2 hours ago, gundee said:

He mentioned he would move it on to another venue.

It will be hard to find a venue that has the traffic BaT has.

It would have been very helpful it the underside was all removed cleaned and painted. 

All those bits looked pretty bad.

And what can you say about the sunroof other than being a dealbreaker.

Why did he even buy that car if he was just going to sell it?

He must have had some wild idea he was going to flip it for a tidy profit. Big mistake.

Overall, the whole thing was kind of odd.  He said that he's been visiting the Guild showroom for years.  Wouldn't give the name of the builder on the open forum but said he knew who it was and would supply it to serious bidders.  But then later in the posts said he had a vague memory, like he wasn't sure, that the guy's name was Larry.   But then said he had contacted the builder about the parts on the car, so he must have known him pretty well.  Almost like the three of them were teaming up to sell the car.  Very strange.

I saw some odd stuff on the bottom of the car.  It was painted black up to about the ends of the floor pans.  The welds there look odd compared to other unmolested cars.  The door jamb tag is a reproduction.  There are two different firewall VIN stamp pictures in the listing. 

Edit again.  I'm spending too much time on the internet.  Anyway, I had wondered about this.  Why stop painting there and why do the welds look so chunky.

 

Here's a comparison.  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-289/

Edited September 11, 20233 yr by Zed Head

Very nice 1971 No Reserve.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-271/

Edited September 11, 20233 yr by Zed Head
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Here's another.  I thought it might be an investment flip but there seem to be other reasons.  Kind of humorous. 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-108/

 

https://bringatrailer.com/member/2shots/

34 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

Here's another.  I thought it might be an investment flip but there seem to be other reasons.  Kind of humorous. 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-108/

 

https://bringatrailer.com/member/2shots/

I guess she didn't.

🤣Well, for the record, my wife hates my Z but my kids love it, so I feel this guy's pain.  That's a great looking 240Z, the same color as my uncle's 240Z that caught fire. RIP.

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1477669876390113?media_id=4&ref=share_attachment

That Facebook link brings up a blank page.  Doesn't even ask for a log-in.  What's a "commerce/listing"?  Shouldn't it be on Facebook Marketplace?

I’m not on FaceBook so it won’t open for me I presume.

Green Z on Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394871508806

$3,770 Reserve not met...

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

Green Z on Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394871508806

$3,770 Reserve not met...

That is a very strong offer - and looking forward I don't see the market getting stronger any time soon.

On 9/10/2023 at 4:57 PM, 73str86 said:

HLS30-07631 on the auction block.

 

Bidding starts at $1.00 with modest reserve.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394871508806

He had a thread about the car.  He did the math on selling it for parts and chose a price for the whole car.

I think that eBay is the wrong place for the car though.  That's a local market car and Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace are better for local markets I think.