[Roadsters] Was Twisties Needed: Now why 67.5 is black

[Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED03)]

 If your Roadster was a 67 and Nissan knew about the anti-chrome mandate
I could understand the black gages, but being such an early 66...  Did
Nissan know about the mandate over a year in advance, or were they
experimenting with black.

Either way Mike, you have the ultra rare "black gage '66"!

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Harper [mailto:roadsterdude1600 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:16 AM
To: Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED03); Jerry Krakauer; Jim InVirginia;
roadsters at hornesystemstx.com; Chris & Christy Breyer
Cc: datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Was Twisties Needed: Now why 67.5 is black

Phil, I have always wondered about my black speedo & tach ever since you
pointed out this to me.  I asked the original owner if they were ever
replaced, and he insists no.  I am the second owner, so that is the way
it came.  I was wondering if anyone else has a similar dash on an early
'66 (or late '65).  It had to happen to more than one car...My car also
has the crankcase vent hose running from the Oil Fill tower to the
breather, rather than from the back on the valve cover.  Lots of people
first think it ia a 1500.

Mike Harper
'66 1600 SPL311 1291 (Jessie)


--- "Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED03)"
<Phillip.B.Hall at nasa.gov> wrote:

>  These cars have all kinds of variations.  Mike has a documented early
> '66 that came with black bezels on the speedo and tack - the rest of
> the gages are chrome as one would expect.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Don't know if there was any variation during the production year but
> I've owned my 67.5 SRL since new and the twisties are plain stainless
> color, not black.
>
> Jerry Krakauer
> SRL311 00099
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