1972 Datsun 240z on 2040-cars
Los Alamitos, California, United States
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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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Datsun expands low-cost revival with new Mi-Do in Moscow [w/video]
Fri, 29 Aug 2014Those who were disappointed when Datsun changed its name to Nissan over three decades ago may have been pleased to see the marque revived last year, even as a budget brand. Nissan's counterpart to its ally Renault's Dacia budget brand, Datsun has been steadily expanding its lineup of low-cost transportation for developing markets with the debut of the Go hatchback in India, the Go+ minivan in Indonesia and the On-Do sedan in Russia. And now it has returned to Moscow to reveal its fourth model, the Mi-Do.
Based closely on the On-Do sedan (which itself is based on the Lada Granta) the Mi-Do takes on a five-door hatchback bodystyle but with no more frills. It uses the same front-drive chassis with the same wheelbase as the sedan, but its chopped tail makes it a good foot and a half shorter overall. Into that compact shape, Datsun has fitted dual airbags, ABS and... well, that's about it. It's got a 1.6-liter, eight-valve inline-four kicking out a grand total of 87 horsepower to either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. Bare bones, this is.
While delivery of the first On-Do sedans commences next month (with the first example going to an IT specialist in Omsk), the Mi-Do is set to begin delivery early next year. Scope out the video and press release below from the Mi-Do's reveal at the Moscow Motor Show.
Datsun reveals new On-Do budget sedan in Russia [w/video]
Tue, 08 Apr 2014When Nissan revived the Datsun brand name, it essentially hit the "undo" button on the rebranding it undertook decades ago. But this time, the Datsun name is being used solely as a budget brand for developing markets. The reborn marque 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 back again with the new On-Do sedan.
Launched in Moscow by CEO Carlos Ghosn, the On-Do was designed and engineered in Japan specifically for the Russian market - Nissan's fifth largest worldwide - where it will be built at the AvtoVaz plant in Togliatti. Decidedly budget-oriented, the Datsun On-Do is a four-door, five-seat econo-box measuring 172 inches long, 67 inches wide and 60 inches tall with an 18.7 cubic-foot trunk which Datsun describes as class-leading. Punctuating an otherwise bland shape is a large front grille and lighting front and rear that looks (and very well might be) bigger than the wheels.
Not that the Datsun On-Do needs a big contact patch to transfer power to the road: motivation is provided by a 1.6-liter engine with a grand total of - wait for it... wait a little longer - 87 horsepower. Which might strike you as a reasonable amount of muscle, considering the 400,000 rubles Datsun is getting for the On-Do (but consider that translates to about $11,300). That's a couple grand more than what Nissan gets for the Micra in that other giant northern country, or about the same amount it gets for the Versa in the US (which sells in Russia for 499k in rubles) - both of which are powered by what is in all likelihood the same 1.6-liter four but producing 109 hp. Of course Russia has different tax rates than the United States or Canada, but with such little power, the Datsun would fall into Russia's lowest tax bracket.
Autoblog Podcast #339
Tue, 02 Jul 2013Farewell, 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!
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