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For sale is a California 73 240Z. This is not a show car but its a solid 20 footer driver car. The only rust I know of on the car is a small bubble under the paint against the hatch glass otherwise this is rust free. The battery box is even totally solid with no rust problems. There is a 77-78 louvered 280z hood on the car now but if you want a stock hood I've got one on a parts car, I'd be happy to swap them out for you. Unfortunately someone has put a sunroof in the car sometime before I got it but that can be easily fixed if you're not a fan of aftermarket sunroofs. The interior is rough but its all there just missing the carpet and of course the radio, of all the early z cars I've owned the radio has always been missing. The dash has 2 or 3 cracks in it of course but I have a cap I will send with the car to cover that up. All of the gauges work with the exception of the tach. Someone has installed a Crane xr700 electronic ignition module and I don't have any instructions for it and don't know how to make the tach work with it. The clock on the other hand does work, just runs a little slow. All lights and turn signals work as do the wipers so you can drive rain or shine, day or night with confidence. The engine is a F54 flat top shortblock from a 280zx with an E31 head which appears to have been rebuilt fairly recently. Fresh looking paint on the block with no rust anywhere and it doesn't smoke at all. It has early 3 screw roundtop SU's on it which also appear to have been rebuilt. The car starts up easy at any temperature and has never given me a single problem. This engine is backed up by the zx close ratio 5 speed which shifts very nice and smooth, it will however jump out of 5th gear sometimes when you're coasting down a hill off the gas. I daily drive the car and it gets good gas mileage and drives great. Steering is tight and tracks straight down the road. The Brakes are original but have braided stainless flexible hoses front and back and will tear your face off they stop so fast. I wouldn't hesitate to drive this z anywhere, you could fly in and drive it home if you want. Feel free to ask any questions and if you're local I'd be happy to show you the car in person before you buy just message me to set something up.

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Fiat contemplating sub-brand to compete with Dacia, Datsun

Tue, 05 Feb 2013

You can add Fiat to the admittedly short list of automakers considering a low-cost brand to rival Dacia. The inexpensive Eastern European brand from Renault-Nissan has performed on the balance sheet like a premium model line, and the money the alliance is taking off the table is encouraging other players to deal themselves in. Pretty soon Nissan's Datsun sub-brand will join the Dacia party, going on sale in Russia, Indonesia and India and will claim even more rubles, rupiahs and rupees for the parent company. Volkswagen recently said it will make a decision this year on a budget line for the Chinese market. With the euthanasia of Lancia and plans to move the Fiat brand upmarket, company CEO Sergio Marchionne wonders aloud to Automotive News Europe whether there could be room for a new budget brand underneath Fiat.
We're told that the initiative has been in the idea box for five years and even moved to the stage of name considerations, like Innocenti, but worries about profit kept it from realization. If such a range were to be developed, Marchionne says it couldn't be built in Italy and stay within budget, and the company is "analyzing its manufacturing capacity outside of Europe to see if a low-cost brand is viable."

Datsun officially reborn with Go model for India [w/video]

Mon, 15 Jul 2013

In March of 2012, Nissan announced the return of its historic Datsun brand. Datsun used to represent the Nissan brand in a number of markets, but its badge hasn't been worn on a new model since 1981. In 2013, though, it has been relaunched as the Japanese manufacturer's budget offering in the emerging markets of India and Russia.
The model that will lead that charge, at least in India, is the Go, a car that pays tribute to the very first Datsun, the DAT-GO.
The operative term with the Datsun brand is: "budget offering." Don't step inside the Go and expect beautiful hides or brushed metals (it's being sold in India, after all). The instrument cluster features a simple speedometer, while the five-speed manual and the center stack above it are rather barren. It's not without luxuries, though, as iPod-style connectivity is available through a Mobile Docking Station.

Roadkill pits every project car against each other

Sat, 22 Feb 2014

The guys behind Motor Trend's monthly Roadkill series have collected nine of their favorite project cars from their videos and pitted them against each other in a battle royale to determine a winner. It's 44 minutes long, but it's completely worth the investment of time.
The cars run the gamut from a 1973 Chevrolet Ramp Truck, a 1975 AMC Pacer and a legitimately impressive 1967 Chevy Camaro, and they are pitted against each other to see which is the fastest around an autocross course. The drivers include Roadkill's two hosts and Motor Trend's Johnny Lieberman and Carlos Lago. It's reminiscent of the best episodes of Top Gear and worth a watch.
So it's the weekend - the perfect time to relax. Grab your preferred beverage, get comfortable and enjoy 44 minutes of some seriously ratty but utterly cool project cars as they are throttled within an inch of their lives (or past it). Scroll down to check out the video.

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