Originally Posted by daddsun

To answer the question of whether there was any specific model 280ZX with an all black interior: no. I will give you some ideas of where to find such an animal. If you take the '79 model year any "GL" (using Nissan's trim level code) with factory hubcaps being a big clue and certain colors such as: silver, light metallic blue, white, or red may have come with an all black interior. Typically these models would have also had manual (roll-up) windows and usually no power steering. The base model 2+2's would have in some cases had a black interior as well but without the tall backed bucket seats. For 1980 it gets a little strange because more models were being produced with the t-top option for 2 seaters (2+2's wouldn't get the t-top option until 1981) meant that the base model would see small production numbers. The color combinations also changed slightly as Nissan wanted to keep each year a little bit different. For instance you might see a white 280ZX with hubcaps and roll up windows but it might have had an all red interior.

Then we come to 1981 and this is where my strangely equipped 280ZX comes into play. In '81 in the factory brochure there is a picture of a gray 280ZX with the beveled side molding and hubcaps. In my case my car was equipped with an all black interior with roll up windows. There was no power steering and no rear window wiper. The car also did not have the ten function check between the speedo and tach. It also had the older analog style radio and just like the old S30 Z cars, only the driver side outside mirror. I have only seen this weirdness replicated in the same gray color and I am not aware of any other color offered with those delete options in other colors.


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