240Z: Datsun NOS parts hunting in the Snow

Recently, I saw an ad for some Datsun NOS parts for sale. The photos didn’t really reveal a lot, but the lot appeared to have some good stuff included, and the price was fair. It was an 8-hour round-trip away, though. After talking to the seller a bit, I somehow felt the urge for a little road trip to collect that stuff, so we agreed on a date. Unfortunately, we had heavy snowfall in the black forest:

After I made it across the snowy hills, the highways weren’t any better either.

Luckily, the weather changed after 2 hours and I eventually made it to the owner. A collector of various Toyota’s, as he told me.  He bought a Lot of Toyota parts, and the Datsun Parts were included. So he wanted to get rid of them quickly. Good for me.

After an hour or so, my car was loaded to the brim with dusty and dirty old panels and various stuff. Luckily, we found even way more stuff than originally advertised.

On the way home, I even passed by the famous Hockenheimring racetrack, but didn’t stop, as I wanted to make it home before the predicted heavy snow-storms and icy roads in the evening.

The way home went much smoother and faster than expected, and once at home, I unpacked and laid out everything to get an overview of the acquired stuff.

Most is NOS (new-old-stock) Datsun / Nissan stuff, still with all original Packing, Number-stamps or labels on it. Which makes it easier to identify the parts.

It included various Emblems.

Hubcaps, panels, lights, door hinges and whatnot.

Even a few NOS gauges and some random stuff.

Heater cables, etc.

After sorting through the stuff quickly, i managed to find some nice and cool Z-stuff.

A quick de-dusting makes a huge difference. Now, before you ask: Nothing is for sale here. I’ll keep the Z-parts for my own project and I have an agreement with my friend, who takes all the other parts, so please don’t ask.