Doug,
The SPL & SRLs used the same nos. as they were different models. I saw SRL
0007 or something like it many years ago and if it were a SPL number it
would have been a 66 not 67.5
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas E Noble" <Douglas.E.Noble@parsons.com>
To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: PT 2, Roadster Chronology - Highest VIN SPL
> A follow up to my earlier post...
>
> Searching for some additional info on this I found that Rallye's website
> mentions that the highest 1600 VIN found so far is SPL311-31304. Dann,
is it
> still alive?
>
> Second, Dann mentions that there are gaps in known VIN series. Question,
were
> the SP311 and SPL311 cars numbered consecutively across both models?
That is,
> if there is an SP311-26800 there is no SPL311-26800. Or were they
numbered
> consecutively in separate model groups, and groups of SPL's (and SRL's)
are
> AWOL or scrapped.
>
> Being retentive about VINs and numbers....
>
> Doug Noble
> Vienna, Virginia
> SPL311U-25006
>
>
>
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>
> To the List,
>
> Returning to a thread about the highest VIN on a SPL or SRL roadster...
> searching the archives for the listserve, the highest active SPL left
> (or at least acknowledged, was SPL311U-31016, owned by Marc Tyler in
> Texas).
>
> I have located one numbered higher, SPL311U-31163. It is red w/black
> int. and lost an argument with a tree -- pretty bad but not terminal
(grill,
> hood, bumper, radiator at least, need to look further).
>
> Anyone have a 1970 SPL311 higher the 31163? Phill Brook's book lists
> the series going thru 31400. Does anyone know what happened to the
"last"
> one 31400? Or was Nissan a little off in their numbers?
>
> Phill, Rob, Dennis, Tom, others -- an ideas?
>
>
> Doug Noble
> Vienna, Virginia
> SPL311U-25006
>
> P.S. Whatever happened to the content of the roadster registry that
> Mike Bell down in Florida was creating 2-3 years ago?
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