Sounds cammy.  The guy rolled the camera right over the 260Z but didn't say anything.  Maybe it's a stroked L24.

https://secureir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/usvvp-20191119/index.html?video=https%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ebaycdn.net%2Fvideos%2Fv1%2F2d35f92d17b0a4d48d412bb1ffffea3c&thumbnail=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FMTIwMFg2NzU%3D%2Fz%2FUAAAAOSwzHZhEbfM%2F%24_1.JPG%3Fset_id%3D8800005007&title=1971 Datsun 240Z Coupe Orange RWD Manual series 1

Would be a fun project if you could pick it up for less than 10k.  Sounds like its missing most of the exhaust system...but it does run!

I sent the guy a message on eBay and he sent back a picture of the VIN from the firewall.  Says that he thinks something rubbed on the ID plate and wore the paint away.  He doesn't know what happened with the door.  I suggested that he join CZCC and discuss but I think he's just a guy who came across a Z and is flipping it.  You can kind of hear it in his video.

Anyway, it looks legit, I think.  The interior looks in great shape for a sun baked part of the country.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/207830024528348/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A0f775f97-ae3f-4ab3-847a-ae39c33c5061

"Pretty much complete original car" might be an overstatement, but at least he admitted it has rust! Got a kick outta this one!

Edited August 13, 20215 yr by Tweeds
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9 hours ago, Johnz1971 said:

The "260" logo on the door?  If it's a 240 door, i wonder why they would put that sticker on it?

 

Because they are stupid. Over the years I have seen some pretty weird stuff done to Z cars. 
 

Like the white one posted here from Faceplant Marketplace with the hatch sealed up and the rear window completely covered. Imagine having to work on the inside of the taillight panel.

5 hours ago, Racer X said:

Like the white one posted here from Faceplant Marketplace with the hatch sealed up and the rear window completely covered. Imagine having to work on the inside of the taillight panel.

I really can't wrap my head around why someone would do do such a thing. No visibility, and no practicality. I think they might have been trying to make the z look like something it wasn't seeing as they changed the taillights, too. Or maybe they wanted privacy in the trunk for... sins. Sex or bootlegging, maybe. 

23 minutes ago, Tweeds said:

I really can't wrap my head around why someone would do do such a thing. No visibility, and no practicality. I think they might have been trying to make the z look like something it wasn't seeing as they changed the taillights, too. Or maybe they wanted privacy in the trunk for... sins. Sex or bootlegging, maybe. 

I would think more along the lines of it being damaged and owned by someone with a small budget. Maybe a tree fell on the hatch/rear panel.

Owner: "Dang it! A tree hit my car. Can you fix it?"

Body Shop: "Yeah, but it will cost $5,000"

Owner: "No thanks. The car's only worth about $1,500. Let me find some sheet metal and junk parts and see what I can do with it."

Edited August 13, 20215 yr by SteveJ

12 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

I would think more along the lines of it being damaged and owned by someone with a small budget. Maybe a tree fell on the hatch/rear panel.

Owner: "Dang it! A tree hit my car. Can you fix it?"

Body Shop: "Yeah, but it will cost $5,000"

Owner: "No thanks. The car's only worth about $1,500. Let me find some sheet metal and junk parts and see what I can do with it."

If that's the case then, all things considered, they did a pretty good job of it. I'm more understanding if they did it out of necessity, not aesthetics. 

2 hours ago, Tweeds said:

Or maybe they wanted privacy in the trunk for... sins. Sex or bootlegging, maybe. 

Sex?

Have you ever climbed into the back of a Z?

One would need to refer to the Kama Sutra to evaluate which positions would work.

Edited August 13, 20215 yr by Racer X

7 minutes ago, Racer X said:

Sex?

Have you ever climbed into the back of a Z?

One would need to refer to the Kama Sutra to evaluate which positions would work.

Maybe he was real small. Even as a tall guy, I can ball up and get in the trunk, and that's already pretty close to some positions. Maybe it was owned by a contortionist couple with a kink for claustrophobic sex. Ha! What an image!

1 hour ago, Racer X said:

Sex?

Have you ever climbed into the back of a Z?

One would need to refer to the Kama Sutra to evaluate which positions would work.

@Tweeds never said more than one person was involved...

18 hours ago, Johnz1971 said:

The "260" logo on the door?  If it's a 240 door, i wonder why they would put that sticker on it?

 

Since the door with the 260 badge is the same color as rest of the car, I'm guessing this was done several decades ago when they probably "all looked alike" after some kind or respray or repair.