Hi gang,
I'm new here and was not even aware that this group existed until today. Needless to say I'm thrilled to have discovered it!
I'm from Victoria, BC, Canada and I've joined because my wife has a 1972 240Z she has had for the past 27 years. She is the third owner of the car and has had it since she was 15. You do the math! Her older brother owned it for a year before her and then sold it to her. I think he bought it used from a dealer.
Anyway, she drove it until about 10 years ago and then we parked it with the intention of sometime doing a complete restoration on it. Well, it's not going to happen as we have neither the time or money to do it, so we are now planning on selling it. The question is: we have no idea what it's worth or how we should price it.
I would judge the car to be in fair to good condition, however, you experts might have a different opinion. And it's that opinion I would truly appreciate. Here are the details:
-1972 240Z (pic attached)
-Car is brown w/good paint. Original colour was orange
-off-white interior w/white leather seats that are cracked and need replacing
-needs new carpeting and floor pans on both sides due to rust
-86K miles on original motor—runs great!
-new head gasket w/150 psi on every cylinder
-recently added low-milage 280Z automatic turbo transmission
-minor frame bend behind right-front wheel (needs straightening)
-shot or broken right-rear strut
-minor rust on rocker panels
-good brakes and rubber
-needs new windshield gasket
I don't think there are any other problems. Over the years the car
has been in 4 or 5 MINOR accidents resulting in a new hood and front fenders. One accident caused the frame damage but was initially missed during accident claim.
I realize that the car sounds like a wreck, but in 2000, I drove it on a 300 mile road trip (as is) and it ran great and handled well. IMHO, it's a great, reliable little car that needs a little work and TLC to become an excellent little car. Please let me know what you all think will ya? Thanks.
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