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1972 Datsun 240z on 2040-cars

Year:1972 Mileage:39800
Location:

Los Alamitos, California, United States

Los Alamitos, California, United States

I bought this 240z in June of 2011 from a fellow in Sausalito, California.  After spending some time
on the phone with him I felt that I could fly up to San Franciso and drive the car home to Orange 
County without any problems.

So, I flew up in early June, concluded our business and began the drive home.
Immediately I was aware of the leaking exhaust fumes invading the cockpit.  I tried closing
the windows, running with windows only partially open, running the fan on high and opening the vents.  
Nothing would prevent the exhaust from invading my space.

As I passed thru San Jose I noted that the temperature was 102 degrees!!!  I was miserably
hot, the car was belching exhaust at me, but the Water Temp and Oil Pressure gauges
were reading just off the center line of the gauges.  The engine was very happy  in the
Hell-like heat.

The prior owner had lowered the car with a shock/spring kit that would be fantastic on a
billiard table smooth surface.  Additionally the car was shod with Bridgestone 205/50 RE-11 tires.
To say that the combination did not work well on California's deteriorating freeways is an understatement.
The ride home was bone jarring.

Lack of Oxygen finally ended my first day with the 240z in Paso Robles.  We had covered about 250 miles 
in around 4 hours.

Refreshed, I continued south to Orange County the next morning.  The ambient temperature had dropped 
to the high '60's along the coast, the engine and transmission continued to perform perfectly and I was
very happy to be out of the stifling heat of Northern and Central California.  The car did continue to try
to kill me with exhaust fumes as I made plans in my head to change out the impossibly stiff suspension.

In the last almost 2 1/2 years I have replaced the exhaust manifold with one that is not broken, 
changed the springs and shocks to a more Street friendly combination and added 185/65 R15 tires.
The car sits about 1 1/2" lower than stock and rides on Eibach spring and Tokiko shocks.

Addditionally I have:
rebulit the leaking carbs, replaced the faulty or missing gaskets and seals that caused the exhaust problem,
changed out the Brake and Clutch Masater Cylinders, changed the rear transmission seal, added cocoa
mats and had the seats redone in leather with new foam bolsters.

The State of California has supplied me with a list of owners going back to Jan. of 1982.
I am tlhe sixth owner on the list and I have extensive records of work performed and parts
purchased bly the last five owners.

The car has been in California since new. There is one paint bubble near the left rear wheel well
that I had not seen prior to taking photo's for this add.    The bubble is about the size of 
a small finger nail.   


All gauges and instruments, except the clock work.  It has a non electric antenna.
It has a numbers matching engine that was rebuilt in 1997 that starts every time and
does not leak.  Current mileage is 39,800 however actual mileage is 239,800.
It drives better than you would expect for a 42 year old car.  The paint is bright and
shiny driver quality.

This is a really nice little car that you could use as a daily driver or weekend toy
as I have done.  I would not hesitate to drive it anywhere.  It's ready to go.

Contact me at 562-296-3480 for additonal pictures.

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Wed, 18 Sep 2013

The 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.

Autoblog Podcast #339

Tue, 02 Jul 2013

Farewell, Zach Bowman; Pikes Peak 2013; Datsun; 2014 Ram lineup
Episode #339 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and it's the last rodeo for Zach Bowman before he departs for other pastures. The crew this week consists of Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Jeff Ross, who talk about the astounding records set at this year's Pike's Peak hill climb, the return of the Datsun brand name and the recently-announced 2014 Ram truck lineup. Of course, we start with the garage and end with your questions and comments. For those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. You can follow along after the jump with our Q&A. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #339:

Datsun previews new budget sedan for Russia [w/video]

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Nobody 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."