I just came across this on ebay . I know this might be the wrong forum but I wanted to get the word out to you guys immeadiatly.
Go to ebay and look at item #150544451108.
#22 is for sale!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-datsun-240Z-22-/150544451108?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item230d260624#ht_886wt_1112
Somebody needs to get this one.

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Bill James
Western Nebraska
1979 280zx coupe parts car
1980 280 zx coupe
2005 Pathfinder
1971 240 z
1982 280zx, 1977 &1974 corvettes

Thnx. Wild Bill. I wonder how long he's had this posted for sale? Couldn't be very long, judging by the high bid so far....

Frank

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1970 240Z

It turned up Friday morning. Appears to need a mega ton of work to get it right. No pictures of the interior, not surprising since it has been stored outside for most of its life. I'm sure it is shot, including all of the correct "69" bits.

Also, his "story" is quite the tall tale, and totally WRONG. Dealers did not get "mule test cars", nor were the first boatload of 20 "test mules". Makes for good ad copy I guess.

Someone will pay dearly for the VIN on the firewall. I'd guess a $30-$40k restoration to get it right......

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John Taddonio
1970 240Z
1977 530Z
1984 300ZXT
zcarnut@hotmail.com
FB: Zccr zcarclubofrochester

Well another club member also spotted this and has posted it in the for sale area. Yeah I've been in this club for only a little over a year and even I know that his story doesn't make sense but you can't blame the owner only the source where he got his information.

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

I agree his description is way off and is more tall tale than not. The bid when I first saw it was at $600 now it's twice that and the reserve hasn't been met.Even though it is a really early vin it is in rough enough shape not to warrant a very high reserve. I quess will see how serious the guy is about selling it. It would be nice if he would let someone who will restore it get it cheap enough to make it work.
What would be really great is if he found a really good Z car club and donated it to them in the interests of seeing it saved. Then they copuld work together as a club project and restore it and take it to shows with a nice little plaque with his name on it thanking him for his part in saving it. But that's just me dreaming!

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Bill James
Western Nebraska
1979 280zx coupe parts car
1980 280 zx coupe
2005 Pathfinder
1971 240 z
1982 280zx, 1977 &1974 corvettes

YEAH! We could work on it together in our Dream Garage.

Very knowledgeable people, who know the prices of 1969 Z partz, estimate the restoration of such a car to *probably* be in the $30-40,000 range.

It would have been far less if the car had not been left outside all those years. Look at #13 ~ stored for 30yrs in dry, hermetically sealed (well, almost) conditions. The underside looks 5 yrs old, not 40.

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1970 240Z

Bidding ended at 10k, reserve not met...

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Phil
1981 280zxt - Now in the care my son!
2014 370Z Sports Touring Roadster

so this guy might have been pumped up with a lot of false info to make him think this Z in this condition is worth that much.

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

Or he could have purposely set the reserve ridiculously high with no intention of selling it, just to see how much people were willing to pay.

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-Chris

excellent point.

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694