rustrocket Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/473874340.html He claims the only rust spot is under the battery tray, he got the car from his dad who bought it new (i believe...). He';s pretty firm on $6600 1973 Datsun 240Z 2 owner car, all in one family Lots of documentation from both owners Numbers matching car Original color Original mag wheels Most work done by Z Doctor in Mountain View, CA Top-end/valve-job about 2000 miles ago Excellent original leather interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
materchan Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 what do you want from the car. if you want to keep it stock and to be a collector, then i say go for it, if you are going to make a hybrid out of it i say its worth about 3k to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Honestly, looks like a $6600 Z to me. That definitely looks like a clean 240Z, so long as it is a true survivor and not bee repainted or restored at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Weren't those wheels dealer installed options? Also I didn't realize leather was factory on such and early car. But I could be wrong. I wouldn't pay that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X64v Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Leather wasn't factory on those cars. I'm not an expert on the various options that might have been given, but the stock seats are Naugahyde (fake leather). I guess they could feel like leather if you don't know what real leather seats are like. And I would feel bad paying $6600 just to chop it up an unmolested original car. If what you're looking for is no rust, there's arizona cars that have no rust, but bad interiors and paint, that you could buy and have shipped for less than $6600. If you were looking for a totally stock DD or something, then yes, I'd pay $6600 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 There are plenty of Stock Z cars in better shape then that one. Don''t feel bad about cutting it up. Buy the nicest car you can afford. If you buy that one, you can drive it and make suspension and brake upgrades first and then do a motor swap. That is what I did. I bought a clean 240Z and then made it better. Paid more then $6600 for it in 2003. It was well worth it. Now I have a car that looks sweet, runs with vettes, porsches and vipers and puts a huge smile on my face every time I drive it. BUILD YOUR DREAM! Life is too short! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 ^^^^^What he said.^^^^^ It looks like a VERY nice car other than the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Leather wasn't factory on those cars. I'm not an expert on the various options that might have been given, but the stock seats are Naugahyde (fake leather). I guess they could feel like leather if you don't know what real leather seats are like. And I would feel bad paying $6600 just to chop it up an unmolested original car. If what you're looking for is no rust, there's arizona cars that have no rust, but bad interiors and paint, that you could buy and have shipped for less than $6600. If you were looking for a totally stock DD or something, then yes, I'd pay $6600 for it. I guess my point is it is not an all original car. Seats and wheels are simple things to correct, but it is not so letter perfect that I wouldn't do a motor swap on it. I wouldn't pay any thing extra for the phrases "numbers matching" or "original owners". And keep in mind, different people have different ideas about what the phrase 'no rust" means. Make sure you take a close look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. G. Olphart Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Weren't those wheels dealer installed options? Also I didn't realize leather was factory on such and early car. But I could be wrong. I wouldn't pay that much. My 240 came with Shelby wheels (look to be the same) so likely was a dealer option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustrocket Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Thanks for the heads up. I've never really thought about paying more or less for a car based upon my intentions for it. I was looking at this as a home for the 13bt...I'm not feelin the brown so much, but it's definitely clean. I'll keep looking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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