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I believe the video they are referring to is this.

It's my understanding that the early cars had metal badges and this was changed later on. I don't know the exact cut off, but I believe my 72/73 model 240z's both had or have plastic badges. So pretty sure it ties in with other early features like vents in hatch, solid spoke steering wheel etc..

If the 2500-3000 figure is accurate, I would also say we got less than 400 early 240z's in total. Maybe closer to 300? If the early girl bingo thread is anything to go by, I would hazard a guess that maybe 100 survive today in various states of repair. But perhaps that is even optimistic.

Thought it would be a good idea to turn this into a badge (or as our North American friends refer to them 'emblems') identification thread. Below is a collection of badges I have, the 240z 1/4 panel badges are metal, the lower 240z badges for the rear hatch are both plastic and the bonnet badges are plastic (left) and metal (right). It's difficult to tell from photos, but I noticed some differences on the rear that might help identify which are which. Bonnet badges. From this side it's almost impossible to tell, the left hand side i plastic, the right hand side is metal. If you pick them up you can instantly feel the weight of the metal badge, it definitely feels solid. The rear of metal badge, not around mounting pin is glue residue, the retaining pin piece is missing on the left, but can just be seen on the right. (It's a sleeve like thing that slips over the pin). Here is the plastic bonnet badge for comparison. It looks like the part no. is imprinted on the rear. 65810-E4601 - I've seen similar things with Mazda parts. I'm not sure at what point Nissan started to do this, so if others have pictures of their badges to compare that would be useful. Here is the rear of the hatch badges. As you can see no part no.s are printed on the rear, but there is other numbers. This part is plastic with broken pins. I bought these off an eBayer who told me they were metal . Front shot for comparison. Here is the 1/4 badges. Early 240z only. and front. I will have to dig out the plastic DATSUN front fender badges also for comparison. Feel free to contribute your badge photos here. I am finding metal badges quite hard to find these days. Apart from the rear of the badges, the biggest giveaway is the feel of early metal vs later plastic style ones.

Awesome documentary on early days of turbo formula 1 motors. Well worth watching.

Awesome, it's as if it was never rusty.

When you say tip of the iceberg, is that another way of saying more manufacturer's are going to be red faced or that VW's issues go even deeper than this? I actually don't think we will see another rotary powered RX-7 again, given emissions restrictions the rotary is just too inefficient in this regard and I can't see it working unless it is a range extended hybrid powered rotary/electric combo.

It's about a 4 hour drive from you.

That's the car throttle shop - they sold the 907 Green 240z. http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/car10.html http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/ There is a good chance they'll get it too, a UK buyer is likely thinking it's not a bad deal. PS: No offense to anyone living in Western Suburbs of Sydney, but I'd rather have the S30z than a small flat.

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/1924-cars-for-sale-3rd-party-sites-ebay-carsales-etc/?p=166847 Looks like it ticks all the boxes no?

260z 2+2 for sale. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/wyee/cars-vans-utes/1975-datsun-260z-coupe/1090888187 1975 Datsun 260Z Coupe $8,900.00

This guy makes Phil look honest . http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/About_us/News_and_events/Media_releases/2013_media_releases/20131130_odo_tampering_and_false.page

2+2 badges are larger than 2 seater badges. So I don't think the pins will line up.

The engine is my favorite part of mine. I don't think we will see another Wankel powered sports car, given emissions, fuel consumption and reliability concerns (when put in the hands of the average punter who thinks oil changes are optional). If we do it will be a hybrid, that's my 2 cents.

Cheapest you'll find. http://streetlens.com/japanese.html But not sure how reliable this business is... OEM pair brand new (clear with no housings etc..) will cost you between 300-400$ AU.

#35 - That's a good photo, it shows the indicators in the same position as the AU market, which confirms the UK lighting regulation issues Nissan had after the first couple of imported HS30's. Which might be why we received so many of the early HS30's in the Australian market.

If you're friends question your decision you can always play this song for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljzehPvr9zk

As someone who can safely say "has too many cars". This seems like a sensible idea to me. If you have the space, budget and time I don't see any reason not to go for it. The way I look at it, working on cars keeps me out of trouble. I don't drink, smoke, take drugs, or gamble. So at least my car hobby albeit an expensive 1 is a relatively sensible 1. That's what I tell the other half anyway. > Jay Leno said:

Do you have a photo of what you're looking for?

Well that's the colour it looks like on the chassis code, it could also have been Kalahari Tan but it looks more gold to me. There is also a hint of green but that looks like it sits on top of the gold. I recall someone maybe it was "kats" from the classiczcars.com forum saying that a lot of people in Japan didn't like cars with loud or bright colours, so most cars are white, silver etc.. Not sure how true that is, but it is interesting it was repainted white. It looks mostly complete, missing the airbox. I saw 1 show up the other day on Yahoo! Auctions was listed as a buy it now of $1000+ AU which I thought was cheap for NOS and it sold instantly. Not surprised. But it wasn't clear to me if it was for a GTR or S30Z. I'm not sure if it's the same part no. across both models. It was listed as suitable for both.

I'm still in this position, I still regret selling my first 240z. I've since bought more Zeds and still can't fill the gap that 1 left. I can't describe why, but I think it's because it was my first car and therefore I'm more sentimental about it. The thing is that old Gazelle may seem like a great idea now, but when you get it (if you're like me) you'll start to notice all the imperfections. The less than perfect interior, trim bits missing, surface rust, dodgy previous repairs, creaks and squeaks going over bumps from old suspension and bushes, worn components making the car less than ideal to drive, that electrical gremlin that won't go away and parts that are hard to find. If you love all those things and enjoy the experience of working on it and have a sentimental attachment to the marque then it doesn't matter what your mates think, I just enjoy owning something different and not so run of the mill. That Turbo taxi is something I'd enjoy as a sensible daily car, but I'd refrain from spending big money on it. I'd try keep it stock and reliable just keep the maintenance up etc.. The Gazelle does look pretty cool.

Tricky question, we have some very rubbery numbers from various books and literature but we don't know where those places got their numbers to verify how legitimate they were. Also do you want to know how many? A.) HS30's (240z's) were officially imported by Nissan? B.) RS30's (260z's) were officially imported? C.) GRS30's (260z 2+2's) were officially imported? Or all the above? The number I see quoted most often for A.) Is around 3000 but I'm not so sure. I estimate if that's true that only 10-20% of those cars still survive in various forms of repair.

For those interested, this is what HS30-00016 looked like several years back. (Approx. 1991)

I assume this is the range that a PS30 sells for these days depending on condition? Looks like the white car was originally Safari Gold.

So is he planning to keep the PS30? Is he an enthusiast or just someone looking to value add and flip? Will the PS30 be coming back to Australia?