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Just got back to Tokyo after a couple of days in Gotemba and attending the 2023 ADVAN All Fairlady Z Meeting. Very tired and will be busy for next couple of days, but will post a few pics when I get the chance. There will certainly be more - and better! - photos of the event online if you want...

Unless I'm imagining it (entirely possible these days...) I feel sure that I answered an 'Urgently Wanted' ad for a rear Tokico Illumina shock absorber. It now seems to have disappeared. So I'm not sure if it is still needed or not, and therefore not sure if I should bother to dig one out from...

Here's a question. What would the forum Brains Trust think was a fair current asking price for a good, useable RHD steering rack? More specifically, an RHD steering rack of the 1969 thru late 1973 type? UK 15.8:1 'fast' ratio. Interested in opinions and recent examples for cross-referencing...

Here's a period (probably a 1970s casting) UK market tuning part. It is a '470' marked inlet manifold - I believe made by Mangoletsi - for triple side-draught carburettors. Suits 40mm/44mm/45mm Weber, Mikuni-Solex or Dell'Orto carburettors, Will also work with modern side-draught style injection...

I have a mid-'72 UK market 'HS30-QU' RHD dashboard for sale. Nice condition. No cracks, no repairs. Complete with dash wiring loom, fuse box, all instrumentation (except clock, but can supply one FOC). Missing cigarette lighter and hazard warning switch. Will not ship (too heavy/delicate)...

Look out for the December 2022 edition of Classic & Sport Car magazine, which features Len Welch's red North American market HLS30U 'Datsun 240Z' on the cover. I haven't seen it yet (it's only just hit the shops) but they are pitching it against a Triumph TR6 as a competitor for domination in...

24th October. On this day in 1969, Nissan's S30-series Z range made its official public debut to the world at the 16th Tokyo Motor Show, held at Tokyo's Harumi exhibition centre. Happy 53rd Anniversary!

Now that it is sold, I'll comment. There's no such thing as a "432Z" specific grille. The PS30 Fairlady Z 432 shared the same grille as its contemporary S30-S Fairlady Z, S30-D Fairlady Z-L and later HS30-S Fairlady 240Z-S and HS30-D Fairlady 240Z-L models. Same situation with your rear...

Here's a 'P71' (22100-P7101) Hitachi D6K8-02 electronic distributor, complete with a set of Taylor Spiro Pro plug leads. Good condition (although I'd recommend a new cap) and was removed from a running engine. Bolt-on replacement/upgrade for most L6 points type distributors. £285 delivered...

Here's a recent 'Barn Find' NOS factory replacement door. Part number 80101-N3400 'Assy-Panel Door LH' - 'From Aug.'73 2-seater'. Has some surface rust from 45+ years of storage, but is totally solid, undented and would clean up perfectly with a dip or blasting. Not too many of these knocking...

Here's a 'late' (blue connectors) North American market HLS30U Datsun 240Z dashboard, complete with dash harness and all instruments. Even has a good glovebox liner. It has the usual cracks and sun damage on the top surface, but is otherwise very presentable. Can supply - at extra cost - an...

I am putting back together my 4/70 production HLS30U 'Datsun 240Z' after a full repaint, and am in a quandary regarding the front bumper... I have the decent, straight and non-rusty original, but the 50+ year old factory chrome has worn thin and it really needs re-plating. I have been quoted...

Today was the Press Day at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon, and Nissan debuted its 'Customized Proto' new Fairlady Z show car. At this point it is a one-off styling exercise, elements of which may or may not make it to final production as either a special limited edition (hopefully) or as upgrade...

Of course, it's nothing of the sort. The latest of Larry Chen's Hoonigan AutoFocus love-ins is with collector Randy Jaffe: First tooth-itching moment - apart from the title - is when Jaffe describes Nissan's L-series engines as "tractor motors" and "Mercedes designed". Wow. The car in...

Mr Martin Holmes, journalist, author, photographer, rally co-driver/navigator, curator, teacher. 1940-2020. RIP and thank you. Mr Martin Holmes and Mr Shekhar Mehta outside Old Woking Service Station in early 1973, alongside works rally car 'TKS 33 SA 7922', which Tony Fall had used on the...

Rings for sale. All sizes. Get your rings here. Rings.

Some will have seen me post this elsewhere, but I thought this might be of interest: One of my long-term project cars (a 4/70 production HLS30UV model) requires a few details that tip their hat to Works rally team practices and specifications. One of these is the re-engineering...

Published on 24th October 2019 - the 50th anniversary of the S30-series Z's public debut at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show - a new 'Mook' (magazine/book) from publisher Motor Magazine Mook: 'Fairlady Z Story & History, Volume 1, The 50th Anniversary Chronicles'. Put together and edited by Mr...

A genuine 432-R is coming up for auction in Japan. BH Auctions are timing the auction to coincide with people being in town for Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2020. This car is chassis number PS30-00289, built in 1970. It's not totally original, but most of the R-specific parts are present and it...

Today is the 50th anniversary of the public debut of Nissan's S30-series Z range at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show. Here's a link to a thread I started on the classiczcars forum for the 40th anniversary, which some might find of interest...