CW240Z72

Interior is complete and original, but shows a good amount of wear. Seat foams are completely gone in the bases. Door panels are clean with minimal warping (will be replaced) and do not have speakers cut out of them. Dash is complete, and the center control panel is intact and in good shape. Radio is not original and will need to be replaced with a correct unit. Console is in good shape as is the ash tray. Dash has typical cracking. Steering wheel is in good shape as is the horn button. All carpets are well overdue to be tossed. Apart from the dome light and strut tower caps, all interior plastics are intact and in good shape. All glass is original, clean, and free of chips. Car has complete dealer installed AC system. This will be restored with a modern AC compressor and accessories for improved performance.

With the introduction post out of the way, here are a few more photos of the Z and more information about it as we start to dig into it. Car is sitting on the original steel wheels and the "D" hubcaps were stowed away inside. The RHR steelie was actually the spare (other steelie with the blow out tire in the back). It had a good amount of surface rust on it, but the spare wheel well cleaned up just fine and blasted cleanly (pics to follow). Other details on the Z: Original exhaust is still present and will be replaced with a similar setup Tail lights are in great shape with no chips, cracks, or discoloration Rear bumper is nearly perfect apart from the rubber coming off the over riders

Decided to post up my restoration of HLS30-12070 that began earlier this year. I'm a long-time member of this group, but unfortunately lost my previous login information. Anyways back to the car and history of this Z: 1971 Series 1 240Z Purchased new from Earl Hughes Motors of Fort Worth, Texas on 12-21-1970 Original Color: 901 Silver Original Engine: L24-16418 Chassis Number: HLS30-12070 Mileage as of 07-11-2020 (date of purchase) 75,206 Last registration of vehicle: 1990 Car shows no signs of major rust or involved in any major accidents. It does have one repaint in the factory (or close to) silver. Missing front bumper, rear hatch vents, and hatch emblem. All other parts appear to be present and intact. First impressions, car shows to be a one-owner survivor that has spent its entire life in the North Texas area. Even living solely in a dry climate area, I was amazed how clean the body was from cancerous rust. There is no undercoating on the belly of this Z, making it very transparent of what the underlying steel has in store. Frame rails and floors are clean (minus a few previous floor jack mishaps we'll straighten out), all four wheel wells are clean. Rockers, dog legs, rear hatch area, hatch itself, doors, and the battery tray all look solid and well preserved. Goal for this Z is to go back 100% original as possible. We'll strip it back to the shell and build it up from there. This is the 6th (maybe 7th) Z for us to work on as a family restoration, and with a combined 40+ years in the paint/body/fabrication world should be a fun project to document.