DatsunZGuy

This one will easily hit 100K. Even for an Orange car ?

The 240Z Guild Facebook page has more information and photographs. https://www.facebook.com/The-240z-Guild-463701714192371/?tn-str=k*F From the pictures I've seen, it's impressive.

It will be interesting to see what the 1970 "Franklin Mint" 240Z will bring when it goes up on BaT soon. Perhaps a six-figure car?

I recall seeing a showroom mint black/gold anniversary example on eBay a few years ago with about 5K on the odometer. That one must be in hibernation somewhere.

During the recently completed restoration of my '72, someone offered $2,000.00 to take it off my hands. Sorry, I didn't store an NOS exhaust system for 10 years and lugged it around for two house moves just to sell it ?

It went to 40K when the gavel fell. Strong money for a solid example.

Go here: https://www.classiczcars.com/classifieds/ Press the green button labeled, "Submit an Avert" and follow the prompts.

Nice car. I just hope we are not seeing an overly exuberant Z car bubble. A just year ago, jaws would have dropped if this sold for even 35K.

Yikes! An illegitimate lovechild from a 3-way between a 70's Mercury Capri, Datsun 240Z and a Reliant Robin

C'mon...where's your sense of adventure? A bit of naval jelly and some wire brush work and she'll be ready to go on BaT.

It's bittersweet to see these vehicles climb in value so rapidly. In some ways it is vindication for all the years I coveted Z Cars when they were marginalized for not being German or lacking V-8 muscle. Now mint examples are out of reach for some and rough examples too problematic to restore with some parts becoming hard to obtain.

Hey...that's my old dolly #304 is sitting on ? I remember buying the rusty thing from a body shop in Sylmar and painting it John Deere green/yellow. It's was rust prepped and painted using POR 15, so it should hold up well. It gives me much satisfaction it found a new home with a fellow Z enthusiast!

I didn't have a chance to witness the races at Steamboat. About a year after that picture was snapped, Lowry AFB started closing and I was transferred to a base in California. Many fond memories of my assignment in Colorado.

I was a member of the Z Car Club of Colorado (ZCCC) back then. I believe 240Z on the far left of the photograph belonged to Larry Hutfles. The picture was taken back in around 1992.

Oh, those holes. I wonder if those holes were used as an anchor point to affix the chassis on an assembly line jig. This is purely speculation on my part.

Those are drain holes. You will also find a couple in the front foot wells, too. Just be sure they have rubber plugs in them.

Lowry was a victim of a BRAC and closed in 1994. The property was given back to city and it became a mixed use area of housing, light industrial, shopping and dining. The old hanger area became a beer garden!

Here'a my contribution to the thread. My 1973 green and tan, circa 1992 taken at the former Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado. After I sold it in California in 1997, it made its way up to Canada.

It might not be the prettiest, but at least it's not rusting away in salvage yard.

Ah Keesler AFB. The good old days of living in the Student Triangle, going to class at Bryan Hall and breaking phase to sneak off for a weekend in New Orleans.

Highly doubtful Nissan would have kept such records for this long. You'd have better luck finding out how many total cannon balls were fired by the Confederacy at Gettysburg.

This can be purchased separately and is available in 918 Orange

This might be a good alternative to permanently installing an updated radio in your Z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GuTlimcrZ4 Velcro it to the inside rear hatch area, which is already acoustically like an amphitheater, and then control it from your smartphone. Plus the jump starter and flashlight features are a nice bonus.

Unless you are aiming for a Gold Medallion restoration, don't bother with it.

Look anywhere you want to find at Z. However, if you are serious, it will all come down to how badly you want it. In the search for my 240Z way back in 2003, I was in arguably the ideal part of the country to find one: Southern California. That said, I had very specific parameters (red or orange with original paint, low miles, no rust, crack-free dash, to name a few). Unfortunately I was not having much luck finding one nearby. I searched for cars on Hemmings Motor News and found a couple of promising leads in the New York State and New Jersey Area. I flew across the country to see them. They were nice, but it my gut told me to pass. A few weeks later, an orange '72 was advertised on Hemmings in Kansas. I met the original owner, who purchased the car for his wife on Mother's Day 1972. Aside from a few door dings from being a lower mileage (~35K original) garage queen around children with bikes, it was a solid car. He kept the original wheels and tires, which was a nice bonus. We struck a fair deal for both parties and I had it shipped back to California.