Playart Datsun 240Z (334) East African Safari Rally winner makeover

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On the bench today is a 1:64 scale Playart Datsun 240Z. Playart diecast cars were made in Hong Kong from 1965 to 1983. In the U.S., they were sold under a variety of brands marketed to different department stores.

According to my Wiki research, The Nissan S30 - sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z, but for export badged as the Datsun 240Z, and later as the Datsun 260Z and 280Z - are 2-seat sports cars and 2+2 GT cars produced by Nissan, from 1969 until 1978.

Aiming to compete directly with established European sports cars, Datsun priced the new 240Z within $200 of the British MGB-GT in the United States. The 240Z's styling, engineering, relatively low price, and impressive performance resonated with the public, received a positive response from both buyers and the motoring press, and immediately generated long waiting lists.

The Safari Rally is rally race run in East Africa. It was first held in 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1960 it was renamed the East African Safari Rally and kept that name until 1974, when it became the Safari Rally.

Edgar Herrmann, a German-born Kenyan former rally driver notably won the Safari Rally in Kenya both in 1970 with a Datsun 1600 SSS and in 1971 with the #11 Datsun 240Z. In 1972, he took his 240Z to fifth place.

Want to learn more about the Datsun 240Z?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Fairlady_Z_(S30)

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Chapters:

0:00 in this video
0:14 intro
0:29 first look
0:59 disassembly
2:17 paint stripping
2:24 bare metal detail
2:41 degreaser
2:50 primer
3:01 Coming Soon
3:24 airbrushing
3:48 Community Shoutout
4:03 East African Safari Rally
5:12 3D printed rally lights
5:49 masking for two tone paint
5:55 unmasking
6:35 chrome window trim
6:58 decal application
9:16 safety harnesses
10:12 windshield refurbished
10:24 wheel swap
10:55 reassembly
12:10 rally course weathering
12:38 a closer look
13:19 before
13:30 finished
13:56 on the bench
14:12 turntable