Blaine Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I have car number HLS30-04***. not sure of the year but it was imported by the original owner. the car was taken apart and painted and never put back together. every thing is bagged and tagged. just trying to figured out what we have. Any help would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I'm not really sure what you're asking, and there's no pictures. What, specifically, would you like to know? Based on the VIN (4xxx) it sounds like a somewhat early 1970 240z. if it's numbers matching, and the car is in decent shape, maybe it's a restoration candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Car is in peaces but in great shape. was repainted but not a factory color. It's literally in a barn. has been covered. guess i'm just trying to learn what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) Must have been imported from Canada. Edit - more info. Could be Germany, France or Holland. http://zhome.com/History/240ZProduction/240ZProduction.htm http://xenonzcar.com/s30/VIN.html FSM page GI-2... Edited September 4, 2018 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Not to ask a silly question, but is the vehicle ID tag on the driver's side door jam? If not, it's probably in one of your parts bags. It will tell you lots of helpful info, including production month and year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Just had a pic of the tag from the motor comportment. Just found out the car was bought in Japan? the guy was there on business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Thanks for the help so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 39 minutes ago, Blaine said: Just had a pic of the tag from the motor comportment. Just found out the car was bought in Japan? the guy was there on business. Which side is the steering wheel on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 If the VIN is correct (HLS30) then it better be on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, rturbo 930 said: early 1970 240z. Aren't the Japan cars called Fairlady's? Anyway, kind of a dull thread without pictures. Edited September 4, 2018 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, NewZed said: Aren't the Japan cars called Fairlady's? Anyway, kind of a dull thread without pictures. If the VIN he supplied is correct, it's not a Japanese car, since the L in HLS30 signifies the car being left hand drive. The OP needs to provide more information, and pictures are necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 I will try to get pic's this weekend. Yes it is left hand drive. they are saying there dad was there on a business trip and had the car sent back to the US?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pharaohabq Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Yeah HLS30... That's not JDM usually. He might have bought it in Japan, but for the US market, who knows. There's few records. We'd need the full vin to be able to realy search anything. HLS30-004xxx would be an earlier car, but could be a 260z too. If you get us a picture of the Vinplate it'll tell even more since we'd be able to see what the engine is supposed to be etc. That being said, if it's sitting in boxes, then it's a project with no real worth other than parts (I need a decent dash ) until you put it together. Download the FSM off xenons30 and go from there. only you can tell us what you have. We can give you estimates based on what you tell us but until then it's just conjecture. We will be able to tell you what goes where and a general process for putting it together. Obviously we're not going to be able to do it for you, nor would we want to. But don't be thinking you're sitting on a gold mine, unless your car has some really rare parts, such as anything that says 432 on it. Hagarty can help you with insuring it even while it's a project, so you might look into that. Otherwise give us more pictures, We are a hungry lot and a picture is worth 1000 words. Phar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The 260Z VIN is an "RLS" prefix. "HLS" is 240Z or 280Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, Leon said: The 260Z VIN is an "RLS" prefix. "HLS" is 240Z or 280Z. ahh okay, thanks.... wasn't sure about that, I just knew they could have lower numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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