1971 Datsun 240z, California Car, Virtually Rust Free, Great For Restoration on 2040-cars
Spokane, Washington, United States
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Up for auction is my Series One 1971 Datsun 240Z with VIN HLS3013523, making this car #13,523 to roll off the Datsun production line in 1970. The date of manufacture was November of 1970. Originally purchased by owner # 1 on December 21, 1971 from Le Man's Motors, Inc. in San Bernardino, California. I am owner #2, and I purchased this car from the original owner in September of 2005. During my ownership, I have come to know this Z quite well, both it's positives and negatives.
For a comprehensive understanding of this car's current condition, documenting all positives and negatives, please review all 185 photos with descriptions by clicking below:
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1971 Datsun 240Z photos and descriptions I am strongly suggesting that you review all photos and descriptions in the photos linked above before bidding. As an overview, I am including a number of photographs and descriptions in this auction as well. The best thing about this 240Z is that, with it's California origins, it is virtually rust free. Another positive is it's high level of originality. Where I've replaced parts, I've tried to use OEM Nissan parts as extensively as possible. The odometer reading of 85,593 is correct and represents original miles. This Datsun starts easily and runs well. Handling is very good, due in part to an extensive suspension refurbishment that included new KYB struts, Euro Spec. springs, and OEM rubber bushings. The biggest negative is that, back in 1973, the car was involved in a low speed accident. While stopped, the car was hit from the rear. Subsequent repair work was not of the highest quality, and the paint has since cracked and faded in several areas . The dash is cracked. Coolant is weeping very slightly from head gasket to block exterior. (For detailed pictures of any of these deficiencies, please view the extensive photo album by clicking on the link above. Summation of work completed since my purchase (receipts for almost all):
Here are some exterior & engine compartment photos:
Bare floorboards and luggage compartment floor: Refurbished suspension components:
Current evidence of 1973 low speed rear end accident and failing paint: More evidence of the 1973 low speed rear end accident:
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1971 Datsun 240Z photos and descriptions
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Datsun to unveil second model later this month
Sun, 08 Sep 2013Datsun, Nissan's new sub-brand for emerging markets, has announced plans to unveil its second model. Its first, the Go, was unveiled almost two months ago, and promised affordable, connected motoring for five in a handsome hatchback body. Datsun is following that up with a pair of new models for Indonesia.
The first of these two new vehicles will be shown on September 17 in Jakarta, eschewing the typical auto show debut. It's targeted at so-called "risers," the nickname for a group of highly aspirational customers in the Indonesian market. Datsun developed it locally with help from Nissan, and it'll cost under 100 million Indonesian rupiah (about $8,900 at today's rates).
We'll have the full boatload of information on the newest member of the Datsun family when it debuts on September 17. Scroll on to read the full press release from Datsun.
Datsun debuts new seven-seat Go+ in Indonesia [w/video]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013The Datsun name may have long since been replaced by Nissan, but the old brand is making a comeback - in certain markets, at least. Nissan relaunched the Datsun brand in July as its new budget brand for developing markets with the debut of the Go hatchback, and has now followed up with the addition of the larger Go+.
Set to be built in Indonesia at Nissan's plant in Purwakarta, the Go+ debuts today in the capital of Jakarta as the second model in the new Datsun lineup. The seven-passenger minivan features flexible seating in a compact form 13 feet long, powered by an unspecified 1.2-liter engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
Nissan isn't saying much else about the model, but hopes the new Datsun twins will account for half of its sales in Indonesia within three years. The low price target for both models - set to come in at less than 100 million rupiah ($8,700) - ought to help it get there. The lineup is then scheduled to reach other markets, starting with India, Russia and South Africa next year.
Datsun previews new budget sedan for Russia [w/video]
Thu, 13 Mar 2014Nobody does cars on the cheap quite like the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The former part of the equation already has its Dacia brand of cost-effective, no-frills vehicles that have become a favorite of Top Gear co-host James May, and last summer, the latter revived its Datsun nameplate for a budget brand of its own.
The reborn Datsun launched in India this past July with its Go hatchback, returned in September with the Go+ minivan and revealed the Redi-Go concept just last month. And now it's given us our first look at an upcoming budget sedan developed specifically for the Russian market.
The as-yet unnamed vehicle (which we'll bet will incorporate the word "go" into its nameplate somehow) is set to debut on April 4, where it will launch the Datsun brand in Russia. Few details are available at this point, but the low-cost sedan was designed in Japan to offer Russian drivers "an engaging driving experience, peace of mind ownership and accessibility at the right and transparent price, with a competitive Total Cost of Ownership."