1978 280Z FACTORY convertible!! Looking for some info

[240260280z]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Specialty_Cars

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ASC-300zx-Spyder/300729326454

[John Coffey]

FYI... Nissan did make at least one prototype Targa top S30. There's one picture of it in Brian Little's book.

[roanokejim]

Part of why I came here was because I had a guy track this car down and wanted to know if I wanted to sell it. He remembered it from when my Uncle used to work on his old Z car (20 plus years ago). I never looked into what the car was and figured I better see what I had. Going from memory and what he had writen down i thought it was a little more unique. Not sure if I'm going to sell it or not. However, everything is for sale for the right price...

Thanks for everyone providing feedback!

P.S. It has just shy of 40,000 original miles... I'll get some pics posted with the top up next time I go to the shop.

I suggest that you sell it. I think that there will be a lot of interested buyers.

[EuroDat]

This 280Z roadster turned up at a local classics dealer.

It's a Griffith convertable. Asking big bucks for it..... €69k

It seems like a rushed build. No boot and the convertable cap is thrown under the rear lid. I wonder how you get to the rear taillights to replace the bulbs etc?

Griffith custom coach also converted the 280Z bumpers to the 240Z style. Insteresting how they left the 280Z rear bumper gap shield. Like 

The design looks a little rushed. There are 39 photos on the ERclassics website and an article in Autovisie.nl but not one photo of the undercarrage and required reinforcing. I should have taken some when I was there, but the sales rep rushed over to what het thought a potential buyer (me)..... €69k uuummm don't think so.

The front is a simple job of removing the old 280Z bumper and fitting the 240Z bumper. It looks a little odd with the big air gap under the bumper.

https://www.erclassics.com/datsun-280z-1977-d9195/

Edited November 11, 2021 by EuroDat

[psdenno]

Here are a couple links.  Scroll through the first to see more on the Griffith where it mentions a lighted opening rear trunk and where the chassis strengthening is located.  The second link is an earlier discussion on this forum.

http://datsunforum.com/the-datsun-z-as-a-roadster-a-background-and-history/