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Just realized that I was pretty busy in the late 80's/early 90's and pretty much completely out of the car scene.  My only car was a 1985 Ford Escort that would occasionally get something stuck in the engine and billow large clouds of oil smoke then miraculously clear up.  Eventually it blew a head gasket or cracked something  and dumped all of the coolant in to the oil pan.  It was a neat little car though, it had a 5 speed stick and was front wheel drive.  One of the CV joints was bad, so bad that it was past the clicking stage and was full in to the feel-the-wobbling-shaft stage, but I just drove it anyway, to its death. 

So I missed most of the cool cars that showed up in that time-frame.  Never heard of Conquest or Starion.  Why am I sharing all of these old memories...

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33 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

The next wave continues.  Crusty underneath but looks pretty good overall.  Wouldn't a white dash be cool (neat)?  1973, lots of originality.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-datsun-240z-151/

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Pretty car. The blue is nice. The bottom is rough, but the rust isn't too bad, something that could be deferred for a year or two. It looks like there has been some reinforcing done along the forward frame rails, where the suspension and stabilizer bar mount.

And then there is that dent in the lower core support.

The air dam should be the same color as the rest of the car too.

And ditch those over riders on the bumpers.

 

 

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7 hours ago, Racer X said:

The air dam should be the same color as the rest of the car too.

And ditch those over riders on the bumpers.

Agree on both,  And those overriders mess up the beautyful front and are only extra weight on the car.. euro version is also without them and much better looking. Get rid of that scaffolding on the back ! 🙄

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Today's auction entertainment, if you like watching people spend money.  The Black Pearl 78.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-84/

Reserve not met at $26,000.  That paint code means a lot, apparently.  Otherwise it's just a crusty old 1978 280Z.

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19 hours ago, Zed Head said:

The next wave continues.  Crusty underneath but looks pretty good overall.  Wouldn't a white dash be cool (neat)?  1973, lots of originality.

 

 

Nope, I would think that it would be too bright and make it difficult to see.

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