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^^^^^ Interesting ! " The chassis of this car was the first 240Z imported into the United States in 1970 ." Wonder what the VIN number was ?

Dash looks O.K.

Just arrived today, 2 days after ordering . Nice new panels for $380.39CDN , =$306.10 USD, no shipping charges. Finally a Canadian gets a break ! :classic:

Hi and welcome ! Your car is probably a 1971 . What's the v.i.n. number ? Watch out washing with high pressure wands - it will force water into anything with a seam ! I usually handwash my nice cars with auto soap, a large bucket and a new sponge . Anyway, you already know that , but the less water infiltration the better ! Any pics of the interior and dash ?

Come on now - that's as lame as the ''I know you are but what am I '' routine.

Umm, I don't get it. We are invited to post impressions about this particular car . Why do I feel we just got yelled at ??????

That pic from the back underneath looks like it's been in a fire ! What's with all the black sooty stuff on most everything ? It can't look that bad just from a rich carb mixture .

S'okay , it's snowing here right now . The car doesn't move until the weather clears . I like saving $300.00 anyday, and it's worth the wait !

Nope, $380.39 CDN. with car club 10% off .

Just ordered mine , $380.39 CDN taxes in both panels . I know I should wait until I get them in my hands before jumping around , but it beats paying the inflated Ebay prices in US dollars ! I will let you know......

Mike, your argument sounds as stupid as mine , so let's leave it alone now to let others either post or let it die. John T. , I really don't understand your way of , of, well, thinking at this point , so again let's do each other a favor , eh ?

Mike , these parts most certainly left the factory attached to the cars ! So what if they were suposed to be removed by Datsun on the '' other side " ! Here's a scenario : July 2009 , nice summer day at a Datsun car show. Everybody knows each other ( small town ). 35 cars + trucks in various forms , some perfect, some not , like your typical show . The guys suddenly seem to gravitate to a newcomer . Great paint , low vin, all the earmarks . The interior reveals every early part from grey dash / console panels , hand throttle assembly, etc. The exterior shows the 3 light taillight housings, the chrome 'z' sail panel badges , clear hatch glass , it's all there ! Vin # 19 seems to be reborn ! It's for sale , and 2 buyers are very interested. The seller then says : this is a ''tribute'' car as all of these parts are reproductions , accurate to perfection exept one thing : it's a fake made to look like the real thing. And, he has every part of this car in multiples for sale . (end of story ). I don't know about you but this to me this would now always make me wonder : Is it real ? Anything ''early'' for sale , whether on Ebay or at a Datsun swap meet : is it fake ? Things that make you go ''hmmm''. :paranoid: Oh , Mike , there's a big piece of land North of you that may or may not have complied with the ''U.S.'' laws of the day .

Correct , in as much research as you did ! My point , again and again, is : the use of ''copied '' rare , early parts to pass off as the real deal in a show or sale just strikes me wrong . Not regular, everyday parts that are in general acceptance such as steel body panels , lights , repro stickers, decals etc. This is how all of this started , the original thread titler suggests that he needs in his mind the ''holy grail'' sp? , an original hand throttle knob . Suddenly weeks later there seems to be many available , not counting the ones found in Japan, which seem original. If you think you can show up in a corvette loaded with extremely rare but repro , perhaps optional parts ,your car will bescrutinized better than a VW bus crossing the border with a bong as an exaust tip.

Again , paint, chrome and decals not included - We're talking very specific early parts only . Am I the only one besides Wil who's catching the drift ? And by the way, Zedsaver sold me an ID plate no questions asked, and I had to ask him to stamp it . ( The paint shop lost the door jamb ID plate ).

''Wife regulated''. Good points all, but here : the original thread started as ''The hardest part to find " is suddenly the easiest . I now want my grey dash panels please . How many cars need the rare parts , like the chrome 240Z sail panel emblems ? Oops, wait, I just got an email saying one chap has 20 repros ready at 5 bucks each ! ( Just kidding ). This is really a lament on what was once almost impossible to find is now just a click away , IMHO. :disappoin Mike , chrome and paint aren't my points - that's an unfair comparison , like ''Japanese paint and chrome '' are not the same as very specific early rare parts that really early car junkies look for when at a show, or anywhere one of these cars are spotted. These parts separate and identify rare early cars from later years . I don't think I meant and take it as far as having to have the original Japanese paint on the car, or the original Japanese chrome on the bumpers.

Arne, that seems plausible . Good point .

Body panels I wouldn't have a problem with, but truly unique items specific to a partial year the car was built to me should remain truly N.O.S factory . I have seen a car ( Corvette ) that was amost completely made of aftermarket parts . Sure, nice car , but it never left any factory ! Something just ''feels'' wrong if you can just go out and buy repro Datsun extremely rare , half year parts, install them on a car , and try to get away with it at a judged car show . Sure, the judge may not know, but you would ! That ''best of show''trophy to me would not mean anything , because those rare early factory pieces that are needed to win could be fake . These pieces are not prone to rust like panels , they are prone to being ripped off at grocery parking lots , or local shows maybe. My point is if at least it's pointed out , THEN a judge can make a big deal out of it or not . Are my glasses rose coloured ? Maybe..................

So , at some point , are you letting the judges know that all of these parts are not original ? Just an ethical bone I'll throw out there . I mean , it's no big deal to me but when has repro gone too far ? Should there be some kind of identifying mark or such ? I really value my original red dot mirror and hand throttle set , with original Dec. 1969 seatbelt tags . Or am I naive , and this has been going on for a long time , only now rearing it's capitalistic head ? :bulb: Just food for thought .....

Sorry John , I was not really making fun of you , like seriously like ! That's why I added a ":)" . And my Nieces and Nephews like seriously butcher the English language like nobody's business as well !

That's ''sense'' . You are killing me .

WHAT ? I thought it was a deal .........:bulb: ( Don't like the number 159 for posts)

Yes , ''peave'' is ''tic'' or ''tung in cheak''. No emoticom smilie for it !

Gauges not guages , as in brakes not breaks . Sorry , pet ''peave'' of mine .:paranoid:

Take them out and get them rebuilt at a locksmith shop. Unless they're vandalized , or totally shot , it may be the answer instead of trying to buy locks from another car that are already worn out .

Thanks Dan ! I'll do this and post any results . The weather looks good here for a week at least, so I'll get on it.