New Zealand Datsun Club

Hello to everybody! A friend of my forum bought in June, 2010 this 280ZX T Bar Roof of 1981.c'est is one 2+2 t-pip(t-top) with windows electric she(it) has 154000km wheel rims Delta Mics, the redone inside 15 years ago but it is again quite new, the engine had been redone in 90000kms and a new box of speeds at the same time









The automobile came from the city of TOURS department 37 it is in the northwest of France


( The automobile is registered with the former(old) system of registration which consisted that every change of department during the sale of the vehicle has the registration changed. Maintaining the system in changed. The vehicle keeps(guards) its registration numbers for life and we can make him(it) register(record) in the department that we wish)

37 = Department , XD = 1981 year + Month of registration & 2952 = oder of registration of the car

My friend lives in the northwest of FRANCE in the region which is called " la BRETAGNE " ( BRITTANY ) he is from the department 56 " MORBIHAN " near the city of PONTIVY

My friend in 3 280zx, the green, a white whom he(it) restores and a blue in automatic box which he(it) also restores (he(it) has to him 35 DATSUN!!!!!!!! (100 - has, 120 - in, Sunny pl110, PULSAR TURBO (CHERRY TURBO in FRANCE), Bluebird 510, 810,610, Cedric 330)

the blue 280ZX
























the white ... and Pulsar Turbo


Ps: we acquired(bought back) together 610 SS GR2 prepared by MOTOR NISSAN in 1974 for reunites him(it) of the BANDAMA it is N°3 4 prepared it is the one piloted to the time(period) by the crew NISSAN which gained(won) the Safari RALLY on 1971 and Bandama on 1973 = > Edgar Hermann / Hans SCHULLER I few to tell you its story in a new topic if you want...

The Blue in moved forward well and at the hour or I speak to you, her(it) is finished since March, 2013 and it runs(drives) impeccable... Then as he(it) more needed it my friend has put on sale the green 280ZX and it is me who bought him(it) in APRIL, 2013





Now I am going to tell you how we returned the Green 280ZX at our home(with us) in the South of FRANCE by making you discover a little our country and crossed regions... We made a " 1550 KM road-trip ( 963,13 miles)

On APRIL 6TH, 2013 my wife and I took our plane tickets for the city of RENNES city





Our friend clement came to look us at the airport and then we taken for plane the direction(management) of PONTIVY city for fetch the DATSUN 280ZX green


On the road we crossed the van of " the agency any risks " having got back the DATSUN we returned to CLÉMENT to VANNES city where we had spent the night and also the evening we are go to eat in a famous BRETON restaurant of which the culinary Speciality are them Crepe(Crêpe,Pancake) salted!

The following morning, no time(weather) to lose we leave early for the South, the atmosphere " cool on board " we have 12 hour of road to be made!

The mechanical state of the car is first-class, in more has 4 new tires gone(taken) up the day before our departure there... Noins: rusty box(cash register), broken windscreen and not of neiman, the car starts by activating(suing) a simple button easy to fly at our home(with us) he(it) is going to need afterward to put him(her) an anti flight(theft) because Marseille it is not(is not well) seen frequently as city finally in brief....




One listened to the advice(councils) of CLÉMENT by way of ANGERS, TOURS(TOWERS), CLERMONT-FERRAND, MILLAU, MONTPELIER, NÎMES, MARTIGUES, MARSEILLE, here we arrive on ANGERS...






One it is stopped(arrested) at the exit(release) of TOURS(TOURS,BALLOTS,TOWERS) to eat an end, we were entitled to compliments for our automobile

Go! We left, the 280ZX eats kilometers with no problem at all... People who double us can not refrain from turning(shooting) the heads to the Right of an air(sight) "examiner" by asking for the fact whom(that) is that it is this "green" car


the city : Chateauroux, Montluçon, Clermont-Ferrand, saint FLOUR crossed(spent), we cross the region's : Haute-Loire, Lozère, Quantal ...





( Ps: Clermont-Ferrand it is the city where there are the factories of manufacturings of tires MICHELIN. His(her,its) nickname it is CITY MICHELIN!)




Then at the edge of the highway we see a panel(sign) (illegal worker) who indicates: " RUNNING DISCOUT 24H / 24H taken(brought) out 41), exactly I thought of stopping making a provisioning, then we decide to go out and to go to this gas station and guess how her name is this gas station = > " THE REBELS "

Of return on the highway A75 we arrive on MILLAU is his(her,its) famous viaduct it is the highest longer and viaduct of EUROPE!














Then we pass in Montpellier city and we take to the right direction(management) at our home(with us) "! That feels(smells) good " the SOUTH "!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!


A few hours later we arrive at night on Marseille by the highway of the coast, the attractive one seen on docs, tours(towers,ballots) SMA CGM the blue cranes which decorate the Autonomous port(bearing) of MARSEILLE (bigger port(bearing) of goods of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea)








Arrived at destination at 10:30 pm later 12heures and half of journey

We crossed FRANCE of the northwest up to the South

start


finish

The following morning we enchaine, inspection was crossed(spent) at the end of morning



The hour of the truth for "the éconogreen": besides making fall (flop) the consumption of fuel oil (10 % - / + 15 %), he ( it ) makes fall (flop) broadcasts (emissions, outcomes(exits)) CoCo2....









Verdict ... 10/10












Here is for the inspection, she(it) passed with some youngs thing(trick) to be seen again(to be revised): corrosion, ben that we knew how to, regulations of the rotations of wheels, see again(revise) the game(set,play) of direction(management) and full of small details..... We are going to make all that soon

By leaving I crossed a funny bird!!!!!!!!!


Nouvelle Chevrolet CORVETTE C8


Return at the house....






Next modification = > to make the car registration document and to put it in my name!

A few days later, young " shooting photos " under the sun of the South " or there there is more luck(chance) to remove T-top for cruiser on the roads of the South of France!
















PS: The car is registered with the new definitive version it will keep(guard) for life these new numbers (only the number in the blue part(party) can be modified here it is the region where I fetched her I registered her(it) besides sea " MARTINIQUE 972 it is an island and a FRENCH department in the Caribbean Sea, I am go there it is magnificent!!! Because 13 = Marseille we are very badly seen because it is a city of " gangsters!!!)

A few days later, I had a small concern(marigold), the pipe of water in released(left), I have of to modify her(it) and to change about radiator hoses of water...








Solved problem the automobile and parked well in the garage