26th-Z

I don't remember the EXACT dates, but ZCON2010 begins on a Wednesday around July 28th? and the car show is Saturday, August 1? Check your calendar. The good word is that the car show is on a Saturday like you all have wanted for such a long time. We are all about to sit down for the closing banquet. Mr. K is supposed to talk with us via Skype. Should be fun. Keeping with tradition, we went junk yarding this afternoon. Discovered a fairly complete April 1970 HLS30. I am coming home with a BUNCH of parts. Pic-N-Pull South San Antonio. Lots of early stuff still there. I fly out in the morning. Will post pictures when I get home and have time to edit out the Hooter's (yes we sampled the local Hooter's) pictures. Such a great convention. I'm coming home with a second suitcase full of goodies. Still can't forget Amanda from the car show....

Greetings from San Antonio ZCon09! Alan, I missed you Tuesday! WTF? I was looking forward to meeting you! Having a great time. Yes, the Stillen GT-R was here. Talked to Steve Millen for a long time. I didn't get a ride in the GT-R, but I DID get a couple of rides in the new 370Z NISMO. What a great car. The car show was hands down the best organized Z-car show I have ever been to. Very well done. I will upload pictures when I get home Saturday. ZCon2010 will be in Nashville at the end of July. It's official. The car show will be Saturday at Nissan headquarters. Nissan is going to bring out some of the heritage cars from Zama. Plan now because the 40th anniversary of the Z is going to be a BIG celebration.

Marc, Your "has not been touched in 35 years" is a perfect example of what I'm talking about! Thanks! You owe me a beer. CW-

Nice showing, Alan! Your car evidently did not need a model because it is so pretty by itself?

Yea, I don't want to sound negative, but all of our cars are "time capsules" compared to this. What I fear is that people will assume that the incorrect stuff on 13th is actually correct.

Just occurred to me - it's the same color as #16. Looks like they had a pretty day for the show.

The B210 photo is very interesting, Alan. It appears level and uniform in contrast to the other photos in this thread. One thing shouts out to me. Is the B210 engraving after the body paint? Notice what appears to be remnants of a tape just below the serial number? I am reminded of the S30-00002 thread with a similar "something" around the serial number.

Ron, It doesn't appear as though the space OR alignment is uniform. The number isn't level either. It makes me wonder how the machine that made the numbers is used and set up. More so because of the theory that it was ground in place rather than before assembly of the fire wall which does not have much working space. Are you talking about the 'carat' (^) between the 3 and 0? That looks to me like the head of the rotary tool was dragged a bit between the two numbers. I wonder if the "serial number grinder" resembles some sort of Leroy device. That process involves a lot of hand and sight alignment between various characters.

Ok, Here are but six of my choices. It is interesting to see the results of this pole. Generally you guys are going along with accepted collectable car convention. Early models, stock configuration, racing heritage, and some sort of provinance like fame of an owner. 1. The BRE championship car or Ron Carter's but only if he corrects the tail lights. 2. Any low VIN HLS30 in stock configuration (first 100) 3. Mr. K's personal car. 4. ZRush, the most awarded modified Z in the United States. 5. Any stock PS30. This one happens to be PS30-00013 6. Any Vintage Z

Ouooo...I'ld be careful of that one. Rumor has it that there is NO proof.

Well that was one hell of a piece of quick investigation! Unleaded fuel only, huh? Notice the "Datsun Genuine Parts" backdrop? Send that to Alan! That ought to grab his craw!

I needed a light table to photograph these. I got the OK sticker years and years ago. It is new. But it is half the length of yours, Mike!?!!? Square in shape and not rectangular. The other sticker was given to me and I'm really not sure what it signifies. It is medium blue with reverse backing for application on glass apparently.

I am glad to see you bring this subject up again Ron. I am absolutely fascinated with the design and construction engineering of the S30. The sophistication of the chassis construction for the period is remarkable in my opinion. Now you bring to light the idea that the VIN was engraved in place - very interesting. I think I have posted these pictures from the collection before, but these may help illustrate. I first became interested when I picked up this photo of a complete floor from an eBay sale years ago. Then I started collecting pictures of the various metal stampings and repair parts from eBay ads. These, I assocated with the exploded diagrams and illustrations in the parts books to examine various assembly ideas. On a bare chassis like 26th was once, you can see the assembly welds contrasted with the fabrication spot welds. Then you and I got into that long e-mail discussion, Ron, and I collected some photos from Nissan corporate annual reports. This is a great subject!

Mike, I was out at the shop today and remembered this thread so I pulled out the envelope with my decal collection and guess what? I have an inspection sticker like your original. I'll be damned if I can get a scan of it because of the facing paper, but if you hold it up to the light you can see the alignment like you noticed. I also have another decal about the same size as the Ok decal but blue / white lettering and all in Japanese.

ZCCA Officer Nomination Letter 2009 Dear ZCCA Member: I have been asked to execute the ZCCA nomination procedures for election of new officers. I realize this is a short time frame, however as a member club, you have the opportunity to nominate candidates by proxy if you will not have a representative at the annual convention in San Antonio. The current positions up for election are: - Executive Director - Associate Director - Treasurer - Secretary As per the ZCCA by-laws, the nomination process outlines eligibility guidelines should a club member wish to run for office. Please return nominations to me by September 25, 2009 so that I may present them at the annual meeting. From the By-Laws: A. In order to be included in the pre-Convention ZCCA update, nominations of candidates for elected offices must be submitted in a written statement, not to exceed 150 words, by mail, email or fax to the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee no later than sixty [60] days prior to the start of applicable Annual Convention. B. Incumbents are eligible for nomination. C. All nominees, including incumbents running for office, must be nominated in writing. D. Nominations may be entertained from the floor at the initial ZCCA meeting at the annual convention. E. Only Members from current member clubs are eligible for nomination. Please return written copies to me at: (PM me as I don't want to post my contact info publicly) Thanks for your attention to this e-mail, we're looking forward to seeing everyone at the convention again this year! Sincerely, Christopher Wenzel ZCCA Nomination Committee Chairman “26th-Z”

Oops. Here's the letter attached

This letter has been sent to member clubs that I know of. If your local club is a ZCCA member club, please let your club director know about this letter and send me an e-mail with club contact info. Thanks, Chris