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https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1983-DATSUN-280ZX-TURBO-223009

Their seats don’t come with brackets/sliders, but you can shop google or ebay for sources. Wedge is a common brand: http://wedgebrackets.com/nissan-240-z-69-74-seat-brackets.html

I’m in the quiet end of the state - thankfully ?

‘73 didn’t sell at $26,000. https://russoandsteele.com/vehicle-details/?show_vehicle=173761&current_index=3&total_results=464&tsauction_id=200&=&caryear=&caryearto=&search_text=&page=featured&showpage=18

And jdm ... ?

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1983-DATSUN-280ZX-TURBO-223009

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1976-DATSUN-280Z-HATCHBACK-226175

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1973-DATSUN-240Z-224624

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1972-DATSUN-240Z-LS-CUSTOM-COUPE-227274

How about a thread to collect some of the Scottsdale results? Here’s useful info to get the ball rolling from Hagerty. They even have an app for iOS: https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/01/07/2019-arizona-auction-week-guide

Like everyone else, PLN had good days and bad days ... Chuck Ritz photo - Road Atlanta GT1 race, 1983 SCCA Runoffs

From Vintage Racecar, here's an article on the IMSA racing icon (photo credited to Dennis Gray) https://vintageracecar.com/frisselle-and-the-z

Latest details on the VARA event this month include an autocross and J-car show: https://www.vararacing.com/california-speed-fest

Online comments elsewhere suggest there are more details to be concerned about than just the condition of the car ...

I haven’t seen anything that says otherwise. 100% positive rating on ebay seems to support that as well. They’ve sold enough seats that someone would have busted them by now if they were fake. When you look at what mediocre aftermarket seats can cost, these are worth it even if they’re phony.

Looks interesting: https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/d/tacoma-1971-nissan-240z/6780017068.html https://barnfinds.com/parked-23-years-1971-datsun-240z/

https://www.autoclassics.com/posts/news/jay-leno-nissan-heritage-collection

Hector Cademartori artwork served as the VARA Christmas card as well as an event reminder.

I don’t understand the drama this topic is generating. If there’s knowlege to be shared or gained, why not do so? Instead this has taken on the staging of a made-for-TV mystery with plenty of sinister “you can’t handle the truth” and “if you only knew what I know” wink-wink implications. Great to see 26th-Z’s post, although there’s still the backstory of diagnosing the crank problem.

George Alderman - Bob Earl, Datsun 260Z, IMSA 1980. Kurt Oblinger photo.

Seems like this sums up the BAT process pretty well, psdenno. Signal-to-noise ratio usually isn’t too bad for a public forum, but there can be those who sidetrack the discussion to debate the minutiae. Likely this one will draw plenty of attention — think I’ll pull up the ol’ armchair!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-77/

Carl Beck has some suggestions on his site — more generalized reference than definitive tome, but they can help build your library: http://zhome.com/ZCMnL/Books/references.html

Think their antenna ball was big enough? ?