SoCalJim

The previous owner must have been something special!

Still looking...

Congrats, riverstonefly! Now, I can't wait for my turn to score a great 280Z!

Good luck!

It’s restored, modified, and has a fresh engine, I believe. I really like the wheels and bumpers, but I’d prefer FI over carbs. The non-factory paint color is nice, but I’d prefer an S-30 color. But someone will fall in love with that car. And I wouldn’t be surprised if the auction format on BaT separates some more money from the “winner’s” wallet than you might see from a traditional sale.

A one-owner, light metallic blue 280Z (a ‘77 or ‘78) that looked really great inside and out was just on Craigslist near Reno, NV. Sold quickly...too quickly for me to try to buy it. It was listed at a price just under $10k. Bummer. At the other extreme, I looked at a ‘77 in CA that the seller gushed about, but it has rust and cracked seats / dash. It was originally listed for close to $17k. It’s price has been slowly drifting down. The seller might be a bit optimistic about his car and I decided not to say anything derogatory. Another light blue metallic in AZ was listed for about $15k and sold before I could get to see it. The pics looked very good. I’m really trying to get a handle on the market, since I’m trying to buy a 280Z, myself. If only my timing was better.

That's vintage dirt.

Still looking. Thanks!

I have a pair of Sparco gloves that I haven’t used for a while now. Size is S. Let me know if that’ll work for you, and I can send them today or tomorrow. Regards, Jim

Hi all. I posted a want ad a while back on the ZCars forum, and I thought I'd post it here as well. Requirements: - Clean title, without any branding (salvage, rebuilt, etc.) - 2-seater coupe - Manual transmission, unless the price for an automatic trans car is low enough to make doing an auto-to-manual swap a viable option - L28 with fuel injection intact - must be able to pass CA smog - A/C (whether or not it’s working) system intact - No sunroof/moonroof - Capable of making a road trip home to southern CA Preferences: - I'd really like a 1975, but I'll definitely consider a 1976-78 - Not much rust, or body filler - I'm open to doing an interior renovation, if necessary - Fairly stock car - If the car has mods like chrome 240z bumpers and Panasport wheels, that would be great. - Exterior colors: Blues, greens, white, silver, yellow, orange, red, or dark purple metallic preferred. I'm not a big fan of black, browns (I've already had two of them), burgundy, beige, or gold (unless it's safari gold). Color changes are OK if they are complete changes, or if the price allows for completing the change. Ball park price range - $7k to $15k, depends on the condition. There's always wiggle room on price, but I'm not looking for a show car. I’m hoping to find a driveable, light to moderate project car. As I said before, this won't be a show car, or a car only taken out to go to Cars & Coffee. Instead, it'll just be a nice (non-commuting) driver for a retired guy to tinker on and enjoy every day. Email: jimr20165 at yahoo dot com Thanks! PS: If you think I need to rethink my requirements / preferences, please feel free to offer feedback. Thanks again! - Jim

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