Vintage Zs- Nissans attempt to restore interest in the Z
In 1998, to keep Z-car interest alive, Nissan launched a restoration program in which they purchased original 240Zs, professionally restored them, and sold them at dealerships for roughly $24,000 – $28,000. On October 31, 1998, Nissan officially ended the Z Store project after only 37 were completed, with a total of 40 cars documented.
Three museum-grade restoration shops in Southern California were commissioned to perform ground-up restorations, bringing the cars to better-than-new condition. Engines, 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic transmissions, and differentials were remanufactured using new Nissan parts. Suspension and ancillary components were replaced with as-original parts upgraded with modern materials and technology.
These cars were literally like new and carried the same factory guarantee as modern Nissan products. The only drawback was the overwhelming demand — buyers faced a 30-day wait for delivery through the 10 Nissan dealerships franchised to sell them.
Dealers
| Dealership | Address | Phone |
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| Bankston Nissan | 1500 East Airport Fwy., Irving, TX 75062 | (972) 438-4300 |
| Brown's Fairfax Nissan | 1100 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22030 | (703) 591-8009 |
| Coggin Nissan | 10600 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32225 | (904) 642-7900 |
| Courtesy Nissan | 1777 N. Central Express Way, Richardson, TX 75080 | (972) 231-2600 |
| Esserman Nissan | 16725 NW 57th Ave., Miami, FL 33055 | (305) 626-2600 |
| Jake Sutherlin Nissan | 302 W. Fletcher Ave., Tampa, FL 33612 | (813) 933-6641 |
| Performance Nissan | 1434 Buena Vista St., Duarte, CA 91010 | (818) 305-3000 |
| Stevens Creek Nissan | 4855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95051 | (408) 983-5900 |
| Sutherlin Nissan | 811 Thornton, Lithia Springs, GA 30057 | (770) 739-2005 |
| Universal City Nissan | 3550 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Los Angeles, CA 90068 | (310) 271-3476 |
The Cars
A compiled list of all currently known VIN numbers that are part of the official Nissan Z Store restoration program.
| VIN Number | Information |
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| HLS30 00222 |
Production Date:? 11 / 69 Color Body /Int:? Silver/Black Owner: Universal Nissan Comments: Found, Purchased and Restored For Universal Nissan Founder by His Son's Reported by:? Nissan Motors/Mike Sage |
| HLS30 00630 |
Production Date: 01 / 70 Color Body /Int: Red/Black Owner: Auto Garage Motoyama City/State/Cntry: Japan Sold By Z Store: Nissan Charity Auction Comments: Offered For Sale At $50K US Reported by:? Kats {Katsuhiko Endo} in Japan |
| HLS30 01499 |
No Information |
| HLS30 03924? |
Production Date:? 04 / 70? Color Body /Int:? Gold / Black? Owner:? Mr. Oba? City/State/Cntry:? Japan? Sold By Z Store:? Performance Nissan? Comments:? 5spd and Mags added by owner? Reported by:? Kats {Katsuhiko Endo} in Japan? |
| HLS30 04295 |
No Information |
| HLS30 05041? |
Production Date:? 06 / 70? Color Body /Int:? Gold / black? Owner:? John Gallicchio?? City/State/Cntry:? Silver Spring, MD? Sold By Z Store:? Sutherlin Nissan? e-mail:? jgallicchio@hrsa.gov? Date Registered:16 Jan.03 Reported by: owner and e-bay auction? |
| HLS30 05811? |
Production Date:? 06 / 70?? Color Body /Int:? Gold/Black? Owner:? Daisuke Hashimoto? City/State/Cntry:? Japan? Sold By Z Store:? Universal City Nissan? Date Registered:? 11 April 05? Reported by:? Joseph.Gauci? |
| HLS30 08808 |
No Information |
| HLS30 09965 |
No Information |
| HLS30 11553? |
Production Date:? 10 / 70? Color Body /Int:? Red / black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-15666? Owner:? Bob Coleman? City/State/Cntry:? Orange, California, USA? Sold By Z Store:? Courtesy Nissan? Comments:? e-mail:? bccal@msn.com? Date Registered: 13 June 07? Reported by:? owner? |
| HLS30 13018? |
Production Date:? 10 / 70? Color Body /Int:? Silver / Black? City/State/Cntry:? In Japan? Sold By Z Store:? Universal City Nissan? Date Registered:? 10/07/05? Reported by:? Kats {Katsuhiko Endo} in Japan |
| HLS30 15189 |
Production Date:? 11 / 70? Color Body /Int:? 918 Orange? City/State/Cntry:? Laguna Beach, CA? Sold By Z Store:? Universal City Nissan 1997? Comments:? Automatic Transmission, on ebay 14Mar05? Date Registered:? 14 March 2005? Reported by:? Bob Berke??? |
| HLS30 23537 |
No Information |
| HLS30 23732 |
Production Date:? 20 / 71?? Color Body /Int:? Gold/Black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-030319? Owner:? Alan Wiley? City/State/Cntry:? Dallas, TX USA? Sold By Z Store:? Bankston Nissan? Date Registered:? 19 June 07? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 28392 |
Production Date:? 04/ 71?? Color Body /Int:? 903 Blue / Black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-035743? Eng. Number:? L24-61320?? Owner:? Jim Frederick? City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, Florida USA?? Sold By Z Store:? Courtesy Nissan? e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com Date Registered:? 09 March 07? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 28527? |
Production Date:? 04 / 71? Color Body /Int:? 918 Orange/Black? Owner:? Andy Halliday? City/State/Cntry:? Oklahoma City , OK? Sold By Z Store:? Performance Nissan, May 4, 1999? Date Registered:? 28 March 05? Reported by: Owner |
| HLS30 29247? |
Production Date:? 04 / 71?? Color Body /Int:? 919 Yellow? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-037290? Eng. Number:? L24-054597?? Owner:? Keith Crain? City/State/Cntry:? Chicago, IL USA? Sold By Z Store:? Nissan Motors? Date Registered:? 23 July 07? Reported by:? owner? |
| HLS30 32089? |
Production Date:? 05 / 71?? Color Body /Int:? Silver / Black? Owner:? Nissan Motors USA? Comments:? Nissan Press Car/Nissan Museum USA? Reported by:? Carl Beck?? |
| HLS30 40904? |
Production Date:? 08 / 71?? Color Body /Int:? Red/black? Owner:? Jay Herbst City/State/Cntry:? Ft. Myers, FL USA Sold By Z Store:? Coggin Nissan? Comments:? 52,299 miles :reSold by Peak Nissan, Co? Date Registered:? 27 July 09 Reported by:? Owner??? |
| HLS30 41797? |
Production Date:? 08 / 71? Color Body /Int:? Green/Black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-050891? Owner:? Jim Frederick City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, Florida Sold By Z Store:? Coggin Nissan? Comments:? Automatic Transmission? e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com Date Registered:? 02 July 05? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 41857? |
Production Date:? 02 / 71? Color Body /Int:? Gold / black? Eng. Number:? L24 139041?? Owner:? Jim Frederick? City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, Florida? Sold By Z Store:? Esserman Nissan? Comments:? Automatic Transmission? e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com Date Registered:? 14 Dec. 03? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 49110? |
Production Date:? 10 / 71? Color Body /Int:? White / Red&Black?? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-060311? Eng. Number:? #2 L24-1800094? Owner:? Jim Frederick City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, Florida USA? Sold By Z Store:? Courtesy Nissan? e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com Date Registered:? 26/July/06? Reported by:? Owner? |
| HLS30 53543 |
Production Date:? 11 / 71 Color Body /Int:? Orange/Black Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-66510 Current Eng.?? :? now 3.1 Rebello? City/State/Cntry:? Sold By Z Store:? Stevens Creek Nissan Comments:? On E-Bay 25April-5May Date Registered:? 25 April 09 Reported by:? Mike Brame? |
| HLS30 55472 |
No Information |
| HLS30 56609? |
Production Date:? 12 / 71?? Color Body /Int:? Silver/Black? Owner:? Daisuke Hashimoto?? City/State/Cntry: Japan?? Sold By Z Store:? Universal City Nissan? Date Registered:? 11 Apr. 05? Reported by:? Joseph.Gauci? |
| HLS30 57300? |
Production Date: 01 / 72? Color Body /Int:? 112 Yellow/Black? Owner:? Mike Sage? City/State/Cntry:? L.A., CA, USA? Sold By Z Store:? Universal Nissan? Date Registered: 22 March 07? Reported by: Randy Jaffe?? |
| HLS30 60354 |
Production Date:? 12 / 71? Color Body /Int:? White/Black? Orig.Eng.Number:? 073297? Owner:? Jeffrey Mader? City/State/Cntry:? Sudbury, MA USA? Sold By Z Store:? Ferman Nissan, Tampa, FL? e-mail: jmader@bunce.com Dates Registered:? 02 Jun. 07? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 62850? |
Production Date:? 01 / 71? Color Body /Int:? Gold/Black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24 077429? Owner:?? Nissan Motor Corp. in Guam City/State/Cntry:? Tamuning, GU 96913? Sold By Z Store:? Held by Nissan Guam? e-mail:? bdowney@nissanguam.com? Date Registered:? 18 July 05? Reported by:? Brian Downey, Gen. Sales. Mrg. |
| HLS30 66068 |
No Information |
| HLS30 68727? |
Production Date:? 02 / 71? Color Body /Int:? Red/black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24 86793? Sold By Z Store:? Courtesy Nissan? Reported by:? Jim Lucius? |
| HLS30 73891 |
No Information |
| HLS30 79852 |
Production Date:? 04 / 72? Color Body /Int:? Yellow / Black Orig.Eng.Number:? L24-101231 Eng. Number:? #2 L24-136260? Owner:? Jim Frederick City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, FL USA Sold By Z Store:? Universal City Nissan e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com? Date Registered:? 2 July 06 Reported by:? Owner?? |
| HLS30 80067? |
Production Date:? 04 / 72?? Color Body /Int:? 110 Persimmon Red? Orig.Eng.Number: Eng. Number:? L24-05915?? Owner:? Not known at this point? City/State/Cntry:? Sold By Z Store:? Brown's Fairfax Nissan? Date Registered:? 24 July 07? Reported by:? Chris Wenzel?? |
| HLS30 80428? |
Production Date:? 05 / 72?? Color Body /Int:? 112 Lime Yellow / black? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24 101739? Eng. Number:? L24 103419?? Owner:? Jeffrey Mader? City/State/Cntry:? Sudbury, MA USA? Sold By Z Store:? Ferman Nissan, Tampa, Fl? e-mail:? jmader@bunce.com Date Registered:? 05 June 2000,19Apr.07? Reported by:? Owner? |
| HLS30 87567? |
Production Date:? 06 / 72? Color Body /Int:? Silver / Black? Owner:? Jim Frederick? City/State/Cntry:? Lutz, FL USA? Sold By Z Store:? Brown' Fairfax Nissan?? e-mail:? Jim240z@aol.com Date Registered:? 08 Sept. 06? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30-96203? |
Production Date:? 08 / 72?? Color Body /Int:? 918 Orange?? Orig.Eng.Number:? L24 121145?? Eng. Number:? L24 123143??? Owner:? Todd Miller?? City/State/Cntry:? Laguna Beach, CA, USA.?? Sold By Z Store:? Coggin Nissan in Jacksonville? Comments:? On ebay 7 March 2005? e-mail:? americanrambo@cox.net? Date Registered: 7 March 2005, update:27 Apr 05? Reported by:? Owner |
| HLS30 96713? |
Production Date:? 08 / 72?? Color Body /Int:? 112 Lime Yellow? Eng. Number:? L28 121482(installed by Nissan) Owner:? Stan McPartland?? City/State/Cntry:? Minden, NV?? Sold By Z Store:? Stevens Creek Nissan, Santa Clara, CA 11/99?? Reported by:?? Owner |
Documentation
Every Vintage Z sold through one of the 10 Factory Authorized "Z Stores" was delivered with the following documentation.
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WINDOW STICKER This was a recreation of the original 70's Moroney label aka Window Sticker |
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| VINTAGE Z PLAQUE |
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| QUARTER WINDOW DECAL |
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| CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY |
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| WARRANTY BOOKLET |
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OWNER'S MANUAL Owners manuals were updated reproductions of the originals. |
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