1972 Datsun 240z 2-owner on 2040-cars
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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2-owner almost all original car. My father began maintaining this car when he
was a mechanic at the Datsun dealership in 1971. He later opened his own shop and the owner
continued to trust him for all of the maintenance. He did a partial restoration about 15 years
ago. The owner got too old to enjoy the
car and gave my father first choice.
Since my father had nowhere to store the car, I obtained it, and I'm
technically the second owner. I got it
in November of 2009 and drove it daily for over a year. I bought a more practical car and since then
it hasn't seen many miles. It has ALWAYS
been garage kept, but those who know these cars are familiar with the battery
acid corrosion problems in the right front floorboard and frame rail. There is pretty severe corrosion in that
area. There is also some rust in the
rockers and the driver's side floorboard.
There is virtually no rust other than that. See photos.
Original color is green as can be seen in a few of the pictures. It cranks, runs, and drives great. I hate to sell it, but I'm moving to
Chattanooga for work and won't have a garage to store it in. I also don't have the time, money, or
expertise to make the repairs to the areas affected by rust. I have receipts for all of the work on this
list and more. Good stuff: Black 14" Enkei 92's from the 80's in great shape New tires New Eibach lowering springs New adjustable Tokico Illumina shocks New polyurethane bushings throughout the suspension Custom 6x9 speaker box across the rear panel. It's wired up but the speakers aren't
currently installed -- they will go with the car. New 3-point retractable seatbelts Headlight relay (takes the amp load off the headlight switch
which causes them to fail and they're super expensive to have rebuilt. Also reduces voltage drop, making the
headlights a whole lot brighter) New clutch slave cylinder New battery Bad stuff: Needs work on the right front frame rail and floor pan Could also use rockers and driver's floor pan Has some minor dings and bondo Some panels have clear coat peeling, some have newer paint For sale locally in Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN. Local pick up only, no delivery. Paypal or cash accepted. |
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Meet the man who took a year sabbatical to drive his 1967 Datsun Fairlady Roadster
Tue, 28 Jan 2014A quiet drive in the country can be the most relaxing thing in the world. What if it didn't have to end, and you could keep driving for a week, a month or even a whole year? That's what Scott Fisher is doing by taking a one-year sabbatical from work and driving his 1967 Datsun Fairlady Roadster around North America.
"I had owned a manufacturing business in Las Vegas for 16 years. I knew I needed to kinda' get out, and unwind, and get my mojo back," said Fisher.
Fisher's trip has covered over 30,000 miles through 44 states and 7 Canadian Provinces, and it is not over yet. He left from his home in Las Vegas, NV, last spring and drove to the Pacific. From there, he drove up the coast to the Canadian border and aimed the car for the Atlantic. He just posted on his blog about visiting the Nissan headquarters and museum in Franklin, TN, and his next stops are Mississippi and New Orleans, LA.
37K miles in a 1967 Datsun Roadster
Tue, 11 Mar 2014When we think of comfy, long-distance road cars, there are a few obvious choices. A Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Bentley Continental GT or, assuming fuel efficiency isn't paramount, a Range Rover are all good options for a road trip. But what if that road trip was 37,000 miles? Maybe something more reliable but still comfortable, then, like a Honda Accord. What about a 1967 Datsun Roadster?
As insane as it sounds, Scott Fisher is doing just that, running a Datsun 1600 Roadster across North America and racking up 13,500 miles in his first three months on the road. His total journey will see him pile over 37,000 miles on his red convertible. The car is lightly modified, but most of the work is for the sake of reliability and comfort, with a five-speed manual 'box, an upgraded radiator and electronic ignition.
Fisher's trip hasn't been all smooth, with a few typical bits of trouble. He also ran into some deer in Utah, quite literally, clipping one of the animals, which delivered quite a bit of damage to the passenger's front fender (hence the rear three-quarter view in our lead shot). Still, the car seems to be holding up well, as shown in this latest video from Petrolicious.
Fiat contemplating sub-brand to compete with Dacia, Datsun
Tue, 05 Feb 2013You can add Fiat to the admittedly short list of automakers considering a low-cost brand to rival Dacia. The inexpensive Eastern European brand from Renault-Nissan has performed on the balance sheet like a premium model line, and the money the alliance is taking off the table is encouraging other players to deal themselves in. Pretty soon Nissan's Datsun sub-brand will join the Dacia party, going on sale in Russia, Indonesia and India and will claim even more rubles, rupiahs and rupees for the parent company. Volkswagen recently said it will make a decision this year on a budget line for the Chinese market. With the euthanasia of Lancia and plans to move the Fiat brand upmarket, company CEO Sergio Marchionne wonders aloud to Automotive News Europe whether there could be room for a new budget brand underneath Fiat.
We're told that the initiative has been in the idea box for five years and even moved to the stage of name considerations, like Innocenti, but worries about profit kept it from realization. If such a range were to be developed, Marchionne says it couldn't be built in Italy and stay within budget, and the company is "analyzing its manufacturing capacity outside of Europe to see if a low-cost brand is viable."