LISTED
PRICE includes
delivery in '48 states.
Add
9.5% Sales Tax
(Washington State Only)
CONDITION:
Many of the problems may not be as apparent when grill is
mounted on a car, (unless you are sitting on the ground
looking at it). It is difficult to show the true
condition of chrome parts, in some cases the pictures
have been adjusted to try to show the damage clearly when
it may not be that clear when on the car. When you
remove them and then stare at them in your hands; that's
when things become more "visible"; especially when
holding them at some weird angle you'd never see with the
grill mounted on the car unless it was up on a hoist or
you were standing on your head! We try to be pretty
nit-picky on describing these grills to avoid anyone
being surprised and unhappy.
Keep
in mind some of the pictures showing a ding are REALLY
ENLARGED so you have to keep that part of the grill in
perspective when you look at the ding.
All
roadster grills fit all cars (1500/1600/2000) .
GRILL
MOUNTING BRACKETS do not normally come with
grills. Grills
are priced and sold without the little "L" mounting
brackets. These are sometimes available at the time you
purchase a grill; new or used or you can fabricate a
replacement. Please inquire at the same time you ask
about the grill(s).
Any
grill may be missing a screw; or a stud to hold the "D"
on the 2000 grills. Any broken ones we try to note
although we are not infallible in this as we barely have
time to list them at all. Many times it is irrelevent as
there as a scad load of screws on the back of the
grills.
So
many of them have some sort of ding where the grill
guard(s) were pushed back into the grill or the hood was
opened too far (because the post missing or
disconnected).
We
sometimes have new replacement stainless steel grill back
plates; inquire as necessary; thanks.
BELOW
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE USED GRILLS; I'M JUST TYPING
TO AMUSE MYSELF...
THE
GOOD, THE BAD, and the UGLY
The
GOOD:
In 1976 or so Nissan was selling the 2000 Grills at a
special price of $10, YES $10. I was selling them for
$35; about half of "retail" but still thought I was a
BANDIT. We bought pallets of them they filled our house;
under the couch, under the beds and after adding yet
ANOTHER storage unit jammed into it.
The
BAD:
We sold them over time; a lot of time. If you had told me
then I'd be doing this 40 years later or that the cars
and roadster people would be around 40 years later I
would have laughed in your face. How could I know I had
created a monster that would never let me alone; never
let me rest... I didn't wise up and see what was
happening until 11,000 people bought our old black
catalog; we sent it out and the phone company told us we
were responsible for bringing the 847 prefix to its
virtual knees. All these years later I'm still the just
same guy fooling around with cars in the
garage.
Even
if I'd wanted to save them for posterity; still had to
pay the current bills for teeny house; wife's college;
new daughter etc etc etc. Everybody looks back and
wonders why they let that perfect roadster or Corvette or
vintage bike slip through their fingers but "forgets"
that at the time the money was needed
elsewhere.
The
UGLY:
In the late 80s Nissan Japan paid to have these remade.
Paid a LOT. They were to retail for $1400 and our cost
including shipping would be about $950. I had no idea; I
had earlier agreed to order them on a non cancellable
basis. We thought they would be a little more than the
then usual $85 price; I had no idea they would later
remake them. We got a nice suprise that some came a
couple of years later; but surprise quickly turned to
horror at the bill with shipping. It took us FOREVER to
sell them; even at about cost plus shipping plus 5-10%.
They mainly went to insurance companies who HAD to buy
them; a couple of them giving me a verbal reaming over
the price. Last year I saw someone advertising a NOS
grill for sale for $2495.00.
