Well thats strange. I owned the car from 1976/77 to 2001. I had an RS3100 Capri at the time & advertised it in Motoring News or Exchange & Mart as thats about all their was. A chap among others phoned & asked if i would be interested in a swap. He told me he had a Samuri. I jumped at the swap as i knew all about them with 9NRE(now Liams car) living up the hill, in the village. I met the chap, who i remember was from Farnham on the M6, maybe M1, at Corly Services. We did the swap & off home i drove. Im posting TWO pics of the car. First one, very shortly after purchase at home showing JPF127K on the reg plate, which may mean something to someone on zclub.net. Note....NO sunroof, standard factory 240z rear spoiler......to be continued
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Sad Samuri
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I put my plate 793CHR on the car & later fitted the tea tray spoiler, lift out sunroof, after the hottest Summer for 350 years in 1976, & even a towbar to take a little Fletcher to Abersoch. I had no handbooks, service books....nothing with the car & sold it with 70,000+ miles. Talk of History files are rubbish. I sold her to a Nissan Main Dealer in Solihull who said he would restore & leave in his showroom as a show car. Around 1990 i saw her advertised in Classic Car or similar & described as having stood for years as a show car....probably correct! Thats the last i heard until Liam aquired 9NRE & joined zclub. I had a peek on the site & saw "Sad Samuri"....i knew it was my old Car.
I can tell everyone. I had no handbooks, service books, history file....nothing! The next pic will show that i put my plate 793CHR on the car, fitted a stupid tea tray spoiler, lift out sunroof, coz we had the hottest Summer for 350yrs in 1976 even a towbar for my little Fletcher that we towed to Abersoch. So talk of History file is utter rubbish! I sold her in 1981 to a Main Datsun or Nissan Dealer in Solihull to put in his showroom
zbloke
Club Member
I nearly brought EOE 644K many years ago.......let down at the 11 hour by an insurance company who wouldn't insure it due to my age
At the time it was being sold by a guy in Manchester who raced/restored Honda S800's on behalf of a friend of his, who I think he said ran a pub or restaurant
At the time it was being sold by a guy in Manchester who raced/restored Honda S800's on behalf of a friend of his, who I think he said ran a pub or restaurant
AD240Z
Club Member
Am sure there is a way of contacting the DVLA to get info on cars but presumably you need the VIN to be accurate?
The samuri register website says EOE644K was formally BS6333.
Samuri Register
If it was also CHR - which has been on a rolls royce for a while - then that is more complicated ...
I thought the front spolier was very different too- but how many would have that rear spoiler....??
The samuri register website says EOE644K was formally BS6333.
Samuri Register
If it was also CHR - which has been on a rolls royce for a while - then that is more complicated ...
I thought the front spolier was very different too- but how many would have that rear spoiler....??
samuri-240
Well-Known Forum User
Samuri's Samuri's I gave up on them many years ago because they are a mine field, I believe there are virtually no genuine examples out there, I know of several that are not what they are meant to be, so the best thing to do is buy a sound Z build it to your own spec & paint it in Sam colours atleast you know what you've got then. 
JK240
Club Member
The picture on the Samuri website has 2 images transposed, the car stated as being OML 10K shows pictures of EOE thats just input error and is being addressed.
And I'm not sure how you arrive at the conclusion that CHR being on the Rolls now makes it more complicated either, its just a cherished number transfer, I do thousands of 'em..
samuri-240 said:
Do you want to expand on that Gwyn, along with the usual "....it's just chopped springs and a paint job..." stuff, that is just typical forum nonsense.
JK, I didn't read that into Gwyn's comment he's really talking about the lack of Samuri originality/provenance.
Anyway I know somebody who want's to buy the car that is the subject of this thread - how does he go about it?
Youre right. Thats definitly his name..."Mike Grimes." He bought the Car from me in 1981 to put in his Datsun/Nissan Main Dealership showroom. As i said before, it then appeared for sale in a glossy Classic mag around 1990, described as having undergone a complete refurb & stood in a showroom as a show car ever since. All i can say after that is that by doing a HPI check, the current Registered Keeper is showing as aquiring the Car in November 1990.....some 22 & a half years ago!Ummm - did someone say something about pictures of YES 27L ? Yes please! Any pictures would be gratefully and wholeheartedly received! I can still go back to the DVLA so anything anyone has would be great............. pretty please?
JK240
Club Member
Rob, I think a few people have tried to buy it over the last couple of years, but, and this is just what I've been told, the man either wants too much money, or is not very receptive to offers. I suppose it depends how much someone is prepared to pay, the pictures from 2004 are pretty bad, it must be a whole lot worse 9 years on
Yes, exactly - don't worry I'm not interested in it.
MaximG
Well-Known Forum User
Rob, so I take it the other person is no longer interested in it then. Far better and more worthwhile cars out there. Here'd of another 240 sat in garage the other day, unfortunately was unable to get any real details. Happened to be a chap in the hospital bed next to my Dad, unfortunately he was being discharged as I arrived to visit. The only details I got was that it was purple.
Oh well.