MYRON Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Hey guys, I am looking for a little info. My brother just bought a STEAL OF A DEAL on a little 240. I will spare you with all the details because it makes me entirely too jealous to talk about! The car is titled as a 73 however the ID plate says 10/72. The car has AC and Carpet which is what I am curious about. It appears that it was a dealer installed option because it is very professioaly done and the carpet is a perfect fit. I am wondering if any of you know any place that I can get more info about these options. About the car... I just cant help myself! The body is straight with only a few door dings and minor rust. The frame rails are PERFECT and there is NO rust and no curb damage. All the trim and rubber is soft and in great shape. The windows are all original and no dings in the windsheild. It has the original skid plate on the bottom front with no damage either. The tranny is very firm. The suspension is stiff. The carpet is excelent other than a small bad spot in the hatch area. It has 103,000 original miles and it was garage kept. We found gas receipts from the last time it was driven... 8-89' Suprem fuel only.. It has been in a garage ever since. The bumpers are straight with only a few specs of rust that should polish out easy. It has the original keys that are not worn. The seats dont even have any tears and they are pretty soft as well. The dash only has 2 cracks and the clock even works. The only drawbacks are the minor rust, the tank is gummed up and the carbs need to be rebuilt. Man I could go on and on! Needless to say I am very jealous... OH.... LESS THAN A GRAND! Myron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Wow, sounds like the perfect hybrid candidate! You grab the torch and I'll get the sawzall. Whadayasay...big block? Can anyone else hear the screaming over at zcar.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 MYRON Mine is a 10/73 and is tiled as a 260! I think the production year started at 8 of each year!(I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 I had a 9/72 titled as a 73... I thought the changeover was 9, but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 What a find! That is what dreams are made of: cheap, rust free 240Z cars!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Usually new model production starts in September of the previous year, but there are some overlap. We had an 84 Rabbit Convertible made in August of 84. It was badged a Rabbit and not a Cabriolet (84 was last year of Rabbit, all newer 'verts were Cabriolets) but if you bought parts for an 84 at the store, the never fit! Always had to buy 85 Cabriolet parts. Quite the pain in the rear. The 10/72 car should be a 73 model year so sounds like the registration is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Mike is absolutely right. It sounds like it was a production '72 first sold '73 model. That is very common. Sounds like a great project car. Comps, VAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Star 1 Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I bought 240Z in 1972, and I don't remember any dealer installed AC option. I had my AC installed by Frigiking, (spelling)here in Dallas. AC worked great and looked factory installed. Mine also had full carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Many Datsun dealers offered dealer installed A/C. In fact, Courtesy Nissan still sells the ARA kit! In R12 or R134A! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Yup. I yanked a dealer installed (I believe) AC system out of my '71. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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