Time to confess. How many s30's do you own?

[dsommer]

Sitting on 4 240's right now. Two shells, one Scarab one nice 72 in storage...waiting.

[MJLamberson]

I have two, sorta, a 77 and a 76 that was towed away by the popo, But I still have the pink for it so I can claim two, lol.

[blue72]

Just one. That isn't stopping me from gathering engine parts for the next one though.

[Daeron]

Okay, you want the Carey Clan Datsun roster?

 

This includes myself, my brothers, my dad, and my uncle. I will start with currently owned/operable vehicles, then projects, then parts cars and past cars. Roadsters and Z-ZXs.

 

Curent S30s:

 

72 orange 240, owned and fully restored by my uncle ~1991, needing paint attention and minor engine work but mostly cherry, white interior, flared, three piece molded rear spoiler.

 

72 240 ITS car, full cage, owned by my oldest and younger brothers.

 

project-my 75, click "fusible links blow" in my sig for ALL the detail on that, currently on the back burner

 

My dad's 78 with ~45K on the odo, this car was near mint (being very critical when I say near mint) chassis/interior but had been a friend's turbo project from about 1989 on. Never really finished, probably because they didnt have megasquirt back then.

 

Parts car: 72 automatic rustbucket, needs to get stripped, chopped, and scrapped. Who knows, might wind up getting the top cut off and turned into something wild someday.. but probly not.

 

Past S30s:

 

70 240, my dad, "The Grey ghost," see S30 rat rod thread for details there.

 

72 240 DD, owned by my uncle, used well, used as a test mule for a couple years, GREAT car, wound up beaten down then beautifully (if only superficially) resurrected by a friend who rolled it, RIP

 

71 auto, sold by my dad to finance the grey ghost

 

78 bastardized into a 72: not sure WHAT wound up happening with this one, this was someone elses project that we picked up but was a total lemon. Got some brakes, an engine, wheels, you know the drill.

 

74 260Z, my oldest brother's second car (first was a volvo, so maybe the datsun counts as first) and ultimately given to me, but I never got it on the road. It was a HUGE project by the time I got it at 16-17, and it was totally beyond me at the time. This car went to the same friend who got the above 72 "mule;" he used it as a parts car to make his mule whole. RIP

 

....and my dad's 1972 240Z that is my earliest memory. Sunday mornings, sometime before my third birthday, when on occasion my mom left me home from church with my dad, he and I would gofor a ride in his car, drinking chocolate milk, apparently with I going "vroom vroom." Red with a hint of orange, this car was complete and beautiful. I and both my younger brothers at times rode in the hatch with an older brother or my mother in the passenger seat and my dad driving; this car EMBODIES "the good old days" for me. Car was totaled while driving 60mph down a rural one lane highway in NC, when a ten point buck jumped out of the woods on one side, off the hood, and back into the woods on the other side. Datsun met the ditch, and the dream was over. The hatch, the cylinder head, and i believe something else still survive in our parts hoard.. if memory serves his head is on the 78 car right now; it was a built head and went onto any Z he drove other than his turbo car.

 

Past ZXs:

 

82 NA, oldest brother (chris is his name) Car was ragged to utter hell by my brother. Picked up in good condition, she gave him about 80K of reliable service, at which point he decided to start driving it as hard as it wanted to be driven. This car became a pickup truck for him ultimately, then at about 230K the car was retired. The engine lived a strong life in aformentioned friend's 72 that got rolled.

 

83 turbo, my dad. Wow, how ignorant we were; we never should have let this go, even after the guy rear ended my dad. Incidentally, a trailer hitch I found in a junkyard (the hard way) may have saved the gas tank from rupturing during the accident.

 

81? NA owned but never registered by my youngest brother

 

86 NA owned and painted by my dad, beautiful Z31, champagne... umph. I miss this one.

 

86 NA owned by my youngest brother, engine blew one day on a test drive after he changed the front brakes. Go figger.

 

Now, for the roadsters......

 

Oh geez, theres no way I can remember (nor do you want to read) all the parts cars; all were 1600 or 2000, there was one 1967.5 low windshield 2000 in there, something like serial number 73, but it was a rustbucket. sold it to the guy who runs datsuns.org Other than that, just picture like, about a dozen different roadsters. I havent seen THAT many parts cars go through his hands... but he was at it long before I was around, so who knows.

 

Currently my uncle has a 69 2000 "hot rod/street car" project thats been simmering for 15 years or so. Its driven (been DD'd) in various manifestations, but never come close to being "done." He also has a 1600 DD, and a 2000 that was purchased with the intent of being a potential car for me or one of my younger brothers once upon a time. Not entirely certain how that car is holding up these days, and that probably means it is well into "parts car" territory now.

 

There is also his HSR 1600 roadster, and he just sold one of pete brocks 2000s to les cannaday for a restoration job les is doing for a specific customer who shall remain unnamed.

 

So currently, four roadsters as rollers and at least three or four parts cars in the yard now.

 

 

Throw in an 83.5 4x4 720 my uncle has always had, and a 74 B210 he used to have, and that about rounds out the collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[waddiejohn]

I have two. The first one is an early 1974, 260 that I've owned since 1987. The body is straight and rust free. I parked it in 1993 with a stretched timing chain. It sat untouched until last year when I fired it up just to check it out. Guess what, the timing chain hasn't shrunk yet. It started right up and ran very well. I did order parts for the timing chain replacement and to rebuild the hydraulics.

The second car is a 1971 daily driver that I've had just over a year. This car is a little rough but I drive it 123 miles a day, four days per week. The original engine came out last summer and I dropped a 280 engine into the car that I'd had laying around for about ten years or so. I've got a 1990 mustang GT doner sitting in the yard.

[jgkurz]

Current:

1977 280z - My baby

 

Previous:

1978 280z - My 1st Z while I was in the military. Unfortunately I rolled it on a trip home.

 

1976 280z - This was the car I found with no motor or trans. I converted it from auto to 5spd using the drive train from my 1st Z.

 

1978 280z - This was one of my favorite Z's. It was a beautiful black on black near perfect car. Unfortunately it was stolen and stripped.

 

1978 280z - This was my late cousins Z that I acquired after he passed. I eventually gave it to my sister who sold it sometime later.

 

1986 300ZX - I bought this car to resell. I think I made a quick 500.00.

 

1984 300ZXT- I bought this car to resell as well. It was a total with only 15K miles. I planned to use the engine and trans in my S30 but never finished the project.

 

1983 280ZXT - This was a fixer-upper I bought and refurbished. I eventually got it running well and ran a 14.6 in the quarter mile by tuning up the boost a bit. I converted it from a 3spd auto to a 4spd 300ZXT auto. Everything else was stock. This car was also stolen but recovered unmolested.

[Tony D]

Uh....

1969 510 2-Dr Black

1970 510 Wagon Black

1970 240Z Yellow

1971 510 Wagon Gold

1971 240Z Green

1971 240Z Orange

1971 240Z White

1971 Fairlady Z (S) White

1972 240Z Red

1973 240Z Green

1973 240Z Black (Sharkie)

1974 260Z Grey

1974 260Z Blue

1974 260Z Orange (Getting Cut to Parts soon...)

1974 Norskog 350Z 2+2 Conversion (HybridZ Sourced) Maroon

1974 260Z(T) 2+2 Red (Fat Bumper)

1975 280Z 2+2

1976 Fairlady Z 2/2 (Standard with Plastic Mats)

1976 280Z Blue (non A/C Car)

1976 280Z Silver (with A/C)

1977 280Z Brown (LeMons Car)

1977 280Z Brown (Cutting to parts currently)

1977 280Z Brown (Last Years LeMons Car, Cut to bits awaiting trailer)

1977 Fairlady Z 2/2 (GL with Power Windows)

1978 Fairlady 280Z (Manufactured July 1977)

1979 280ZX 2+2

1980 280ZX 2+2

1981 280ZXT 2+2

1983 280ZXT 2+2 (5 Speed)

2000 Frontier

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Non Datsuns in the Yard:

1960 Corvair 700 4-Dr (First Sold, December 23rd, 1959...)

1962 VW Deluxe Microbus

1966 VW Standard Microbus

1966 Corvair Corsa Turbo

1969 Opel GT

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Datsuns (And Others) that aren't mine, but are stored here:

1978 Black Pearl (Owner is in Delaware)

1980 280ZX White (Owner is in Holland/Utrecht)

1982 280ZXT Blue on Silver (Owner is in Holland/Utrecht)

1970 240Z Red (Owner is in Holland/Rotterdam)

1970 240Z White

1970 240Z Blue

1971 240Z Red (Owner is in an Apartment in L.A. All Previous Three)

1977 280Z Brown (LeMons Spare Car for next year if needed)

1990 Chevy 3500 Service Body Pickup (Temporary Guest's Conveyance)

1994 300ZX 2+2 (JeffP's Wife-Wreck!)

1972 Toyota Celica (TG's Beater)

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I now will say 3 Hail Marys for Absolution of my sin of coveting that 22 Foot Enclosed Trailer and Chevy Dually Big Block for $5000

 

For now, I'll make due with the Wheel Dolly and the Tow Bar.

 

Yeah, that guy in Ventura got nothing on me!!!

[jgkurz]

You're such a one-upper Tony...

 

All these cars and no favorite?

 

 

 

Uh....

1970 240Z Yellow

1971 240Z Green

1971 240Z Orange

1971 240Z White

1971 Fairlady Z (S) White

1972 240Z Red

1973 240Z Green

1973 240Z Black (Sharkie)

1974 260Z Grey

1974 260Z Blue

1974 260Z Orange (Getting Cut to Parts soon...)

1974 Norskog 350Z 2+2 Conversion (HybridZ Sourced) Maroon

1974 260Z(T) 2+2 Red (Fat Bumper)

1975 280Z 2+2

1976 Fairlady Z 2/2 (Standard with Plastic Mats)

1976 280Z Blue (non A/C Car)

1976 280Z Silver (with A/C)

1977 280Z Brown (LeMons Car)

1977 280Z Brown (Cutting to parts currently)

1977 280Z Brown (Last Years LeMons Car, Cut to bits awaiting trailer)

1977 Fairlady Z 2/2 (GL with Power Windows)

1978 Fairlady 280Z (Manufactured July 1977)

1979 280ZX 2+2

1980 280 ZX 2+2

1981

[Tony D]

My favorite is not stored here right now.

 

It's kind of like something you currently have in storage.

 

Which is why I wanted that covered trailer.

 

You know the car...red blue and silver 1976 280Z 2+2 with tinted windows... The one that will get the cows mooing, and the neighbors out on the porch gawking when it's fired up... And oh gawd, DON'T start it in the trailer! (That car is sitting in Los Alamitos in a 20 foot trailer, resting...)

 

After that one, the 73 Shark-Car is my favorite, and the Blue 260 Coupe is the daily driver for work right now. Whenever the covered work area is completed, work progresses towards restoration of any one of them as a 'thing to do to stay busy when I have the time'...

 

Each one in my list has a story probably as long as the list itself, so I now just refer to them like the Tower Controllers do at the EAA Oshkosh Fly-In, by a number and a color...LOL

[datsun723]

Bought a '77 when I was sixteen. First car. Sold it due to rust. Now I have a '78 dd which will become my project car when I'm out of college

[Bansheeboy11]

Uh, zero... But i hope thatll change pretty soon.

[Daeron]

Dear lord, that was just a current list, too.....

 

One thing I totally failed to recall when I ordered up my list.. the 72 that was given to a friend and ultimately rolled.. was rolled... While on a trailer! The truck, trailer and the Z all rolled off the side of the highway together. Don't ask me how, the car was in the hands of one of the sons of the family who shall remain nameless (because he is a member of the forum heh) and I am not entirely clear on any of the rest of the details.

 

It was fun remembering them all, though. I <3 datsuns.

[tech9]

77 280z stock motor - l28et in the works

77 280z stock motor - girls

83 280zx parts car - RAWR!

[78280z]

I own .75 of one s30.

 

(Or one whole s30 if you count it and the replacement parts in the garage waiting for installation .)

[Tony D]

Yeah, that is my 'current' listing as well, not 'past ownership', nor did it include partial vehicles saved in 'clip form'. That would add 3 1/3 more, excluding roof sections and engines stored in the first storage continer.

[takayuki]

i have 2!

a 71 240z and a '77 280z parts car

[nullbound]

I've had up to 5 at one time, but currently have:

 

'73 240Z with chevy 377

'75 260Z in pieces in my garage

'78 280Z daily driver

[zbratt23]

Hi, my name is Dawn, and I'm addicted to Z's.....I had 9 at one time, I'm on #18 right now, and Datsun #23.... now my husband's got me into Supras too...this is going to get pretty crazy

[PR280z]

Have a 75 260,and a 77 280 and a 79 280zx2+2. Two parts cars a 73 and a 83zx and a 83zxt motor & tranny laying out in the back yard to keep me busy for awhile.

[Ribby Paultz]

I currently have a 77 280Z. I had another 77 280Z that was killed by a woman who didn`t understand what the red light on a traffic signal meant. *SIGH*