cars and drivers, and a special NISSAN historic display with cars from the Zama facility in Japan.

Link to the pictures of the event. Sorry if this is a re-post. http://picasaweb.google.com/checkeredflag200/TributeToTransAm CW-

I agree, kats. The last picture looks identical to the car from the Tokyo show. Great pictures! Many thanks. I can tell by your smile that you had a great time!

All I did was type "E code headlamps" in my browser bar and a dozen hits came up for 7" E code and H4 headlamps, Tomo.

Yea, but that was two years ago! :stupid:

Do you have pictures or description of the different types posted anywhere? I just might learn something here. 4 types?

Gary, I had the chance to meet and talk with Matsuo-san in Long Beach at the ZCCA convention in 2004. He told us about how shocked he was to see the Maser at (I seem to remember) the 1967 auto show in Frankfurt as it resembled so closely what he was working on at the time. Chris

The New York Auto Show officially changed its name to the New York International Auto Show in 1956. Normally held in late March / Early April, I beleive these are the pictures mentioned. Alan, you asked if the October car was one of the North American test cars. Going back to Kats' thread, I see that the crew did fly to the East coast and visited the Conel Laboratories, but that seems to have happened in November 1969. In terms of the cars, the record indicates that the cars were on the New Orleans run in October of 1969.

Doesn't 'seem' that way at all. Your'e making something out of thin air again. Great pictures! Great topic, Kats!

Sounds like a steamy love novel.

Thanks, Bill! I had a great time - as always.

A subject near to my heart, Kats! The pictures are great! Where did you find them? What is said about the lines with the arrows? Those are 'signature' lines for the S30. Very technical, those hard black lines can be duplicated mathematically. They are hand drawn with "french curves". Notice the blend of different curves along the rake of the body. Also, notice the proportion chosen to sharply curve the rear window line up to the rake line. This is cool stuff.

Alan, I just got the link to the New York Times article to work and as I read, I think the October 22nd link you are looking for would be found from this document; ...Nissan division in North America, in a news release. “The Z is just such a vehicle.” Interesting what we might find NNA saying. Thanks for the wonderful scans.

Thanks for the thread, Alan. Always great to see those pictures! Happy 40th to HLS30U-00027 this month. HLS30U-00026 turns 40 next month. I think you should do it, Mike. If you get shot, at least you'll be standing at the firing line next to me!

Very nice video! I see the car will be fully optioned...cool. Thumbs up to the historical content. Some of the very early bits are from a Nissan documentary made in 1970 called "The Datsun 240Z Sport".

Some of my prize pieces: A Dan Gurney signed model of his Can-Am McLaren Signed pen Mr. K gave me Model of Mr. K's car Matsuo san signed sketch Set (4) of Datsun wine glasses Silver Datsun tea set of knife and spoon

Geeze, zlady! That's quite the collection! I have this china cabinet that is filled with stuff. Not all of it Z. There are some old racing trophies and model cars left over from childhood.

Sarah, The 'G-nose' style first appeared on the model HS30H introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1971. HS30H models were sold in Japan only from 1972 through 1973. They had 2.4 liter engines and 5-speed transmissions or 3-speed automatics. Only certain colors were available for this model. It is my understanding that the Blant Nose was made for racing homologation purposes. The four major FRP body components consist of an upper and lower assembly and headlight cases. Additionally, the bumper, bumper brackets, hood hinges and headlight covers were unique. These parts were available but I do not believe the 'style' was ever an option for any other S30 model. A front air dam / spoiler was available through the competition parts catalog. Single moulded kits were privately made and sold in the U.S. aftermarket. They are most ditinguishable as lacking any interior radiator ducting in the grill opening below the bumper and construction of fiberglass cloth. Most come as single moulded pieces as Carl pictured.

Oh my! Let's go back to that thread MikeB was so kind to reference. Here is a picture of the clip. This clip holds the ducts to the hatch and the grill pin snaps through the hole in the pin. That's how this installation came from the factory.

Those are very interesting, Zs. I have no record of them associated with the S30 however I can tell you with all certainty that the cob webs are aftermarket!

Here's a picture of a silver car with wires. I would have to agree with Arne's observations about wires and comment that wires would not be, necessarily, period correct as compared to the English cars Rick mentioned. By 1970, wire wheels were arguably a technology of the past. And for Inf a picture of that car he sees floating around the internet. I think the guy standing next to me is the previous owner.

Hate to give you the bad news, but your description sounds fatal. I might have a pin but if the plastic flange is broken off - say goodnight. This particular plastic is very hard to mend, much less fill or rebuild. Superglue works, sort-of. Try 'Plas-T-Pair". Good luck.