Soundmasterg Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hello, I'm sure this has been asked a lot and is available by search, but I haven't been able to find it. I've got a '72 240Z and I'm trying to figure out when exactly it was made. The door plate is missing from what i can tell, and the VIN is HLS30-87974. Since there is a changeover on some parts after 6-72, it would be very helpful to know when this thing was made. Does anyone have any idea already, or can someone direct me to when this was made? Thanks a lot! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 My 240Z was also missing the door jamb plate, but I managed to find out the build date by the seat belts, if they are original. There should be a tag on them somewhere which should tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 http://www.zhome.com has a registry. You can see if there are any around your serial number registered and when they were built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 If your engine is all original, there is usually a cast-in date on the front main cover. On my engine it was exactly 30 years to the day before I bought the car that the front cover was cast. I thought that was cool. (11/15/73) vs. (11/15/03) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I.jonas Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 If your engine is all original, there is usually a cast-in date on the front main cover. On my engine it was exactly 30 years to the day before I bought the car that the front cover was cast. I thought that was cool. (11/15/73) vs. (11/15/03) Nice!!...you can say you bought a 30 year old car and mean it!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 www.zhome.com has a registry. You can see if there are any around your serial number registered and when they were built. There's more than a few ways to find that information on there too. There is the registry and another list with approximate dates. IIRC. Also check out www.classiczcars.com there's quite a bit of info there on stuff like this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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