Phantom Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Back in August of 2013 I rescued a 2/70 build date 240Z out of a field about 10 miles from my home. I almost passed it by because of how rugged it looked initially. Upon closer inspection, however, I discovered that it was a numbers matching car that was mostly there and had no serious rust issues. I struck a deal with the owner and towed it home. At one point I considered making it a project car with my grandsons but abandoned the idea. My wife was not keen on having it sitting around outside and it looked like it was going to be difficult to recover the lost title on the car the system requires here in Washington. Anyway - I was posting the car up on enthusiasts websites in the hopes someone would want it to restore or at least use for parts. I just couldn't stand the idea of the car rusting away in a field or getting crushed. Long story short I made a comment about it on a Ratsun.net thread and that afternoon I got a text from some folks in San Jose, CA indicating they wanted it. I said sure and they were here in Washington the next morning with cash in hand. It was all kind of surreal. A few hours later they were on their way back to San Jose. The young man who bought it is planning a full rotisserie rebuild on the car. Music to my ears. So happy to know that a series 1 car is going to continue on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravi757 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) I probably in live about 40 minutes from the guy you sold it to. What was the vin #? first 2k? I just bought a series 1 myself a couple days ago. was in storage for 20 years. Vin 3 is 8,xxx Edited February 27, 2015 by stravi757 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 VIN was 1779 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I have 806 and I just put a blown LS2 in it..... lol.... it was not numbers matching when I got it. It had a Turbo Tom build and was fun but not fun enough..... I am now looking for a unmolested Series 1 so that I can have both in my garage....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) The kind of sad thing about the Z is that 4 days later i sold tricycle (3-wheel bicycle) for more than I sold the Z for. The good news, though, is that the trike went to a very good home. It will be used by a mentally challenged young man. He was really excited to get it. Edited February 28, 2015 by Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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