72 Datsun 240z Original Paint California Car on 2040-cars
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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HELLO DATSUN ENTHUSIASTS!! For your consideration, is one of the best Z car finds I have ever seen.. or owned. They don't come around every day in this kind of condition. It is a well sorted powerful and original driver. Please ask any questions before bidding. I recently sold a property, and lost a lot of garage space.. unfortunately, I must now sell some of my classics. I'm happy to take any pic of the car you want and send them to you via my Iphone. I encourage you to see the car in person, and in effort to assist you, I am willing to drive the car to airport for your viewing pleasure, should you want to fly in. This is a car I feel completely comfortable driving anywhere. Z cars are as solid as they come. I've owned countless Z cars and various Datsun models over the years.. I feel I know them well, and know what to look for.. Hopefully my description and pictures will represent that statement. On to the details. BODY/PAINT: Personally, there is nothing I prefer more than to find a Z still wearing its original paint. There is no hidden collision damage, no rust repair.. Nothing to hide.. A very honest old Z here. And, in my opinion, the best color.. Orange!! The paint still has lots of luster, but is wearing thin in areas, no primer visible though. Body lines are factory perfect. Yes, it does have door dings and some scratches here and there.. No major damage anywhere, and absolutely no evidence of previous collision or paint work. Please do remember, this is 40 year old paint and this car has been used.. Be reasonable in your expectations. Extra clean battery area, hatch jamb, floors, and crazy clean spare tire well. It does have a bit of rust localized to the doglegs (bottom corner of rockers, see pic), this is an extremely common area and there is a patch panel that you can replace that small area if you want. It has some light bubbling on the pass side wheel arch. The floors are totally solid with one very small hole on the drivers side, again, very localized, solid all around it.. Floors are extremely solid. It seems the battery area was always properly cared for.. This is very important as many cars have suffered from battery corrosion that runs down the inside of the pass frame rail (under the floor), you will often see blistering or worse at the very end of the frame rail, they rot from the inside out when the battery is neglected.. Not this car! Solid!! The roof is always a critical part of the car to take in consideration, its your eye line and is often damaged by kids, tree limbs, stacking stuff on it, etc. The roof is very very nice. Bottom of the doors, underside of hatch, jambs, all nice and clean. I'm the kind of owner that hand waxes the door jambs and hardest to get to nooks and crannies. When looking under the hood at the frame rails, you will be very happy. A nice car here. I certainly wouldn't be repainting this car.. ever. Some people prefer to find one that is in this condition, so they know it has no hidden issues, then respray it.. Not me. Again, ask for a pic of any close up you want. Ebay only offers 24 pics.. not enough in my opinion. INTERIOR Very clean.. Original vinyl throughout is in excellent condition.. Not new condition, but no tears, very nice. Dash is nice, but does have 3 small cracks. Has carpet style cover for protection. Has nice carpet in the back and has 260z embossed floor mats for the front carpet. I prefer just the mats to keep the pedals free and safe and quick clean and clean of the floors. It has a newer car stereo with 6x9 speakers in the back in boxes. Gauges all work with the exception of the tach and clock. It has electronic ignition (280zx distributor) and I have not put the 280z tach in yet. Heater works great, ventilation controls work well. Every single light on the car works, including glove box, both interior lights, under hood light, and reverse lights. Door locks work well too. Weather stripping is in excellent condition. Door gaskets have been replaced and as often is the case, its tough to get the doors adjusted perfect until the gaskets break in. I just push on the drivers door to compress the gasket before opening.. Passenger side is near perfect. No door rattles and windows work well.. A little bit more effort than normal maybe to roll up drivers window. Windshield is fine, but does have some slight scratches from wiper blades being used when in poor shape. Rear plastic hard pieces are all excellent. Seats have Motorsport Auto's seat kit installed, but the seats are not operating smoothly.. I don't know why, they do slide on their tracks and recline etc, but not without extra effort.. I'm guessing,that perhaps the car had heavy set owners at some point? The steering wheel was a gift from a friend and will be removed. A factory 240z wheel will be installed. This car did have a dealer installed A/C system that I removed. I can include the compressor and some related parts, if the buyer wants. MECHANICAL/DRIVETRAIN: This car looks like an all stock car from the outside.. and is.. But, it doesn't run and drive like an original 240Z. It has an 1981 280zx motor, 5 speed and rear diff (R 200 3.9). These components were removed from a one owner car with 80K original miles. I put a new clutch in it with a Fidanza lightweight aluminum flywheel. It also has electronic ignition, utilizing the 280zx distributor. I completely rebuilt a nice set of early 4 screw SU's and used a "Euro" style balance tube without any of the smog fittings. K&N air filters, 3 core aluminum radiator, new Nissan water pump. MSA ceramic coated headers with 2.5" exhaust, combined with the light flywheel, 3.9 gearing, electronic ignition.. Make this car get off the line quick! It will go over any mountain pass in 5th gear as fast as you want. Valves have been recently adjusted and the carbs are balanced. Most replaceable parts under the hood, were replaced. Original wire harness throughout has not been tampered with and everything works.It runs cooler than any Z I have owned. I've put 10,000 trouble free miles on it in the 5 years I've had it. Consistently gets 27 to 29 mpg on the freeway. I have done a 2,000 mile trip in it with no problem. SUSPENSION/STEERING/BRAKES: I removed every part of the suspension. I had all parts bead blasted and then coated them twice with POR 15. Every original bolt or fastener was removed, stripped and re-zinc coated. No incorrect aftermarket bolts that are the wrong length and head size! Every single bushing in the car has been replaced with a poly bushing. Not one missed. I put KYB strut inserts in it with Tokico springs.. lowering the car approx 1". It has 4 piston Toyota calipers that are a very noticeable braking improvement. New rotors, wheel bearings, wheel cylinders, etc. Rides, stops and steers incredibly well. Nothing needed. KNOWN ISSUES: 1) The 5 speed trans works perfectly in all gears and has no noises, but it does pop out of reverse sometimes. When shifting into reverse, it feels like its not going in all the way? Its been this way since I put in and has no effect on driving the car otherwise. If it was a forward gear, I would have dealt with it. It's not a concern for me. 2) One headlight seems to have a ground issue or something as it is not as bright as the other. 3) As mentioned above, I have not made the tach work after doing the electronic ignition upgrade. I do have a 280Z tach that is needed and will include with the car. 4) Missing antenae SUMMARY: This is an amazing find. Original California car with original paint and no structural rust issues, or previous collision damage. Driving it is exciting and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. No mistakes with this car. Every upgrade was methodically planned out and carefully executed. I absolutely love this car!! You will too. I will likely list this one time.. So, if you are serious, bid now. I am willing to answer any questions you may have with the car and am able to do a walk around while on the phone. Unless, a car of this age is thoroughly documented, there is no way to verify actual mileage.. Miles, unknown. I know Z cars well and especially this one. Awesome car! IMPORTANT: I have tried to describe this vehicle as accurately and honestly as possible but please remember it is a used vehicle. As with any vehicle, (new or used) there may be issues that I have overlooked or am unaware of. If you are not familiar with purchasing used vehicles and or specialty vehicles or you have not purchased a vehicle using the Internet, PLEASE do your research, ask questions, make sure you are comfortable with me as a seller, the vehicle, and the process. Unless stated otherwise, I am not offering a warranty so if you want one, let's discuss it and document it before the purchase is final. Otherwise there is no warranty expressed or implied. THANKS! |
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Autoblog Podcast #339
Tue, 02 Jul 2013Farewell, Zach Bowman; Pikes Peak 2013; Datsun; 2014 Ram lineup
Episode #339 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and it's the last rodeo for Zach Bowman before he departs for other pastures. The crew this week consists of Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Jeff Ross, who talk about the astounding records set at this year's Pike's Peak hill climb, the return of the Datsun brand name and the recently-announced 2014 Ram truck lineup. Of course, we start with the garage and end with your questions and comments. For those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. You can follow along after the jump with our Q&A. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #339:
Meet the man who took a year sabbatical to drive his 1967 Datsun Fairlady Roadster
Tue, 28 Jan 2014A quiet drive in the country can be the most relaxing thing in the world. What if it didn't have to end, and you could keep driving for a week, a month or even a whole year? That's what Scott Fisher is doing by taking a one-year sabbatical from work and driving his 1967 Datsun Fairlady Roadster around North America.
"I had owned a manufacturing business in Las Vegas for 16 years. I knew I needed to kinda' get out, and unwind, and get my mojo back," said Fisher.
Fisher's trip has covered over 30,000 miles through 44 states and 7 Canadian Provinces, and it is not over yet. He left from his home in Las Vegas, NV, last spring and drove to the Pacific. From there, he drove up the coast to the Canadian border and aimed the car for the Atlantic. He just posted on his blog about visiting the Nissan headquarters and museum in Franklin, TN, and his next stops are Mississippi and New Orleans, LA.
Datsun's lackluster initial sales fall below Tata Nano
Wed, 15 Oct 2014When Tata introduced the Nano back in 2008, everyone was amazed at how cheap it was. They called it a game changer, but no game was changed. In fact, it took Tata five years to sell the 250,000 units it had the capacity to build in a single year. As it turns out, even buyers in what economists call "developing markets" like India aren't necessarily interested in buying an ultra-cheap automobile. And now it appears that Nissan may be falling into the same trap.
A little over a year ago, Nissan revived its old moniker Datsun to serve as a budget brand - similar to what ally Renault did with Dacia. Its lineup (consisting of models like the Go hatchback, Go+ minivan, On-Do sedan and Mi-Do hatch) is largely based on old architecture, packaged with little more than basic equipment and sold at rock-bottom prices. But Bloomberg reports that, even in the brand's core markets like India and Indonesia, the new Datsuns haven't been selling.
According to local industry figures, Datsun has sold fewer than 10,000 units of its $5,100 Go hatchbacks in India since its introduction back in March. Maruti Suzuki, by comparison, sells twice that many of its similarly priced Alto hatchbacks every month. In fact, after peaking in April, Datsun only sold 607 units in India this past July, dipping 77 percent to drop below even the number of Nanos which Tata sold that month.