Mark Flower
Club Member
Hi. I'm new here so please be gentle with me
I have just bought my first 'Z, which I guess many of you will have seen was up at Silverstone Auctions recently.
http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/datsun-240z-12918
It needs some work of course, but that was expected - I am very happy with the car but know little about the history. I am trying to piece it together as best I can. I know it was raced for many years and had the inevitable bumps, so I'm not looking for war stories - just keen to (a) chart it's ownership history - I'm number 11! - and (b) figure out what the original spec was (especially the original colour, as it has been repainted a few times so the stickers are long gone).
I'm also keen to confirm whether it's a genuine 'Series 1' car as I believe it to be, how do I check that for sure? It's a 1971 with an early chassis number and the tell-tale vents in the tailgate, but I've no idea if that's the original tailgate! Does the chassis number tell all?
JGX 620K
HS30 00967
My plan is to strip her right down, dip the shell and bring her back to her former glory hence interest in original spec, colour etc.
There can't be many early UK RHD cars left? Is that something this forum tracks?
Apologies if I'm asking questions that have been answered a thousand times, I have tried looking but I haven't found anything definitive yet so am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
THANK YOU!
Mark
I have just bought my first 'Z, which I guess many of you will have seen was up at Silverstone Auctions recently.
http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/datsun-240z-12918
It needs some work of course, but that was expected - I am very happy with the car but know little about the history. I am trying to piece it together as best I can. I know it was raced for many years and had the inevitable bumps, so I'm not looking for war stories - just keen to (a) chart it's ownership history - I'm number 11! - and (b) figure out what the original spec was (especially the original colour, as it has been repainted a few times so the stickers are long gone).
I'm also keen to confirm whether it's a genuine 'Series 1' car as I believe it to be, how do I check that for sure? It's a 1971 with an early chassis number and the tell-tale vents in the tailgate, but I've no idea if that's the original tailgate! Does the chassis number tell all?
JGX 620K
HS30 00967
My plan is to strip her right down, dip the shell and bring her back to her former glory hence interest in original spec, colour etc.
There can't be many early UK RHD cars left? Is that something this forum tracks?
Apologies if I'm asking questions that have been answered a thousand times, I have tried looking but I haven't found anything definitive yet so am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
THANK YOU!
Mark